AND. Brand bookv1 · 2026 · NYC
AND.
A&R for consumer brands. The system behind the bet.
Forest + cream · lockedScroll ↓A&R for consumer brands
01 The idea

We don't pitch. We bet.

AND is an acquisition engine that thinks like a creative, spends like an operator, and ships like a machine. We sign one brand a quarter and tie the deal to whether it works. The whole identity exists to make one thing clear: we bet on the brand.

The model

One slot. One quarter.

Scarcity is the product. We take a single bet at a time so the work and the spend get everything.

The deal

Tied to the work.

We get paid on whether it moves. Aligned to outcomes, not hours. Skin in the game by design.

The network

Part of &vest.

Same founders, same playbook. We run this engine on the network's brands, then open one slot to yours.

02 The mark

AND. with a period that means go.

The wordmark is Switzer at its heaviest, skewed 12 degrees so it always reads like forward motion. The period is the signature: a particle, the payoff, the bet landing. It is the only element allowed to carry the chartreuse.

AND.
FontSwitzer 900. Display and mark only.
SlantskewX(-12°) on the mark and on every accent word. Momentum is the rule, not the exception.
The periodAlways present. Chartreuse. It is the brand's particle and its punchline.
ClearspaceThe height of the A on all sides. Never crowd the mark.
↑ Click the mark to see it stand up straight. Then put it back.
03 Type

Three voices, one mouth.

Switzer
Display · 900 · the shout
We bet on the brand.
Inter
Body · 400–700 · the talk
Agents run hundreds of variants a week. Operators gate the spend on contribution margin. Creatives decide what ships. The machine does the volume so taste can do the rest.
Space Mono
Labels · 700 · the tag
Bet 04 · Q4 slot · 2026
04 Color · locked

Cream carries. Forest commits.

Light by default. Forest does the committing. Chartreuse is reserved for the payoff, never the wallpaper. Warm darks instead of flat black.

Cream
The surface · 70% of the page
#F2EFE3
Forest
The brand · sections + accents
#1F4A33
Forest black
Type + the dark close
#16261C
Chartreuse
The payoff · used sparingly
#C7E14B

Rule of thumb: if everything is loud, nothing is. Cream is the room. Forest is the furniture. Chartreuse is the one thing on the wall you actually look at.

05 Motion DNA

Three moves. Everything traces back.

Move 01
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The slant.

Momentum. Anything that animates leans into the 12-degree skew. Nothing sits perfectly still.

Move 02
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The period.

A particle. It travels, pulses, bursts. The dot is the smallest unit of the brand and it is always alive.

Move 03

The bet.

The payoff. A stamp, a settle, a signing. Big interactions resolve like a deal closing.

06 Team avatars · social

One roster. One look.

No headshots. Every avatar is a living mark, built from the brand's own motion: a monogram, the slant, and the period doing something. The dot orbits, drops, pulses, or a slant sweeps through. Ten people, one feed, all moving the same way.

The markTwo initials in slanted Switzer. Built in seconds, no photo needed.
MotionOrbit, bounce, or pulse. Pick one. The period is always alive.
SkinsForest is default. Cream and ink for variety. Chartreuse for the brand account and launches.
ExportLoop it for Slack and the team page, grab a frame where a platform wants a still.
The roster · same grid, swap the skin and the motion
ML
Michael Lastoria
CEO · orbit
DJ
Doug Jacob
Founder · bounce
LF
Lee Finkel
CPO · pulse
AND
The studio
@andstudio
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New signing
Template
ML
Build one · live

Type initials, pick the motion.

OrbitBouncePulse

Initials in, animated mark out. No stock headshots, no exceptions. The whole team reads as one studio in motion.

07 Voice

Short. Confident. A little dangerous.

We say
We bet on the brand.
One slot a quarter. Most don't clear the bar.
Creative is the meat.
The deal is tied to whether it works.
Roll it.
We never say
Synergy. Solutions. Best-in-class.
We'd love the opportunity to partner.
Leverage our holistic framework.
Em dashes. Filler. Hedging.
Anything a stranger can't repeat in one line.
A&R for consumer brands.
AND. · IMA Studio LLC · 2026Part of the &vest networkBuilt operator to operator