Literatur Rheinland Header Portrait
Literatur Rheinland Header Visitenkarte im Wasser

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Branding & Website

Multifaceted brand and web presence that lends a strong voice to the Rhineland as a literary location

Project description

Literatur Rheinland
Branding and website 

Services: 
Branding workshop 
Communication strategy 
Corporate design 
Copywriting 
Web design 
Frontend programming 
Backend programming 

In collaboration with Stephanie Butzen, Marie Volmar, Gabriel Richter and awwwesome

literatur-rheinland.de

Literatur Rheinland Billboard

Comfortable reading in the Rhineland

Literatur Rheinland is the regional network for all stakeholders, initiatives and institutions of the literary scene. As a collaborative platform, it comprises everything the local scene has to offer and allows it to speak with one powerful voice. We were responsible for making its potential accessible to a larger – and younger – audience. To this end, we introduced a new brand and web presence that sparks interest and makes it possible to experience the many facets of regional literature. Because reading brings people together – even if they are from Cologne and Düsseldorf.

Literatur Rheinland Visitenkarten
Literatur Rheinland Designsystem
Literatur Rheinland Bierdeckel
Literatur Rheinland Brochüre Cover offen
Literatur Rheinland Plakat Lesung
Literatur Rheinland Instagram

Literature and the Rhine in one clear symbol

The new logo sends a strong signal on behalf of the regional literary scene. Based on the tilted letter „R“, it combines the impression of an open book with the dynamics of flowing water as a visual reference to the Rhine. A simple, clear symbol with multiple levels of interpretation. 

Literatur Rheinland Jutebeutel
Literatur Rheinland Flyer Lila
Literatur Rheinland Booksign

Linguistically pleasing typography

The new corporate font „Ivar“ is an excellent typeface for reading literary texts that also shines in headlines. Together with the nonchalant secondary typeface „Sharp Grotesk“, our typography also covers a broad literary spectrum: from high culture to pop culture.

Literatur Rheinland Flyer Rot
Literatur Rheinland Brochüre Close-Up
Literatur Rheinland Plakat Bücherei
Literatur Rheinland Doppelseite Brochüre
Literatur Rheinland Flyer Übersicht

Book and river - a flowing layout

The layout system is derived from the top view of an open book, which, depending on the context, can serve as a graphic frame or image container. Zooming into the image yields exciting sections, which in turn create the impression of flowing water. The result: a concise, flexibly applicable visual toolkit that creates a cross-media identity. 

Liveliness through diversity and contrasts

Hand-drawn icons and symbols add levity to the overall image and provide a noticeable contrast to the logo and typography. The brand identity is topped off with a lively color palette, which in its colorfulness also reflects the diversity of the region.

Literatur Rheinland Farbsystem
Literatur Rheinland Buttons
Literatur Rheinland Icons
Literatur Rheinland Longsleeve
Literatur Rheinland Plakat Poetry Slam

Event platform and more for the regional literary scene

The new website provides an overview of all events in the region and shows what literature in the Rhineland can do. An interactive literary map, a dedicated magazine, and portraits of all members of the network make the diversity and quality of literature in the Rhineland visible and tangible even in the digital space.

Literatur Rheinland Iphone Übersicht
Literatur Rheinland Website Magazin

Regional literature on a map

One highlight of the website is an interactive literary map that allows users to explore the Rhineland vis-à-vis its literature by providing easy and intuitive access to descriptions of places by Rhenish writers, portraits of authors who have lived and worked here, and institutions and initiatives that enrich literary life.

Literatur Rheinland Ipad Literaturkarte
Literatur Rheinland Ipad Textstellen
Literatur Rheinland Iphone Event

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