VISUAL ID

TitleVISUAL ID
BrandHALEBOP
Product/ServiceHALEBOP - VISUAL ID
Category A02. Rebrand / Refresh of an existing Brand
Entrant PERFECT FOOLS Stockholm, SWEDEN
Idea Creation PERFECT FOOLS Stockholm, SWEDEN
Idea Creation 2 HALEBOP Stockholm, SWEDEN
Idea Creation 3 FUTURICE Stockholm, SWEDEN
Production PERFECT FOOLS Stockholm, SWEDEN
Credits
Name Company Position
Mattias Mattisson Perfect Fools Designer
Antonino Ognissanti Perfect Fools Designer
Marc Scherlin Perfect Fools Designer
Ebba Körlof Sundberg Perfect Fools Copywriter
Nayeli Kremb Perfect Fools Art Director
Patrick Dry Perfect Fools Creative Director
Carl Berglind Perfect Fools Producer
Maria Lundvall Perfect Fools Head of Account
Tony Sajdak Perfect Fools CTO
Rasmus Bjurström Perfect Fools Strategic Director
Åsa Edgren Perfect Fools Producer
Johanna Sahlman Halebop Head of Halebop GTM
Hanna Myrling Halebop Go-To Market Manager
Samuel Andersson Halebop Go-To Market Manager
Sebastian Prosser Halebop Creative Director
Natallia Tsikhanenka Futurice Lead Visual & UX Designer
Ville Kovanen Futurice Brand Design Lead
Henrik Edlund Futurice Managing Director
Maria Nilsson Futurice Visual Designer
Stefan Hattenbach Futurice Type Designer / Graphic Designer

Background

Halebop is the friendly Swedish mobile operator with a brand promise of being ”unexpectedly nice for real”. Our brief was to launch a new brand identity that works better in a digital world with more vibrant energy both online and offline. Halebop wanted to keep their playful and unpretentious vibe but get away from a sometimes childish expression. The most important objective was to minimize the drop in brand awareness as we rolled out the new identity.

Describe the creative idea

The primary target groups are between 20-29 years old. Urban, students and SBA’s (Swedes born abroad). The idea was to create a scalable, flexible and channel-independent identity with powerful building blocks - we call them ”plankton” - that come to life and interact through animation and sound. A branding act that respects the Halebop heritage and still caters for the need to be new. We do not design for our brand but for the people who interact with our brand. We are a ”digital bazaar”. This way, we can stand out where our competitors show more of the same.

Describe the execution

The new identity was launched in conjunction with a broad product campaign in April 2018. Everything from SIM-cards, invoices, in-store and event materials to all digital presence plus all-channel advertising was affected. An important initial discussion was which pieces of the old brand identity to preserve. We made the decision to keep the black/white expression in filmed materials but make radical changes in color and visual expression to go with it. Together with a new energetic animation expression, sound design and modular thinking, we now have the tools to separate products in a distinctive yet still brand consistent way. Check out how this comes to life here: http://competition.nomonday.com/work/halebop-visual-id/

List the results

The follow up of the launch showed that brand awareness was unchanged i.e. we didn’t lose anyone in the transition. And the following summer campaign shows that sender identification has reached new and unprecedented levels which proves that the journey from the old to the new Halebop has been a success. Brand awareness is now up. Sender id is up. Brand interest and liking is up. Purchase intent is up.