08/14/2026
Braden is a people-first master-planned development in California, 2,667 acres outside Sacramento designed to address the things modern life keeps getting wrong: social isolation, long commutes, housing affordability, and communities where nobody knows their neighbors.
For Somers West, we developed the complete verbal and visual identity for Braden. That started with the brand's purpose statement, values, tagline, and messaging hierarchy, the foundation that gives every piece of future communication a clear direction. From there, we built the visual identity system that carries the brand across every touchpoint the community will ever have.
The tagline: Main Street, Made New.
A filter for every decision the development makes and a marketing concept with legs.
See the work → deancostudio.com/work/braden