Identity Design Sourcebook

Book excerpt: A vast collection of identity projects broken down into three section: corporate identities, online identities and identity redesign projects. Corporate design projects are some of the most lucrative and highly sought after graphic design projects available. This section explores the important role graphic design plays as part of a strategy for big business success and offers designers business-smart information on how to land, work with and keep large corporate clients - no matter what the size of the design firm. up. Top designers share their processes in creating these corporate identities - from initial client meetings and planning, through logo and brand development, to a wide variety of identity applications - including the electronic realm. Text highlights the strengths of each project and how the graphic design process and approach made for business success as well as tips on the best ways to attract land and work with corporate clients (and garner return business). working with online companies seeking to create and sustain online brands or with established companies struggling to migrate already-known and trusted brands to the web. increasingly e-business. What makes an on-line brand strong? What are the potential pitfalls and untapped power sources for designers of online brands? How do you translate an existing brand to the world of the Internet? This section gets to the bottom of the secrets of brand design and explores the graphic techniques that help make on-line brands strong. By focusing on on-line identity and how it contributes to the success of the e-brand. Each case study is illustrated with the on-line logo, off-line logo (if applicable) and screen shots of the website. There may also be sketches or other materials illustrating the brand. signature. How do top firms redesign this graphic signature without losing ground? This section offers readers a state-of-the industry look at identity programs that modernize, reposition, define and spell renewed success. using before and after examples, false starts, sketches, processes and finished work from South Africa, Mexico, Hong Kong, England, Korea, Italy, Norway, China and the United States.