http://www.jennyhendersonstudio.com/

Jenny Henderson Studio, Toronto, ON (2026)

08/31/2026

Avoid these design faux-pas to easily elevate your creative.

My trained designer eye always knows when someone is DIYing their creative. 👀 And i know many of us business owners do it all.

Follow these simple design principles and your social media designs, email layouts, and landing pages will look professional! 💅

1️⃣ Group headings by colour.
If there’s no reason for them to be coloured differently, then unify them though colour.

2️⃣ Don’t centre justify long-form copy.
Brief text, sure. But 3+ sentences deserve a left-aligned read. Fully centred emails always make me cringe. 😬 Same goes for bullet lists. If you want to centre-align a list, just be sure to drop the bullets altogether.

3️⃣ Turn on your margins!
Creative parameters like this go such a long way to strengthen your layouts. If you can’t fit everything within one slide, forcing you to exceed your margins—time to edit down. More slides with consistent margins is a better experience than an overly crammed layout.

4️⃣ NEVER add letter-spacing to script fonts.
Each letter is designed with a connector and when you add spacing, those connectors are left hanging awkwardly. Don’t leave ‘em hanging.

5️⃣ Tighten heading line-height.
Canva’s defaults are far too spacious and a dead giveaway someone is DIYing their creative. Get in the habit of tightening those headings. Trust me, it makes a big difference.

Hopefully these were helpful. Take a screenshot of the recap guidelines and revisit them the next time you’re designing something. 😉

08/17/2026

The marketing landscape is always changing.
→ A new marketing platform drops
→ The algorithm shifts
→ The technology advances

When the rules of the game are always changing it’s hard to get ahead. So many businesses are spending time course-correcting their tactics, all while forgetting this simple truth:

👉 Human psychology hasn’t changed at all.

Our brains still process connection, trust, and stories the exact same way they always have.

Before you sacrifice the integrity of your brand just to “keep up”, remember this ⤵️

Marketing relies on tactics, tools, and channels.
Branding relies on emotion, psychology, and relationships.

When you have a clear brand foundation anchoring every decision, adapting to a perpetually evolving landscape isn't overwhelming. It’s easy.

When your brand identity, values, and message are crystal clear, you aren't reinventing yourself every time things change in the market. You’re simply (and strategically) adapting the heart of your brand to whatever change comes your way.

☝️And when you pull this off, over and over again, you reinforce your identity and build real momentum.

Your brand dictates what you say and why it matters. The marketing is simply the package it arrives in.

If you pour your resources into endless marketing tactics without a brand designed to convert, you’re just making noise in a crowded room.

Anchor the brand first. The rest will fall into place.

08/11/2026

If I’m being completely honest, it was never my plan to have my own business. I was simply looking for a way to satisfy my creativity.

Being creative was the only thing I was truly confident in. But finding a career in the arts wasn’t realistic.

Just before I was about to turn 30 I decided to go back to school for graphic and web design.

They say when you’re in alignment with your purpose, things just fall into place. (And by “they” I mean Oprah. 😉) And looking back on things now, that’s never felt more true.

Before I’d even finished my design program, I was recruited for an in-house design job at a boutique real estate brokerage. I was thrilled. My first “big girl” job. 💁🏻‍♀️

On a small team, I became both the graphic designer and marketing coordinator, working closely with our marketing manager. I learned the ins and outs for how to market a small business, grow a successful personal brand, and deliver a premium client experience.

But I wanted more creative challenges than this one brand could offer. So I started freelancing in my spare time, building a client base of my own.

After three years of working full-time and freelancing on the side, it became clear that I could out-earn my salary if I had more time during the day to dedicate to my side-hustle.

It was scary. It wasn’t at all what I had set out to do. But the opportunity was there and I had to go for it.

I quit my job and bet on myself.

Since then, I’ve partnered with over 60 small businesses to develop and strengthen their brands. Most recently earning Best of Toronto Readers’ Choice award for best graphic and web designer.

To this day, I still work with a few clients from those early freelancing days. 😊 I owe them so much. They were the ones that took a chance on a novice designer, slowly building her confidence and showing her that entrepreneurship was the path she was meant to be on.

