Benetton is going to celebrate Indian festival of colors. This is truly an immerse experience for all ages at this family friendly event that’s open to everyone both young and old. In the event, you’re guaranteed to leave with a beautiful smile on your face, new friends, and also expect to get a deeper understanding on the Easter Indian culture. Enjoy delicious traditional cuisine, fusion Indian music, and tons of activities for every one.
Benetton establishes the visual system for the communication purpose in the market. The business system keeps in mind of the brand style guide, and it is designed in a consistent visual language. All the distal and print business materials must adapt with the system.
Benetton provides more diverse choices to get cultural information in order to let people to see, feel, listen to, taste and smell the global world. By experiencing different cultures, people develop a greater understanding of each other and know how to respect each other more. In the meantime, people's interactions, as well as respect and equality, will increase.
Benetton’s previous brand offered apparel for men, women and children. Our clothing design was classic and popular worldwide. Benetton’s brand also represents a global trend, which embraced multiculturalism and respecting people equally.
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Global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations. — Lakhdar Brahimi
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Benetton are always looking ahead to the future, working at the cutting edge: with color, with the revolution of the global viewpoint, and with a universal form of communication.
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The United Colors of Benetton clothing collections for women, men and children offer a style universally recognized as encompassing design, taste, and a sense of beauty which reflect the Italian style of the brand. Benetton is focused on the future. Its story is built on innovation and seeing where others fail to see. They have always been at the cutting edge: with color, with its revolutionary approach to point of sale, with an absolutely unique production and commercial network and with a universal form of communication, which created both a phenomenon and cultural debate. Moreover, Benetton was global before globalization, but in its own way. From the start, Benetton saw fashion as a global village where young people of every race live. It travels at the world’s speed, overcoming geographical, political and ideological boundaries. Benetton is a responsible group, receptive to the needs and problems of the present time and attentive to the environment, to human dignity and to the transformation of society. It creates value and aims at growth, not as an end in itself, but as a means for contributing to progress.
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Benetton was established as a partnership by Benetton family (Luciano, Giuliana, Gilberto and Carlo) in Ponzano Veneto, Italy.
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The first store was open in Belluno and was instantly successful in Italy.
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Benetton’s expansion in the Italian market of sweaters, then of casual apparel in general.
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Benetton hired Oliviero Toscani, an award-winning photographer, to head its advertising campaign. In the same year, the first campaign was featuring “All the colors in the World” which was having children from a variety of different cultures dressed in colorful Benetoon Clothing. This was supposed to promote world peace and diversity among nations. The campaign lead way to the name United Colors of Benetton.
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Fabrica, Benetton Group’s communication research centre, is one of the key drivers supporting the Group’s capacity to actively put down roots in the world and in society. The challenge facing Fabrica is one of innovation and internationality. One of the particular note in this regard is the quarterly magazine COLORS, which has been casting its curious, eager eye over “the rest of the world.
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2013 On April 24, the eight-story Rana Plaza commercial building collapsed outside Dhaka that housed one of the factories where Benetton makes its clothing. There were at least 1,127 people died and over 2,438 were injured.
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David likes traveling and has a lot of friends around the world, because he is outgoing and active. His is a backpacker and a writer. He has published couple of books about food and traveling. He is smart, because he can speak some different languages due to he has lots of experiences traveling outside his country and has many multicultural friends. Even if he is still single, but he would never feel bored. It's because he has written down many things to do, to try, to adventure in the future.
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Austin needs to go to other cities for business, because he is a manager in a foreign trade corporation. He is friendly and likes to social due to his job which has trained him into a talkative business man. In his company, his coworkers are from many different countries, so he also has made a lot of different friends and has good friendship with them. It's because they will exchange and share their life and stories to each other. He loves Thai food, because most of time he needs to fly to Thailand for business. Therefore, he has tried a lot local food and has fallen in love with it.
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Andy has gotten married and has one daughter and one boy. He has traveled outside his country frequently due to his job of being a tour-guide. Mostly, he likes to share his experiences of funny things from work with friends, because his clients who are rarely travel outside and they had met lots of funny situations during the trip. So at the beginning of every trip, he will tell his clients about the basic information or cultures of the country they are visiting in order to decrease the problems during the trip.
