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When it comes to memorable brands, few are as immediately identifiable as Target's red bullseye or Starbucks's iconic green siren.
In fact, 25% of consumers can draw a near-perfect Target logo from sheer memory
And an incredible 90% of consumers associate Starbucks with a green siren design.
25%
In fact, 25% of consumers can draw a near-perfect Target logo from sheer memory
90%
and an incredible 90% of consumers associate Starbucks with a green siren design.
This impressive recollection is a testament to the power of unique, unmistakable branding.
Branding is the process of creating a visual identity and brand narrative for a business, from a distinct color palette and logo design to a unique mission and vision statement. Your branding is how consumers will come to recognize your business and trust it. Here are just a few stats that demonstrate how powerful brand recognition is:
71%
of consumers are more likely to buy a product or service from a brand they recognize.
52%
Almost half of consumers recognize the brand name before making a purchase.
+20%
Businesses with a consistent branding experience up to 20% greater overall growth and 33% higher revenue compared to those with off-brand content.
In today's super-saturated business landscape, a recognizable brand is the key to setting your business apart from competitors. It's integral to enhance your brand awareness and audience familiarity with the distinct qualities of your business, your products, or your services.
In other words, branding is how your business can remain resilient even in uncertain economic conditions or periods of reduced consumer spending. To craft a recognizable brand that can withstand whatever 2024 has in store, begin with a brand style guide that will act as a roadmap for your business.
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Restart in style
Consider your brand style guide as the rulebook for your business's visual and narrative identity. Your style guide should encompass every area of your branding, from design guidelines for your logo, brand fonts, and colorways to content guidelines for your voice, tone, and preferred verbiage.
Your style guide is also the home for your mission and vision statements.
Your mission statement should define your business objectives and how you expect to reach them, whereas your vision statement will detail where your organization aspires to go and the steps you're taking to get there.
As you begin to craft branding and marketing materials for 2024, allow your style guide to inform progress on your business goals. More importantly, treat your style guide as your north star to ensure new content remains true to your brand identity as well as recognizable to your audience.
If you're unsure how to build a consistent brand style guide, there are plenty of branding experts who can help steer you in the right direction.
Some of our top picks for branding help include:
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Draw attention with logo design
What's something that the McDonald's golden arches, Starbucks’s green siren, and Target’s red bullseye have in common? They're all simple logos. As a matter of fact, some of the most iconic, recognizable logos in the world are made up of just a few lines. And the Nike swoosh is based on a simple check mark! Talk about going back to the basics.
In other words, a logo design does not have to be complicated to be recognizable.
The key to a knockout logo is its ability to reflect a business's brand identity and narrative as quickly and plainly as possible. Even Nike's now-famous swoosh, which represents movement and speed, was once inspired by the brand's original athlete-focused mission, and it is still tied to Nike's vision statement today.
Colors alone can influence up to 90% of customers' initial brand impression
90%
Colors alone can influence up to 90% of customers' initial brand impression
Beyond simple lines, businesses are leveraging logotypes to stand out in crowded marketplaces. Logotypes utilize a company's name or initials to create unique symbols. Think Retailer H&M, software giant IBM, and even Facebook for logotype inspiration.
To craft a logotype that reflects your visual identity and upholds your brand narrative, focus on your color palette first. Colors alone can influence up to 90% of customers' initial brand impression, with shades of blue and green topping the list of preferred color palettes for today's brands.
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Get seen on social
The number of social media users worldwide is estimated to reach a record-high 5.17 billion in 2024 and is projected to climb to nearly six billion by 2027.
For context, this means that the number of global social media users will equal nearly three-quarters of the entire world population by 2024.
With more consumers browsing social media than ever before, it goes without saying that your target audience is likely to be active on social platforms as well. To grab their attention—and their spending dollars—it's essential to maintain consistent branding on your profile and in your posts.
2024
5.17B
2027
6B
The estimated number of social media users worldwide
Help build trust with consumers by showcasing your unique visual identity across social media platforms. Be sure to leverage your brand style guide to craft memorable social media designs that stand out. If you're unsure which assets to design or what to post about, head to Step 4 for social media tips.
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Wow on the web
As of October 2023, the overwhelming majority of internet users worldwide (95%) use a mobile device to access the internet. And mobile phones now account for close to 53% of all global web traffic. So, what does this spike in mobile usage mean for website design?
Well, aside from being recognizable and consistent with an up-to-date brand style guide, your website design must be well-optimized for mobile viewers and accessible across all mobile devices. More importantly, your website must be accessible to every audience, which many currently aren't. In fact:
+95%
Over 95% of business home pages still suffer accessibility issues
50
Of the top websites, homepages have an average of 50 accessibility errors per page
21
Internet users with disabilities encounter errors on one in every 21 web page elements
Modern brands require mobile-friendly web design with a scannable structure, simple usability, and an easily recognizable color palette for headings and copy.
Customers anticipate that your website will be equally as accessible on a smartphone as a personal computer, especially as we enter 2024.
Some of our top picks for website design include:
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Branding & Design 2024 Trends
As you begin to craft a consistent, recognizable brand, make an effort to incorporate the upcoming trends slated to take 2024 by storm:
AI-generated graphic design
Generative AI is just about everywhere you look these days, and graphic design is no exception. AI-generated imagery is expected to really have a moment this upcoming year, and all you need to put it into action is a simple text prompt (like "coffee shop in winter") to digitally create images.
Though various generative AI websites like Canva and Insta Photo AI exist, the trend is currently picking up speed due to an upcoming Google update. Referred to as SGE, Google will soon allow users to apply generative AI in search to instantly craft logos, icons, social posts, and more.
To ensure that your business is using generative AI in a supervised and responsible manner, save time, and take advantage of unique expertise—work with experts who know AI to achieve effective results.
A minimalist take on nostalgia
Minimalism and nostalgia were trends that swept through 2022 and 2023. In 2024, we will see the convergence of these two design styles for logos and graphics that are equal parts retro and simple. Expect a blend of classic elements, like Art Deco shapes, with the modern appeal of bold colorways.
Take the 2023 revamp of Pepsi Co., for instance. For a hint of nostalgia, the Pepsi brand brought back the classic wordmark spaced between its iconic red and blue waves, a design last used in 1997. However, the revised logo introduced a darker color palette of deeper blues, a more modern take.
Differentiation in logo design
Again, a recognizable logo does not need to be complicated, especially when some of the world's most unmistakable branding consists of simple shapes and color choices. The only caveat to this statement is that 2024 is ringing in a new design trend of logo differentiation.
While today's shoppers have come to expect more streamlined logos, the rise of logotypes and similar icons means that so many brands look exactly the same online. So it’s vital to experiment with various colorways, fonts, and negative space to create a logo that's distinctly yours.
