ADinB’s creative director and partner, Hala Sabbagh, argues for the importance of cross-cultural thinking in the MENA region. Design has always solved problems, but t...
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Angus’ A-Z of logos: ABBA
In the first of his monthly Transform columns on the A-Z of logo design, Pentagram’s partner and creative director, Angus Hyland, explores the logo origins of everybody’s favourite Swedish band, ABBA....
How to confidently validate a new idea
Greg Calacouris, strategy lead at Work & Co, explains why starting with a hypothesis to test with research can get you to a great product faster. When research ge...
The evolution and significance of branding
Mark Rollinson, chairman of Abu Dhabi-based creative communications agency All About Brands, explores the history of branding and what it means for marketing today. B...
Why untethered brand design is the magic to creating customer-centric experiences
Rick Nugent, head of design and innovation at Omnia, discusses the importance of brand designers untethering themselves from everyday assumptions. So, another year… a...
The fear factor: Why brands dread change
Ibrahim Lahoud, strategy director at Dubai and Riyadh-based consultancy Brand Lounge, explains why brand owners may worry about adopting change as well as how brand experts can overcome these doubts....
Web3 in action: Skyne presents real-life cases of future-forward branding
Dennis de Rond, founder of international strategic branding and design firm Skyne, discusses the Web3 movement and how his agency successfully utilises these technologies for clients. Recently, at the Transform Awards...
Finding awesome
Vincent Roffers, partner and head of strategy at independent brand agency Agenda, discusses the difficulties B2B brands face, before offering advice on how they can make their brands unmistakably ‘you’....
Strategists and creatives – AI can’t take your job. But it might make you suck at it
Mark Diamond, ‘hopeful saboteur’ at London-based brand agency Saboteur, offers a razor-sharp rebuttal to the idea that AI is set to replace brand designers anytime soon. But, as Diamond argues, that doesn’t mean the i...
Listen up: How sonic branding can drive growth for MENA brands
Pierre Carnet, managing director at MassiveMusic Dubai, discusses the power of audio branding and explains the untapped potential of sonic branding in the MENA region....
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