Ferve – a new brand for the love of festivals
We are proud to showcase the name and brand identity for Ferve Tickets, eFirst’s ticketing company.
From technology geeks to festivarians, Ferve tickets is a deliberate niche ticketing brand that is passionate about festivals. Beyond just making ticketing easier, Ferve partners with organisers to enhance and grow festivals.
Art is evocative and emotional and to many people the meaning revolves around the subject matter and composition. Artist, Arthur Buxton invites us to look at art in new ways, to perceive it differently. Engaging and interesting in their intent, he has developed a new way of looking at color schemes.
We all know that sometimes life doesn’t exactly live up to our expectations. You come to realise that you have to enjoy
the good times and work through the bad. Yet, sometimes when you are in the eye of the storm it’s really hard to see past the clouds. I myself am going through some changes in my life. As a positive person I try to keep my spirits up but like everyone I could always use a little reminder that things will eventually work out, and that is just what the experience
of these little handmade worlds do.
This photo series plays with the perception of stuffed birds. These animals led their life and are now nothing more than an image of themselves, they are no longer flying or whistling. Masked by the former voice signature of each bird through the written word they reveal themselves in a different view, the peeping. Through a mix of colour, letters and image the series evolves to an universal form of language. Raw Color’s ‘Peep’ was presented at the exhibition ‘Stuffed’ during Dutch Design Week, where all the participating designers were inspired from stuffed animals, translated into their own designs.
Regular readers will already be familiar with the recent innovations taking place in the world of pop-up retail/brand experiences, from the beautifully evocative Cognac brand Martell, to the brand with balls Beatbox Burgers. A recent commission by appliance specialists Electrolux is about to be launched – a portable dining experience. The Cube restaurants will be popping up on a series of landmark sites across Europe over the course of 2011, starting with a placement on top of the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, Belgium. The aim is to create a brand experience that surprises and inspires guests with fantastic tastes and never-before-seen views, ultimately stimulating them to explore their own creative boundaries next time they entertain friends or family at home.
The Cube is an ephemeral restaurant, an exceptional place, a unique opportunity to experience “dining with a view”.
It is outstanding as far as cuisine is concerned, an ideal demonstration of Electrolux’s know-how. The Cube is a unique architectural performance. Not only due to the place where it is set up, but also through its design: an organic and translucent place, a digest of technology. Read the rest of this entry »
What’s your Brand Image saying about Your Business?
A graphic reminder that the investment you make in your brand image today, builds a valuable business asset for tomorrow. There’s something intangible about brand image that means it is often seen as less critical to the business than other business drivers. A quick comparison of the most valuable businesses in the world and the most valuable brands in the world will show an alignment that clearly suggests investment in brand image should be seen as a necessity for all businesses – Apple being a case in point as both the most valuable tech business and the most recognizable tech brand in the world. In it’s most simple terms – how you present your business to the world through each and everyone of your brand touch-points is creating an image in the minds of your market. The big question is – what image do they have of your brand?
I don’t know about you Charlie, but I wouldn’t be going on that tour – not for all the free chocolate in the world.
Dave Ansett, Brandamentalist
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Creator of Brands & Chocolate Obsessive
Following on from our post ‘Coffee Avenue – A Great Brand Experience on Wheels’, Kelvin Natural Slush Co., the brainchild of yet another corporate refugee turned foodie entrepreneur, just recently hit the streets
in NYC, offering a more sophisticated version of a childhood favorite — the slushie.
In an effort to adultify the slushie experience, this premium, all natural brand offers “more sophisticated,
less sweet” flavours like Spicy Ginger, Tangy Citrus, and Green & Black Tea, to which you add any number of fresh-fruit purées…and to really take it to a dessert-worthy beverage add a scoop of ice cream for a slushie float.
They also apparently make good mixers, but you’ll have to supply your own booze.
Have you ever played the old parlour game of ‘Whispers’ where one person whispers a phrase to you and you pass it on, by whisper, to the next person. After 6 or 7 rounds ‘I have a square’ becomes ’a star’. It’s a demonstration of how the intent behind a message can be lost in transition if there is not someone standing between the individual whisperers correcting them.
We spend much of our lives working with brands of all shapes and sizes across almost every conceivable category to define their differentiated brand proposition and design a rich and unique visual language to position their businesses for success. Occasionally we come across brands who have their differentiated proposition ‘baked-in’ to their products or services (think iPhone’s touch screen and useability / think Webflix DVDs through the mail) – what it is that is unique about them is inherent in what they do or sell. Without doubt, these brands have a distinct advantage over their competitors.
For businesses looking for a handle on how to build a brand with the differentiated proposition baked-in, an often overlooked starting point is design.
Last month the latest Nike Stadium location opened its doors – the Bowery Stadium in New York City.
Nike Stadiums reflect the trend of many brands (especially those in retail) towards what we call soft brand messaging. Unlike traditional advertising whose function is to deliver a sharp proposition that communicates a specific offer, soft brand messaging is all about giving people a brand experience to create a positive emotional bond with a brand. Brands we care about, brands we believe are a reflection of the way we wish ourselves to be seen own a distinctly unfair advantage when it comers to making conscious and unconsidered buying decisions. Whether buying a $5 burger to a $500k sports car, when it comes to the heart ruling the head, those brands we love hold the whip hand.
