Quix Primary Function: Merkeidentitet by Anja Zambelli Colak is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Sølv in Grafikk, illustrasjon og visuell kommunikasjonsdesign Competition Category.
SølvGrafikk· 2021
Quix Primary Function: Merkeidentitet
Client: Zambelli Brand Design
A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Grafikk Category
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The Design
About Quix Primary Function: Merkeidentitet
Book Text: Quix er en merkeidentitet for selvbetjente salgsautomater som tilbyr varme og kalde drikker og snacks. Identiteten benytter farger, teksturer og former hentet fra italiensk kultur, og hyller gullalderen for italiensk design. En lett vintage-appell minner om Dolce Vita-årene og fremkaller italiensk kaffekultur. Kaffekopper og plakater trykkes i CMYK-farger med offsetteknologi, mens salgsautomatene er merket med trykte folier. Designet forvandler en rask kaffepause til en rolig visuell opplevelse.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Sølv
Quix Primary Function: Merkeidentitet er vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv, en usedvanlig prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles design i toppklassen som er nydelige og imponerende. Sølvvinnere er enormt briljante og usedvanlig kreative verk som viser designernes enestående ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighet. Quix Primary Function: Merkeidentitet forventes å være et praktfullt utstillingsverk som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonelt og dypt nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en svært bemerkelsesverdig, beundret oppfinnelse som gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Quix Primary Function: Merkeidentitet er et skaperverk mange misunner, som vekker ønsker, gir positive følelser og vekker undring og forundring.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Quix’s design was created by choosing colors, textures, and forms from Italian culture that pay homage to the golden age of Italian design and the giants that defined it. The design nods to the Dolce Vita years with a slightly vintage appeal that transports the consumer to a more relaxed space. This design is unique because it was able to capture the essence of Italian aesthetics and implement them on a smaller scale - vending machines.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- To go coffee cup small: 46x60 mm To go coffee cup big: 59x110 mm Metal coffee box: 12x18 cm
- Tags
- Branding, Coffee, vending machine, QSR, quick service, Italian, Italian design, Italian aesthetics
- Production Technology
- Coffee cups and posters were printed using CMYK colour and offset technology. Vending machines are branded using printed foils.
- Design Challenge
- Challenges faced included a market oversaturated with coffee products, quality not being a competitive advantage in vending machine products, limited physical thus limited space to communicate brand experience. Due to the low price point, brand packaging and collaterals needed to be designed keeping in mind a low budget and the design needed to appeal to a wide range of consumers – from university students (Gen Z) to blue-collar workers (Boomer) and office staff (Millennials).
- Research
- Workshops were conducted to set up a brand strategy. The objective was to define brand essence and philosophy, expected brand experience, brand personality and character definition, brand target groups, and market positioning. The personality defined – Quix is an elegant, clever friend and assistant inspired by Italian aesthetics. Thorough research of the history of Italian graphic design was conducted before concept development. Design prototyping tested the identity at every brand touchpoint.
- Inspiration
- Italians are unparalleled at coffee drinking and nurturing coffee culture. Quix was inspired by the juxtaposition of this languid Italian coffee culture and grabbing a quick cup of coffee. The design weaves Italian values into its visual identity with colors and textures that pay homage to the golden age of Italian design. Its vintage appeal evokes Italian charm with the aroma of premium coffee - because despite the fast pace, find time to take a break and enjoy life. Dolce vita.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2020 and finished in August 2020 in Rijeka, Croatia.
- Operation Flow
- Quix are quality self-service vending machines that provide hot and cold drinks and snack meals, with guaranteed product quality, in an attractive form. As the consumer approaches to purchase a cup of coffee, Quix immediately creates a unique visual experience in the space where the vending machine is installed. Unlike typical vending machines, the design is an integral part of the experience and immediately transports the consumer to a different time and place evoking Italian coffee culture.
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