Joy of Playing Brand Identity by SQUARED

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DESIGN DETAILS
DESIGN NAME:
Joy of Playing

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Brand Identity

INSPIRATION:
Balin is a brand with purpose. Their aim is to promote healthy active play, develop social and emotional skills and foster knowledge about the environment through fun and engaging play experience. They needed an identity, look and feel coherent with their brand purpose, values and beliefs. That is why we developed an authentic, positive and fun visual language based on minimalistic aesthetics and topped with heartmelting aquarelle illustrations.

UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Balin is a brand offering beautifully crafted toys that educate, inspire and delight. We developed all aspects of their communication: from the design of their logo and branding assets to the colors and shapes of their toys and characters... and then we brought them to life in a series of charming illustrations. Each character has a name and story behind, helping to build an emotional connection with children.

OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION:
All toy characters have a name and story behind, helping to build an emotional connection with children. They are further brought to life in a series of charming aquarelle illustrations.

PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION:
The process of creating the whole visual style of product and visual communication was long and exhaustive, starting from mid 2020 and finished somewhere late 2021.

FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY:
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY:
All materials, as well as for the toys production, as well as for the branding and packaging used are selected from the highest quality sustainable, harmless and recyclable. Wood, plywood, harmless water and plant based paints, paper, organic cotton.

SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES:
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TAGS:
branding, brandidentity, visualcommunication, graphicdesign, kids, empathy, emotionalconnection, illustration, craft, design

RESEARCH ABSTRACT:
The research we performed was not that much design based, but we explored some topics that are related to the brand purpose: Active Play and its physical, cognitive and emotional benefits on children; Social Awareness and how to foster knowledge about environmental issues through play experience, Emotional Intelligence and the importance of social and emotional skills that children of today lack.

CHALLENGE:
The hardest to achieve was the balance between minimalism, plain shapes, a reduced color scheme and at the same time giving a positive, child appealing look and cuteness of the products and identity.

ADDED DATE:
2022-03-30 07:05:38

TEAM MEMBERS (1) :
Creative Director - Yana Okoliyska

IMAGE CREDITS:
SQUARED, 2021.



CLIENT/STUDIO/BRAND DETAILS
NAME:
BALIN

PROFILE:
BALIN is a brand offering beautifully crafted toys that educate, inspire and delight. Their aim is to promote healthy active play, develop social and emotional skills and foster knowledge about the environment through fun and engaging play experience.



NOMINATION DETAILS

Joy of Playing Brand Identity by Squared is a Nominee in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category.

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AWARD DETAILS

Joy of Playing Brand Identity by Squared is Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category, 2021 - 2022.



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COMMENTS
Giulia Esposito Comment #15815 on December 28, 2022, 3:32 am
As a design enthusiast, I am in awe of the work done for the "Joy of Playing" Brand Identity. The visual communication design is extremely innovative and masterfully crafted. It's clear that this team of creatives has put a lot of thought and effort into the project and the results speak for themselves. Every detail has been thoughtfully considered and the design is perfectly suited to the purpose it was created for. It's no surprise that this work has been recognized with an A' Design Award. Congratulations to SQUARED for their well deserved success.
Adam Harris Comment #87198 on January 4, 2023, 1:22 pm
I was absolutely delighted when I saw Joy of Playing! The illustrations and visuals are stunning, and capture the balance that the designers were aiming for between minimalism and child-appeal. It is clear that a lot of research and thought went into creating this brand identity, and it really shows. It is an exemplary example of good design and I am sure it will inspire many to strive for excellence in their design work!
Chloe Turner Comment #93037 on January 4, 2023, 7:51 pm
I am absolutely delighted by this beautiful brand identity! The minimalistic aesthetics combined with the heartmelting aquarelle illustrations make for an incredibly positive and fun visual language that perfectly encapsulates the brand purpose, values and beliefs. It is an incredibly effective way to promote healthy active play and help foster knowledge about the environment. This design is definitely worthy of recognition and I'm proud to be part of the design community that celebrates the success of this award-winning work. Congratulations to SQUARED for their well-deserved success!
Mark Allen Comment #94924 on January 4, 2023, 10:57 pm
Congratulations to the designer for their remarkable accomplishment of creating a brand identity that successfully promotes healthy active play, and encourages social and emotional skills in children. The minimalistic yet heartwarming aquarelle illustrations and the use of sustainable and recyclable materials for production make this work even more unique and inspiring. Kudos to the designer for such a wonderful achievement!

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