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REDESIGN MMK

TitleREDESIGN MMK
BrandMMK MUSEUM FÜR MODERNE KUNST FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Product/ServiceCORPORATE DESIGN, CAMPAIGN
Category A09. 360 BRAND & IDENTITY EXPERIENCE
Entrant Company SURFACE GRAFIK Frankfurt, GERMANY
Advertising Agency SURFACE GRAFIK Frankfurt, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Markus Weisbeck Surface Gesellschaft Für Gestaltung Mbh Director
Katrin Tüffers Surface Gesellschaft Für Gestaltung Mbh Designer
Maximiliane Schling Surface Gesellschaft Für Gestaltung Mbh Designer

Brief Explanation

The challenge was to stay close to the former strong and successful corporate design of MMK, that was created by Surface in 2010.

The Brief

The visual language of the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main, one of the world’s most significant museums of contemporary art, needed to be completely redesigned for the opening of a new location and reorganization of its two existing houses.

How the final design was conceived

All typographical interventions for these applications have been developed by Surface. A numerical system with 1, 2, and 3 which works both horizontally and vertically, was developed to distinguish the three houses. Making it possible to detect the positioning and corresponding logo efficiently, serving as a form of navigation within the city.

Indication of how successful the outcome was in the market

The addition of „Now“ and „We are three“ in new language of the digital and printed campaigns, emphasized the expansion of the museum. A specific dramaturgy accompanied the launch of the announcement and opening, which continues into 2015 and leads to a lot of attendance. The campaign contains Poster, Flyer, Folder, Ads, Flags/Banner, Tram...