MEA

CONTENT

Best Use of a Visual Property (Business and Corporate)

Gold – Saudi Tourism Authority and TQ Branding

Silver – IMI Media and Wiedemann Lampe

Bronze – Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE)

Bronze – Mubadala and Bellwether Brands

 

Best Use of a Visual Property (Consumer)

Gold – Faena Residences and BRASH

Gold – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Silver – Fahid Island, Aldar Properties and M+C Saatchi Group Middle East

Bronze – Asaan and Landor

 

Best Brand Architecture Solution

Gold – du and Landor

Silver – TAIBA and Brand Lounge

Bronze – Beyon

Bronze – Misk Foundation and Zan Agency

 

Best Use of Copy Style or Tone of Voice

Gold – .Here and All About Brands

Gold – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Silver – Falcon and Landor

Bronze – Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

 

Best Brand Experience

Gold – KSA Ministry of Culture and Interstate

Gold – La Marzocco and House of Negroni

Silver – Saudi Tourism Authority and TQ Branding

Silver – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Bronze – Qiddiya and BRASH

 

Best Use of Packaging

Gold – Qadeem Fragrance and REBRDG Branding Agency

Silver – Emirates Snack Foods: Feli’s Kitchen – Feli’s Fruitz and Jpd

Silver – Nestlé – Tola and Karak

Bronze – Americana Foods and Dragon Rouge Branding (Shanghai)

Bronze – RAINBOW and Mr.Studio

Best Wayfinding or Signage

Gold – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Silver – Makarem and Brand Lounge

 

Best Use of Typography

Gold – King Salman International Airport (KSIA) and TQ Branding

Gold – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Silver – Mics and Gene Branding

Silver – TAIBA and Brand Lounge

Bronze – Villa Hegra and Wiedemann Lampe

 

Best Audio Brand (Business and Corporate)

Gold – Emirates NBD and amp

Gold – Islamic Arts Biennale, Diriyah Biennale Foundation with .Pomelo and WithFeeling

Silver – Qatar National Bank and Sixième Son

Bronze – Alinma and amp

 

Best Audio Brand (Consumer)

Gold – CEER and Sonicbrand

Silver – Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia with Focus WPI and WithFeeling

Bronze – Makarem and Sonicbrand

Bronze – PetCentral and WithFeeling

 

Best Place Brand

Gold – King Salman International Airport (KSIA) and TQ Branding

Silver – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Bronze – Fahid Island, Aldar Properties and M+C Saatchi Group Middle East

 

Best Expression of a Brand on Social Media Channels

Gold – Mics and Gene Branding

Silver – Thoub Saghiri and Blue Hat

PROCESS

Best Implementation of a Brand Development Project

Gold – Makarem and Brand Lounge

Silver – Ominvest – Veltra and Bellwether Brands

Bronze – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

 

Best Localization of an International Brand

Gold – Yammak and Gene Branding

Silver – AXIAN Telecom – Yas and Landor

STRATEGY

Best Creative Strategy (Business)

Gold – Protouch and Umbrella

Silver – Mubadala and Bellwether Brands

 

Best Creative Strategy (Consumer)

Gold – Saudia Airlines and Landor

Silver – Nestlé – Tola and Karak

Silver – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Bronze – La Marzocco and House of Negroni

Bronze – National Biscuit and OHI Leo Burnett

 

Best Creative Strategy (Corporate)

Gold – TAIBA and Brand Lounge

Silver – Alinma and Landor

Bronze – IMI Media and Wiedemann Lampe

Bronze – Ominvest – Veltra and Bellwether Brands

 

Best Brand Evolution (Business and Corporate)

Gold – e& and Wiedemann Lampe

Gold – NHC with Lippincott

Silver – Alinma and Landor

Bronze – Beyon

Bronze – Inception and The Frameworks

 

Best Brand Evolution (Consumer)

Gold – Nestlé – Tola and Karak

Gold – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Silver – Makarem and Brand Lounge

Silver – Soum and Gene Branding

Bronze – Al Jimi Mall and Balcony8

Bronze – Bahrain Rugby Club and Interstate

Best Strategic or Creative Development of a New Brand

Gold – BEEAH and Landor

Gold – The Wilds, Aldar Properties and M+C Saatchi Group Middle East

Silver – KORO and BRASH

Bronze – Kafu and Bellwether Brands

Bronze – Ominvest – Veltra and Bellwether Brands

 

Best Development of a New Brand Within an Existing Brand Portfolio

Gold – .Here and All About Brands

Gold – Mubadala and Bellwether Brands

Silver – Emirates Snack Foods: Feli’s Kitchen – Feli’s Fruitz and Jpd

Bronze – ENACT and All About Brands

Bronze – Rawa and Zan Agency

 

Best Naming Strategy (New Name)

Gold – ONGETEM and Balcony8

Gold – Saudia Airlines and Landor

Silver – Asaan and Landor

Bronze – .Here and All About Brands

Bronze – Lemonade and Yellow

 

