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DARKLINE

Founders

Two founders. One studio. One bar.

Alton Coley, Founder & CEO of Darkline Studio
Atlanta, Georgia, USA14 YRS

Alton Coley

Founder & CEO

Alton spent a decade inside brand and growth teams before founding Darkline Studio. He led positioning work for early-stage SaaS companies through Series B, then moved in-house to run brand for a fintech platform. He started Darkline Studio because he kept seeing the same problem: sharp founders with serious products and forgettable brands. He runs strategy and client partnerships.

Experience

  • Freelance Brand Strategist

    Independent · 2019–2022

  • Brand Lead

    Fintech platform, Atlanta · 2016–2019

  • Senior Strategist

    Brand consultancy, NYC · 2012–2016

Expertise

  • Brand Strategy
  • Positioning & Messaging
  • Go-to-Market
  • Client Partnerships
  • Growth Strategy
Great brands are decisions, not accidents.
Mohammed Esmail, Co-Founder & Creative Director of Darkline Studio
Cairo, Egypt9 YRS

Mohammed Esmail

Co-Founder & Creative Director

Mohammed leads creative and delivery at Darkline Studio. He came up through design and front-end engineering, working with studios and agencies across the Middle East and Europe before joining Alton to build Darkline. He owns the studio's craft bar — identity systems, product interfaces, and the production quality of everything that ships. If it goes out with Darkline's name on it, he signed off on it.

Experience

  • Creative Director

    Independent Studio, Cairo · 2020–2022

  • Senior Designer

    Digital Agency, Dubai · 2017–2020

  • Designer & Front-End Developer

    Studio, Cairo · 2014–2017

Expertise

  • Creative Direction
  • Identity Systems
  • Product & Web Design
  • Front-End Engineering
  • Production Quality
Craft is respect — for the work and the client.

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