Krafton Primary Function: Brand-Experience-Design by Plus X is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Grafik, Illustratioun a Visuell Kommunikatiounsdesign Competition Category.

SëlwerGrafik· 2021

Krafton Primary Function: Brand-Experience-Design

by Plus X

Client: Krafton

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Krafton Primary Function: Brand-Experience-Design

Krafton ass e Brand-Experience-Design, dat fir eng Grupp vu Spillentwécklungsstudioe kreéiert gouf. De Logo-Design-System dréckt souwuel d'Eegenheet vun all Allianzmarke wéi och d'Konsistenz vun der Grupp aus. D'Design ass vum Wope vun enger Handwierkergilde aus dem Mëttelalter inspiréiert, an e schëldfërmege Kader gëtt als Grondform benotzt. Déiselwecht Wopeform gëtt op all Allianzmarken applizéiert a gëtt duerch festgeluechte Faarwen ënnerscheet. Logoen, Faarwen, Schrëftaarten a Schlësselvisualen ginn iwwer Beréierungspunkte wéi Visittekaarten, Formulairen, Ikonen a Reklammen benotzt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Krafton Primary Function: Brand-Experience-Design ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Krafton Primary Function: Brand-Experience-Design e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. Krafton Primary Function: Brand-Experience-Design ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Krafton has built its logo design system that can express both the uniqueness and consistency of each alliance brand to reestablish the brand architecture. This highlights the IP products provided by Krafton to enable investors and the public to easily access them and modularizes them for the improvement of management efficiency against issues.
Dimensions & Packaging: Application
It is designed in various ways by applying the formative characteristics of the symbol. With soft semigloss or matte materials, a heavy and solid feeling is provided. e.g., business cards, forms, USBs, cups, calendars, wappens, etc.
Tags: Game Union, Ungravity, Maximizing The Creative, Diversity In Unity, Pure Challenge
Production Technology: 1. Brand Value Platform
Krafton's essence is defined as UNGRAVITY.

2. Visual Identity and Brand Design Element Development
Krafton's brand identity is expressed by visualizing a shield-shaped frame, which is the basic form of a guild crest.

3. Brand Experience Design
From all touchpoints, key visual assets such as logos, colors, typefaces, and key visuals are used in the right places to provide Krafton's differentiated brand experiences.
Design Challenge: It was difficult to establish a logo design system that could express both the uniqueness of each of Krafton's associated brands and the consistency of the group’s brand. However, with the goal of expressing the value of “independence and cooperation” pursued by Krafton, we have built a design system that simultaneously shows the integrated image of the group brand and the unique image of each union company.
Research: Through internal interviews, it is found that the “hole” of the existing verbal asset has a negative impression in English-speaking countries. Thus, we thought that the association was a major risk to the company’s goal to enter global markets. In addition, research on the corporate structure of an alliance of diverse development studios and the characteristics, philosophy, direction of the alliance were conducted. Through this process, Krafton was created as a new name.
Inspiration: Krafton has built its logo design system that can express both the uniqueness and consistency of each alliance brand after being inspired by the crest of the Craft Guild of the Middle Ages.
Project Duration: The project proceeded for 9 months in Seoul, South Korea.
Operation Flow: The shield-shaped frame indicates “the symbol of a guild in the Middle Ages.” The use of the frame can convey Krafton's brand identity, which is like a guild of game development with various game developers, so that it is easy to expand the meaning and that it can be used in all touchpoints such as forms, icons, and advertisements.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Plus X Co.
Team Members: Plus X Creative Director: Myungsup Shin
Plus X Creative Director: Sabum Byun
Plus X Creative Director: Jangsoon Choe
BX Strategist: Jisu Kim
BX Strategist: Bohyun Kook
BX Strategist: Minho Jang
BX Designer: Wonsik Joo
BX Designer: Suji Choi
BX Designer: Jihoon Noh
BX Designer: Hyunmin Han
UX Designer: Yoojin Jeon
UX Designer: Dongbeen Choi
UI Designer: Kiwon Jang
UI Designer: Chulhee Kim
UI Designer: Hyungyu lee
UI Interaction Designer: Chulhee Kim
Developer: Gmo Song
Developer: Jeonghyuck Won
Developer: Mira Jung
Developer: Minju Kim
Brand Movie designer: Wonsik Joo
Brand Movie designer: Kwangmyung Lim
Image Credits: Plus X