System Merkidentiteitsontwerp by Plus X is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in IJzer in Grafisch, Illustratie en Visuele Communicatie Ontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerGrafisch· 2021

System Merkidentiteitsontwerp

by Plus X

Client: System

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Grafisch Category

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The Design

About System Merkidentiteitsontwerp

System is een merkidentiteitsontwerp gecreëerd voor een kledinglabel dat mensen van alle genders bedient. De identiteit is gebaseerd op het concept van een attitudearchief, beschreven als een plek die attitudes bewaart voor talloze momenten die verder gaan dan stijl. Een module, gevormd door een vierkant in tweeën te delen, staat voor één attitude, en meerdere modules samen vormen het archief. De module wordt toegepast op advertenties, hangtags, labels en verpakkingen. Het logo wordt gedrukt met een witte folie, en het symbool is bewerkt voor een verfijnde uitstraling. De visuele taal blijft neutraal en helder.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

System Merkidentiteitsontwerp is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. System Merkidentiteitsontwerp wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. System Merkidentiteitsontwerp wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: System covers all genders, and it aims to make anyone stand out no matter what clothes they wear. Thus, we intend to make this design as neutral and as clean as the air as possible. In addition, a module indicating Attitude is applied to all contacts where System meets its customers, such as advertisements, tags, and packing materials, to firmly create System's visual identity.
Dimensions & Packaging: Package
System's logo is printed on the package, including its tag and labels, with a white foil press for a refined look, and the symbol is tooled for a subtle and luxurious feeling.
Tags: Advanced, Last Detail, Balanced, Neutral, Essential, Refined
Production Technology: 1. Brand Value Platform
The core value of System is defined as “Spirit Chic.”

2. Visual Identity and Brand Design Element Development
SYSTEM is not just a brand that sells clothes but a brand that helps people live with a better attitude every moment of their life.
We draw the design concept of “Attitude Archive,” meaning “a place of storing all attitudes.”

3. Brand Experience Design
With the concept, logos, colors, typefaces, and key visuals are set and used in the right place to provide SYSTEM’s unique brand experiences.
Design Challenge: System is not a brand that makes clothes targeting a specific class, but a brand that produces clothes fitting all TPO. Thus, it was difficult to clearly define its identity. We had tough situations before defining its design concept, called “ATTITUDE ARCHIVE.” However, after we found the definition, all processes were smoothly conducted based on the fixed concept.
Research: Interviews with System members were conducted. They said they did not just make clothes but imagined the mind and attitude of consumers and manufactured clothes while even considering the size of a needle and the thickness of a thread. Through the interviews, we got a hint of the design concept, Attitude Archive. In addition, we found that the fashion market tended to build a minimal and highly utilized identity in consideration of the mobile environment through a survey of competitors in the same industry. We intend to apply the situation to a new identity of System.
Inspiration: System is a clothing brand made to fit a wide spectrum of people’s daily lives with the help of the brand's careful considerations. We define System as “a place storing attitudes responding to various moments beyond style” and create a design concept called “Attitude Archive.” Based on one module, meaning one moment and one attitude, various modules express Attitude Archive.
Project Duration: This project proceeded for 8 months in Seoul, South Korea.
Operation Flow: Modules in the form of dividing squares in half are highly used in all touchpoints, including tags, labels, and advertisements. In addition, one module indicates “Attitude,” but if multiple modules are attached, a new meaning, “Attitude Archive,” can be delivered so that it is good to expand the meaning.
Team Members: Creative Director: Myungsup Shin
BX Strategist: Jangsoon Choi
BX Strategist: Bohyun Kook
BX Design: Wonsik Joo
BX Design: Sungeun Lee
BX Design: Sieun Baek
PX Photographer: Keunhee Cha