Backstage’s visual identity is built on a central idea: what is unseen also communicates. In a world increasingly obsessed with polished outcomes and perfect final products, Backstage offers a different perspective —one that values the creative journey just as much as the destination. The identity seeks to highlight that essential yet often overlooked space where the real work happens: behind the scenes. It is in this space, full of exploration, iteration, and decision-making, where the foundations of every brand and creative idea are truly formed.
At the heart of this identity is a fragmented lowercase “b”, the brand’s isotype. It’s not broken —it’s intentional. The fragmentation is not a flaw, but a design choice meant to expose the invisible framework of the creative process. Along with a custom typeface and a graphic system rooted in construction lines and structural guides, every element of the identity reveals a layer of what is usually hidden. These fragments reflect the sketches, the grids, and the unseen logic that shape the final design. Fragmentation here is construction a way to honor the complexity behind simplicity.
This visual approach encapsulates the spirit of Backstage: an agency that believes in design as architecture, where strategy, structure, and creativity converge long before the first pixel is polished. The result is not just an aesthetic —it’s a philosophy. Every campaign, brand, and visual expression carries within it a world of intentional decisions.
Backstage is more than a brand identity —it’s a declaration of how we understand design: as something built thoughtfully, layer by layer, from the inside out.




CREDIT
- Agency/Creative: Backstage
- Article Title: Backstage Builds a Visual Language That Honors the Process Behind the Work
- Organisation/Entity: Agency
- Project Type: Identity
- Project Status: Published
- Agency/Creative Country: Peru
- Agency/Creative City: Lima
- Market Region: South America
- Project Deliverables: Brand Creation
- Industry: Telecoms
- Keywords: Backstage Branding
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Credits:
Creative Director: Miguel Estela
CEO & Founder: Marcela Padilla
Production: Aizea
Photography: Alex Freundt
VFX Artist: Jorge Albornoz