URTA / REBRAND by speardesigngroup

Brand Identity Process

. Brand personality, style, tone & attitude . Brand positioning compared to other brands . Brand awareness, positives and negatives . Brand image, how your audience views you . Marketing objectives & challenges . Present brand moodboards

RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

DESIGN STRATEGY

. Kick-off meeting . Review name meaning and history . Evaluate current assets . Determine unique brand values . Target audience profiles . Key brand benefits, product offerings . Research top 5 closets competitors

LOGO EXPLORATION

. Primary color palette . Corporate font selection . Logo applications . Logo size & freespace . Application to a real-world applications . Supplied as digital PDF file

. Further development of logo concept . Showing color applied to each . Logo lockup with full name . Logo lockup with tag line . Logo lockup with sub brands

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

. Based on moodboard selection . Explore logo shape, concept and style . Typographic treatments . Designs that combine the best aesthetics . Easily identifiable and recognizable . Present logo directions

BRAND IDENTITY

BRAND GUIDELINES

. Further refinement of specific elements . Logo 1, 2 and full color versions . Lockups with full name, tag line, sub brands . Master logo vector files . Print 300dpi CMYK EPS files . Digital 72dpi RGB PNG files

LAUNCH PROGRAM

. Roll out key marketing materials . Launch strategy (soft & hard) . Leverage the new brand identity . Generate digital artwork . Pre/Post production with venders . Printing estimates

URTA

In need of a visual refresh. A fractured brand. Lacking heritage awareness. Known primarily for the URTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Not known for itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other offers. Off grad students radar.

Meanwhile, the core issue was that:

URTA was a lackluster brand, in need of more drama.

Our strategic focus became to:

Create a modern identity to attract theatre students and universities.

HISTORY BUILD ON YOUR STORY:

•  Nearly 50 years in the theatrical education and training sector •  Founded in 1969 to help universities and colleges across the U.S. benefit from a combined recruiting process and begin relationships with local theaters looking to hiring recent graduates •  URTA has grown to provide a variety of programs in advertising, payroll services, internships, continuing education and more •  Considered the gold standard in professional training of future artists •  Offers a unique bridge to the next wave of theatre artists

RESEARCH & ANALYSIS: YOUR BRAND TODAY

Strategy STEP 2: DESIGN STRATEGY Target Audience & Objectives Moodboards

TARGETS

URTA’S TARGET AUDIENCE:

1: PRIMARY

2: SECONDARY

3: TERTIARY

•  Students

•  Staff/Administrative

•  Casting Directors

•  Age 18 - 34

•  Production Staff

•  Theatre Faculty

skewed towards female

•  Sponsors

Marketing, General Manager

•  Agents

OBJECTIVES URTA’S BRAND OBJECTIVES:

Establish a strategic platform that will frame the foundational building blocks to take the URTA brand to the next level and empower the organization to successfully achieve business goals now and in the future. This includes:

BRAND IDENTITY

To establish a strong and ownable identity that will guide all of URTA’s communications, in print and online

BRAND MESSAGING

To broaden URTA’s existing target audience by clearly communicating the breadth of your offers

BRAND POSITIONING

To further strengthen URTA’s positioning as the gold standard in professional training of future artists

Concept A STEP 3: Logo Design Exploration

Concept A: Standard letterforms

URTA

Concept A: Custom letterforms

RTA

Concept A: Identity Design Boarder represents the stage

Concept A: Identity Design Symbolic color field represents the energy of a live performance

Concept A: Corporate Stationary

Scott L. Steele Executive Director 1560 Broadway, Suite 1103 New York, NY 10036 212 221 1130 212 869 2752 SLSteele@urta.com www.utra.com

UR TA RTA

WE SET THE STAGE FOR YOU

Concept A: Member ID badge

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Scott L. Steele

RTA W E S E T T H E S TA G E F O R Y O U

Concept A: Custom URTA typeface

ABCDEFGH

IJKLMNOPQ

RSTUVWXYZ

Concept A: 50th Anniversary Poster

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Concept A: 50th Anniversary Poster

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Concept B: Audition poster

Actors, Directors, Designers, Technicians, Stage & Theatre Managers Chicago Feb 4 - 11

New York City Jan 29 - Feb 2

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San Francisco Feb 13 - 14

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Concept A: Poster campaign

William Shakespeare, 1599

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Concept A: Poster campaign

Good Luck

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Concept A: Poster campaign

THEATRE IS

LIFE CINEMA IS ART

TV IS FURNITURE

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Concept A: Poster campaign

Lady Gaga

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Concept B STEP 3: Logo Design Exploration

Concept B: Identity Design

Concept B: Logo lockup

Concept B: Custom letterforms represent rays of light

Concept B: Member ID badge

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Scott L. Steele

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Concept B: Custom URTA typeface

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university resident theatre association

Concept B: Poster Design

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university resident theatre association

Concept B: 50th Anniversary Poster

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Concept B: Audition poster

AUDITIONS New York City Jan 29 - Feb 2 Chicago Feb 4 - 11 San Francisco Feb 13 - 14

Actors Directors Designers Technicians Stage Managers Theatre Managers

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Concept B: Launch poster campaign series

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Concept B: Poster campaign

Theater Baden, Germany

PLAY IT COOL

West Side Story, 1956

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DRAMA IS F REAL LI E WITH ALL THE BORING PARTS CUT OUT

Alfred Hitchcock, 1956

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Radio City Music Hall, NYC

Concept B: Poster campaign

Concept B: Merchandise, tote bag

University Resident Theatre Association

Concept A Logo

Concept B Logo

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URTA STEP 4: Creative Development

VERTICAL LOGO Full Color / Gradation of light

VERTICAL LOGO SYSTEM

LOGO SYSTEM Brand extension

UNI R E SV E R S T H EI D E N I T Y A S S AT R ET OCI AT I O N

W ET SE E T HA G E ST

GOL S TA D CE ND

RTIF A R D I C AT ION

URTA STEP 5: Brand Identity

URTA STEP 6: Brand Guidelines

C O R P O R AT E C O L O R PA L E T T E

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COLOR IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL OF ELEMENTS .

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I T H A S T R E M E N D O U S E X P R E S S I V E Q U A L I T I E S . U N D E R S TA N D I N G T H E U S E S O F C O L O R I S C R U C I A L T O E F F E C T I V E C O M M U N I C AT I O N .

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