Stanford Emergence | Tina Korani Studio
Stanford Emergence Cover
Brand for
Stanford
Emergence.

Brand identity, website design, and presentation frameworks for Stanford Emergence, a program accelerating healthcare entrepreneurs at the School of Medicine.

Brand Identity Digital 2025–2026
About the project
Catalyzing entrepreneurship in preventive medicine, a brand built for the next generation of health innovators.

Working closely with the founding team, I developed a cohesive brand system rooted in Stanford's visual heritage, giving Emergence a modern identity that stands confidently on its own across digital, print, and co-branded materials.

Emergence Annual Report Asset

EmergenceInnovationMomentumImpact

Brand strategy, visual identity, website, and a suite of print and digital communications, developed to help researchers, partners, investors, and stakeholders understand Emergence's mission and long-term vision.

Wordmark

The wordmark is set in Montserrat and uses a gradual progression in weight across the letterforms, creating a sense of forward movement and growth. Rather than relying on color alone, the increasing typographic density reinforces the ideas of emergence, momentum, and accelerating impact.

Emergence wordmark, primary gradient
Primary Gradient
Emergence wordmark, white on black
White on Dark
Emergence wordmark, cardinal red
Cardinal Red
Emergence wordmark, single color black
Single Color
Stanford Emergence co-branded logo lockup
From the founder

The brand gave Emergence a voice that feels both credible and human, exactly what we needed to bring researchers, clinicians, and investors together around a shared mission.

Dr. Narges Baniasadi Founder & Executive Director, Emergence at Stanford

Color &
Typography

The palette balances institutional recognition with a more contemporary health innovation language. Cardinal Red anchors the system in Stanford, while Lagunita, Poppy, Charcoal, and supporting neutrals create range for digital pages, presentations, calls to action, and event materials.

Cardinal Red

#8C1515

Lagunita

#007C92

Off White

#F5F5F0

Charcoal

#2E2D29

Poppy

#E98300

Slate Blue

#3C5F76

Cool Grey

#53565A

Typography System

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Primary Typeface

Montserrat

Brand identity that scales.
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Editorial Serif

Source Serif 4

A story worth reading closely.
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Official Documents

Source Sans 3

Clearly stated, easy to scan.
How it came together
01
Brand Strategy
Positioning workshops with the founding team to define Emergence's voice: credible for investors, inspiring for entrepreneurs, grounded in Stanford.
PositioningAudience mapping
02
Visual Identity
Wordmark, color system, typography, and logo variations built to work across every touchpoint, from digital headers to printed summit badges.
Logo systemColor palette
03
Digital Experience
Custom-coded Squarespace enhancements for the Summit site: speaker grids, sponsor tiers, animated agenda, and a fully responsive layout.
Web designCustom code
04
Presentation Frameworks
Keynote, Google Slides, and Canva templates so the team can pitch, report, and present with a consistent visual language.
KeynoteGoogle Slides
Website Design

stanfordemergencesummit.org

A custom-coded digital experience covering agenda, entrepreneur profiles, sponsor listings, and contact. Built with tailored animations, refined interaction details, and brand-consistent layout systems.

Stanford Emergence Website Design
Presentation Frameworks

Slide Templates

Templates for Keynote, Google Slides, and Canva, so the team can communicate research, partnerships, and impact through a consistent visual language that is easy to maintain and adapt.

Keynote
Google Slides
Canva
Presentation Template System
Emergence Impact Summit Stage
A brand that held the room, and the vision behind it.
From the first identity workshop to the day of the event, every design decision was made in service of Emergence's founding belief: that the future of health is built through relationships, courage, and the people willing to keep showing up.
Emergence Summit Audience
June 5, 2026 / Stanford School of Medicine
The summit came to life.

Emergence brought together health entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers committed to translating innovation into lasting impact. Five years in, the momentum is only growing.