Marcis Theory

Brand Identity + Website Design

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Justin Marcis built a gym in Chicago that became a real thing. Then life pulled him west. He hired a GM to run the floor, moved his family to Denver, and started figuring out what came next. What came next was a brand called Meridian Theory. A coaching practice with a name, a look, and a logo. But it never clicked. Something was off. The brand didn't feel like him, and it showed. Meanwhile, the training itself had been quietly transforming. Heavy clubs, kettlebells, bodyweight. Ancient methods, slow and intentional. He was seeing results in himself and his athletes that years of conventional training hadn't produced. This was the thing. Not Meridian. This. He came back to Kyle at Eertmoed Studio with a simple question: should I change the name? We'd worked together on the Chicago gym and he trusted how that turned out. But the name was the smallest part of the problem. Meridian wasn't just the wrong name, the brand wasn't showing up in the right ways. Like Justin, it needed a fresh start. So we got to work. New name. Revised mark. New visual identity, positioning, messaging, website. Built around who Justin actually is and where he's heading.

Services

Brand Strategy

Naming

Identity Design

Framer Website

Recognition

MaxiBestOf Feature

Credits

Kyle Eertmoed

Creative Director & Designer

Chris Fairchild

Monogram Designer

Brandon Lopez

Photographer

Marcis Theory

Brand Identity + Website Design

Details

Details

Justin Marcis built a gym in Chicago that became a real thing. Then life pulled him west. He hired a GM to run the floor, moved his family to Denver, and started figuring out what came next. What came next was a brand called Meridian Theory. A coaching practice with a name, a look, and a logo. But it never clicked. Something was off. The brand didn't feel like him, and it showed. Meanwhile, the training itself had been quietly transforming. Heavy clubs, kettlebells, bodyweight. Ancient methods, slow and intentional. He was seeing results in himself and his athletes that years of conventional training hadn't produced. This was the thing. Not Meridian. This. He came back to Kyle at Eertmoed Studio with a simple question: should I change the name? We'd worked together on the Chicago gym and he trusted how that turned out. But the name was the smallest part of the problem. Meridian wasn't just the wrong name, the brand wasn't showing up in the right ways. Like Justin, it needed a fresh start. So we got to work. New name. Revised mark. New visual identity, positioning, messaging, website. Built around who Justin actually is and where he's heading.

Services

Brand Strategy

Naming

Identity Design

Framer Website

Recognition

MaxiBestOf Feature

Credits

Kyle Eertmoed

Creative Director & Designer

Chris Fairchild

Monogram Designer

Brandon Lopez

Photographer

Fitness brand identity
Fitness brand identity
Fitness brand identity
Fitness brand identity
The Brand Identity

The identity had to earn the trust of men who've seen through every fitness trend. No motivational poster energy. Nothing that reads like a supplement company. The mark draws on ancient warrior symbolism and architectural geometry. The M and T fuse into a circular seal. The chevrons signal growth without announcing it. It reads like a badge, something that would hold up pressed into wax or stamped on a journal cover. The palette came from the landscape Justin trains in: charcoal, slate, earth green, sky blue, snow white. Muted and elemental. Switzer carries the type, clean and confident, with a handwritten secondary voice for the human layer.

Fitness brand identity
Fitness brand identity
Fitness brand identity
Fitness brand identity
Fitness brand identity
Fitness brand identity
The Website

The site is built in Framer, and that choice matters. Justin's audience is skeptical by nature. The site needed to feel as considered as the methodology it represents. Framer allows for precise design control with none of the bloat of traditional platforms. The typography, layout, and motion behave exactly as designed, on every screen. It also stays easy for Justin to manage. He can update copy and add content without touching code, which matters for a solo founder running a coaching practice. If you're wondering whether Framer is right for your brand: for founders who want a site that looks designed rather than assembled, it's almost always the better call. The difference shows up the moment someone lands on your page.

Fitness brand identity
Fitness brand identity
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