Nightingale Health

Nightingale Health is a boutique healthcare practice with an identity inspired by natural forms, combining a sense of structural strength with flexibility.

At the core of the brand is a system of five parallel lines. At rest they form a simple, ordered graphic element. In motion they expand and contract in response to the content around them. Across the brand, they follow the movement of the body or converge around joints and other points of physical stress. Rather than forcing content into a predetermined graphic system, the system responds to the content itself.

A palette of warm neutrals and a rich, earthy green gives the identity a calm and nurturing foundation. 

This is complemented by a series of loose, observational line drawings depicting both human anatomy and objects from the natural world. Subjects such as the nautilus shell and fern were chosen specifically as examples of natural structures that combine delicacy, resilience and strength.

Together, these elements create a brand that approaches rehabilitation not only through the language of healthcare, but through a broader study of movement and order in the natural world.

Nightingale Health campaign featuring a woman relaxing at home with the message “Recover. Rehabilitate. Restore.”
Nightingale Health business cards featuring the circular identity mark and dark teal and cream colour palette.
Nightingale Health stationery system featuring branded cards, forms, envelopes and anatomical illustration.
Nightingale Health brochure cover featuring a dancer in motion with fine linear graphics from the identity system.
Nightingale Health brochure cover featuring a man outdoors with the message “Recover. Rehabilitate. Restore.”
Nightingale Health website design featuring rehabilitation messaging and circular botanical illustration.
Nightingale Health identity detail featuring the circular monogram and gold foil treatment.
Nightingale Health mobile website displayed on a smartphone with and anatomical illustration and brand typography.
Street-level exterior of the Nightingale Health rehabilitation and wellness practice.

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Packaging Design

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Visual Identity Design

Windsor, Ontario

Canada

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