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Julie is a landscape photographer, and she likes to visit many countries around the world to capture breathtaking images. Most of the time, she traveled alone and just with her couple of heavy lens, because photograph landscapes will take time to adjust camera functions and wait for the best moment to catch the landscape. So during her own trip, she usually need to solve every problem by herself. Therefore, every time when she decided to visit a country, she will look for the city's information, and prepare everything in order to get ready.
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Ethan is a language program student in college. In his class, there are many students from around the world. Therefore, he has made many friends during his studying. On the weekend, he will hang out with his friends, and they will bring him to try their country's food. And Ethan can accept most of the food, because he is open-mined and easygoing with his friends. His dream is becoming a teacher, because he likes to help people and delivery, share his knowledge to people around him. Beside being a teacher, he also wants to travel around the world one day when he makes enough money.
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Diversity is good...your culture (whoever you are) is as important as our culture (whoever we are). — Colors, no. 1
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Benetton’s signature is the core element in our brand identity. It represents the integration of different cultures by overlapping the circles. We create the diversity by using four different colors and create the equality by using four equal shapes in order to manifest our respect for Human Equality. The signature is used on our products, environmental signage, marketing communications, retail graphics, and a variety of other visual applications that represent our brand. It should be more prominent than any other symbol displayed, and not altered or recreated in any way. It is essential that all manifestations of our signature be faithfully and consistently implemented according to the guidelines that follow.
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To create maximum impact, keep the space around the signature free from other text and graphics. The clear space on each side of the signature should always be equal to or greater than the x-height of the signature. You may always leave more than the minimum required distance but you may not leave less. A generous amount of clear space, especially at the edge of large printed pieces or near images and other graphic elements, is preferred.
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The Benetton signature is available in a number of color variations and color formats to meet the needs of a variety of design layouts. Use the black or white version of the logo when color reproduction is limited or unavailable. The box surrounding the logo on this page is for illustrative purposes only; the logo should not appear in a bounding box.
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We retain the Benetton signature blue, green, red, and orange colors for the symbol and Black for the logotype. Or, the symbol and signature are entire black. Please refer to the chart on the bottom right side for appropriate color breakdowns for print and on screen use. Please be aware that inks will have different results on different materials and papers. Use the appropriate PantoneÂŽ number as a target. Ask your printer for assistance when needed and always request a proof before going into production. Depending on the substrates used, your printer may suggest a layer of opaque white under the color, a double hit of ink, or an alternate printing method. Using the Benetton color palette consistently is crucial for communicating the brand in every context. The corporate color system reflects a rich, dynamic, multi-dimensional Benetton. Our primary colors are the colors of green, red, blue, orange and black which are applied to our signature. The secondary colors are yellow, pink, purple, dark blue and grey which are reflecting more diversities from our brand.
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The Benetton signature must always be easy to read. There must always be contrast between our signature and its background. Avoid placing our signature on a photographic or patterned background. We have placed strict limitations on usage of the Benetton signature top reserve the integrity of the brand. The examples on this page illustrate some, but not all, potential misuses of the logo. Keep in mind that the logo is carefully rendered artwork and any alteration of the logo, apart from proportional scaling, is considered misuse.
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Do not change the proportions
Do not outline the signature.
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Do not change the logotype font.
Do not use a holding circle for the logo.
Do not up side down the signature.
Do not put the logotype in the center of symbol.
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Graphik is available in a number of weights and styles, providing designers with a wide range of choices. As shown, Graphik is a modern and simple sans-serif typeface that complements the distinctive design of the Benetton signature. Graphik also inherited an refreshing and straightforward tone that’s neutral without being clinical, and authoritative without being impersonal. It’s easy to read in body copy and approachable as display type. The typeface is a family of widely used geometric sans-serif digital typefaces designed by Christian Schwartz, 2009. Taking cues from the less-known anonymous grotesques and geometric sans serifs, Graphik is perfectly suited for graphic and publication design.
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Sentinel Type is the typographic arm of advertising creative James Arboghast. Dedicated to producing distinctive and original typefaces for commercial sale, Sentinel Type also provides powerfully effective typographic logos, custom fonts and type solutions for all varieties of business. All Sentinel Typefaces are designed to have lasting artistic value, and crafted to the highest level of technical quality. Sentinel’s variety and sophistication will be a perfect fit for Gotham typeface.
