Tathra Eco Camp Merkidentiteit by Amanda Dempster

Tathra Eco Camp Merkidentiteit by Amanda Dempster is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in IJzer in Grafisch, Illustratie en Visuele Communicatie Ontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerGrafisch· 2023

Tathra Eco Camp Merkidentiteit

by Amanda Dempster

Client: Amanda Dempster

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Grafisch Category

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The Design

About Tathra Eco Camp Merkidentiteit

Na verwoest te zijn door de verwoestende bosbranden in Australië had Tathra Eco Camp een symbolische identiteit nodig die een verhaal vertelde over verjonging, geschiedenis en natuurlijke onderdompeling. De eigenaren waren op zoek naar een merksuite die het unieke verhaal van het land zou uitdragen en tegelijkertijd de culturele betekenis en hun toewijding aan ecotoerisme zou eren. De resulterende merkstijl en representaties weerspiegelen de natuurlijke aantrekkingskracht van het kamp en zijn een eerbetoon aan het vernieuwde landschap met de iconische boomringen en het unieke kleurenschema dat symbool staat voor de groei, geschiedenis en verjonging van de bestemming.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Tathra Eco Camp Merkidentiteit 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. Tathra Eco Camp Merkidentiteit 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. Tathra Eco Camp Merkidentiteit 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: Following their destruction by the Australian bushfires, Tathra Beach Eco Camp embarked on a rebrand to creatively tell their story of rebirth and to relaunch their destination with a new hope and identity. The new brand needed to reflect their unique story, their destruction and hope, their lands rich cultural and indigenous roots, reflect their intensive rebuild, and their commitment to a renewed eco tourism experience.
A unique identity that reflected the natural priority of the destination and the vivid history of the renewed landscape was delivered.
Dimensions & Packaging: Comprehensive Brand Design Package & Products were designed, produced/printed & delivered, including:
Creative Concepts
Complete Style Guide,
Custom Designed Wordpress CMS Website,
Full Social media setup, launch
Social media ad campaigns & creatives
Social media launch posts campaign
Unique timer etched guest interactive digital guides
All physical signage
Branded promotional products & giveaways
Printed Stationery & Collateral
Tags: Brand Design, Logo Design, Eco Tourism, Tathra Beach Eco Camp
Production Technology: A range of avenues were explored in strategizing the creative direction for the brand. Color psychology principles were researched for values related to relaxation and tourism, whilst considerations were also made to the local fauna, wildlife, and the colors and material selections made for the new buildings. This ensured and online/ offline consistency of guest experience across the brand and stay.
The insights gained were translated and realised into a cohesive brand design featuring the 'tree rings of life/history' - that spans across typical brand elements, a unique website, social media, advertising and other mediums.
Design Challenge: The challenges in creating this brand were multifaceted. Previously run as a caravan park, and tragically destroyed by the Australian bushfires, this created an opportunity for the new owners to reinvent the destination to deliver a new and unique experience for guests. Delivering a brand and creative strategy that paid tribute to the story of the location and honoured the cultural significance and history of the land, whilst also engaging new guests about the future was a great challenge.
Research: In development and realisation of the strategy for this brand, a number of factors were evaluated: colour psychology values and their relationship to the brand values, competitor marques and identity to ensure unique placement and positioning, and the form, colours, materials and planning of the rebuilt physical spaces, buildings and physical landscape were considered to ensure a digital and physical consistency of brand and identity.
Inspiration: With a rich story of rejuvenation following fires, this Eco Camp and Tourism Destination needed a symbolic brand that represented their various stages of history, their rich cultural connection, and the changes the physical landscape had endured.
The tree 'rings of life' were chosen as the symbol to represent the locations history of growth and rebirth, and to reflect the unique eco experience the destination delivers. In doing so the brand has been set apart from the traditional leaf or gecko icons commonly represented in eco tourism branding.
Project Duration: The project started in Early 2021, with brand launched in July 2022 for pre-opening campaign to support December opening.
Operation Flow: The resulting brand delivered a style of identity not before seen in the Australian Eco Tourism Space. The elements of the brand were adapted across various production mediums and in pleasing variations to meet form of purpose. Eg, high contrast ads and simple representation for physical signage, Contrasting variations and adaptions for visual interest on social media etc.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Tathra Beach Eco Camp and Holiday Brands For Trademark (2021)
Team Members: Amanda Dempster
Image Credits: Photography Credits: Wes Alan & Tony Harrington (2021)
Illustration & Creative Brand Design Credits: Amanda Dempster (2021)