And I feel like I’m just getting started. So watch out for what’s to come. 🙌

⏩ Swipe to see my first ever brand shoot with Three Crowns Studio circa 2020.

08/04/2026

There are many scenarios where AI is a valuable asset in your business.

Providing brand feedback isn’t one of them.

Branding is emotional. But an LLM uses statistical reasoning.

{Talk about sucking the soul out of a brand. 🫠}

So why trust a machine to override your own emotions?

If you’re not able to honour your own feelings during the creative phase of designing your brand, you’re doing yourself a HUGE disservice.

A successful brand identity is designed to activate an emotional response with its target audience.

Emotions are anything but rational. Which means Claude is simply not qualified to provide you with sound advice on your brand identity.

Even more than that, when designing a brand that is meant to cut through the status quo, why rely on feedback from a robot whose entire rationale is based on the status quo? 🤖

Instead, turn to your brand designer. Talk through your feedback even if you aren’t sure how to express how you’re feeling. (Trust me, we’re really good at guiding you there.)

All I want to say is: trust yourself and trust your instincts.

Your brand and business will be stronger for it.

08/03/2026

This project was a first for me in more ways than one.

To start, most of the brands I have the privilege of developing are online businesses. More than half of them are US-based. (Many thanks to my American clients. 😊)

But Wellbird, this opportunity was with a local healthcare practice with a clinic right here in Toronto. ❤️

What was unusual about this project was that they already had a logo, brand colours, and the beginnings of a brand foundation when they approached me.

Normally I wouldn’t take on a project like this but it was clear from the get-go they knew what they were doing. Plus, I was inspired by their mission to improve the healthcare system here at home.

They were set to open in a few months and desperately needed someone to bring the pieces of their brand together into a cohesive, consistent brand system.

So we partnered together to build out their strategy, formalize the visual identity system and guidelines, and bring it all to life through their website.

The Wellbird Health practice is officially open across from Bathurst Station. 🙌

I’ll be sharing more about this brand next week or you can read the case study on my website. https://www.jennyhendersonstudio.com/wellbird-health

07/29/2026

When assessing the value of a product or service, we rarely do it objectively. We rely on signals.

Studies have shown that we believe:
🏋️‍♀️ more effort = better quality
💵 high price = higher quality

When assessing value, your brand is a proxy for quality and value.

A brand that appears to be low effort and low investment will signal low quality.

And let’s not forget, people are deciding whether your business feels valuable long before they consider buying.

Your brand influences how people see you, what they believe about you, and ultimately, why they choose you (or why they turn elsewhere).

A business that invests in branding signals confidence. It says “we believe in ourselves enough to invest in ourselves. And so should you.”

The last thing you want your brand to do is create doubt in the mind of a potential client.

When something feels off, doubt comes creeping in. And doubt kills conversions. 🏴‍☠️

How you choose to show up as a brand directly influences how valuable your offer appears to be.

Let’s be clear, this isn’t just about making things “look better.” It’s about aligning the perception of your brand with the reality of your expertise.

When your brand truly reflects the value, experience, and transformation you deliver, confidence naturally follows. And so too do sales. 😊

So ask yourself: does your brand signal the true quality of your offer?

07/23/2026

What if your marketing funnel was actually a brand experience funnel?

As a branding expert, I always approach marketing through the lens of brand. Here's my take:

Your brand is not just about having a cohesive visual experience, it’s also about having a cohesive emotional experience.

So if your marketing funnel isn’t working as it should, maybe it’s time to optimize your brand experience funnel instead.

Curious, aren’t you? 😉

Here’s how it breaks down:

The TOF aims to Attract & Appeal
The theme: memorability
The goals: distinction, awareness, and brand resonance

The M*F aims to Relate & Connect
The theme: relatability
The goals: engagement, empathy, and expertise

The BOF aims to establish Comfort & Trust
The theme: possibility
The goals: expectation, transformation, and trust

Activate the emotions of your audience consistently and from a place of real authenticity and you’ll see your engagement, interest, and conversions grow.

