Agency behind Inner West Council rebrand refutes similarities to Droga5 work
The Inner West Council has opened submissions for community feedback on its rebrand and logo redesign, with two concepts being put forward.
For The People, the agency behind the rebrand, has refuted Mumbrella’s suggestion that the first proposed concept resembles Droga5’s work on Coal’s Drop Yard in London.
According to the council’s website, the first concept, ‘life on the inside’, uses “iconic shapes and forms of the area to house diverse expressions of what it means to live in the Inner West, focusing on the cultural, historical and creative diversity of the area.”
The second, ‘building a framework’, focusses on the people of the Inner West, their stories and what they’re creating.
Mumbrella asked For The People about the similarities, which include shapes found from the surrounding area.
In a statement, the agency said: “We’re in the early stages of concept exploration with the brand identity for Inner West Council. To suggest that exploratory work is a final direction would misrepresent the process.
“A significant amount of testing and development is still to be done across all parts of the identity system. There are many combinations of elements — colour, fonts, typography, icons, imagery, language, etc — to be looked at before a concept is accepted or approved. With each iteration of work the system can change dramatically.
“The brand identity system that is ultimately launched will be distinctive to and representative of the Inner West.”
The proposed ‘life on the inside’ concept for the Inner West Council’s rebrand
Droga5’s work for Coal’s Drop Yard
The project is being designed and managed by an internal council project team, while responsibility for the development and delivery of the visual identity, collateral and brand guidelines falls with For the People.
When Mumbrella asked the Inner West Council about the similarities, a council spokesperson said that since the work is “taking place externally, we are unable to comment on the creative process to date.”
“Two alternative conceptual designs have been put forward which are both in the early stages of development,” it added. “Council is seeking community feedback before progressing further.”
The council has opened the two suggested concepts for community feedback, which can be given here.
The better example of tagline and font similarities that didn’t get much attention from southern media is this
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-31/nt-boundless-possible-brand-possibly-similar-to-dubai-campaign/10187206
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Who cares? Similar brief. Similar buildings. Similar outcome. But different sides of the world.
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Agency: “To suggest that exploratory work is a final direction would misrepresent the process.”
Translation: “Shit, we need to start again.”
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Client: “the work is taking place externally, we are unable to comment on the creative process to date.”
Translation: “Dont blame us, blame the agency.”
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… that generic hipster tropes might look, well, generic?
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Why are they wasting money on this? The inner west doesn’t have a branding problem. Look at the feedback on social to see how well this is landing with residents.
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Who was it that said there were no new ideas?
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