Cortland Harvest
Sections
Overview
The project consists of creating a visual identity for a local produce and agriculture initiative.
The team at Seven Valleys Health Coalition wanted a new logo for Cortland County Agriculture that is appealing to millennials and promotes buying local produce and agritourism, as well as supporting local farmers and local economy.
Deliverables
A set of logos and visual brand guidelines with logo specs and variations, color palette, and typography.
Logos
Standard, simplified, and various lockup orientations in the brand's primary colors, alternate-use colors, and grayscale-use colors.
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Standard logo
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Simplified logo
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Vertical lock-up
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Vertical lock-up with tagline
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Horizontal lock-up
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Horizontal lock-up with tagline
Visual Brand Guidelines
Describing the logo's meaning, its variations and alternatives, how to apply and set, and the colors and typography.
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Alternate logos page
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Color palette page
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Typography page
Process
The project spanned 8 months but included a break in between where the team at Seven Valleys Health Coalition asked their community for feedback and selection.
Finding an Identity
For the first phase we met on a weekly or bi-weekly basis for feedback and discussion on the new branding effort. Through a provided research branding report and a series of meetings, themes around 7 valleys, the sun, and agricultural growth, as well as a minimalistic aesthetic surfaced as traits the team wanted the new symbol to have.
Illustrative and geometric ideas
Providing options
A combinations of the different attributes selected by the team was put together so that their community could have some input.
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Idea explanation
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Diamond shape logos
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Circle shape logos
Finalizing the design
After a break of over 3 months and with the community feedback, the design with the logo enclosed in a circle without crown icons became the final design. The color palette increased in saturation and warmth, conveying a ripe and fresh feel the organization was going for.
With a chosen brand name and tagline, the typography was set and kerned.