Essentials for a life less ordinary
There are those who believe that to establish a global presence, a brand should position itself as being all things to all people, a hold-all solution that cuts across diverse target groups. But when Boubyan Bank embarked on a journey with us to revamp their brand for the world market, they discovered that it was their inherently unique qualities as an Islamic bank that would, at once, give them mass appeal and yet allow them to stand out on the global financial stage.
Aug 2008 // Brand Development / Branding / Corporate Identity Design / Product Branding & Design / Promotional Branding
Starting something
Increasingly REX’ work involves helping businesses to define who they are and redesign their business offering, by using branding as a vehicle to catalyse change and unearth potential for new growth. This was the case when REX took on a re-branding project for Global Access, a business-to-business broadcast corporation looking for a new lease on life..
Jun 2008 // Brand Development / Branding / Corporate Identity Design / Information Design / Motion Design / Promotional Branding
Minor corporate identity program for brand internalisation company Context.
Jul 2006 // Corporate Identity Design
In 2006, Coca-Cola invited REX to participate in its 125th birthday celebrations, by joining a team of 125 artists from around the world taking 125 years of Coca-Cola marketing material and re-inventing it to create a series of fresh visuals inspired by the brand’s new global positioning statement – the Coke side of life.
May 2006 // Corporate Identity Design
H is for hope
An estimated 230 000 children under 15 are living with HIV in South Africa. Yet only about 10 000 children are currently on ARV treatment, meaning that about 50% of children with HIV/AIDS die before they reach the age of two.
Dec 2007 // Brand Development / Corporate Identity Design / Graphic Design / Information Design / Naming
The great urban experience
The lights might be out in Joburg, but the power is on at urban lifestyle marketing specialist Timesquare, which has kicked off the new year with a new focus, new energy and a brand new image to match.
Jan 2008 // Brand Development / Brand Expression / Brand Identity Design / Corporate Identity Design
Putting down roots and spreading wings
When research giant Markinor embarked on a brand rejuvenation exercise, they approached REX to help them establish a branding platform that would give visual expression to the company’s mantra of ‘roots and wings’. With a primary identity and new logo already in place, and people committed to being flag-bearers of the new brand, the organisation was well-positioned to roll out a visual identity that would encapsulate its vision and unique culture.
Nov 2005 // Corporate Identity Design
Waking sleeping giants
Creating a brand architecture for construction conglomerate ACICO delivered not only a visual identity for this Kuwait-based company, but birthed a common sense of purpose and shaped an organisational structure that has created new business opportunities for the company, both in the Middle East and around the world.
Feb 2008 // Brand Advertising / Brand Architecture / Brand Development / Corporate Identity Design / Interior Branding Design / Product Branding & Design / Promotional Branding / Wayfinding & Signage Systems
Hall of Fame
When top brands are looking for a safe pair of hands to create and produce an inspiring television commercial, they look to Velocity Films. A company that has won nearly every local and international advertising award for creativity and production excellence, the Velocity team includes the industry’s top creative talent and an unparalleled body of work.
Dec 2008 // Brand Development / Branding / Corporate Identity Design / Information Design
A conversation kaleidoscope
Even the smallest company can benefit from a brand identity that is derived from the inside-out . Ask Myriad – a small business writing services company for whom we developed a new brand identity. They needed an identity that reflected its core substance, a platform from which it could market itself positively and with pride.
May 2009 // Corporate Identity Design
All puffed-out !
A change in leadership at production company Fresh Water Films resulted in a change in energy, and a change in name to Bouffant. REX was called in to translate this new energy in the form of a brand identity.
Jul 2007 // Brand Development / Corporate Identity Design / Promotional Branding
The A1 Grand Prix was launched with glorious splendour in September of 2005. REX participated in the development of the strategy, the business concept and the image of the A1 Grand Prix’s hospitality unit.
Nov 2004 // Corporate Identity Design
The simple gives birth to the sublime
When jewellery-designer Sian Elliot and architect Adam Hoets first came to REX with their idea for what was to become Willowlamp, the team knew they were looking at something extraordinary.
Mar 2006 // Corporate Identity Design
The business of beautiful
We revel in projects that stretch us – and there can be few things more challenging than bringing harmony to polar opposites, and then expressing this in an identity that is at once professional and visually powerful.
Apr 2009 // Brand Identity Design / Corporate Identity Design
The great Homemakers makeover
Homemakers needed their brand to work a lot harder for the business. They approached REX to help them align consumer perception with their offering. The challenge lay in the fact that while Homemakers’ divisional brands – Homemakers Fair, Homemakers Expo, HomeTalk and Complex Living – had the same client bases, there was no synergy between them. REX needed to reposition Homemakers as a great home improvement ideas provider instead of the DIY company consumers perceived it as, and change the outdated styling to one that was contemporary, credible and consumer-friendly.
Apr 2008 // Brand Architecture / Brand Development / Brand Expression / Corporate Identity Design / Naming
