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Corporate Design for the German Association for Art History

German Association for Art History

Renaming the Association of German Art Historians to the German Association for Art History brought up the need to develop a new corporate design. In addition to the new logo, we designed new stationery and new membership cards and revised the design of their website.

The Association for Art History is a broad union of art historians from universities, museums, monument conservation and related freelancing professions. The new public image was set to recognize this diversity and – just like the new name of the association – focus on the discipline as the connecting element.

Logo variants using different sizes in black, black and blue, black and white and white. Graphic.
Figure Logo variants for different applications

Creating a flexible design system that allows for flexible applications of the new corporate identity across different media was one of the main requirements in the process. The new logo is used in social networks as well as in printed materials and works in a wide range of formats, from squared avatars to lanyards for ID badges. In addition, the different applications needed by the association require both monochrome and coloured versions. For the stationery, all formal requirements are met and the templates are easy to use. The membership cards form an important part of the organisation’s identity, representing the association internally and externally. The card lasts for the duration of the membership, as the validity is shown by a yearly sticker badge.

Front side with logo, membership number, name and annual sticker. Back side with general information for museums asking for free entrance in German, French, Italian and English. Graphic.
Figure Front and back of the membership card
Stationary with address and logo in the header, main column for text and site column for additional information.
Figure First page of the new stationary
Typographic illustration stacking the word "art history" in for colour versions. Graphic.
Figure Social network avatars
Tasks
project management
consultancy
analysis
concept
workshop
graphic design
web design
typography
printing supervision
Typeface
„Supreme“ by Ilya Naumoff and Jérémie Hornus (Indian Type Foundry)
Print
offset with thermal printing (ID card), digital printing (sticker)
Project Timeframe