Print materials. Photo by Erica Brisson.
Print materials. Photo by Erica Brisson.

The Making of the 2016 Tandem Creative Identity, Some Notes

Hi, I’m Erica Brisson. I’m a Canadian visual artist and facilitator who is currently based in Berlin. I did the art direction, design, and illustrations for the new Tandem creative identity.

Working closely with the Tandem team over the past year and a half, I created elements including logos, colours, fonts, illustrations, layouts, key wording, as well as hand-lettered texts and graphic elements. These became the basis for several projects, including an illustrated book, postcards, and posters. They are are also part of the new website.

Tandem is swiftly growing and changing. So the main challenge for the creative identity was to find an approach that would help people recognise Tandem and what Tandem stands for, but also be flexible enough to grow with Tandem as it moves forward.

The result was a playful, do-it-together approach that reflects Tandem’s commitment to values of daring, trust, and play.

Here are a few images of some of the things that we made!

Tandem Logo. Illustration by Erica Brisson.
Tandem Logo. Illustration by Erica Brisson.
Feelbook. Photo by Erica Brisson.
Feelbook. Photo by Erica Brisson.
Illlustration by Erica Brisson.
Illlustration by Erica Brisson.
Illustration by Erica Brisson.
Illustration by Erica Brisson.
A meeting, a report. By Erica Brisson.
A meeting, a report. By Erica Brisson.
A meeting, a report. Photo by Erica Brisson.
A meeting, a report. Photo by Erica Brisson.
Post Card Tandem Europe. Illustration by Erica Brisson.
Post Card Tandem Europe. Illustration by Erica Brisson.
Styleguide Tandem.
Styleguide Tandem.
Styleguide Tandem.
Styleguide Tandem.
Tandem Europe Postcard. Illustration by Erica Brisson.
Tandem Europe Postcard. Illustration by Erica Brisson.
Tandem Eruope Post cards. Photo thanks to Idea Factory, Bulgaria.
Tandem Eruope Post cards. Photo thanks to Idea Factory, Bulgaria.
Tandem Europe Partner Forum Booklet.
Tandem Europe Partner Forum Booklet.
Photo by Constanze Flamme.
Photo by Constanze Flamme.
Tandem C&P 2014-15 Collaboration Roadmaps. By Erica Brisson.
Tandem C&P 2014-15 Collaboration Roadmaps. By Erica Brisson.
Documentation Tandem C&P Interim Meeting Birmingham. Photo by Erica Brisson.
Documentation Tandem C&P Interim Meeting Birmingham. Photo by Erica Brisson.

About Erica

Erica Brisson is a Canadian visual artist and facilitator who has been based in Berlin since 2013. She uses drawings, handwritten notes, and graphic design to lyrically report on her encounters with people, places, and ideas. Warm, playful, and colourful, her projects explore themes of memory, communication, place, and identity.

Erica has produced commissioned works, workshops, as well as exhibitions for Canadian arts and social institutions, including Koffler Arts, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, The Art Gallery of Ontario, and Harbourfront Centre, as well as more recently in Berlin for the ZK/U Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Coaching, and the Projected Memory project.

You can see more of her projects at www.ericabrisson.com