Design Experiences

Elephant Hosts tDAA Asia Meets @ Pune

In 2002, Elephant was invited to be part of The Design Alliance Asia, a consortium of design companies across 13 Asian countries that include Mainland China . Hong Kong . India . Indonesia . Laos . Lebanon / Middle East. Philippines . Singapore . South Korea . Taiwan . Thailand . Vietnam.

It is a not-for-profit alliance founded by William Harald Wong, a renowned designer from Malaysia with a focus on cultural research & insights projects for multinationals or governments. Every year, one of the associate countries hosts the annual meet of associates & affiliates to discuss the upcoming opportunities and share regional insights.

To mark 25 years of Elephant, the meet is being hosted at Pune this year between 16-17-18 Oct. About 25 well known designers from around Asia are with us for this. 

Check profiles of designers on http://www.tdaasia.com

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Check out - itsmytake.com

Sakal Media Group launches an innovation in user-generated content on digital media. The initiative is aimed at empowering citizens of Maharashtra to voice their opinions & expectations from the winning Lok Sabha candidate through cool personalized infographics!

Itsmytake.com is a web based initiative that encourages users to express their take on elections, candidates & performance expectations. Through three simple steps, users can publish their take on their social media & in turn can invite their circles to do the same.

Elephant, India’s pioneering strategic design consultancy has conceptualized this idea that instantly generates visually delightful & easy to understand infographics from the data selection of users. “

This is an exciting co-creation between design, technology & content experts; a first of its kind, completely conceptualized with user-focus in mind.” said Ashwini Deshpande, Co-founder Director, Elephant Design. This benchmarking initiative is powered by Persistent Systems, a global company specializing in software product and technology services.

itsmytake is a bilingual site with options for English & Marathi and has desktop as well as mobile versions for easy access. Speaking about the initiative, Anand Deshpande, CMD & CEO, Perdsistent Systems said, ““Persistent has always contributed to initiatives that make innovative use of technology to strategically transform organizations and processes and ItsMyTake.com is another example. This website can serve as  a bridge between the elected representatives and the electorate. I am sure that the website is going to have a big impact”. www.itsmytake.com

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Gold Trophy for Elephant

VMRD Best Specialty Restaurant Design, Gold Trophy awarded to Elephant for its work for Krustys at a glittering award ceremony in Mumbai today! Three cheers — with Rohhan JoshiVinay DhavalaeyRavi KabaraVidhiya JoshiMeenakshi Borgohain BApurva SonawaneAnkita ShrivastavaVidya GoreElodie NerotGerry RebelloAshish Deshpande and Partho Guha.

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Tiger partners with Elephant for GROWTH Story!

Britannia, one of India's most trusted brands has launched new Tiger Glucose & Creams range of biscuits with a strong proposition of growth nutrients. Elephant Design has conceptualized and designed the new brand identity and packaging.

“When redesigning a large popular brand like Tiger, one has to layer the packaging communication in a way that announces the new story delightfully, and yet does not alienate existing consumers.” says Ashwini Deshpande, Founder Director, Elephant.

Elephant has managed to do a fresh take on “growth promise” through a mnemonic and dynamic arrow that clearly connotes visible growth.

For a brighter and smarter appeal, Elephant team fine-tuned the Tiger palette of red, blue & white. The product promise of 25% Daily Growth Nutrients was picked up and amplified on the pack through a mnemonic that was supported by RTBs of Iron, Calcium, Folic Acid and Vitamin A & D.  The brand identity has been revamped to look cleaner and contemporary with 3D white letters encased in blue. Since Glucose biscuit is a well-known product format, it is showcased on the pack only to retain the familiarity. However, for Tiger Creams, product shots are used as an opportunity to appeal to kids with taste & fun quotient.

Talking about the design strategy, Mayuri Nikumbh, Principal of Packaging Design practice at Elephant said, “We tried to probe what mothers look for when they are making important everyday decisions towards growth of their children. Our insight led us to communicate the fact that a simple Glucose biscuit could actually play such a positive role in GROWTH and with proper choice, one could derive significant benefit for a growing child. ”

Anuradha Narasimhan, Category Director (health and wellness), Britannia said about the Tiger relaunch " It was a challenging brief that we gave our design agency. To bring in credentials and nutrition to a brand design that used to stand for fun and energy, while maintaining continuity and recognition. I am delighted that Elephant Design brought in the GROWTH story with the right confidence and credentials and managed to carry it through the entire portfolio of Tiger Glucose, Krunch and Creams. I am sure the brand will come together and stand out in a crowded retail space". Britannia has partnered with Elephant since 2006 as its primary packaging design agency for brands like NutriChoice, Marie Gold, Treat, Tiger, Bourbon, Pure Magic, 50-50, TimePass, breads, cakes dahi & flavored yogurt.

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Challenge of Renewing A Popular Brand

Re positioning of a well known brand which existed over many many years is a tricky path. The key is the balance, not too far or it will loose the connect, not too near or it will be un noticed, focus on the new users but done go away from the old...But when it works it is great.

Lacto-calamine did a great sale after the new pack designs done by Elephant team, even without any add spends.  

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Sustainability Book

Suzlon One Earth campus is a LEED Platinum and GREHA 5star rated Green building. One of the highest rated in the world.

This book narrates the journey of how to build a Green Building giving example of issues and solutions from the Suzlon One Earth experience.

Elephant put together the book and designed it in an exciting way to make it more readable.