Lelis, Catarina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4402-8876 (2019) Like a chameleon: the polychromatic virtue of dynamic brands. Journal of Product & Brand Management, 28 (4). pp. 445-461. ISSN 1061-0421

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Abstract

The main objective for this paper was to identify the chromatic approaches in dynamic brand identities, describing and analysing new trends, patterns or shared strategies which seem to be taking place, renunciating the consistent use of corporate colours in some brands.
The research consisted of a qualitative visual content analysis, based on the comparison and scrutiny of 50 dynamic visual identities, verifying the changes that their colours would undergo in their numerous forms of representation and the symbolic associations these would carry. This analysis was performed using three different studies.
The results show that colour in dynamic brands does not follow any consistent pattern regarding its application and none of the most common colour harmonies seem to be an obvious strategic preference.
This research provides insights for 1) brand managers to look at how this dynamic positioning can be successfully implemented without affecting recognition whilst establishing or maintaining customer loyalty, and 2) brand for designers and marketers to clarify how brand guidelines will explain the usage of such colourful approaches.
This paper is a contribution to the knowledge of how a traditional visual element such as colour is being combined, deconstructed and reassembled in the context of modern visual identities. Three patterns are identified, and two of them draw attention to the apparent unnecessity of colour consistency and the way this may affect the relevance of colour in transmitting certain meanings.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.1108/jpbm-10-2017-1621
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Keywords:	Logo design, Colour, Brand identity, Dynamic brands, Polychromatic palettes
Subjects:	Media > Branding Business and finance > Business and management Graphic arts > Graphic communication Graphic arts > Graphic design Media > New media and new media theory Social sciences > Communication and culture
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Depositing User:	Catarina Lelis
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2018 17:32
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2024 15:58
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/5371

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