TYPE
Logo Design, Brand Identity, Editorial Design
YEAR
2017
CLIENT
University of Pisa
WEBSITE
The Botanical Garden and Museum of the University of Pisa is one of the most ancient gardens in Europe, protecting thousands of species in several greenhouses, flowerbeds and ponds. This is the proposal for the new logo with the coordinate image for printed products, such as flyers, brochures, posters and booklets.
The mark designed has two main goals: the first is to create a synthetic, recognizable logo (having as well all the other characteristics required for a good mark — to be flexible, scalable, memorable) which could be initial sparkle of a whole coordinated image system; the second one is to create a powerful acronym, a word which would be part of everyday slang:
"hey, let's meet at the MOB!"
The logo mark is based on the evergreen Garamond 3, playing with the "O" of "Orto" (orto means garden): I filled the circular shape with a Light Green 500 (borrowed from the gorgeous Google's Material Palette) and then went for a simple negative space design of a oak leaf — you know, the oak tree is in every culture the symbol of wisdom: this to recall that the Garden is a University of Pisa property and also a laboratory for some three-year and master degrees.
As good fellow of the Garamond comes Brandon Grotesque, playful, modern, clean. It matches the serif in all the brand collaterals, such as flyers, posters, booklet, brochures, business cards and so on.
Besides the black-green standard logo, I developed also a black-only version and an outline one: this one to be used when overlayed over an image, as in the orchid poster in the slideshow above.
Thanks to my Unsplash friends Annie Spratt, Lobostudio Hamburg, Ahmed Sauff, Christian Widell, Callum Skelton, Erol Ahmed and Gaelle Marcel for the gorgeous pictures of flowers and plants.
Selected Works
The Edges of In-BetweenBook Design, Photography
San Martino in LuccaBook Design
Totem: Fitness EverywhereWeb App, Mobile App
Dally: your ally against diabetesWeb App, Mobile App, Brand
Rational AI: AI technology you can trustWeb App, Web Design, Branding
Roberto Mariani ArchitettoExhibition Design, Art Direction
Lenovys ATRED: A Digital TransformationWeb App, Mobile App
BASE Milano environmental designEnvironmental design
Identistories: counselling, coaching, empowerment & refocusingLogo Design, Brand Identity, Web Design, Illustration
Storie ItalianeBook Design
André Júlio TurquesaAlbum Design, Poster Design, Illustration
Giacomo Sardini | 1750–1811Book Design
Affetti CollateraliBook Design
D1GITArt Direction, Editorial Design
LacunaEditorial Design
DBL: Dedalo Building LabLogo Design, Brand Identity, Web Design
Tuscanyness: a film on Tuscan architectureBrand Identity
HUB/ARTLogo Design, Brand Identity, Web Design
Genesis Lectures 2019Poster Design, Brand Identity, Web Design
Polittico Research LabPoster Design, Brand Identity, Web Design
120g: a Cultural Association promoting architecture, design & artsBrand Identity, Web Design, Art Direction
A field guide to architectureEditorial Design
Diletta BagsLogo Design, Brand Identity, Web Design, Art Direction
Centro NINA: neonatal training and simulation centerLogo Design, Brand Identity, Web Design
Genesis Lectures 2018Poster Design, Brand Identity, Web Design
Master's Degree ThesisBook Design
Bachelor's Degree ThesisBook Design
Affetti DaLogo Design, Brand Identity
