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Designing brand identity : an essential guide for the entire branding team / Alina Wheeler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J : Wiley, 2009.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 310 S : Ill ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780470401422 (hbk.)
  • 0470401427 (hbk.)
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From researching the competition to translating the vision of the CEO, to designing and implementing an integrated brand identity programme, the meticulous development process of designing a brand identity is presented through a highly visible step-by-step approach in five phases.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part 1 presents the fundamental concepts needed to jumpstart the brand identity process and create a shared vocabulary for the entire team.
  • Brand basics
  • What is brand? (p. 2)
  • What is brand identity? (p. 4)
  • What is branding? (p. 6)
  • Who are stakeholders? (p. 8)
  • Why invest? (p. 10)
  • Brand strategy (p. 12)
  • Positioning (p. 14)
  • Big idea (p. 16)
  • Customer experience (p. 18)
  • Names (p. 20)
  • Brand architecture (p. 22)
  • Taglines (p. 24)
  • Staying on message (p. 26)
  • Cross Cultures (p. 28)
  • Brand identity ideals
  • Overview (p. 30)
  • Vision (p. 32)
  • Meaning (p. 34)
  • Authenticity (p. 36)
  • Differentiation (p. 38)
  • Durability (p. 40)
  • Coherence (p. 42)
  • Flexibility (p. 44)
  • Commitment (p. 46)
  • Value (p. 48)
  • Brand identity elements
  • Brand marks (p. 50)
  • Sequence of cognition (p. 52)
  • Word marks (p. 54)
  • Letter form marks (p. 56)
  • Pictorial marks (p. 58)
  • Abstract marks (p. 60)
  • Emblems (p. 62)
  • Characters (p. 64)
  • Look and feel (p. 66)
  • Brand forces
  • Brand Dynamics (p. 68)
  • Sustainability (p. 70)
  • Social media (p. 72)
  • Brand licensing (p. 74)
  • Private labeling (p. 76)
  • Certification (p. 78)
  • Personal branding (p. 80)
  • Before and after
  • Merger (p. 82)
  • New name (p. 83)
  • Redesign (p. 84)
  • Packaging (p. 86)
  • Part 2 presents a universal brand identity process regardless of the project's scope and nature. This section answers the question "Why does it take so long?"
  • A process for success (p. 90)
  • Managing the process (p. 92)
  • Measuring success (p. 94)
  • Collaboration (p. 96)
  • Decision making (p. 98)
  • Insight (p. 100)
  • Phase 1 Conducting research
  • Overview (p. 102)
  • Market research (p. 104)
  • Usability (p. 106)
  • Marketing audit (p. 108)
  • Competitive audit (p. 110)
  • Language audit (p. 112)
  • Audit readout (p. 114)
  • Phase 2 Clarifying strategy
  • Overview (p. 116)
  • Narrowing the focus (p. 118)
  • Brand brief (p. 120)
  • Naming (p. 122)
  • Phase 3 Desinging identity
  • Overview (p. 124)
  • Logotype + signature (p. 126)
  • Color (p. 128)
  • More color (p. 130)
  • Typography (p. 132)
  • Sound (p. 134)
  • Motion (p. 136)
  • Trial applications (p. 138)
  • Presentation (p. 140)
  • Phase 4 Creating touch points
  • Overview (p. 142)
  • Trademark process (p. 144)
  • Letterhead (p. 146)
  • Business card (p. 148)
  • Collateral (p. 150)
  • Website (p. 152)
  • Favicons (p. 154)
  • Signage (p. 156)
  • Product design (p. 158)
  • Packaing (p. 160)
  • Advertising (p. 162)
  • Environments (p. 164)
  • Vehicles (p. 166)
  • Uniforms (p. 168)
  • Ephemera (p. 170)
  • Phase 5 Managing assets
  • Managing assets
  • Overview (p. 172)
  • Changing brand identity (p. 174)
  • Launching brand identity (p. 176)
  • Building brand champions (p. 178)
  • Internal design teams (p. 180)
  • Brand books (p. 182)
  • Standards content (p. 184)
  • Standards + guidelines (p. 186)
  • Online branding tools (p. 188)
  • Reproduction files (p. 190)
  • Global metrics (p. 192)
  • Best Practices
  • Part 3 showcases best practices: Local and global, public and private, these projects inspire and examplity original flexible, lasting solution.
  • ACLU (p. 196)
  • Amazon.com (p. 198)
  • Apotek (p. 200)
  • Assurant (p. 202)
  • Aveda Uruku (p. 204)
  • Beeline (p. 206)
  • BP (p. 208)
  • California Academy of Sciences (p. 210)
  • Cereality (p. 212)
  • Chambers Group (p. 214)
  • City Church Eastside (p. 216)
  • Coca-Cola (p. 218)
  • Eimer Stahl (p. 220)
  • FedEx (p. 222)
  • Feng (p. 224)
  • FORA.tv (p. 226)
  • GE (p. 228)
  • Good Housekeeping Seal (p. 230)
  • Heavy Bubble (p. 232)
  • Herman Miller (p. 234)
  • Hot Wheels (p. 236)
  • HP (p. 238)
  • IUNI Educational (p. 240)
  • Kort & Godt (p. 242)
  • Laura Zindel (p. 244)
  • Library of Congress (p. 246)
  • MoMA (p. 248)
  • The New School (p. 250)
  • NIZUC (p. 252)
  • Obama (p. 254)
  • Olympic Games (p. 256)
  • Park Angels (p. 258)
  • PNC Virtual Wallet (p. 260)
  • Presbyterian Church (p. 262)
  • Preferred (p. 264)
  • (RED) (p. 266)
  • Saks Fifth Avenue (p. 268)
  • SugarFISH (p. 270)
  • Superman (p. 272)
  • Tate (p. 274)
  • Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest (p. 276)
  • TiVo (p. 278)
  • Unilever (p. 280)
  • Vanguard ETFs (p. 282)
  • Velfina (p. 284)
  • Vueling (p. 286)
  • The Wild Center (p. 288)
  • Xohm (p. 290)
  • Bibliography (p. 292)
  • Index (p. 294)
  • About the author (p. 310)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Alina Wheeler applies her strategic imagination and process management skills to revitalize brands for Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurial ventures, and nonprofits.

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