Iv been given a creative director as my first job and am developing our visual identity from scratch.. We are an outdoor media owner.. If created a simple cartoony style for all our illustration.. Can I update this and make it evolve as I go along?
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1Hi Charlette, welcome to GDSE and thanks for your question. Could you please give us a bit more, though? How are you planning to evolve the identity? What does it consist of? If you want to know more about the site, please see the help center or ping one of us in chat once your reputation is sufficient (20). Keep contributing and enjoy the site!– VincentJan 15, 2015 at 17:08
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Most all identities evolve over time. There should be some shared DNA, but trends and styles come and go and brand identities tend to follow along.
Absolutely! Whether or not it should is a different topic, but just look at the battle between 'flat' design and the skeuomorphic designs of the early 00s.
We're actually living in a fascinating time for this topic, as the 'flat' design trend is becoming so overwhelming that we're seeing brands that haven't updated their style in ages pressured into removing the third dimension from their identity. Now we have millions of lazy designers co-opting the "material design" guidelines released by google.
But in answer to your question, definitely. Your brand identity should stay relevant to the time you're living in, and your current identity should be a choice made by you, for the betterment of your brand. Keep the core elements firm, and adjust to what your brand currently needs to stay relevant.
Or don't! But if you choose to not update, make sure that that's a choice you're making on purpose.
Interesting links:
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1I know this forum is not of chit-chat, but thanks for sharing the flatvsrealism. One of the best websites I have ever seeing.– RafaelJan 15, 2015 at 21:56
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