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Victoria + Melbourne _ Destination Identity

Logo Creation / Visual Identity / Design Direction

A global brand for Victoria and Melbourne that’s every bit different.

Visit Victoria needed a fresh, expressive and iconic visual identity to bring its ‘Every Bit Different’ brand platform to life. The new logos and identity system not only bring meaning to the brand platform, but take inspiration from the state’s much loved ‘Jigsaw’ logo of old, and its rich typographic history, with each logo letterform nodding to Victoria and Melbourne's diversity, passion, history and creativity.

Direction

The ‘Every Bit Different’ identity draws inspiration from the myriad experiences Victoria has to offer—reflecting its many moments and vast differences, diverse and eclectic but somehow cohesive. The design system bends traditional typographic principles blending differing letterform styles into a singular logo-mark inspired by Victoria and Melbourne's icons and typographic history. From the ‘R’ that evokes Victoria’s many winding touring roads, to the ‘O’ inspired by the markings of scar trees left by First Peoples’ carving shields from their bark, to the ‘I’ inspired by the iconic Pellegrini’s sign—pioneers of Melbourne and Victoria's coffee and cafe culture.

“There’s no doubt that creating a visual identity for a city and state is an incredibly challenging brief. The team delivered an exceptional outcome through strategic and creative rigour, and, more importantly, patience and collaboration. We’re extremely proud of the partnership and the work that has been created.”

Richard Price _ Group Manager, Content + Creative Services – Visit Victoria

Project Details

Client

Visit Victoria

Project

Rebrand / Destination Identity

Sectors

Destination Marketing + Tourism + State Government

Services

Logo Creation / Visual Identity / Design Direction

Collaborators

Georgia Lowes _ Senior Design Thomas Francione _ Design Jim Ritchie _ Verbal Identity Tina Rodi _ Project Director Dreamtime Art _ Cultural Consultant

Tom Hutcheon

Branding Specialist + Design Director

MELBOURNE / NARRM—VIC

LIVING + WORKING ON WURUNDJERI COUNTRY

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