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Uniqlo Gap
Esprit Zara
Mango
H&M
Abercrombie&Fitch
American Apparel
Polo Ralph Lauren
J Crew
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Now Benetton provides more diverse choices to get cultural information in order to let people to see, feel, listen to, taste and smell the global world. By experiencing different cultures, people develop a greater understanding of each other and know how to respect each other more. In the meantime, people's interactions, as well as respect and equality, will increase.
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Lonely Planet Rough Guide
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Human equality is the soul of Benetton. We extend our spirit by educating people about global cultural etiquette, so that everyone can learn respect. By learning to understand the etiquette of traditional cultures in other countries, we can avoid making social errors and ultimately enjoy, and enrich our global interactions.
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Education Body Language/Gesture Course Some body language is universal but some might make people misunderstand the meaning or cause social errors. Therefore, Benetton partner with local communities in order to provide some body language courses to teach people what manners and gestures they will need to use or avoid in other countries. 365 Days Posters Let’s learn about culture. Every day Benetton creates a digital and print image randomly to show one country’s cultural etiquette. Product App The App provides people with the cultural etiquette from various countries. They can learn information about Dos and Don’ts, such as dress, religious, body language, meeting & greeting, gift, and dining.
Monthly Magazine Each month Benetton publishes a magazine which highlight one country's history, culture and custom. Cultural Etiquette Guide It is convenient for tourists who are traveling to a new country and they can access quick information from the guidebook in order to avoid some social errors. Event Runway Show It is a two-hour spectacular show in which models will wear the costumes to present traditional cultures worldwide. Environment Book Store There are seven floors, and each floor is colored to represent one continent.
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Event Experience Tour People can experience other countries' cultures, such as tea art, calligraphy through the event tour. Meet-up with local people Benetton invites local people to share their stories and experiences in order to create positive global interactions. Handcraft Skills Learn the traditional arts and skills to experience the techniques. Multicultural Festival There is one specific topic per month to celebrate a country's holiday, such as, Spain's La Tomatina and India Holi festival of colors.
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Education Podcast The podcast provides different programs about a country's culture for different subjects, such as people, custom, food, and architecture. Video sires of cultural information There are five categories which include East Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, North and South America to introduce issues and information specific to the countries' cultures. Product Music CD Benetton provides the traditional music and descriptions for a specific holiday. Radio/Speaker Benetton cooperates with Tivoli Audio to produce a series of audio speaker product in different color choices. Event Singing Show There is a stage which welcomes everyone to sing their country's song and share that to the world. Music Festival There is a week long music festival to embrace and celebrate different cultures in order to let people experience and see the local culture in United States. It is also a chance to let people make more friends from around the world and increase positive interactions.
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Education Cooking Course & Table Etiquette The course includes many different countries' cooking styles. During the course, people can not only learn the skills of cooking, but also learn the table etiquette based on different cultures. Product Recipe Book A book provides traditional recipes for people to cook by themselves. Event Food Potluck There is one day potluck event, everyone prepares one traditional food dish from their country to join the event. Food Festival There is one week food festival with different topics of food celebrations each day.
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What would it be like to have not only color vision but culture vision, the ability to see the multiple worlds of others.  — Mary Catherine Bateson
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Different sign languages are used in different countries or regions. Benetton will partner with local communities in order to provide language course to teach people what manners and gestures will need to use or avoid in other countries. Understanding other people's languages, cultures, and etiquettes is a great value to the traveler or people are surrounding with multicultural friends. Hundreds of sign languages are in use around the world. Some sign languages have obtained some form of legal recognition, while others have no status at all. Sign language can involve simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's thoughts.
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Benetton's bookstore are seven floors, and each floor is colored to represent one continents. Moreover, we divided books into different sections by colors. This would help reader locate the bookstores more easily. Our bookstore offers the most complete selection of worldwide cultural book. Our shelves feature the Museum’s publications, new titles, used books, children’s books, rare volumes, pictorial books, magazines. Book signing events with authors are hosted month-round.
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I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay.  — Viggo Mortensen
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Benetton is going to celebrate Indian festival of colors. This is truly an immerse experience for all ages at this family friendly event that’s open to everyone both young and old. In the event, you’re guaranteed to leave with a beautiful smile on your face, new friends, and also expect to get a deeper understanding on the Easter Indian culture. Enjoy delicious traditional cuisine, fusion Indian music, and tons of activities for every one.
