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Fuel for the urban jungle

Brand and packaging for isotonic drinks and protein snacks made for parkour athletes.

Role
Creative Director
Year
2017
Audience
Parkour athletes, 18–35
Scope
Name, logo, packaging
Read
2 min

Results

  • 2product lines: isotonic drinks and protein snacks
  • 1name, logo and packaging system
  • 18–35parkour and extreme-sports athletes

The problem

Generic fitness supplements don't speak to parkour athletes. The brand had to stand out and fit an active, on-the-go life.

I studied the sport's moves and how it imitates nature: apes in an urban concrete jungle.

Key decisions

  1. 01

    A name rooted in the ape

    Ape in Afrikaans is aap, its long a written with a diaeresis: äp.

    Early logo ideas
  2. 02

    The dots move below

    Moving the diaeresis under the a balances the mark, and the dots become the accent color.

    Final äp logo
  3. 03

    One system, two products

    Isotonic cans and protein snacks share one flavor-coded system.

    äp isotonic cans
  4. 04

    Shot in the city

    Athletes doing stunts in the city, photographed by Ben Franke.

    Parkour athlete on a building

Contact

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keduarts@gmail.com