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Building a
BRAND BOARD for your Biz
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BRAND BOARD for your Biz
Briefly introduce yourself and your business. Tell us what you hope to get out of this workshop.
1. It’s OK to not know all the answers 2. Keep it experimental, open + respectful 3. Ask questions 4. Sign-up for slides 5. Photography + video are being taken 6. Record any ‘lightbulb’ moments 7. Written or recorded testimonial
What is a
“ The sum total of everything your audience can see when they look at you.”
What is a
The way your audience perceives you.
“ ... your brand is a story, a set of emotions and expectations and a stand- in for how we think and feel about what you do”.
Brand Vision
Who? What? Why? Mission Statement Vision Statement Values Product/Service Customers Competition Unique Value Proposition (UVP)General Anatomy of a Brand
Visual Brand Brand Vision
Who? What? Why? Mission Statement Vision Statement Values Product/Service Customers Competition Unique Value Proposition (UVP)General Anatomy of a Brand
Visual Brand Brand Voice Brand Vision
Who? What? Why? Mission Statement Vision Statement Values Product/Service Customers Competition Unique Value Proposition (UVP)General Anatomy of a Brand
Visual Brand Brand Visibility Brand Voice Brand Vision
Who? What? Why? Mission Statement Vision Statement Values Product/Service Customers Competition Unique Value Proposition (UVP)General Anatomy of a Brand
has shaped our visual perception
Humans are visual by nature. We’re hard-wired to process visual information better and faster than text.
We’ve only been using
for ~3,500 years
are crucial impressions=
“ It takes less than two-tenths of a second for an online visitor to form a first opinion of your brand.” entrepreneur.com/article/223150
Blink of an eye = 300 to 400 milliseconds
It takes less than a blink
customer to form an
“Design is the silent ambassador of your brand.”
Design is the leading ambassador of your brand
brand value is largely based
90% of information sent to the brain is visual
Your visual brand can make or break trust with your customer
46.1% said that the web site’s design look was the #1 factor of determining the site’s credibility
Every business has it, why not reduce or eliminate it by showing up differently?
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out.”
5 Modules
CLARITY
Visual brand compass: Who? What? Why?
CLARITY
PERSONALITY
Crafting your brand persona
CLARITY
Visual brand compass: Who? What? Why?
CLARITY
COLOURS
Colour psychology & science
PERSONALITY
Crafting your brand persona
CLARITY
Visual brand compass: Who? What? Why?
CLARITY
FONTS
Font psychology & pairings
COLOURS
Colour psychology & science
PERSONALITY
Crafting your brand persona
CLARITY
Visual brand compass: Who? What? Why?
CLARITY
FONTS
Font psychology & pairings
COLOURS
Colour psychology & science
BRAND BOARD
Brand board building
PERSONALITY
Crafting your brand persona
CLARITY
Visual brand compass: Who? What? Why?
CLARITY
your visual brand compass
Crafting your brand’s persona
Your brand must be built with human traits to be relatable to your customers, who are likely human
The CAREGIVER
‘Love your neighbour as yourself’
Traits: Compassionate, Generous, Safe Brands: Unicef, Habitat for Humanity, Volvo, Mary Poppins, Mother Theresa
The HERO
‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’
Traits: Competent, Courageous Brands: Nike, Adidas, Wonder Woman, Nelson Mandela
The EVERYMAN
‘You’re just like me, and I’m just like you’
Traits: Realist, Empathic, Friendly Brands: Ikea, Ford
The INNOCENT
‘Free to be you and me’
Traits: Faithful, Optimistic, Humble, Kind Brands: Aveeno, Dove, ToysRUs, Snow White, Forrest Gump
The EXPLORER
‘Don’t fence me in’
Traits: Autonomous, Authentic, Adventurous Brands: The North Face, Jeep, Steve Irwin
The LOVER
‘You’re the only one’
Traits: Passionate, Sensual, Romantic Brands: Victoria Secret, Lindt, Dior
The CREATOR
‘If you can dream it, it can be done’
Traits: Creative, Inspirational, Daring Brands: Lego, Crayola, Adobe, Apple Martha Stewart, Iris Apfel
The REBEL
‘Rules are made to be broken’
Traits: Disruptive, Radical, Free Brands: Harley Davidson, MTV, Virgin Miley Cyrus, Willy Nelson
The JESTER
‘You only live once’
Traits: Playful, Silly, Humourous Brands: Old Spice, Cadbury, Skittles, Will Ferrel
The SAGE
‘The truth will set you free’
Traits: Wise, Intelligent, Assured Brands: Google, National Geographic, TED Talks, Oprah, Einstein
The MAGICIAN
‘I make things happen’
Traits: Magical, Visionary, Transformational Brands: Disney, M•A•C Cosmetics, Tesla, Martin Luther King, Steve Jobs
The RULER
‘Power isn’t everything, it’s the only thing’
Traits: Leader, Responsible, Prestigious Brands: Rolex, Mercedes Benz, Hillary Clinton, Harvey Spectre
Colour Psychology & Science
Colour increases brand recognition up to 80%
The most used colours in logos from Fourtune’s ‘Most Admired Companies 2015’
The most preferred colour by men and woman
The least preferred colour, followed by yellow
Are there common colours used by your competitors? Use different colours.
Feelings and perceptions about colour vary based
conditioning and trends
RED +
boldness, daring energetic, excitement love, passion provocative stimulating
ORANGE +
active, confjdent creative, exotic, fun innovative modern vibrance, vitality youthful, zestful
YELLOW +
alert, cheerful, clarity creativity friendly intellect, joyful
warmth
RED –
aggressive, anger danger, fjre emergency violence
ORANGE –
caution, impulsive risky
YELLOW –
caution, cowardice envy, illness
GREEN +
abundance, fertility health, healing, fresh money, nature, peace relaxation, renewal
BLUE +
calm, dependable stability, secure trustworthy
PURPLE +
creativity, courage magic, mystery, luxury passion, power protection, royalty success, wealth
GREEN –
inexperience envy, greed
BLUE –
melancholy unhappiness
PURPLE –
death and mourning (Bazil)
BLACK +
balance, classic elegance, power prestige, sensuality sophistication, value
GREY +
fmexible, neutral mature, practical sensible sophisticated
WHITE +
cleanliness, health light, purity innocence, virginity spirituality
BLACK –
bad luck, death emptiness, evil mystery, negative the unknown, unapproachable
GREY –
cold, conservative dull, emotionless formal, conservative
WHITE –
death (asian countries)
Font psychology & pairings
Fonts are the ‘visual voice’
they will either support
legitimacy & message
The visual tone of voice of your brand
SERIF
Traditional | Sophisticated | Reliable | Formal
SERIF
Traditional | Sophisticated | Reliable | Formal
Slab Serif
Bold | Solid | Trendy | Friendly
SERIF
Traditional | Sophisticated | Reliable | Formal
Elegant | Classic | Sophisticated | Stylish
Slab Serif
Bold | Solid | Trendy | Friendly
SERIF
Traditional | Sophisticated | Reliable | Formal
SANS-SERIF
Modern | Clean | Geometric | Universal
Elegant | Classic | Sophisticated | Stylish
Slab Serif
Bold | Solid | Trendy | Friendly
Do’s and Dont’s
and san-serif fonts
Visual Hierarchy
Putting it all together
“ Identities are the beginning
something is recognized and understood. What could be better than that?”
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