HEMA Alliance Bedriuwsidentiteit by Pedro Panetto

HEMA Alliance Bedriuwsidentiteit by Pedro Panetto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Grafyk, Yllustraasje en Fisuele Kommunikaasje Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsGrafysk· 2020

HEMA Alliance Bedriuwsidentiteit

by Pedro Panetto

Client: Pedro Panetto

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Grafysk Category

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The Design

About HEMA Alliance Bedriuwsidentiteit

HEMA Alliance is in bedriuwsidentiteit ûntwikkele foar in feriening dy't beoefenaars fan Histoaryske Jeropeeske Fjochtkeunsten stipet. De identiteit omfettet 160 farianten fan it symboal, foarme troch 40 swurdûntwerpen dy't yn fjouwer fisuele opstellingen toand wurde. Elk swurd folget de ferhâldingen fan in echt histoarysk model. De letters, de spaasjes en it symboaldiagram binne basearre op de Gouden Snede, wat derfoar soarget dat elke fariant konsekwint bliuwt. Elke beoefener kin de fariant útkieze dy't past by in foarkommen trainingsstyl en wapen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

HEMA Alliance Bedriuwsidentiteit is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan HEMA Alliance Bedriuwsidentiteit wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. HEMA Alliance Bedriuwsidentiteit foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A brand with 160 variations. The HEMA Alliance is an US association that provides support for the practitioners of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) and acts as an international meeting point for the community. The brand has a global reach; the 160 variations represent the diversity of the community and enable each practitioner choosing the symbol that best suits their preferences. The project connects with the historical heritage of the martial arts, it revives traditions.
Dimensions & Packaging: Each letter was designed for this brand in accordance with the Golden Ratio. Spacing between letters and between elements of the Visual Identity also follows the proportional laws of the Golden Ratio. The symbol’s diagram, in all its variations, uses the same proportional relations of the Golden Number. Thus the use of the Golden Number, 1.61803398875…, is the main technical parameter for this Project and provides proportional consistence.
Tags: Golden Ratio, Logo, Brand, HEMA, Sport, Martial Arts, History
Production Technology: The production of this Project was very complex, the biggest challenge was related to proportions.Every sword and weapon design needed to follow exact ratios of real historical models. The symbol varied 40 times, and each individual symbol has 4 visual arrangements, totalizing 160 variations. A complex diagram was developed for the project, in accordance with the Golden Ratio, so the consistence in and between all variations could be measured and achieved.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was offering a symbol representing a great number of historical weapons. For
each individual practitioner, its training weapon is the best in their eyes. To please such a large and
passionate community was the main creative and research challenge. The challenge was overcome
by a variable symbol, so all practitioners felt represented. As a result of this new, all-embracing
representation, the association quickly increased its membership after the launch of the new brand.
Research: It was necessary to convey a historical aspect to a martial-looking symbol. The research led to the blending of historical context to the tactical aspect of the current martial arts. The brand should be attractive, strong and at the same time convey the revival of a tradition. This blending was the guideline of the complete research process and design.
Inspiration: The Historical European Martial Arts are deeply connected to their heritage and have strong cultural bonds. The research comprised concepts from the medieval European culture, passing though the Renaissance and reaching as far as the Victorian era. Proportions of several historical sword models were investigated during this process. Within the HEMA context, it was investigated what kind of symbol could embrace every practitioner from this really diverse community.
Operation Flow: Each HEMA practitioner can choose the symbol variation that best suits their training style and sword preference, then embroider on their fencing jacket. The flexibility of this brand is big but still keeps the identity so each and every variation can be clearly identified as the HEMA Alliance symbol.
Team Members: Pedro Panetto.
Francesco Brugnera Teixeira.