Suffice it to say, this is why having a brand strategy to support your business growth is so beneficial.

Your brand strategy will shape a brand that is memorable, messaging that is relatable, and make your ideal clients believe and trust in what’s possible for them on the other side of your service.

Have you ever thought about your marketing funnel this way?

07/21/2026

Typography is the subtle communicator behind your brand.

And it doesn’t get enough credit.

The next time you’re at a magazine stand, take a look at those covers. The font choices of each masthead set the tone for the entire publication.

For your brand, your type family is their first dose of your brand personality.

It’s quietly shaping their perception when they:
💻 Land on your website
📖 Read through your freebie
👩🏻‍💻 Tune into your latest course

They likely don’t realize that a soft serif made your offer feel more valuable.

Or that the added letter spacing made them feel calm while reading your services page.

But their subconscious absolutely registers it.

Type choices that are thoughtfully and strategically made will subconsciously communicate to your audience who you are and the quality they can expect from your product or service.

Rebranding doesn’t always mean burning it all to the ground. More often than not, it’s about a strategic evolution. A few subtle shifts are all it takes to realign your brand, boost your perceived value, and attract the right clients.

👉 Swipe through to see a handful of client type suites and the reasons behind them. Let me know your favourite!

07/20/2026

It’s 💯 possible to DIY your brand and not have it look DIY.

In the beginning, your top priority is just getting your business out into the world. You do not need to over-invest on branding.

These are the top priorities I factor into how I design my clients brands and they should be yours too.

1) Get really clear and familiar with whose attention you’re trying to earn. Don’t let your personal preferences hijack your creative decisions.

⭐️ Always design for their hearts and minds.

2) Take a look around your industry. What recurring trends and themes exist that your target audience is tuning out? Do a courtesy sweep of the competition to see what opportunities exist to stand out.

⭐️ Your ideal clients will notice. Trust me.

3) Be intentional with the brand fonts you choose. Typography plays a bigger role in how you’re perceived than you may realize. You can add so much personality to your brand using free Google Fonts.

⭐️ Use the cheat sheet to pick the right font styles that capture your vibe.

4) Your DIY brand is only temporary. Don’t introduce a generic logo icon when you know it’s not forever. Instead, design a killer logo collection using compelling typography (which I teach you in the masterclass).

⭐️ This makes your inevitable rebrand with a brand designer feel like a natural evolution of your brand instead of a do-over.

Inside the Brand Identity Masterclass, you’ll learn simple design principles that will help you approach your brand identity with intention and purpose, like:

🔡 which font styles and treatments to use to capture a particular brand personality

🎨 how to pick the right brand colours to function and evoke emotion

🍀 how to create logo variations for added versatility

You don’t need to be creative. You just need a Canva account.

Take the Brand Identity Masterclass for less than C$40 to design your brand identity with purpose! https://www.jennyhendersonstudio.com/brand-identity-masterclass

07/13/2026

It’s a common story for personal brands. They feel the limits of being the individual behind the business and start a sister brand.

I partnered once again with Julia B. Lindsey to do just that.

Julia’s goal was to build a brand larger than her personal footprint. Under Aligned Literacy, she plans to bring in other industry experts to scale their mission to improve literacy education across North America.

The goal for this brand was to design a visual identity that felt unique, while keeping a thread of visual continuity to her personal brand as there would be lots of brand cross-over.

We knew the easiest way to visually connect the two brands would be through colour. 🎨 So we used the same colour palette, assigning new roles and guidelines and giving this sister brand its own distinct colour story.

With this business leaning more into the virtual realm, the visual identity needed to drive an engaging digital experience. We infused more personality and functionality through a curated typography suite, all while continuing to prioritize web accessibility where it matters most.

To round out the digital experience, I designed custom graphics, adding a layer of character, charm, and experiential continuity across every screen. 😎

Thinking about starting a sister-brand? Consider this your sign.

If you’re ready to evolve your personal brand, apply now https://www.jennyhendersonstudio.com/contact to get a tailored brand proposal for your personal brand evolution.

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