Pierre Lategan, Bellwether Brand Consultancy It’s hard to believe that in the 17th century, being called an innovator could result in a fair bit of time in prison or the loss of your ears. In fact, ‘innovation’ as a word only trump...
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#TransformTuesday: 12 May
Every week, Transform examines recent rebrands and updated visual identities. This week’s picks are below. For more from #TransformTuesday, follow @Transformsays Europe: Alma Media launched a new visual identity that unites the br...
Soccer brand implementation
Six months since the initial launch of the Major League Soccer rebrand, as the league’s 20th season gets underway, we catch up with David Bruce, senior director of brand and integrated marketing at MLS to see how the brand implemen...
Success in strategic branding in the Middle East and North Africa
The Transform Awards Middle East North Africa, for exceptional new and evolving brand and rebrand campaigns, has revealed those organisations who have made the shortlist. The awards recognise and share brand development work in the...
Rewind: League of Nations
After World War I, US president Woodrow Wilson’s brainchild, the League of Nations, took shape. Yet the grand experiment failed with the onset of a second catastrophic conflict. Could the league have taken action to s...
TUI unites sub brands
Following a merger last year, TUI Group, the parent brand for a host of international travel firms, is expected to unify all of its sub brands under the TUI branding. The rebrand is expected to help cut costs in the long term and c...
A softer diamond
Heritage auto brand, Renault, turned to its internal Corporate Design Department for a more emotive new visual identity. Renault now operates in 128 different countries, but its new tagline, ‘Passion for Life’, will appear in Engl...
#TransformTuesday: 5 May
Every week, Transform examines recent rebrands and updated visual identities. This week’s picks are below. For more from #TransformTuesday, follow @Transformsays Charter One, a retail brand in Ohio and Michigan, will unite under t...
A smashing new brand
Paul Cojeen, creative director of Studio Jo and Co, says of a demolition company rebrand, “We wanted to take something that is often perceived as destructive and position it as something aesthetically pleasing.” The demolition comp...
Audio branding professionals to meet in Berlin
Brand identity and communications go beyond what can be seen with the eyes. Sound is just one of the multisensory tools now used by brands to create a deeper and more nuanced communication with their audiences. The Hamburg-based Au...