4-2 Activity_ Incorporating Brand Elements

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Reilly 1 Meghan Reilly Prof. Bellflower Organizational Branding 1 Feb 2024 Incorporating Brand Elements It’s important to incorporate brand elements when putting together a brand. When we talk about brand elements, we are talking about the logo, color palettes, and typography. In this specific study, we are a communication specialist working for a business called Impact Ed. They are trying to “develop a brand identity that expresses quality, professionalism, growth, and empowerment” (SNHU, 2024). Impact Ed needs our help with reviewing brand elements concepts provided by a contracted company and then select the concept that best suits Impact Ed’s identity and target audience. They also need our help “announcing a promotion offer on their website” (SNHU, 2024) by creating a message. Part I Brand Identity: I am choosing to work with concept two as I feel that this one best suits Impact Ed’s identity and target audience. As we look at the logos for the concept, specifically the primary logo, I think that the logo looks very professional and modern, and the colors used catches the audience’s eye quickly. After you see black and white, what is the next color you typically see? The answer is red. Red is the color you see first and typically forget last. You could also say that normally represents power. According to Jacob Olesen of Color Meanings, “Red draws attention like no other color and radiates a strong and powerful energy that motivates us to take action” (Olesen, 2013). The color yellow is normally associated with feelings of
Reilly 2 happiness and optimism. “Yellow is a cheerful and energetic color that brings fun and joy to the world” (Olesen, 2013). Yellow is also a color that many people use in the workplace. Blue is one that is associated with or symbolizes trust, loyalty, and helps us feel calm and relaxed. It also is associated with generating ideas. And finally, green is a relaxing and smooth color that helps create balance. Impact Ed has a mission of helping professionals by “providing high-quality trainings and certifications at reasonable prices” (SNHU,2024). In short, they want these professionals to be the best they can be, and I think that these colors help tie into that mission perfectly. Target Audience: We are told in the study that Impact Ed’s target audience is “professionals who work with professional organizations to create trainings, do market research, and connect clients to potential employers” (SNHU, 2024). I firmly believe that the brand elements in concept two will be enticing to the professionals (target audience). I think that the font they use in the logo most definitely will help with the readability as it is in a large font size. The font also has a modern look to it and professional tone as well. As the brand identity is trying to “express quality, professionalism, growth, and empowerment” (SNHU, 2024), I think that the primary logo pairs up with these aspects or characteristics of the business and the message that they are trying to spread. Brand Element Evaluation: I think that all of the brand elements in concept two show a great level of professionalism and modernism. I think that the modern look from the primary font will go well together with the logo and catch the audience’s eye right away. I, personally, feel that all of the brand elements present in concept two will the professionals that are “looking to develop” and will help show that Impact Ed is always looking in the forward direction and motivates or encourages empowerment. As for the other concepts, I think that concept one looks like
Reilly 3 something that the government created with the colors chosen and with the way it looks overall. With the professionals being committed to providing high-quality trainings and certifications, having a logo that looks like this might turn them away. It also looks very outdated as well. Concept three, on the other hand, doesn’t look very professional because of the fonts and colors chosen for the logo. I don’t think that the color palette works well together, and this could easily turn the audience away or at least not take the brand seriously. Therefore, I think concept two has just the right level of modernism and professionalism that will keep the audience around and should be chosen instead of concepts one and three. Part II
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Reilly 4 References: Olesen, J. (n.d.). The power and symbolism of colors (infographics) . Color Meanings. https://www.color-meanings.com/#red Southern New Hampshire University. (n.d.). Module Four Activity Guidelines and Rubric . Sign into your account. https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/le/content/1460245/viewContent/28853188/View Southern New Hampshire University. (n.d.-a). Impact Ed Brand Elements. https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/1460245-COM-431-R3184-OL-TRAD- UG.24EW3/course_documents/COM%20431%20Impact%20Ed%20Brand%20Element %20Concepts.pdf?ou=1460245