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Circus

When the brand is born from the product

Market research • Product ideation • Brand strategy
Naming • Range architecture • Packaging strategy • Creative direction

In most categories, products come first and a brand is built around them afterwards. At Circus
the process ran the other way: start by analyzing the product in order to design a brand that makes sense from the outset.

The strategic decision was clear: create a product that did not exist in the market, organized by benefit and designed for different consumption moments. From there, naming, range architecture and visual system were designed as one inseparable whole, able to explain function without giving up character.

Before defining a name or a pack, we studied nut compositions from a functional and nutritional standpoint. Energy, antioxidants, omega 3 and digestion were not treated as claims but as real product territories, built from coherent, purposeful blends.

The Circus universe is built on freedom and movement: an expressive visual identity, a warm narrative and packaging that neither infantilizes nor medicalizes the product, but makes it accessible, recognizable and memorable on the shelf.

Every product answers to a specific logic. Every color, every illustration and every message does a job within the system. The packaging does not decorate: it translates the strategy and makes the shopper’s choice easier.

The result is a range that did not exist before, clear and distinct, where product and brand are born aligned. An example of how strategic ideation can create real value even before the design stage.

Client
El Nogal
Sector
Food
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Main image for Circus Events. Visual identity and animations for the Circus events season. A project noted for its dynamism and its use of web animation.
Main image for Circus Events. Visual identity and animations for the Circus events season. A project noted for its dynamism and its use of web animation.
Circus branding by Koolbrand
Circus branding by Koolbrand
Circus branding by Koolbrand
Circus branding by Koolbrand
Circus branding by Koolbrand
Circus branding by Koolbrand
Circus branding by Koolbrand
Circus branding by Koolbrand

— STRATEGY · NAMING · PACKAGING

A brand that makes sense from the outset, not bolted on later.

That is what we did with Circus. If your product calls for a brand thought through from the root,

Let’s start with the product →

— Frequently asked questions

What is Circus?

Circus is a project where the brand was born from the product: Koolbrand started by analyzing the product in order to create a brand that makes sense from the outset, defining a product that did not exist in the market.

What did Koolbrand do for Circus?

Market research, product ideation, brand strategy, naming, range architecture, packaging strategy and creative direction.

How do you build a brand starting from the product?

The other way round from the usual process: first the product is analyzed and organized by benefit, and from there a brand is designed that is coherent with its reason for being.

What do you gain by designing product and brand together?

Coherence from the outset: product and brand reinforce each other instead of forcing a story after the fact.

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