Iron Oak Strength

FitnessAustin, TX, United States

Iron Oak Strength: t-shirt
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Brand identity

A no-mirrors strength gym in Austin for regular people who want to get strong, coached properly.

Personality

BoldGrittyWelcoming

Audience

Adults 22 to 50 in Austin, many new to barbell training.

Direction

Black, iron grey and oak orange. Heavy condensed type, chalk texture, loud but never aggressive.

Logo system

IRON OAKSTRENGTH
Primary logo
IRON OAKSTRENGTH
Secondary logo
Icon
IRON OAKSTRENGTH
Reversed
IRON OAKSTRENGTH
On accent

Colour palette

Tap a colour to copy its HEX code.

Typography

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AntonHeadings · weight 400

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InterBody · weight 400

Never touched a barbell? Perfect. Your first week of classes is free, a coach will teach you the basics, and nobody will make it weird.

  1. Your first week is on us.
  2. Strength classes for every level. Austin, TX.
  3. Iron Oak Strength · Austin, TX

Visual identity

Chalk dust textures, plate-number badges, oversized type that bleeds off the edge.

Photography

Iron Oak Strength photography direction

Members mid-lift, side light, chalk in the air. All body types. No shirtless mirror shots.

Tone of voice

Coach energy. Short sentences, encouraging, a bit of humor.

  • Your first week is on us.
  • Nobody here cares what you lift. We care that you show up.

Usage

IRON OAKSTRENGTHxx

Plate mark can be used alone on merch. Orange never as a background for long text. Minimum clear space: half the plate diameter.

Social rules. Huge Anton headline overlapping the photo, orange tag for the offer, logo small in the corner.

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Social media

Iron Oak Strength Instagram post: Your first week is on us.
Promotional offer · Instagram feed post

Never touched a barbell? Perfect. Your first week of classes is free, a coach will teach you the basics, and nobody will make it weird.

Huge Anton headline overlapping the photo, orange tag for the offer, logo small in the corner.

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The conversation

WhatsApp conversation between Jake Moreno of Iron Oak Strength and Shafi at Asteroid

What working together sounds like from the owner's side: Jake Moreno, owner at Iron Oak Strength, messaging Shafi on the Asteroid team.

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Project overview

The challenge
An excellent coaching gym that looked intimidating online, so beginners never walked in.
Brand direction
Loud type, warm welcome. Keep the grit, change the message.
Creative approach
An oak-in-plate mark for merch, heavy Anton headlines, and photos of real members of every size.
Design decisions
Oak orange marks the offer every time, so the eye knows where to land.
Services shown
  • Brand identity
  • Merchandise
  • Social media design