Status Audio Idamọ Ami Iyasọtọ by Ryan Paonessa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìpolówó, Títajà àti Ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ Competition Category.
IdẹÌpolówó· 2020
Status Audio Idamọ Ami Iyasọtọ
Client: Ryan Paonessa Design
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìpolówó Category
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The Design
About Status Audio Idamọ Ami Iyasọtọ
Status Audio jẹ idamọ ami iyasọtọ ti a ṣẹda fun ile-iṣẹ agbekari-eti kan ti o wa ni New York ti n ta ọja taara si onibara. Aami-kikọ naa ṣafarawe ṣiṣan ti apẹrẹ igbi ohun rọrun, pẹlu lẹta kọọkan ti n tẹle ọna inaro kanna ati àkàsò kanna. Apẹrẹ igbi ohun ti a tunṣe tun ṣiṣẹ gẹgẹ bi ami keji nibiti a ko ti nilo aami-kikọ naa. Awọ ati iru-kikọ ṣọkan idamọ wiwo kọja apoti, oju opo wẹẹbu, awọn ohun elo titẹjade ati awọn ohun elo titaja. Awọn agbekari-eti ko gbe aami kankan, koodu ọja alailẹgbẹ kan nikan, eyi ti o ṣe afihan ọna ti o rọrun ati ti iṣe-anfaani. A nfunni ni apoti ni ọpọlọpọ awọn iwọn.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Status Audio Idamọ Ami Iyasọtọ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Status Audio Idamọ Ami Iyasọtọ yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Status Audio Idamọ Ami Iyasọtọ ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
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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