Joy of Playing Identidad de marca by Squared

Joy of Playing Identidad de marca by Squared is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño Gráfico, Ilustración y Comunicación Visual Competition Category.

BronceGráfico· 2022

Joy of Playing Identidad de marca

by Squared

Client: Balin

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Gráfico Category

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The Design

About Joy of Playing Identidad de marca

Joy of Playing es una identidad de marca creada para Balin, una empresa que fabrica juguetes para niños. La identidad abarca el logotipo, los recursos de marca, el packaging y los colores y las formas de los juguetes y los personajes. El lenguaje visual es minimalista, con formas sencillas, una paleta cromática reducida e ilustraciones en acuarela. Cada personaje-juguete tiene un nombre y una historia, lo que ayuda a los niños a establecer un vínculo emocional. Entre los materiales seleccionados se encuentran la madera, el contrachapado, el papel, el algodón orgánico y pinturas de base acuosa y vegetal.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Joy of Playing Identidad de marca ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Joy of Playing Identidad de marca sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Joy of Playing Identidad de marca satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Balin is a brand offering beautifully crafted toys that educate, inspire and delight.

We developed all aspects of their communication: from the design of their logo and branding assets to the colors and shapes of their toys and characters... and then we brought them to life in a series of charming illustrations. Each character has a name and story behind, helping to build an emotional connection with children.
Tags: branding, brandidentity, visualcommunication, graphicdesign, kids, empathy, emotionalconnection, illustration, craft, design
Production Technology: All materials, as well as for the toys production, as well as for the branding and packaging used are selected from the highest quality sustainable, harmless and recyclable. Wood, plywood, harmless water and plant based paints, paper, organic cotton.
Design Challenge: The hardest to achieve was the balance between minimalism, plain shapes, a reduced color scheme and at the same time giving a positive, child appealing look and cuteness of the products and identity.
Research: The research we performed was not that much design based, but we explored some topics that are related to the brand purpose: Active Play and its physical, cognitive and emotional benefits on children; Social Awareness and how to foster knowledge about environmental issues through play experience, Emotional Intelligence and the importance of social and emotional skills that children of today lack.
Inspiration: Balin is a brand with purpose.

Their aim is to promote healthy active play, develop social and emotional skills and foster knowledge about the environment through fun and engaging play experience.

They needed an identity, look and feel coherent with their brand purpose, values and beliefs. That is why we developed an authentic, positive and fun visual language based on minimalistic aesthetics and topped with heartmelting aquarelle illustrations.
Project Duration: The process of creating the whole visual style of product and visual communication was long and exhaustive, starting from mid 2020 and finished somewhere late 2021.
Operation Flow: All toy characters have a name and story behind, helping to build an emotional connection with children. They are further brought to life in a series of charming aquarelle illustrations.
Team Members: Creative Director - Yana Okoliyska