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Cactification
Role: Designer | At: Lansing Community College | Class: Branding
Time Frame: January - April 2019
Project Overview
1. Design Brief
2. Initial Research & Sketches
3. Iterations
4. Branding Materials
1. Design Brief
My first task was to create a design brief for my faux company. A company profile, objective, target market, and budget were included in the design brief. A mood board of imagery was also placed into the design brief to give the project direction.
My idea was to create a plant nursery specializing in drought tolerant plants that could also serve as a source of income if grown commercially in marginalized communities.
The objective was to rebrand the "preexisting company" and increase online presence across social platforms and to spread general education of the importance and value of cacti.
I defined my target market as individuals/communities concerned with environment impact on agriculture and natural resources and succulent and cacti collectors/hobbyists.
Design Brief
2. Initial Research & Sketches
Idea Board
I started my initial research with notes about cactus plant biology and typography. Lightly researching cacti helped generate ideas to symbolize the company in a logo.
Sketches 1
Sketches 2
Sketches 3
Uncensored sketching allowed me to think through how different shapes and forms would interact with each other. I started with an overcomplicated design, and as time went on I further simplified the forms.
3. Iterations
Next I took the sketches I wanted to further pursue into Illustrator.
Iterations 1
Iterations 2
I played with different backgrounds, line thickness, typography and color palette until I felt I had landed on a logo that perfectly encapsulated Cactification.
Final Cactification Logo
4. Branding Materials
Marketing materials were created so I could study how Cactification branding would be utilized. I made a magazine advertizement, a monthly subscription box, a tote bag, and an instagram ad.
Magazine Ad
Subscription Box
Totebag
Instagram Ad
Cactification was my first deep dive into branding. I learned to think about how branding materials would be used in print and digital spaces and how to keep branding consistent across those spaces through use of color conversions (RGB vs CMYK), typography and imagery; skills I've used daily in my career.
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