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Brand Identity Essentials
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Brand Identity Essentials

by Kevin Budelmann, Yang Kim, Curt Wozniak
October 2010
Beginner
208 pages
4h 56m
English
Rockport Publishers
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98 Contextual Inspiration

The inspiration behind identity programs often comes from the context of their constituent parts. Where is the identity going to be experienced? What materials or techniques might provide an inspirational/aspirational experience in that context?

Designers need to see firsthand the places where their identities are going to be applied. If you’re designing a program for a grocery store, go to the store. Go a competitor’s store—better yet, go to several competitors’ stores. What’s going on in these stores? How are people interacting with other brands? What works? What doesn’t? Look for patterns. Inspired solutions often reveal themselves when you take the time to understand the context.

Sometimes, the inspiration for a ...

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