Luca Vullo is a performer, director and educator who entertains his audiences by embracing Italian gesticulation. As the Italian tendency to use large gestures has led to hostile stereotyping, Vullo has partnered with...
Met Office introduces friendly new animations to its design identity
Manchester-located design agency Flow has brought playfulness to the brand identity of one of the world’s most distinguished weather and climate services. The UK’s Met Office now has a new animated mascot, Christopher...
New labneh brand Bezi designed to appeal to American consumers
Ahead of Bezi’s debut on New York City grocery store shelves, design agency Red Antler created a recognisable and fun brand identity aiming to familiarise American shoppers with labneh – a soft Middle Eastern cheese m...
PayPal rebrand signals new business direction
Developed by global independent design consultancy Pentagram, PayPal’s revised identity aims to reflect how the digital payment platform has been making its customers’ lives easier since 1998. The new brand idea – mak...
Breathing life into brands
Advances in technology have opened a world of possibilities for how brands show up in the digital world. With that, people expect more from brands in how we want to interact with them. Lisa Battles explores these poss...
New National Black Canadians Summit identity evokes freedom and enlightenment
The annual National Black Canadians Summit, put together by the Michaëlle Jean Foundation, needed a fresh design identity ahead of its first-ever Montreal-based event in 2025. With the organisers targeting the ev...
The Verdict: Milan Symphony Orchestra
The work The renowned Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano (Milan Symphony Orchestra) partnered with global brand consultancy Landor to refresh its identity. Aiming to become more accessible to a wider, international audience, the rebrand...
The Scoop with Jason Brown
Earlier this year, Jason Brown was named the first-ever global CEO of independent design firm Pearlfisher. He sits down with Transform to chat about his career, the move to Pearlfisher and the agency’s exciting long-t...
Luxury gets lit
With social media fundamentally changing the relationship between Gen Z and luxury brands, how can high-end fashion companies once again reconnect with younger consumers? Brittany Golob investigates....
Postcard from Zagreb
Anja Bauer, director of brand strategy and creative director at Fabular, chats to Transform about life in the Croatian capital of Zagreb, how the agency crafts enticing brand names and what the future of brand design...
Angus’ A-Z of logos: National Theatre
Pentagram partner and creative director Angus Hyland describes his love for the ‘beautifully brutalist’ and ‘deceptively simple’ National Theatre logo. When a company...
Beauty in authenticity: the nuances in designing new and heritage brands
Fabio Molinaro and Roberto Decio, creative director and strategic planner at Milanese branding studio Robilant, delineate how to develop a brand story for a new-to-market brand versus a heritage brand and explain the...
Beyond endorsement: The rise of bespoke talent partnerships in luxury brand building
Oisin James Deady, co-founder of creative content agency TwelveA.M., argues modern consumers demand more meaningful connections. That being the case, companies must carefully choose talent partnerships that genuinely...
Angus’ A-Z of logos: Montblanc
Pentagram partner and creative director Angus Hyland discusses why the Montblanc logo piques his interest. While occupying the same luxury territory as celeb favourit...
The return of the trickster
Steph Thomas, brand strategist at London-based brand design agency FreshBritain, discusses the idea of the ‘trickster’ brand archetype, and why it’s making a comeback....
Ready-to-heat meal service rebrand shows off colourful, distinctive personality
Australian frozen meal company The Dinner Ladies teamed up with design studio Universal Favourite and illustrator Jake Foreman to create a modernised brand. The hope is the updated identity will reflect the brand'...
2022 Transform Awards Nordics shortlist announced
For the third time in its history, Transform magazine is excited to announce the shortlist for Transform Awards Nordics. Remaining the only awards programme to celebrate the transformative power of rebranding and bran...
Transform Awards Asia 2021 shortlist announced
Transform magazine is proud to announce the shortlist for the Transform Awards Asia 2021, the only awards programme celebrating the transformative power of rebranding and brand development in Asia....
Employer Brand Management Awards 2021 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Employer Brand Management Awards 2021 has been announced. The panel of expert judges have selected the best entries demonstrating impressive and successful employer brand over the past 18 months. Employer bran...
Winners celebrated at 2021 Transform Awards Europe
The Transform Awards Europe have been celebrating the transformative power of branding and rebranding in the continent for the past twelve years. Transform magazine is proud to announce the winners of the Transform Aw...
Insight TV rebrands to expand global footprint
High-definition, 4K broadcaster and content creator Insight TV teamed up with CapeRock, a media design agency, for a rebrand that would reflect its growth and enlarge its global footprint....
New White Sox logo goes the distance
NY-based Contino Studio has designed an alternate wordmark for the Chicago White Sox. Operating within a massive design system, it’s the first ‘White Sox’ wordmark update since 1990 and is a sharp change for the chart...
#TransformTuesday: 27 August
Every week, Transform examines recent rebrands and updated visual identities. This week's picks are below. For more from #TransformTuesday, follow @Transformsays...
#TransformTuesday: 30 May
Every week, Transform examines recent rebrands and updated visual identities. This week's picks are below. For more from #TransformTuesday, follow @Transformsays...
#TransformTuesday: 14 March
Every week, Transform examines recent rebrands and updated visual identities. This week's picks are below. For more from #TransformTuesday, follow @Transformsays...
#TransformTuesday: 31 January
Every week, Transform examines recent rebrands and updated visual identities. This week's selections are below. For more from #TransformTuesday, follow @Transformsays...
Employer brand leaders
The Employer Brand Management conference is a highlight in the calendar for branding specialists, HR professionals, internal communications specialists, recruiters and other communications experts with interests in th...
Employer branding explained
Employer brand can be hard to define, but the results of a good employer brand are easy to see. The employer brand is the part of a brand strategy that relates to an...
The value of a strong brand
Yesterday, in the heart of Dubai, the Middle East Brand Summit explored the region’s passion for, interest in and understanding of brand. Following the summit, the Transform Awards MENA honoured excellence in brand strategy and reb...
The future is sustainable
Some level of engagement with sustainability has become the norm for businesses. But beyond the obvious positives of integrating sustainability into a company portfolio, sustainability can also become a very important aspect of a b...