Best Naming Strategy (Rename)

Gold – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Silver – Yammak and Gene Branding

Bronze – LOTF and Zan Agency

 

Best Naming Strategy (Naming System)

Gold – e& and Wiedemann Lampe

Gold – ONGETEM and Balcony8

Silver – EMSTEEL – TrueGreen and Bellwether Brands

TYPE

Best Corporate Rebrand Following a Merger or Acquisition

Gold – TAIBA and Brand Lounge

Bronze – Falcon and Landor

 

Best Brand Development Project to Reflect a Change of Mission, Values or Positioning (Business and Corporate)

Gold – Kitopi and Freedom Studio

Bronze – Insight Studios and By Driven

 

Best Brand Development Project to Reflect a Change of Mission, Values or Positioning (Consumer)

Gold – Makarem and Brand Lounge

Silver – Kitopi and Freedom Studio

Silver – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

Bronze – Hemingways Collection and Greenspace

Best Brand Consolidation

Gold – AXIAN Telecom – Yas and Landor

Silver – IMI Media and Wiedemann Lampe

 

Best Digital Transformation

Gold – Virtuzone and Yellow

Bronze – Kafu and Bellwether Brands

 

Best Employer Brand

Gold – Makarem and Brand Lounge

Silver – TAIBA and Brand Lounge

SECTOR

Best Visual Identity by a Charity, NGO or Not-For-Profit

Gold – Graphic Design Association (Graphicyoon) and Gene Branding

 

Best Visual Identity from the Education Sector

Gold – Asaan and Landor

Silver – Villa Hegra and Wiedemann Lampe

 

Best Visual Identity from the Energy and Utilities Sector

Gold – Miahona and Boxon

Silver – ENEC and All About Brands

 

Best Visual Identity from the Financial Services Sector

Gold – Alinma and Landor

Silver – ISA Commodities and Jpd

Bronze – Kafu and Bellwether Brands

 

Best Visual Identity from the FMCG Sector

Gold – National Biscuit and OHI Leo Burnett

Silver – Americana Foods and Dragon Rouge Branding (Shanghai)

 

Best Visual Identity from the Food and Beverage Sector

Gold – ONGETEM and Balcony8

Silver – INÁ and Balcony8

Silver – La Marzocco and House of Negroni

Bronze – Kitopi and Freedom Studio

 

Best Visual Identity from the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Sector

Gold – Mubadala and Bellwether Brands

Silver – NhaFarma and Identidadi

 

Best Visual Identity from the Hospitality Sector

Gold – TAIBA and Brand Lounge

Silver – Makarem and Brand Lounge

 

Best Visual Identity from the Lifestyle and Wellbeing Sector

Gold – Fahid Island, Aldar Properties and M+C Saatchi Group Middle East

Silver – Qadeem Fragrance and REBRDG Branding Agency

Bronze – BEEAH and Landor

Best Visual Identity from the Professional Services Sector

Gold – Virtuzone and Yellow

Silver – Kingsbury & Partners and Jpd

Silver – Ominvest – Veltra and Bellwether Brands

 

Best Visual Identity from the Public Sector

Gold – Made. Design Forum By Solid Design Studio

Silver – Diplomatic Quarter Hoarding and Zan Agency

Bronze – Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

 

Best Visual Identity from the Retail, Property, and Construction Sector

Gold – The Wilds, Aldar Properties and M+C Saatchi Group Middle East

Silver – Al Jimi Mall and Balcony8

Silver – Numa Reserve and Yellow

Bronze – Maison Margiela and BRASH

 

Best Visual Identity from the Sports and Leisure Sector

Gold – Super Duper Studio and Yellow

Silver – Women’s Championship – Sports for All, Ministry of Sport and Zan Agency

Bronze – Open Masters Games Abu Dhabi 2026 and All About Brands

 

Best Visual Identity from a Startup

Silver – Proclean and Epic Lion

 

Best Visual Identity from the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector

Gold – AXIAN Telecom – Yas and Landor

Gold – Mics and Gene Branding

Silver – Doğuş Teknoloji and Monroe

Silver – Saudi Tourism Authority and TQ Branding

 

Best Visual Identity from the Transport and Logistics Sector

Gold – King Salman International Airport (KSIA) and TQ Branding

Silver – Falcon and Landor

 

Best Visual Identity from the Travel and Tourism Sector

Gold – Saudi Tourism Authority and TQ Branding

Silver – Hemingways Collection and Greenspace

Bronze – Saudia Airlines and Landor

Bronze – Vallé Advenature™ Park and Brand Lounge

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

 

Brand Strategist of the Year

Winner– Rohit Banka – Accenture Song

 

Young Contender of the Year

Winner – Gunjan Mathur – Yellow Branding & Digital Consultancy

GRAND ACCOLADES

 

Best Overall Visual Identity

Winner – The Wilds, Aldar Properties and M+C Saatchi Group Middle East

 

Grand Prix

Winner – Saudia Airlines and Landor