WHITE CITY FAMILY BRAND

Client: Imperial College London

The Invention Rooms at White City launched a pilot Saturday Science Club, a new exciting programme that invites families back for consecutive sessions. Currently the Saturday Science Club has relied on assets developed by the Public Programmer at White City.

The brief was to provide a visual identity along with a number of design assets for the programme. The client was looking for an easy to use family friendly brand identity that works to compliment the existing Invention Rooms branding but make it more family focused and colourful. The long term aim will be to take this branding and use it for the wider family programme.

Audience: Family audience from diverse backgrounds across White City. Children aged 7 – 11 and their parents.

Tools
Figma / Adobe InDesign / Adobe Illustrator / Typeform

Guidelines

I have developed these guidelines for the client to implement in their PowerPoint presentations. Please find below a summary of my research and conceptual ideas.

Survey

To gather more information about our audience, I worked with the client to create questions for families with young children using Typeform). We wanted to understand their current feelings about the design materials, identify potential improvements, learn about their visual preferences, and find out what they don't like.

Key findings from the survey

  • People appreciate our current color palette, particularly when it involves a mix of darker hues against brighter ones. However, they tend not to favour entirely dark designs.

  • They are drawn to images showcasing new and exciting technology, especially in water or swimming activities. They prefer simpler layouts without visual clutter, especially in collages.

  • The use of iconography has been positively received. It might be beneficial to expand this with a new set of icon illustrations for family activity designs.

  • Regarding imagery, people prefer full-color photographs over color-treated ones. Creative and natural shots are preferred.

  • In terms of communication, many rely on alternative channels such as community groups and messaging apps like WhatsApp. This suggests a need to tailor deliverables, potentially favouring digital designs over printed materials like flyers.

Concept

Using the insights gathered from our target audience, I started brainstorming ideas for designing a set of engaging icons to be incorporated into the Family brand materials.

Finalised style of the icons

I presented the client with three different conceptual routes to choose from, and the icons below are the selected final versions. We will proceed to create a set of approximately 20 icons to be utilised across various materials. Please refer below for examples of how these icons can be implemented.

PowerPoint slide

Social media