Hand over Hand Brand Identity by Yiwen Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Competition Category.

BronzeGraphic· 2024

Hand over Hand Brand Identity

by Yiwen Zhang

Client: Hand over Hand

Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Graphic Category

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The Design

About Hand over Hand Brand Identity

Hand over Hand is a brand identity created for a provider of special education services. The identity keeps the hand drawn hand and book elements of the earlier logo to preserve continuity and personality. Analogue, a modern typeface with gentle curves and high contrast letterforms, supports a friendly and approachable tone. Circular and square geometric cuts create a balanced composition that reflects regional and demographic diversity. The system is applied to social media, web pages, eBooks, outdoor advertising, magazines, packaging and business cards.

The Recognition

About the Bronze A' Design Award

Hand over Hand Brand Identity is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Hand over Hand Brand Identity is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Hand over Hand Brand Identity splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

Image Analysis

Color Temperature: Slightly WarmSymmetry: PartialBackground: No Clear Backdrop

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: As a pioneer in special education services, Hand over Hand helps students excel academically and socially while unswervingly supporting and profoundly dedicating to the future of global education and the challenges faced by 21st century society. Building a brand that continuously inspires and assists people, including children, families, and communities. By reimagining a passionate, vibrant, fun, inclusive, and diverse brand image to embody the core message everyone, everywhere can learn.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project is presented in both digital and print formats. The digital component included social media ads, web pages, and eBooks. The part of the print was utilized for OOH advertising, magazines, packages and business cards.
Tags: Corporate Identity Redesign, Website Design, Ebook Design, Social Media Campaign and OOH Ads
Production Technology: Adobe Creative Suite, Figma as the main development tool for this project.
Design Challenge: A critical factor in Hand over Hand's marketing evolution is maintaining its appeal to a wide range of demographics and geographies, including individuals with disabilities. Regarding the visual groundwork for conceptualizing brand innovation and future marketing challenges, the main issue is how to ensure consistent marketing and messaging lead to consistent brand identity.
Research: Depending on the background of the brand organize the pain points and advantages of the existing brand system and take the case study of the website and social media account by researching its competitors in the education industry. The progress of this project from communication with the brand, and development schedule to testing achievements. Laying the visual groundwork for the brand's future marketing challenges is considered a work outcome.
Inspiration: To differentiate from competitors, the hand drawn elements hand and book in the existing logo are preserved to infuse personality, positivity, and unique advantage. Analogue, a modern font seamlessly incorporates hand drawn elements with its gentle curves and high contrast letterforms, mirroring the brand's friendly and approachable personality. The geometric cuts of circular and square elements create a harmonious balance, symbolizing the fusion of regional and demographic diversity.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2023 and finished in Sep 2023, in New York.
Operation Flow: Visual language is key to rebranding, motivating and engaging people by creating emotional interactions.
Team Members: Yiwen Zhang - Creative Director, Brand Designer, Content Creator