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CASE STUDY 2025

THE GATE — Passage to Asia

A Tunisian travel consultancy for culturally immersive Asian journeys — a Torii gate with an airplane passing through it, a vermilion palette with the weight of tradition, and a complete identity system built from strategy to stationery: passage and discovery.

CLIENT

THE GATE CONSULTING

SERVICES

Identity • Guidelines • Collateral

DURATION

2025

INDUSTRY

Travel & Tourism

THE GATE CONSULTING logo on black
"Passage and discovery."

THE GATE CONSULTING — TUNISIA → ASIA • EXPERT-PLANNED • CULTURALLY IMMERSIVE

A gate, not an agency

THE GATE CONSULTING is a Tunisian travel consultancy that specializes in personalized, expert-planned, and culturally immersive Asian travel experiences — connecting travelers from all over Tunisia to the world through accessible online planning and insider expertise.

Their aim: deliver innovative, bespoke travel consulting solutions that exceed client expectations and embrace Asia's rich heritage. Their vision: to be a trailblazing force in accessible, digital, and culturally immersive travel consulting.

The name says it before the logo can. A gate is not a desk — it's the moment a journey begins. THE GATE positions the brand as the passage itself: expert on this side, adventure on the other.

Four pillars, straight from the brand

道

Nationwide reach

Digital-first consultation and remote planning serving travelers across all of Tunisia — not just locally.

心

Cultural authenticity

Lived experience and local knowledge paying homage to Asia's heritage — authentic insights and hidden gems only insiders know.

新

Innovation

Bespoke itineraries that challenge traditional agencies and captivate the spirit of adventure.

精

Precision

Meticulous planning details and transparent pricing — the highest standards of quality and expert guidance.

The identity system, up close

No PDFs, no downloads — the whole system lives right here on the page: the logo and its story, the vermilion palette, the logotype, and the stationery system.

THE GATE logo on white and black — spread from the brand guidelines
One mark, both grounds — the Torii gate with an airplane silhouette passing through its center.

One letter of passage

The travel brand embodied in a single mark: a traditional Japanese Torii gate with an airplane silhouette passing through its center. The interconnectedness of gate and aircraft represents a holistic approach to journey planning — accessibility, expertise, and seamless integration of travel and consulting.

THE GATE logo on white background
PRIMARY LOGO — ON WHITE
THE GATE logo on black background
NIGHT MODE — ON BLACK
THE GATE logo clearspace and sizing rules
CLEARSPACE — 30 PT MINIMUM CLEARANCE, LOCKUPS AT EVERY SCALE
Official THE GATE color palette board from the brand guidelines
The official palette board — two reds, black, white.

Vermilion for the gate, crimson for its shadow. Click any chip to copy its hex.

A logotype with authority

Times New Roman, chosen as the logotype, captures the brand's essence with its classic and authoritative design — elegant serifs and timeless proportions that reflect THE GATE's commitment to tradition and expertise, with high legibility across digital platforms and travel materials.

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TIMES NEW ROMAN — LOGOTYPE

THE GATE

CONSULTING

THE LOCKUP — TWO LINES, ONE PASSAGE

The brand on paper

The logo lives on the primary grid line, centered for prominence — top or bottom corners when space is tight. Invoice, date, and web address all follow the system.

THE GATE stationery system — invoice layout from the brand guidelines
Invoice stationery — logo on the primary grid line, every detail in the system.
THE GATE brand guidelines back cover — logo on black
The guidelines' back cover — the mark, full stop.
THE GATE moodboard photography — Japanese torii gate
The world the brand opens — Asia, up close.

The Challenge

Travel is the most clichéd category in design — planes, globes and sunset gradients everywhere. THE GATE needed to feel unmistakably Asian and unmistakably Tunisian at once, expert without being cold, and digital-first without losing the ceremony of beginning a journey. One brand, two worlds, zero clichés.

The Solution

A symbol that does the storytelling alone: a Torii gate — the threshold of passage — with an airplane through its center. Vermilion and crimson borrowed from shrine architecture, Times New Roman for timeless authority, a complete clearspace and lockup system, and stationery that turns an invoice into a boarding pass for the imagination.

Deliverables

Brand Identity

  • —Torii + airplane logomark
  • —Two-ground logo system
  • —Vermilion & crimson palette
  • —Times New Roman logotype

Guidelines & System

  • —Complete brand guidelines document
  • —Clearspace & 30 pt sizing rules
  • —Grid placement system
  • —Voice & tone definition

Collateral

  • —Invoice stationery layouts
  • —Cover system, light & dark
  • —Moodboard & art direction
  • —Web-ready asset exports

Strategy

Warm, assured, expert. The tone ignites wanderlust while establishing trusted authority with lived experience in the region — every visual decision reinforcing that THE GATE is not an agency you hire, but a passage you walk through.

Symbol-first branding
Two worlds, one gate
Digital-first, nationwide
Tradition meets travel

Roles

Creative Direction WYRM Studios
Brand Identity WYRM Studios
Logo & Symbol Design WYRM Studios
Guidelines & Collateral WYRM Studios

OUTCOME

A brand that opens doors — from Tunisia to Asia.

A complete identity system running from the symbol to the stationery: logomark, two-ground lockups, vermilion palette, typographic voice, placement rules and collateral. Strategy, design and guidelines combined into memorable brand experiences — concept to execution, one studio.

Full identity system Complete guidelines Stationery system

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