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Woonwaard Rebranding by Ruud Winder - Rebrandt Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

Ruud Winder - Rebrandt acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Woonwaard Rebranding by Ruud Winder - Rebrandt, designed for REBRANDT® — Dutch Masters in Rebranding, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Golden A' Design Award Means

The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

More About Woonwaard Rebranding

Woonwaard is a corporate identity created for one of the largest housing associations in the Netherlands. The identity is modern yet serious, and it conveys calmness and serenity. The design represents the diversity of the tenants and the positive aspects of renting. Each application is given a unique set of circles, taken from a basic design of more than 250 circles in different compositions and colors. The printed media use FSC certified paper with six Pantone colors plus black. Digital applications reduce the use of paper.

About Ruud Winder - Rebrandt

In 1995, Ruud Winder graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. After graduating, Winder founded design agency GRAS. In a short time GRAS became an Award winning internationally oriented agency making guerrilla marketing, book design, films, websites, apps and (re)brandings. In 2015 Winder developed a unique approach to developing new names and brands. This "Rebrandt® Program" method eventually grew to a rebranding of bureau GRAS to Rebrandt®, with which he build and renovates brands with his team. www.rebrandt.com

Award Record

This recognition makes Ruud Winder - Rebrandt a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award

The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/graphics

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Woonwaard Rebranding
Function
Rebranding
Category
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors
Sea Green, Indian Red, Medium Aquamarine, Medium Purple and Light Pink
Images
5
Client
REBRANDT® — Dutch Masters in Rebranding

The Recognition

Laureate
Ruud Winder - Rebrandt
Country
Netherlands
Recognition
Golden A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#103738

Credits

Team
Ruud Winder - www.linkedin.com/in/ruudwinder, Vincent Jeitler – www.linkedin.com/in/vincentjeitler, Nikkie Wester, Simone Winder, Peter Puntman and Woonwaard - Anniek van Belle, Nina Beute
Image Credits
All rights REBRANDT®

Design Details

Unique Properties
The unique brand identification program quickly revealed that the Woonwaard identity had to be modern, yet serious, and it had to convey calmness and serenity. The identity also had to represent the diversity of the tenants and the positive aspects of renting.
Inspiration
Woonwaard is one of the largest housing associations in the Netherlands. In everything they do - building, maintaining and renting out houses - their main goal is to offer people a home on a sustainable and inclusive way. The activities of the association are carried out without a profit motive. Woonwaard offers a relatively large number of social housing, and since 2019 Woonwaard it can claim the title of the most sustainable housing association of the Netherlands.
Research
The rebranding of one of the largest housing associations in the Netherlands started in 2020 in the region Amsterdam. The rebranding is already a global Award winning project but more importantly; in addition to the client and its employees, the tenants have enthusiastically embraced the new design.
Challenge
The multiple character of being solid and stable, and also being active and progressive. both sides have been successfully covered in the overall corporate identity.
Realization and Technology
It goes without saying that the set of resources complies with all the most sustainable guidelines. FSC certified, but also digital applications instead of paper. An organization that is so strongly represented in the daily lives of many tenants should set a good example in this.
Operation and Interaction
DTP and Print productions: Koopmans’ drukkerij Zwaag – www.koopmansdrukkerij.nl
Project Duration and Location
3-4 Months region Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Specifications
Each application in the identity is given a unique set of circles. Made possible by a balanced basic design with more than 250 circles in different compositions and colors, the media are printed on FSC HVO paper in 6 Pantone colors plus Black.
Keywords
rebranding, award, rebrand, rebrandt, woonwaard, corporate, id, identity, housestyle, dutch agency

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