Building a brand is a lot of work — but it doesn't have to be so complicated. Step-by-step guides, platform breakdowns, and client case studies that decode the fluffy marketing terms and show you what actually grows your business.

Note to Self: Making Branding Make Sense

A brand strategy isn’t a logo, a website, or a 30-page PDF collecting digital dust. It’s a living plan that makes your marketing make sense — and if your brand feels off lately, chances are you don’t need a full rebrand… you need an update. This spring, my garden was a mess. I mean it. […]

7/20/26

Brand Strategy & Positioning

7/20/26

Brand Evolution & Rebranding

There’s a specific kind of spiral that happens when you know your brand needs to change but you’re scared to actually commit. You don’t rebrand your business—you just keep tweaking things. New bio. New profile pic. Palette tweak number four. And somehow nothing ever feels cohesive.You’re putting Band-Aids on a structural problem. The butterfly effect […]

The CCO Week: How to Make Time to Work ON Your Brand (Not Just In It)

Catie Cedar June Studio working on her own brand at a table in the kitchen

July 20, 2026

Slow Branding & Behind The Business

How to Design Your Brand Color Scheme (Without a Designer)

July 20, 2026

Visual Identity & Design

Slow Branding: How to Build a Brand That Grows With You

Catie Cedar June - Brand Photo

7/17/26

Slow Branding & Behind The Business

How to pivot your brand & launch a new offer (without confusing your audience)

Catie at Cedar June Studio sitting on laptop working on a brand pivot

7/17/26

Brand Evolution & Rebranding

Hey, I'm Catie—the gal behind the screen writing these posts

I'm a brand strategist, designer, and illustrator who works with multi-passionate entrepreneurs to create brands that feel unmistakably *them*. I write for online business owners who are looking for answers when it comes to their brand, website, and how that all connects to content and marketing.

So grab a fresh cup of coffee, get comfy, and browse around. I've got step-by-step guides, platform breakdowns, client case studies, and deep dives that make sense of the branding terms that can actually help you grow your business.

I also write personal articles on The Sunday Sauce on Substack 

about mebranding services

One day a week “for your brand” sounds responsible — but it’s usually why nothing actually changes. You start to build momentum, then real life (and client work) cuts in, and you’re back at square one the next time you sit down.
In this post, I’m sharing my quarterly reset ritual: the CCO Week — a 7–14 day sprint where you become your own client and go deep on one meaningful project (not a hundred little tasks). It’s not about perfect conditions or clearing your calendar. It’s about finding your pockets of time, protecting them like a client meeting, and finally making real progress on the work that keeps getting pushed to “someday.”
If you’re tired of your brand living in the leftovers, this is your permission slip — and your plan.

The CCO Week: How to Make Time to Work ON Your Brand (Not Just In It)

Slow Branding & Behind The Business

7/20/26

Catie Cedar June Studio working on her own brand at a table in the kitchen
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Brand Growth Resources from Cedar June Studio

The Cedar June Brand Color Kit

build your brand color kit →

PDF guide, canva template & tutorial

A step-by-step guide that teaches you how to create a personalized mood board and develop a brand color scheme directly from it—including Canva templates, color theory breakdown, and two rounds of personalized feedback from me.
your brand.

2d Design Masterclass

simplify designing for your brand

learn the design basics that will help you make the most of your brand id & save time in canva

Learn to design like a pro (even if you aren't one) so you can stop wasting time in Canva and create conversion-friendly, on-brand designs for your social feed, email, and website.
your brand.

Chief Creative Officer Week FREE framework

make more time for your brand →

get more done for your brand in 5 days than you have in the last 5 months

You know what needs your attention—you just can't seem to find the time to do it. The CCO Week framework shows you how to block the time (even just an hour a day), pick one focus, and make more progress in 5 days than you have in the last 5 months on your brand.

behind the brand

Behind The Brand is a weekly newsletter for solopreneurs and small business owners navigating the ongoing reality that their brand needs to evolve—whether they’re working with a DIY setup, in the middle of a rebrand, or maintaining an established brand through business pivots.

whether you're working with a DIY setup, in the middle of a rebrand, or managing an established brand through business pivots. If you love learning about the why behind brand design and want practical, actionable strategies to help you own your personal brand and feel confident marketing it—because you understand not just the what, but the how and why—then this is for you.

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