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Brand Name Nerd makes professional design accessible to small businesses, creative organizations, and community-focused clients through collaborative, transparent processes. Founded in 2023 by Amanda Burnswell and Velvet Incognito, the agency believes design should be educational, inclusive, and genuinely useful. Services include logo design, branding, graphic design, web design, and small-batch print production.
Brand Name Nerd is a design agency founded in 2023 by Amanda Burnswell and Velvet Incognito, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The agency operates remotely and focuses on making professional design accessible to small businesses, creative organizations, and community-focused clients. With a team of under 49 employees, the agency emphasizes collaborative, transparent processes and educational design practices.
The agency offers a range of services including logo design, branding, graphic design, creative services, web design, WordPress website design, web development, and business consulting. Brand Name Nerd also provides custom logo design and brand identity development, menu design and restaurant branding, print collateral, website design and copywriting, social media graphics, mobile pop-up studio services, and small-batch print production. The agency's approach includes transparent communication with no jargon or surprise costs, active client participation, practical deliverables that clients can maintain independently, and sliding-scale pricing for real budgets.
Brand Name Nerd serves a diverse set of industries including Arts, Design, Corporate Services, Food and Beverage, Nonprofit, Hospitality, Restaurants, Retail, Entertainment, and Media & Communications. The agency primarily works with startups and small businesses, and has served clients such as FantaSea Books, Who Dat Coffee Cafe, Big Easy Animal Rescue, Hard Sell Hotel, Arabella Casa di Pasta, Louisiana Center for Children's Rights, New Orleans Fringe Fest, Studio Shakti New Orleans, and Creative Labor Management Services.
The agency's portfolio includes brand design projects, such as the Stdio Shakti New Orleans project completed under $5K over 3 months in 2026. Brand Name Nerd has demonstrated impact through a community art market that raised $900 in a single day for a client, showing that design can be both profitable and purpose-driven. The agency is woman-owned and LGBTQ-owned, committed to accessible design across communities.
Brand Name Nerd differentiates itself by teaching design principles during the process, offering hands-on production capabilities, and structuring services around what small businesses can actually afford. The agency's co-founders bring complementary skills: Amanda Burnswell handles the visual side including illustrations, design, and small-batch printing, while Velvet Incognito provides copywriting and strategic editing with SEO expertise.
Services
- Logo Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- Business Consulting
Industries Served
Team Size
Pros
- Collaborative process with active client participation
- Education-focused approach teaching design principles
- Transparent pricing with no hidden fees
- Sliding-scale pricing for accessibility
- Full-service production from concept through finished materials