By Azu ESEN

Index/Branding

AE Media

An identity needs structure too.

AE Media
Discipline
Identity manual · Graphic system · Applications
Deliverables
Brand platform, Manual, Iconography, Patterns, Stationery, Merch, Social media

The logo and the palette already existed. The challenge was asking myself what everything else needed for them to work as an identity.

What I built

  • Mission
  • Vision
  • Personality
  • Values
  • Brand promise
  • Clear space
  • Minimum sizes
  • Incorrect uses
  • Iconography
  • Patterns

Beyond the manual

I wanted to make sure everything worked outside the manual: stationery, business cards, shirts, caps, stickers, badges and social media. Some decisions felt clear from the start; others I had to test until I found the right form.

Having a logo doesn’t mean having a system, and a logo alone isn’t a brand.

The work was in taking what already existed, giving it structure and turning it into a tool other people could understand and apply.