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Status Audio Kitambulisho cha Chapa by Ryan Paonessa

Status Audio Kitambulisho cha Chapa by Ryan Paonessa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Utangazaji, Masoko na Mawasiliano Competition Category.


ShabaUtangazaji· 2020

Status Audio Kitambulisho cha Chapa

by Ryan Paonessa

Client: Ryan Paonessa Design

Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Utangazaji Category

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The Design

About Status Audio Kitambulisho cha Chapa

Status Audio ni kitambulisho cha chapa kilichoundwa kwa ajili ya kampuni ya vipokea sauti vinavyouzwa moja kwa moja kwa mteja, iliyoko New York. Nembo ya maandishi inaiga mtiririko wa muundo rahisi wa wimbi la sauti, huku kila herufi ikifuata njia ile ile ya wima na upinde. Muundo huo ulioboreshwa wa wimbi la sauti pia hutumika kama alama ya pili pale nembo ya maandishi isipohitajika. Rangi na aina ya maandishi huunganisha kitambulisho cha kuona katika ufungashaji, tovuti, vifaa vya uchapishaji na vifaa vya masoko. Vipokea sauti havibebi nembo yoyote, ila msimbo wa kipekee wa bidhaa, jambo linaloakisi mtazamo mdogo na wa kimatumizi. Ufungashaji hutolewa katika ukubwa kadhaa.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award

Status Audio Kitambulisho cha Chapa ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Status Audio Kitambulisho cha Chapa inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. Status Audio Kitambulisho cha Chapa hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Status is a New York-based direct-to-consumer audio brand committed to offering well-designed, high-quality headphones, that reflect a relentless dedication to producing impeccable sound.

The Status brief covered a myriad of disciplines including visual identity, product development, packaging design, photography direction, digital design & development, and more. The objective was to create a cohesive identity for the brand that reflected the core ethos of the company and products.
Dimensions & Packaging
The packaging shown is offered in a variety of sizes and iterations based on the product.
Tags
graphic design, brand identity, packaging design, logo design, audio, headphones, branding, web design, art direction
Production Technology
The Status logotype was designed to mimic the flow of a simple sound wave pattern in which each letter follows the same vertical path and arch. Since the space occupied by the logotype and sound wave pattern is almost identical, we were able to leverage this with the packaging. While the headphones themselves do no feature logos, they do each have a unique product code identifier that reflects the minimalist, utilitarian aspects of the brand.
Design Challenge
Most of the research regarding the Status branding involved identifying what was being used by other brands in the audio space so that we were able to avoid blending in from a visual perspective. Another tricky aspect of the product was emphasizing the audio components of the brand without being too obvious. For packaging we looked at the products themselves, resulting in very minimal, subtly branded boxes with no excessive imagery or descriptions.
Research
The headphone industry is enormous, with an increasing amount of competitors, all vying to be the next big brand in the space. Status takes a unique, somewhat disruptive approach, in that it focusses on offering high quality sound and design, direct to consumers, at a much more affordable price than their competitors. Part of how they do this is by cutting costs on expensive marketing ploys. From a branding perspective this created a unique challenge — how do you create recognizable products and packaging that represent the brand and product category without excessive supporting material?
Inspiration
The Status logotype was designed to mimic the flow of a simple sound wave pattern in which each letter follows the same vertical path and arch. This is a subtle nod to the audio components of the brand. The sound wave pattern itself is was also refined to be used as a secondary brand mark in applications where the logo wasn’t necessary. Color and type were used to further unify the brand's visual identity.
Project Duration
This project started in New York in 2015 and is ongoing. The design and development portions have most recently taken place in both New York and Florence, AL.
Operation Flow
Although the Status products do not feature a brand logo, the packaging, website, print collateral, and marketing materials required certain visual mechanisms to help consumers identify the brand.
Team Members
Lead Designer: Ryan Paonessa
Founder / CEO: James Bertuzzi
Photographer: Marshall Troy
Photographer: Kilian Son
Image Credits
Image #2: Photographer Marshall Troy, Product & Packaging Photography, 2019.
Image #3: Photographer Marshall Troy, Product & Packaging Photography, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Marshall Troy, Product & Packaging Photography, 2019.

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