Case study: Brother Max

Finding and working with a designer: a practical guide for small businesses

New packaging design for Brother Max

Design services used: Branding, packaging, identity and print marketing

Designers:
Bloom

Budget:
Undisclosed

Who are they?

Brother Max launched in January 2008 with a range of simple, brightly-coloured products for parents of babies and young children, including bath toys, a 3-in-1 thermometer and high chairs.

Why did they hire designers?

Brother Max founder Jonathan Gold wanted a design consultancy that could help develop a strategy for the brand and then turn this into a visual identity and packaging designs.

What did they need to achieve?

Launching to market, Brother Max needed to stand out strongly amongst competitor products, as well as attract the interest of potential investors. Visually, the brand was seeking to project the idea of ‘simple clever ideas’.

What did they do?

Bloom and Jonathan Gold collaboratively developed the brand’s ‘personality’, overall visual style and colour palette, as well as packaging for the launch range of products. The identity also extends to the company’s website and print advertising material.

Top tip

Jonathan Gold, Brother MaxJonathan Gold

Founder, Brother Max
‘Most decent design consultancies will do a good job, so then it’s about the people. Ask “Can I work with them? Will they deliver?”’

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Find out more

About Bloom at
http://bloom-design.com 


About Brother Max at www.brothermax.com