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The Chinese people are without a doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea. Tea has a long history over 2,000 years old, and is a common thread running through culture. Tea drinking has become a form of artistic and intellectual expression in Chinese culture, and is rich in tradition. Many relationship with tea, though of superficial origins, grew more and more profound over time. The significance of tea began to assert itself in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It was during this time that the art of tea was born. Benetton will have an event which allows people to experience Chinese tea, and delivery the knowledge of making a traditional tea. For a Chinese to say anything more of tea than this would be to misunderstand its purpose, which can be anything but to be worshipped. The attitude Chinese take toward tea drinking is in many ways symbolic of their relatively balanced position towards different attitudes and behaviors. Benetton won't let the art of tea drinking become some complex concept that is difficult to appreciate or to understand. We are returning to the old and original principles of simplicity and universality to let people see the art of tea.
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I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.  — Billy Joel
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Music has the power to transform people. There is a simple beauty in music connecting with a listener for the first time. Benetton has discovered that music not only can inspire people to explore their own potential, but even inspire change for the greater good. Change that can revive centuries-old traditions, fuel developing cultures, and educate ourselves. Benetton is driven to bring traditional, classical, and indigenous music from around the world to audiences everywhere. Benetton does what it takes to make music heard globally.
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Benetton partner with Tivoli Radio to produce a radio and speaker. It streams global music and also lets you enjoy Benetton's portal of culture channels which offer deep insights and enrich our souls. Accessing and listening to your favorite radio station via Benetton radio is just as simple. Whether you’re traveling, at the beach, on a boat, in the park, or at home, you can take this compact, lightweight, and rich-sounding global music system with you wherever you go.
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Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity. — Jonathan Safran Foer
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Benetton participates with community college to offer kitchen class. At each class beginners are instructed on how to prepare a five course meal from different countries. The class is followed by a communal dining experience with new friends and table etiquette while teaching. The class is hands on and highly interactive, prompting each group to work closely together to create and execute something wonderful. It is also a good chance to share experiences and knowledge among people who are from different countries.
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Benetton's dining Etiquette is introducing the basic social graces of attending a meal, particularly at a restaurant, but also brimming with solid advice for attending a dinner party or respectfully sharing a meal at a friend's house. A concise yet absolutely invaluable resource for learning how to look and act one's best in any different cultures situation or business interaction based around a meal.
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All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. — Immanuel Kant
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Be culturally savvy. Be ready to experience Benetton's next global /cultural tour.
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The signature is used on our products, environmental signage, marketing communications, retail graphics, and a variety of other visual applications that represent our brand. It should be more prominent than any other symbol displayed, and not altered or recreated in any way. It is essential that all manifestations of our signature be faithfully and consistently implemented according to
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Benetton’s signature is the core element in our brand identity. It represents the integration of different cultures by overlapping the circles. We create the diversity by using four different colors and create the equality by using four equal shapes in order to manifest our respect for Human Equality.
The signature is used on our products, environmental signage, marketing communications, retail graphics, and a variety of other visual applications that represent our brand. It should be more prominent than any other symbol displayed, and not altered or recreated in any way. It is essential that all manifestations of our signature be faithfully and consistently implemented according to the guidelines that follow.
Benetton’s signature is the core element in our brand identity. It represents the integration of different cultures by overlapping the circles. We create the diversity by using four different colors and create the equality by using four equal shapes in order to manifest our respect for Human Equality.
From the start, Benetton saw fashion as a global village where young people of every race live. It travels at the world’s speed, overcoming geographical, political and ideological boundaries. Benetton is a responsible group, receptive to the needs and problems of the present time and attentive to the environment, to human dignity and to the transformation of society. It creates value and aims at growth, not as an end in itself, but as a means for contributing to progress.
Benetton is focused on the future. Its story is built on innovation and seeing where others fail to see. They have always been at the cutting edge: with color, with its revolutionary approach to point of sale, with an absolutely unique production and commercial network and with a universal form of communication, which created both a phenomenon and cultural debate. Moreover, Benetton was global before globalization, but in its own way.
The United Colors of Benetton clothing collections for women, men and children offer a style universally recognized as encompassing design, taste, and a sense of beauty which reflect the Italian style of the brand. 110 Rebranding RebrandingGuide Guide
Seeing into cultures. Feeling cultural experience. Listening to the world. Tasting authenticity.