Brand identity of the Ukrainian hand-made product
Challenge Oak & Log is a brand that specializes in creating and selling handcrafted wooden items for homes and offices. It was essential to establish a brand name, identity, and packaging that were environmentally friendly, easy to understand, authentic in design, and memorable.
**Naming Solution**: When brainstorming the brand name, we aimed to incorporate "oak" (since some products are crafted from oak) while ensuring it was short, easy to say, and memorable. Thus, we settled on Oak & Log.
**Design**: To develop the brand identity, we drew inspiration from the structure of tree rings, creating stylized representations that became elements of the Oak & Log logo, as well as a key feature in the brand's advertising and packaging.
**Outcome**:
- **Simplicity**: Our design approach focused on minimalism to emphasize only what’s important.
- **Authenticity**: Given the natural wood material we work with, we reflected this in the name and opted for smooth forms and natural materials in the packaging design.
- **Memorability**: The brand’s corporate pattern across all marketing materials enhances recognition and aligns with the natural aspects of the products.
With the products available in two colors (black and light/unpainted), we needed to create tags for the packaging. We designed distinct black and white paper labels to differentiate between the different color options.
**Cost-effective Packaging**: Beyond being environmentally friendly, the product packaging is also economical since corrugated cardboard is made from recycled paper, which is favorable from a cost perspective.