Status Audio Idantite Mak by Ryan Paonessa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Bwonz in Piblisite Competition Category.
BwonzPiblisite· 2020
Status Audio Idantite Mak
Client: Ryan Paonessa Design
A' Design Award Bwonz Winner in Piblisite Category
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The Design
About Status Audio Idantite Mak
Status Audio se yon idantite mak ki te kreye pou yon konpayi ekoutè nan New York ki vann dirèkteman bay konsomatè yo. Logo a imite fòm yon vag son senp, chak lèt ap suiv menm chemen vètikal ak koub la. Modèl vag son rafine sa a sèvi tou kòm yon senbòl segondè kote logo a pa nesesè. Koulè ak style ekriti fè idantite vizyèl la inifye nan anbalaj, sit entènèt, materyèl enprime ak materyèl maketing. Ekoutè yo pa gen okenn logo, sèlman yon kòd pwodwi inik, ki reflete yon apwòch minimalis ak itilitè. Anbalaj la disponib nan plizyè gwosè.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Bwonz
Status Audio Idantite Mak se yon ganyan A' Design Award Bwonz, yon rekonesans ki gen anpil prestij yo bay design ekselan ki make pa kreyativite, enjenyozite ak finès. Ganyan Bwonz yo se objè ki abil anpil e ki kreyatif nan fason ki frape, ki otantifye gwo eksperyans, imajinasyon ak debouyaj designer yo. Yo atann Status Audio Idantite Mak pou se yon objè anpil moun estime, admire e renmen, ki pwofesyonèl e inovatè nan fason remakab. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Bwonz enkòpore pi bon pratik nan atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji, e li ekselan pou atansyon li bay detay. Status Audio Idantite Mak satisfè bezwen yon fason espledid, li touche dezi, li chame santiman e li atire kiryozite.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Status is a New York-based direct-to-consumer audio brand committed to offering well-designed, high-quality headphones, that reflect a relentless dedication to producing impeccable sound.
The Status brief covered a myriad of disciplines including visual identity, product development, packaging design, photography direction, digital design & development, and more. The objective was to create a cohesive identity for the brand that reflected the core ethos of the company and products. - Dimensions & Packaging
- The packaging shown is offered in a variety of sizes and iterations based on the product.
- Tags
- graphic design, brand identity, packaging design, logo design, audio, headphones, branding, web design, art direction
- Production Technology
- The Status logotype was designed to mimic the flow of a simple sound wave pattern in which each letter follows the same vertical path and arch. Since the space occupied by the logotype and sound wave pattern is almost identical, we were able to leverage this with the packaging. While the headphones themselves do no feature logos, they do each have a unique product code identifier that reflects the minimalist, utilitarian aspects of the brand.
- Design Challenge
- Most of the research regarding the Status branding involved identifying what was being used by other brands in the audio space so that we were able to avoid blending in from a visual perspective. Another tricky aspect of the product was emphasizing the audio components of the brand without being too obvious. For packaging we looked at the products themselves, resulting in very minimal, subtly branded boxes with no excessive imagery or descriptions.
- Research
- The headphone industry is enormous, with an increasing amount of competitors, all vying to be the next big brand in the space. Status takes a unique, somewhat disruptive approach, in that it focusses on offering high quality sound and design, direct to consumers, at a much more affordable price than their competitors. Part of how they do this is by cutting costs on expensive marketing ploys. From a branding perspective this created a unique challenge — how do you create recognizable products and packaging that represent the brand and product category without excessive supporting material?
- Inspiration
- The Status logotype was designed to mimic the flow of a simple sound wave pattern in which each letter follows the same vertical path and arch. This is a subtle nod to the audio components of the brand. The sound wave pattern itself is was also refined to be used as a secondary brand mark in applications where the logo wasn’t necessary. Color and type were used to further unify the brand's visual identity.
- Project Duration
- This project started in New York in 2015 and is ongoing. The design and development portions have most recently taken place in both New York and Florence, AL.
- Operation Flow
- Although the Status products do not feature a brand logo, the packaging, website, print collateral, and marketing materials required certain visual mechanisms to help consumers identify the brand.
- Team Members
- Lead Designer: Ryan Paonessa
Founder / CEO: James Bertuzzi
Photographer: Marshall Troy
Photographer: Kilian Son - Image Credits
- Image #2: Photographer Marshall Troy, Product & Packaging Photography, 2019.
Image #3: Photographer Marshall Troy, Product & Packaging Photography, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Marshall Troy, Product & Packaging Photography, 2019.
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