Uebaa Merkidentiteit by Marcelo Ruis Vargas Martinelli

Uebaa Merkidentiteit by Marcelo Ruis Vargas Martinelli 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

Uebaa Merkidentiteit

by Marcelo Ruis Vargas Martinelli

Client: Laika

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Grafisch Category

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The Design

About Uebaa Merkidentiteit

Uebaa is een merkidentiteit ontworpen voor een bedrijf dat producten voor kinderen maakt. De identiteit is gebaseerd op vier ideeën: speels, functioneel, duurzaam en esthetisch. Deze ideeën worden uitgedrukt door middel van een breed kleurenpalet, illustraties en pictogrammen. De visuele taal richt zich op kinderen, terwijl de merkideeën ouders aanspreken. Het systeem is toegepast op een merkboek van 96 pagina's, labels, kaarten, briefpapier, oppervlakken, sociale media en een website. De meeste gedrukte items zijn geproduceerd met offsetdruk in CMYK-kleuren, en de illustraties zijn digitaal gemaakt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Uebaa 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. Uebaa 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. Uebaa 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: Based on four pillars namely playful, functional, sustainable and aesthetic, the Uebaa brand manages to have its communication oriented towards the development of products that offer tangible benefits to its public. The pillars are graphically translated by an extensive palette of colors and illustrations that stimulate creativity and imagination. The brand Uebaa starts to communicate in an authentic way through its own and unmistakable visual elements, becoming a reference in its business segment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Brandbook, format 180 x 180 mm, 96 pages. Tag, sheet format 50 x 90 mm, printed on offset paper 300 g/m2., 4X0 colors (CMYK). Card, sheet format 50 x 85 mm printed on offset paper 300 g/m2., 4X4 colors (CMYK).
Tags: Branding, visual identity, brand identity, illustration
Production Technology: Most of the graphic materials were produced in offset in CMYK-scale colors. Original site development in PHP language. The illustrations were developed digitally.
Design Challenge: The brand language encountered significant implementation challenges. For it is a extensive identity system, with several elements of visual
identity and an extensive color palette, the brand book required detailed treatment of the rules and guidelines for use, especially in the integration of identity elements with typography. The line's sub-brands, Toca and Pingo, expanded the Uebaa business model, but also required restrictions on the integrated use with the parent brand.
Research: The Laika method is based on the synergy between linguistic and pictorial skills. Every project begins with the construction of meaning, an affirmation, and the need to design small graphic narratives. Thus, the visual identity project expands upon the detailed and strategic work of building an imaginary universe that represents the culture of the Uebaa brand.
Inspiration: The Uebaa brand needed to find its own branding language, which would develop narratives for its final audience, children and their parents, building an affective connection with them. The tone of the brand's speech was rethought and a series of ludic narratives, illustrations and pictograms were created to bring Uebaa closer to its audience. Applied to surfaces, social media, stationery, the website and much more, the images are basis for the exposure of the fun and childlike spirit of the brand.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2020 and finished in June 2022 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Operation Flow: The new brand identity project of the Uebaa brand allowed it to appropriate the universe of childlike language with authority, without incurring a model permeated with cliches. The brand identity uses illustrations to pragmatically exemplify its brand basis namely playful, functional, sustainable and aesthetic. The visual language is for children, but the brand basis aim to dialogue with parents.
Team Members: Ruis Vargas, Creative Director and Illustrator; Agnes Svilenov and Lorenzo Morelatto, graphic designers
Image Credits: Laika Design