A library display cart in the Vernon Area Library of Things Jr. section, holding three small clear plastic bins labeled with the program's branding, with a sign reading "Listening & Reading: Yotos."
A close-up of a clear plastic lending bin on a shelf, labeled with the Vernon Area Library of Things Jr. branding, category "Listening & Reading," and item name "Yoto Mini," with a holographic "Screen-free" badge.

I designed a brand and operational template system supporting a 380+ item inventory that enabled non-design staff to independently produce consistent materials at scale.

Library shelves holding rows of clear plastic bins with blue and white labels identifying youth STEM kit lending items such as Osmo kits, Stomp Rocket, and Subtraction games.

Challenge

  • Project required branding and operational infrastructure

  • Four main audiences needed to interact with the system: end users, program coordinators, operations staff, fulfillment teams

  • Needed to align with parent brand without duplicating it

  • Non-design staff needed to produce consistent outputs independently

  • Growing inventory required scalable organization and production logic

Solution

  • Developed two distinct but connected visual systems: card-based identity for adult collection and packaging-based identity for youth collection

  • Unified both systems through a shared color-coded category architecture

  • Designed color system to balance categorical differentiation, accessibility, and brand cohesion

  • Removed text contrast variability by restricting color usage to backgrounds and accents

  • Built all templates in Google Slides to match existing organizational infrastructure

  • Used element locking to eliminate design decision-making during staff production

  • Conducted working sessions with multiple departments to align system with operational realities

  • Built shared production infrastructure and file architecture across both collections

Results

  • 30+ modular templates adopted organization-wide

  • Supports 380+ inventory items across two collections

  • Staff independently create materials for new inventory

  • System designed to scale without requiring redesign

  • Integrated into existing organizational tools and workflows

A slatwall display in the Vernon Area Library of Things, showing rows of color-coded hanging cards organized by category beneath a large black hexagonal logo.
A shelf display in the Vernon Area Library of Things Jr. section, holding three small clear plastic bins labeled with the program's branding, with a sign reading "Listening & Reading: Yotos."