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ミカン下北
MIKAN SHIMOKITA
Branding / Communication Design / Design / Copywriting / Produce
<ネーミング>
多様な文化が交差し、絶えず自由に編集され変わり続ける、つまり“常に未完である”ことに下北沢の普遍的な魅力を見出し、未完ゆえに生まれる新たな実験や挑戦を促す想いから「ミカン下北」としました。
<ロゴデザイン>
下北沢に正解はなく、いろんなカルチャーや価値観を受け入れてくれる懐の深さがある。失敗したって、ざざっと塗りつぶしてまた新しくトライすればいい。そんな下北らしさと「未完」というテーマを土台に、実験的なトライ&エラーを繰り返すアグレッシブな姿勢を、象徴的に記号化しました。
<広告>
京王井の頭線のトレインジャックに加え、下北沢駅構内のあらゆる場所を広告媒体へと変容させて、開業に向けた実験的なジャック広告を展開いたしました。ミカン下北に出店するテナント関係者たちの、試行錯誤しながら新たなものを生み出そうと実験している後ろ姿=“企む背中”
をキービジュアルとし、マーカーテクスチャーを基調としたデザインによって下北沢駅中をモノクロに染めました。
<サインデザイン>
様々なジャンル・カルチャー・価値観が重なり合うようにして魅力をつくっている下北沢らしさと、「実験」というキーワードに着想を得て、”積み重ねる”という表現方法で施設のサインデザインを企画・展開いたしました。建築空間へのフィットを意識しつつ、色や質感が異なる板を積み重ねて独自性の高い全体感をつくっています。
Branding for Keio Corporation's "Mikan Shimokita" complex shopping
facility, opened in front of Shimokitazawa Station. We were in
charge of the overall project from concept development to naming,
logo design, advertising, and signage design. We took this as an
opportunity not only as opening a new shopping complex but also as a
way to create a new face for Shimokitazawa, redefining the town
under the concept "Tokyo Experimental Ward Shimokitazawa". Rather
than transforming the area, this project was geared towards
deepening Shimokitazawa's appeal, and Mikan Shimokita is positioned
as the pioneer facility/brand that will embody this. Since the
individuality and colors of the tenants and companies that occupy
the facility are the stars of the show, we went with a monotone
color palette for Mikan Shomokita’s brand color to help accentuate
that.
<Naming>
In Japanese the word “Mikan” means incomplete or unfinished, we
chose the name “Mikan Shomokita” to reflect the universal appeal of
Shimokitazawa, where diverse cultures intersect, and the area is
constantly being edited and changed, in other words, it is "always
incomplete”.
<Logo Design>
There is no right answer in Shimokitazawa, it is a broad-minded
place that accepts various cultures and values. If you make a
mistake, you can simply paint over it and try again. Based on such
Shimokita-ness and the theme of “incomplete”, we created a logo that
symbolizes the aggressive attitude that encompasses trial and
error.
<Advertising>
In addition to taking over the trains on the Keio Inokashira Line,
we transformed areas of Shimokitazawa Station into advertising
mediums, trying out our experimental advertising method “highjack
advertising”. Our key visual was the back view of tenants (or as we
like to call it “plotting backs”) that occupies Mikan Shimokita, who
were experimenting to create something new through trial and error.
In addition to that, the whole Shimokitazawa station was changed to
monotone using a marker texture design.
<Sign Design>
Inspired by the atmosphere of Shimokitazawa, where various genres,
cultures, and values overlap, and the keyword “experimentation”, we
developed the sign design for the facility in the form of layers.
While being conscious of the fit with the architectural space, we
created a highly unique overall experience by stacking boards of
different colors and textures.
- Branding
- Creative Director + Art Director : Shotaro Adachi (Konel)
- Designer : Andraditya Respati (Konel)
- Project Designer : Mitsuyo Demura (Konel)
- Producer + Planner : Genta Sawabe (Konel)
- Copy Writer : Keisuke Kamiya
- Advertising
- Creative Director + Art Director : Shotaro Adachi (Konel)
- Art Director : Keiichi Kanemoto (SABUROKU)
- Designer : Yuji Ikeda (SABUROKU)
- Copy Writer : Keisuke Kamiya
- Photographer : Akihiko Osugi
- Producer : Genta Sawabe (Konel)
- Project Manager : Saya Terai
- Media Director : Koichi Seto (Keio Agency), Masakazu Sato (Keio Agency)
- Sign Design
- Creative Director + Art Director : Shotaro Adachi (Konel)
- Designer : Andraditya Respati (Konel), Atsushi Kurosaki, Kazuki Okano
- Producer : Genta Sawabe (Konel)
- Structural Designer : Kazuo Ito (Keio Agency), Daisuke Ito (Keio Agency)
- Builder : Koji Kikuchi (System One)