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- Brand marks examination : empirical study of graphic parts in their relation to contrast, recognition, and memorizationPublication . Raposo, Daniel; Silva, Fernando Moreira da; Correia, Ricardo Andrade Lopes; Ribeiro, Rogério Paulo dos Santos; Neves, João Vasco; Silva, José Gago da; Francisco RebeloBrand Visual Identity is an identification system that, with flexibility, ensures the unity and coherence of visual communication (in multiple media: physical as products, objects, or graphics; architectural and ambiance; audio-visual; digital and virtual). Brand Marks occupy a top place in the good performance of most Brand Visual Identity systems, even when these rely more on imagery and use Brand Marks with less expressiveness. In dynamic Visual Identity systems, the Brand Marks may constitute themselves as systems within the Brand Visual Identity supersystem. This study aims to dissect existing brand marks, focusing on how the graphic components (symbol, logotype) are designed, prioritised, and correlated to achieve differentiation, contrast, recognition, and memorisation. This include an empirical examination based on direct observation and exploration and in survey by questionnaire with a sample of 400 participants, aiming at the definition of design principles to aid the design of Brand Marks and to be considered in the definition of the “map of competitors” tool, which intends to aid in the analysis of multiple visual identities competing in the same market or segment.
- Perceptive and ergonomics concerns in corporate visual identityPublication . Silva, Fernando Moreira da; Raposo, DanielThis article is an explanation based on the bibliography of the specialties of communication design, Corporate Visual Identity, ergonomics and visual perception of graphic signs, with the intention of increasing communicational efficiency in designers' work. Based on the assumptions of perceptual efficiency, ergonomics and symbolic, graphic brands are contextualized as strategic elements of Corporate Visual Identity. The globalized knowledge society for the information that surrounds the Internet on a global scale, the cultural changes and technological developments appear to facilitate that the design of symbols creates problems in a semantic, perceptual and ergonomic dimension. In particular, new digital media seem to foster graphic solutions with a strong mesmerizing power, but moving at a pace that the evolution