Monday, December 24, 2012

Consideration of logos, packaging and brand names


Finding the right name for the brand, thinking about the logo and packaging is probably one of the most difficult parts while establishing your brand. As my brand is the extension of the high-street retailer Topshop, it needs to be related to it but also have its own character so people will catch it as something new. Topshop has already nine brands in its house and two of them, “Boutique and Unique” are the higher-seen brands as they offer more expensive materials, better quality and higher prices. Unique is also the first high-street brand to have its own show during the LFW. In case to relate my new brand to those two Topshop brands, as I want Topshop Technique to be seen as a higher standard of high-street, it needs to have the same syllable like the other two brands. I focused on the ending “IQUE”.

The second reason why the decision led to the name “Technique” was that by combining two different styles in one and also offering the D-I-Y section which is seen as a way of creativity, art and ideas to customise clothes individually. 

The logo and packaging itself shouldn´t distinguish to much from the rest of the brands. I keep the colours simple in black and white like the usual Topshop logo, just to keep its originality. We need to use Topshops strength and power in this industry and consumers should still relate Technique as a Topshop brand. The font is a clever solution of using both font types from Topshop “Unique” and “Boutique” and the packaging will be the usual Topshop black and white paper bags with the “T” symbol on it.



Logo:

TECHNIQUE


Logo on packaging:
TOPSHOPT





Example of the Topshop brand logos:

 

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