An identity system that dynamically frames art.

The Canvas project by Google, an initiative to commission artworks that adorn Google Meet calls, needed an identity system that wouldn’t upstage the artworks.

At the onset of the project we considered the status quo for art in meeting rooms. Typically old art. Because Google Meet had changed the face of meetings it made the art that was being commissioned, a new type of art for a new way of meeting.

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We chose to reference the way an artist’s signature has for centuries acted almost as a logo when applied to works of art. We took note of how the placement of signatures is so often in a lower corner of an artwork, and mirrored that in our design.

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We created an identity that dynamically frames the artworks commissioned through the Google Canvas Project and all other associated print and digital media.

The logo frame we designed is endlessly dynamic allowing for any content to populate it. GCP-04

The guidelines we created for the team at Google laid out simple rules which could be elaborated on as the content and collection of commissioned works grew or if the brand placement evolved into new mediums.

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canvasproject.withgoogle.com (desktop)GCP-07

The site was designed to scale seamlessly from desktop to mobile while maintaining the unique interactive elements from the identity system.

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We implemented a custom restock tracker for customer re-engagement.

Invitation cards to the gallery exhibition for the first round of commissioned works at Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco. GCP-10
Exhibition catalogs created for the gallery show featuring the first round of commissioned works at Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco. GCP-11

In all of the printed material, we included custom die cuts to highlight the identities framing ability of the artwork and contents. Each exhibition catalog had a unique cover artwork that doubled as a detachable perforated postcard.

Perforated postcard inside the cover of the exhibition catalog.GCP-12

An inaugural exhibition was staged at the Minneasota Street Gallery in San Francisco featuring the work of Ping Zhu, Owen Davey, Kyle Bean & Aaron Tilley and Jess Bonham & Anna Lomax.

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Exhibition placardsGCP-14

We implemented a custom restock tracker for customer re-engagement.

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*This project was completed as:
HAWRAF

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Brief
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Concept
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Identity
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Typography
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Website
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Implementation
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