Pelco Rebrand

Relaunching Pelco as the VMS-agnostic missing ingredient for extra edge.

Pelco: a device-led evolution

As the visual creative lead overseeing Pelco’s global rebrand, I guided a comprehensive transformation to address declining brand perception and recognition in key North American markets. I partnered closely with executives and an external agency from selection through execution, shaping both strategic direction and creative output. Together, we repositioned the brand as “the missing ingredient,” a solution designed to enhance existing security ecosystems and drive stronger partner adoption.

Visually, I led a deliberate break from category norms. In an industry dominated by muted blues and conservative design systems, I championed a bold, high contrast color palette that was unexpected (and perhaps even a little divisive) to create immediate differentiation. I also guided the development of the neon plus sign as a core visual motif to reinforce the concept of the new narrative of “Just add Pelco,” building a flexible system that scales across digital, motion, and environmental touchpoints. Through hands-on direction across typography, layout, and product storytelling, I established a clean, device-centric identity that elevated the brand into a more confident, minimal, and premium expression.


Year

2025

Duration

8 months

Client

Pelco

Categories

Brand Design

Challenge

Pelco was widely perceived as an outdated legacy brand, with declining recognition in key high-growth North American markets.

Its mixed positioning across hardware and software also created confusion among partners, weakening its differentiation within a competitive security landscape.

Solution

We introduced a bold, high contrast visual system to create immediate distinction.

The rebrand was grounded in principles of restraint, open space, contrast, and addition to bring clarity and focus to the brand. Together, these created a clean, scalable system that improved usability, guided attention, and reinforced Pelco’s role as an additive, easy-to-integrate solution.


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