MEA

Many congratulations to the wonderful winners of the Transform Awards MEA 2026

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  

 

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  

 

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  

 

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  

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 

Brand Strategist of the Year 

Rohit Banka – Accenture Song 

 

Young Contender of the Year 

Gunjan Mathur – Yellow Branding & Digital Consultancy 

Best Overall Visual Identity  

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

 

Grand Prix 

Saudia Airlines and Landor