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"Returning with a third edition is the branding bible that is widely regarded as the absolute best, most comprehensive, most successful, and most effective book to use as a reference when creating a brand and brand identity, Designing Brand Identity. Very thorough and to the point, Wheeler's guide takes one through the process of developing, implementing, disseminating, and maintaining a brand identity for a company, organization, or group and give them an edge in the marketplace." (San Francisco Book Review, January 25, 2010)
"We will be reading the book together as a company, and you should stoop and buy one now." (matchstic.com, August 25, 2009)
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Praise for previous editions of Designing Brand Identity (Wall Street Journal, Best-Seller, Spotlight 1/23/2011):
"An inspiring and powerful toolkit."
—The Marketer
"Alina Wheeler provides a practical structure for the brand building process."
—Al Ries, coauthor, Positioning
"Wheeler's book offers a cogent description of how strategy and design meet in the real world among world-class companies."
—Marty Neumeier, author, The Brand Gap
"A valued reference book for all members of the branding team."
—Communication Arts
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Usefull Guide,
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This review is from: Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team (Hardcover)
I think this book is very usefull and serves as a practical reminder with different steps.Chapters are very distinctive. Information is clear and simple. And each steps are reminded with bullets. It has to be on your bookshelf.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ideal for teams of all sizes,
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This review is from: Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team (Hardcover)
This book is a gem.It has a brilliant balance of information, that can be modelled for any studio, and visual examples as best practice. The process of branding is clearly explained both in text and with easily decyphered info graphics. I have found this book to be invaluable in persuading clients to spend more on their brands.
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Not recommended for working professionals,
By AK - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team (Hardcover)
As a young design professional with 5 years of experience, I came to this book with an existing knowledge-base about branding and a desire to streamline my design process.Part 1, Brand Basics, will be familiar to anyone who works in branding. Words like "positioning" are defined, accompanied by brief anecdotes about known brands. It lived up to my expectations -- a refresher with some nice quotes. Part 2, Process, sets out to elaborate the actual steps toward making a brand. This is where the book unraveled for me. I had hoped for in-depth examples from the author's (or her contributers') experience and hard facts. If they needed to update a logo, who sat down with who? Where, when, and how often? What was the first thing they decided to do? What was the outcome of that decision? What did the first sketches look like? Instead, I found descriptions far too vague and generalized to be of much help. For example, the page on Naming first lists a lot of common sense: dictionaries and thesauruses are good resources, and paring down large lists takes patience. Next, the actual process is stated, with steps such as "develop decision-making process" and "create numerous names." These leave me wanting so much more -- the former seems deliberately irritating (my process is making a process?) while the latter is simplistically obvious. While I understand that there's no magic process or correct number of names that works in every situation, detailed examples from real branding decisions certainly would have illuminated the concepts better. Part 3, Best Practices, would more accurately be named More Anecdotes. Each spread tells a bit about the branding efforts of brands such as Hot Wheels or FedEx. These serve as interesting and inspiring stories, but there is not enough depth or detail to make them practical examples. To sum up: because this is not a particularly dense read and the information is accurate, I would recommend it to a student. As a professional, I would prefer more substance. While the author labels it "a quick reference guide", I found it to be a very quick overview. 44 of 50 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The bible of brand design,
By Marty Neumeier "author of The Designful Company" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team (Hardcover)
Writers have The Elements of Style. Managers have The Effective Executive. Chairpeople have Robert's Rules of Order. And now brand-builders have Designing Brand Identity. If you have (or would like to have) responsibility for managing, measuring, critiquing, or designing a brand, you've found your bible. And if you already own the first or second edition, you'll want to upgrade to the third. What I find most remarkable is that, aside from the thorough and relevant content, the design of the book is everything you'd expect from a top brand designer--and so seldom get. A classic.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shows how all the pieces fit together,
By Carol Novello - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team (Hardcover)
This book saved me hours of time. It lays out a step-by-step process that would've taken a lot more time figuring out on my own if I didn't have this as a resource. If you're trying to convince people in your company to put more resources into branding, this book gives you what you need to make a strong case.I found the format easy to use because it integrates instruction, example, text, pictures, and charts. Case study section is more text intensive than the others but still manageable. Has the stuff you need to get the job done -- starts with the big picture and goes down through the executional details. |
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