Tera: A Brand Identity System Design by Cynda Media Lab

Revolutionizing Mobile Memories with a Flexible Identity System

The primary goal of Tera’s identity design is to visually communicate the key consumer benefit: with Tera’s Cloud Memory Extension (CME), your mobile phone will truly become a device capable of recording every adventure in your life, big or small. Tera's flexible identity system reflects the spirit of the brand archetype, the Explorer—somebody who lives life to the fullest by constantly experiencing new things and keeping those memories forever.

This brand identity system is designed to be applied primarily in the digital environment such as on mobile devices and on websites. The flexible nature of the brand identity is designed to attract multitasking smartphone users who enjoy an active lifestyle.

This brand identity system style guide is published digitally.

This brand identity style guide is published digitally in September, 2016, and the brand identity assets as well as the complete guideline is available for download from the Media Kit section of the tera.mobi website.

This project started in April 2016 in New York and finished in August 2016. This brand identity system design has been invited to exhibit at the Museum at FIT in November 2016.

A brand identity design research was conducted from April to June, 2016 including stakeholders interviews, competitor analysis, SWOT analysis, and brand archetype analysis. The research findings became the foundation of the brand identity strategy outlined in the style guide.

The primary challenge of this design project is the fact that the product is software extension of an existing mobile system OS, and the technology itself is too complicated for general consumers to understand. Therefore the brand identity design and strategy focus on the consumer benefits and provided a framework for a lifestyle brand with a special focus on the multitasking and active mobile users.

This flexible identity system reflects the spirit of the brand archetype, the Explorer—somebody who lives life to the fullest by constantly experiencing new things and keeping those memories forever. Tera's brand visual system design centers around a new typeface, T1, and a colorful array of Life Event Icons depict significant moments or things in people's lives. The icon design is inspired by the youthful culture of emojis. Tera’s identity system visually communicates the key consumer benefit: choosing Tera means taking comfort in knowing that all of your data is safe and accessible, 24/7.

This Design was awarded Bronze in A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award in 2017. Bronze A' Design Award : Bestowed upon outstanding and creatively ingenious designs that authenticate experience and resourcefulness. Esteemed for incorporating best practices in art, science, design, and technology, they exhibit strong technical and creative skills and contribute to quality of life improvements, making the world a better place.