WizzKids Clothing: Rebranding a 1982 Children’s Clothing Brand
The Challenge: Appealing to Both Children and Parents
WizzKids Clothing Co. is an online retailer of children’s clothing. Started in 1982 in New York, the brand went through ups and downs from being a successful children’s clothing brand to almost closing down and then again rebounding.
For their relaunch and rebranding logo design and brand identity they had a simple brief – to create a logo design for their children’s clothing brand that would not only appeal to the children but also sit well with the parents.
This challenge requires:
- Dual appeal: Appeal to both children and parents
- Relaunch: Relaunch and rebranding after ups and downs
- 1982 heritage: Honor brand heritage since 1982
- Simple brief: Simple brief but complex execution
Brand Strategy: Cute Animal Icon with “Wizz” Connection
Although the brief was simple, creating a logo that works well with such a diverse target audience is quite a difficult task. But at Spellbrand difficult tasks are eaten for breakfast! From our research and brainstorming, we decided that we would have a cute animal as the iconic focus. Furthermore, we wanted to relate to the “wizz” part of the brand name. We narrowed down the choice of animals to a penguin (penguins are famous for being intelligent even when they are young etc) and an owl (an owl standing for wisdom and intelligence and always represented so). We created several designs based on these motifs and the client chose the owl icon as the final design.
This brand strategy works because:
- Cute animal: Cute animal as iconic focus
- Wizz connection: Relates to “wizz” part of brand name
- Penguin option: Penguins famous for being intelligent when young
- Owl option: Owl stands for wisdom and intelligence
- Client choice: Client chose owl icon as final design
Logo Design: Multiple Layers with Simple Elegance
The design has multiple layers and meanings attached to each layer. The challenge was to present so many design elements while still keeping the design simple and elegant. So, we used thin lines and white space to create a roomy-looking logo. The logo itself is an emblem-like design with a circular stamp on the outside with a broken circle with two halves immediately after that. Inside the circle, on the top is the name “Clothing Co”. Below that is a cute owl icon with a ribbon to work as an abstract crest. Flanking the owl icon are the words “Est. 1982”. Below the owl icon is the brand name and below that is “New York”.
The overall design is one of cuteness, elegance, and meaning and works well with both the children and the parents equally!
This logo design works because:
- Multiple layers: Multiple layers and meanings
- Simple and elegant: Simple and elegant despite many elements
- Thin lines: Thin lines and white space create roomy look
- Emblem design: Emblem-like design with circular stamp
- Broken circle: Broken circle with two halves
- Owl icon: Cute owl icon with ribbon as abstract crest
- Heritage: “Est. 1982” shows brand heritage
- Location: “New York” shows location
- Dual appeal: Works well with both children and parents
Results: A Rebrand That Appeals to Both Audiences
The brand identity we created for WizzKids Clothing Co. successfully relaunches and rebrands the 1982 children’s clothing brand, creating a logo design that appeals to both children and parents. The cute owl icon design with multiple layers and meanings, combined with thin lines, white space, and emblem-like structure, creates a design of cuteness, elegance, and meaning that works equally well with both audiences, honoring the brand’s heritage since 1982 while positioning them for successful relaunch.
Today, WizzKids Clothing Co. uses this brand identity to attract both children and parents, positioning them as an online retailer of children’s clothing that has rebounded from near closure, with a logo design that appeals to children through cute owl icon and to parents through elegance and meaning, successfully relaunching the brand after ups and downs since 1982.
