Iron Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design · 2022
Free Brand Identity
by Fengnan Lin
- A' Design Award 2022 Iron Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Free
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 10,581
- Verification code 3191F55227 · Verify this award
About Free Brand Identity
Free is a brand identity created for a sanitary napkin brand. The logotype is refreshed with a slightly raised letter F, which conveys a young and optimistic attitude. The two letter e forms are drawn as one continuous brush stroke and linked together. This joined pair is extracted from the logo and used as an auxiliary graphic, applied to business cards, badges, document bags, express boxes and canvas bags. The dynamic line expresses freedom and self-expression. A visual specification system keeps the identity consistent and extensible across online and offline channels.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The letter "F" rises slightly, reflecting a young and optimistic attitude. The continuous brush design of the two "e" letters are cleverly linked together which has also become the super symbol of Free, and used to create specifications such as the Icon system, that makes the brand more unified and more extensible, and also makes Free's brand vision stand out from the competition.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Business card 54mmx90mm
Badge 54mmx85mm
Document bag 280mmx180mm
Canvas bag 580mmx390mm - Tags
- Brand visual upgrade, Sanitary napkins, GEN Z,
- Production Technology
- Extract "ee" from the logo as an auxiliary graphic and apply it to many work scenarios, such as business cards, express boxes, badges, document bags, messenger bags, canvas bags, etc. The process involves four-color printing and baking paint process.
- Design Challenge
- Through the brand visual upgrade, an old brand of daily necessities is reshaped into a trendy brand of sanitary napkins with a young attitude, conveying freedom and a brand-new attitude image to consumers.
- Project Duration
- Guangzhou,Guangdong Province,China,July 6,2021
- Operation Flow
- The "ee" is extracted from the original Logo, which reflects the modern women's feeling of unrestrained, the pursuit of freedom and self-expression through the dynamic line performance.
- Research
- We found that for more than 10 years, Free has been "taking the first sanitary napkin for girls" as its brand positioning. The brand image is gradually aging, making it difficult for the brand to continue to gain the recognition of the "youngest" consumer group.
- Inspiration
- For more than 10 years, Free's brand position-"taking the first sanitary napkin for girls" cannot meet the change of aesthetic trends, the images is gradually aging, making it difficult to continue to gain the recognition of the "youngest" consumer group.
We took on the core of the brand and reshaped it into a youthful attitude brand by upgrading the logo font and a new visual specification system.
The new system makes the visual and concept consistent and extensible and is flexible to be used in online and offline channels.