Turn your side project into a real brand
You have the idea and the drive. What you do not have is a designer, an agency budget, or spare weekends to spend on branding. BrandForge gives your side project a professional identity so it looks real from day one.
Side projects rarely get a real brand
Not because the idea is not good, but because branding usually means hiring out or spending weekends you do not have. So most side projects launch looking unfinished.
No designer needed
Get a logo, colours, and a look that fit your idea, without hiring anyone or learning design tools.
Fits around your time
Build the brand in an evening, not over months of back and forth, so the project actually ships.
Looks real from day one
Launch with a proper identity, website, and social presence, so people take the project seriously.
From idea to launched
Four steps from a rough idea to a side project that looks the part.
Describe the idea
Answer a few quick questions about your project, who it is for, and its niche.
Generate the brand
Get a logo, colours, type, and voice that fit, ready to use straight away.
Refine
Adjust anything in a click and preview it across a site and social before you commit.
Launch
Publish your landing page and go live with a complete brand behind the project.
Everything a real project needs
One consistent brand across everything, not a logo on its own. Each part links below.
Built for the projects that never ship
Over twenty-odd years around startups and small businesses, I have watched countless good side projects stall at the same point: the idea is ready, but making it look real feels like a second job. So it sits unfinished.
BrandForge is built to get you past that in one sitting. A real brand, a landing page, and a social presence, so your project looks legitimate the moment you share it.
We are early and honest about it. If your project needs something we do not offer yet, tell me directly. That is what shapes what we build next.
Michiel Grotenhuis
Founder and CEO, BrandForge
No lock-in, no surprises
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Start free
Try it with no credit card. See your project as a real brand before you pay.
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No design skills needed
Describe the idea and get a professional identity. No tools to learn.
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Your brand is yours
Export everything in standard formats. Nothing is held hostage.
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Grows with the project
If the side project takes off, the brand scales with it.
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We listen
A direct line to the team. Your feedback shapes what we build next.
Questions about side projects
No. It is built so a small project can look professional without a big investment. You get a real brand in one sitting, and you only go further if the project grows.
None. You describe the idea and BrandForge generates the logo, colours, and look. You can tweak things in a click, but nothing requires design tools.
Yes. Start free with no credit card and see your project as a real brand first. You only pay when you are ready to launch or go further.
A full brand foundation, a logo, a name and domain, a landing page, and a social presence, all consistent with each other rather than a logo on its own.
Yes. You can generate a landing page and check live domain availability as part of the same flow, so the project has a real home.
It is generated from your specific idea and audience, and you can refine it. The goal is a brand that fits your project, not a template everyone else uses.
The brand scales with it. Because everything is built from one foundation, you can expand into more channels and assets without starting over.
Yes. All assets are yours to keep and export in standard formats, with no lock-in.
You can start free, and paid plans are in euros with no hidden add-ons to unlock the basics. It scales with the project rather than demanding a big upfront spend.
Give your side project a real brand
Build the whole identity in one sitting and launch looking the part. Start free and see it on your own idea.