Brand Design
A consistent and representative image, a tone of voice that reflects the company's values and culture, remaining imprinted in the minds of customers, having a strong and distinctive personality. All these aspects are part of the world of branding and we can help you become more than just a brand.
Why is Brand Design important?
Brand Design stands for everything: your reputation, your history, your company image, an articulated set of emotions and values. Brand Design means going beyond the creation of a logo and dressing up all the functional needs of your brand, that is why it is important:
- To show what makes you unique and special as a company
- To create an emotional connection with your users
- To build your reputation and inspire trust
- To bring together those who share your corporate values
- To stand out from the competition
- To open up new markets and opportunities
- Because a strong brand generates growth
Who need Brand Design?
It is essential to create an emotional bond with your customers and - why not - perhaps renew your corporate image.
Does the perception of your image change from situation to situation? It is important to keep your identity consistent and constant over time, both in the way you communicate and in your visual identity, so that you do not destabilise your users and remain imprinted in their minds.
We care about your brand and define every possible aspect of it.
Brand stategy
Storytelling requires research, understanding and creative skills. The best storytellers are able to narrate a brand in a direct, clear and effective way but without neglecting metaphors and the emotional baggage of the company. No word is left to chance: in Storytelling, every word carries weight and there are basic rules to follow for the construction of the perfect Storytelling such as the tone of voice, the character of the narrative, the credibility and coherence of what is communicated and the characteristics of the story.
Our activities include:
- Positioning strategy in a new market
- Reaching a new target audience
- Positioning strategy for a new product or service
- Rebranding
Let's shed some light on the difference between a company's Mission and Vision and why they are crucial in brand positioning.
The Mission is a kind of 'mission statement', your raison d'être, your promise to customers: what drove you to create your business? Who do you do it for? Its importance goes without saying; the Mission is in fact the basis for daily strategic choices.
The Vision, on the other hand, as the name implies, is the company's vision, hence its future projection, the goal it would like to achieve. The Vision must be realistic, a long-term goal that can be understood and shared by the people in the organisation and that is a source of motivation.
Among the first steps in the world of establishing your brand is to identify your company's Unique Selling Proposition: the quid that makes you unique and differentiates you from the competition.
We can help you with this: recognising your strengths and the added value of your company.
Brand identity
Corporate Identity is the set of key elements that contribute to building the uniqueness and recognisability of a brand.
After having carried out an in-depth analysis and strategy phase, the pillars of communication are created at textual and then visual level: on the one hand the name, the Payoff, the Mission and the Vision.
On the other hand, the logo, the institutional colour palette, the distinctive graphic, photographic and typographic elements.
If your brand could talk, how would it express itself? Would it be formal or colloquial?
Tone of voice is the style and manner adopted by your brand to communicate to your target audience. Rely on our team to take your tone of voice to the next level, set a consistent communication style and be more effective in relating to your target audience.
The payoff encapsulates in very few words the promise to be kept. It is short, concise and concrete, for example here are those of some very famous brands: "Apple - Think different", "Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia". It is important that it is representative and easy to remember.
Design system
The Design System is precisely the set of activities that help maintain continuity within a digital ecosystem, providing the user with a familiar Brand Experience across all platforms.
In practical terms, it consists of the definition of certain key elements, patterns, modules and recurring processes, foreseen with the same logic and objectives on any online channel.
This makes it possible to have a manual that is always up-to-date with the latest version, and can easily be shared with all the players who will have to deal with the Brand: internal collaborators or suppliers.
The choice of a font for a brand is not only a matter of taste, but is primarily an additional element of expression and communication.
A typeface alone can communicate elegance and classicism if, for example, it is a graceful, or modernity and minimalism if it is a stick.
In the same way as the tone of voice, it is also important to define a style for symbols, icons and images that will accompany the brand-related communication. All these elements go to reinforce the character we want to express.
For symbols and icons we choose, or design, a library of different elements. It will be possible to create new icons in the future, when new needs arise, but always maintaining the same style to make all communication balanced and coherent.
It is possible, if the brand requires it, to define illustrations with a particular and recognisable style.
A style is defined for images, taking into consideration different subjects. A composition is defined, a type of light and the use of colours. Overall, all photographs should be consistent.
We can then coordinate photo shoots to create a set of images that will then be used in the different media.
UI Kit means User Interface Kit, i.e. the entire set of elements that the user will encounter in his interaction with our brand in the digital world.
These include, for example, the images and graphic templates used on the various social networks. We usually define flexible grids, using the elements previously listed in the Brand manual. The aim is always to have consistency in the visual and textual part, but without losing flexibility and freedom of creation and expression.
"The evolution of the visual language in a more functional and versatile perspective in Digital allows content to be conveyed ensuring visual brand consistency."
Luciano Marx
Head of Branding