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Founded in 1948, Mind is a mental health charity operating in England and Wales. It gives support for people with mental disorders, offering information and advice, and also lobbies governmental and municipal institutions on mental health issues. Recently, the organization has refreshed its visual identity to show more clearly its focusing on social changes. To overhaul its branding, Mind hired DesignStudio that updated the charity’s scribble logo and developed some other brand features, basing on Mind’s traditional imagery. The studio has worked on this project for more than a year, starting even before the first lockdown had been declared in…

The Monterey Bay Aquarium, located in Monterey, California, is one of the leading environmental, educational, and research institutions in the U.S. Opened in 1984 in a former industrial building, the public aquarium is home to a large number of sea creatures, providing its visitors with an amazing and educational experience. Apart from showcasing its natural collection, MBA is actively involved in ocean life protection, conducts research in the field of sea biology, and develops educational programs that address environmental issues threatening the ocean. Approaching its 40th anniversary, the institution is currently refreshing its visual identity, collaborating with branding specialists from…

Officially established in 1834, Eichhof is a beer brand that is popular in the central Switzerland. Acquired by the Netherlands’ Heineken in 2008, the Lucerne-based brewery produces 11 different beers. Beside lager, its production line also includes such craft beers as the turbid natural Klosterbräu, ale-like Hubertus or strong Barbara (alc. 6,5%). To modernize its image, Eichhof hired the British design studio Pearlfisher that renovated the brand’s visual identity. In their work, the Pearlfisher designers were inspired by a table they found in the brewery. It featured engraving of different traditions of Eichhon as well as a blank section for…

The World Tourism Organization, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Its goal is to promote sustainable, responsible, and accessible tourism. UNWTO, as the organization is commonly known, serves as a global forum for tourism policy and brings together 170 countries. Recently, UNWTO underwent a rebranding and changed its name to UN Tourism, accompanied by a new visual identity. Through this transformation, the global brand aims to solidify its position as a leader in tourism development worldwide. The visual aspect of the rebranding process was carried out by Interbrand, a consulting agency known for its…

According to the company’s press-release, the updated logo with its minimalistic design reminds of the seamless evolution of the brand, while paying homage to its rich history. Copying Burger King’s vintage logotype in general, the new emblem, nevertheless, is distinguished with more intense colors, a bit reshaped bun halves and a new custom typeface called “Flame” whose design is intended to reflect the chain’s “bold, rounded and yummy” food. As Burger King’s chief creative officer Rafael Abreu said, the chain decided to get back to the vintage design as it is the best visual reflection of Burger King, being a…

Launched in 2008, To overhaul its look Foursquare hired PlayLab, a Los Angeles-based design studio, that developed the service’s new identity based on its activities and current level in terms of business and technology. While the previous Foursquare logos looked quite generic, featuring a cartoon character or representing a simple lettering (in the latest iteration), the updated visual identity of the service includes a new wordmark in the Authentic Sans 90 typeface, complemented by the FSQ abbreviation. As David Godycki, the art director of Foursquare, says, this design creates a scalable system retaining the company’s traditional playful style. In addition,…

Being one of the The starting point for the new look of Virgin Money was the company’s desire to tell it’s not just a part of Virgin, but maintains the basic values of the group and brings them into the financial sphere. Influenced, among other things, by VM’s merger with CYBG plc, the new identity includes a logo featuring a custom typeface, the red brand color and icons which will be used on the brand’s digital platforms. The distinctive feature in the Virgin Money logo is the “M” with a loop making, according to the studio, a balance of hard…

Established in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, Danaher is an American company manufacturing commercial, industrial, and medical products. Through a number of mergers and acquisitions, Danaher is essentially a conglomerate that has implemented advanced business strategies and principles, such as Kaizen, a philosophy focusing on continuously improving all functions of manufacturing. Ahead of its 40th anniversary, the company has updated its visual identity, collaborating with the multinational design agency Lippincott. For the new Danaher identity, the agency took an original approach, which is expressed by the slogan “Innovation at the Speed of Life”. According to the design team,…