Crowne Plaza WorkLife Room
IHG
Branding
The modern business traveler has changed over the years, but the rooms that cater to them have not.
In an effort to better cater to these guests, Crowne Plaza spent millions to create a new type of room: The WorkLife room. A blend of life and business, this room and its subsequent branding encapsulated the new modernity and function of the space while simultaneously speaking to the variety of potential patrons of Crowne Plaza.
Crowne Plaza designed this room so that the Modern Business Traveler can have the best experience possible—whether traveling for business, pleasure, or something in between. Branding such a beast required balance of a different sort; the ability to balance typical stakeholder requests ("Can we make it more colorful, but use less color?") with some semblance of creativity and finesse.
Crowne Plaza designed this room so that the Modern Business Traveler can have the best experience possible—whether traveling for business, pleasure, or something in between. Branding such a beast required balance of a different sort; the ability to balance typical stakeholder requests ("Can we make it more colorful, but use less color?") with some semblance of creativity and finesse.
It all started with font selection, for which I was rather limited. By exploring all permutations and combinations of the 2-3 fonts available for use, I was able to wade through and sort out the combos which made the most sense and felt the most natural.
Say something here about doing a ton of versions.
The Inline icon was built to one purpose; take cues directly from the pre-existing internal branding, mixed with some subtle, purposeful changes, to create something to work in an ecosystem rather than on its own. While this approach is all well and good, it's a little.... basic.... for my taste, and the stakeholders for the project shared this opinion.
The Inline icon was built to one purpose; take cues directly from the pre-existing internal branding, mixed with some subtle, purposeful changes, to create something to work in an ecosystem rather than on its own. While this approach is all well and good, it's a little.... basic.... for my taste, and the stakeholders for the project shared this opinion.
Why do people stay at hotels? To rest? To have fun? To get things done? WorkLife is all about having the option to do all of the above, and empowering guests to do so at every step of their journey.
The power logo takes this concept and subtly incorporates its premise visually into the mark. In lieu of normal leading, we’ve made the ‘O’ of WORK and the ‘I’ of LIFE intersect, forming the universal icon for power. This idea is indicative of the power one needs for a long days work but, also the power of rest, relaxation, and the ability to do the everyday at ease. In the WorkLife room you can turn on the productivity with high-end business amenities, or turn off your electronics and curl up with a glass of wine before turning in.
Why do people stay at hotels? To rest? To have fun? To get things done? WorkLife is all about having the option to do all of the above, and empowering guests to do so at every step of their journey.
The power logo takes this concept and subtly incorporates its premise visually into the mark. In lieu of normal leading, we’ve made the ‘O’ of WORK and the ‘I’ of LIFE intersect, forming the universal icon for power. This idea is indicative of the power one needs for a long days work but, also the power of rest, relaxation, and the ability to do the everyday at ease. In the WorkLife room you can turn on the productivity with high-end business amenities, or turn off your electronics and curl up with a glass of wine before turning in.
The gradient is the most literal representation of the a blend, literally a shared space of two colors in harmony. This striking mark communicates the core concepts of the WorkLife idea through an elegantly modern meld of color. In instances of inversion, a simple white iteration is called for to suppress any potential vibration.
This was the mark that was picked, and was distributed on hundred of pieces of collateral and room materials. However, stakeholders found the gradient (read: the main feature of the mark) to be too striking, and so the final symbol was not what I had hoped for it to be. The room is currently in a trial run at 5 Crowne Plazas around the US, and you can read more about the experience here.
The gradient is the most literal representation of the a blend, literally a shared space of two colors in harmony. This striking mark communicates the core concepts of the WorkLife idea through an elegantly modern meld of color. In instances of inversion, a simple white iteration is called for to suppress any potential vibration.
This was the mark that was picked, and was distributed on hundred of pieces of collateral and room materials. However, stakeholders found the gradient (read: the main feature of the mark) to be too striking, and so the final symbol was not what I had hoped for it to be. The room is currently in a trial run at 5 Crowne Plazas around the US, and you can read more about the experience here.
