Tank Design

Bioteknologinemnda is an independent advisory organisation which considers and discusses fundamental and general questions related to biotechnology and gene technology.

Bioteknologinemnda needed a graphic identity to create a more comprehensive visual presence both online and across printed material, and a flexible visual toolkit to cover all of their communication requirements. Tank has redesigned the visual identity whilst retaining the symbol from the original logo. The symbol has been modernised, and the colours and typography have been simplified to make them more user-friendly. We expanded the identity with a toolbox containing a distinct colour palette, dynamic supporting elements and a set of supporting typography which is suitable for both web and print.

Norsk Jordforbedring AS (Norwegian Earth Improvement Ltd.) are specialists in waste management and the conversion of by-products into products for the green sector. The company needed both an identity and a name which could represent all areas of their activities and also be suitable for international marketing. Tank wanted to develop a name and identity to represent a company with great specialist knowledge and drive to innovate, and whose vision is “a living earth”.

We chose to give Høst a powerful, confident and stylish look, with clear contrast between masculine typography and an organic leaf. Both the name and the visual form were inspired by natural cycles and regeneration. We have also developed a the company’s strapline which is “verdien i avfall” (“valuable waste” for the international market), which can either stand alone or be read as an extension of the name, “Høst valuable waste”.

From now on, autumn will be green.

For our annual sponsored project this year Tank chose to work with the new organisation BAR, Barn av rusmisbrukere (called Children of drug abusers in English). BAR is a support organisation for anyone who has grown up with parents or guardians who are drug abusers. We have created a new identity and are now working on the website which should be launched in the new year: www.barweb.no. In the meantime BAR can be followed on twitter: http://twitter.com/barnavrus.

The task: rebranding of IT Fornebu, a company which is has made a great deal of progress in transforming of the old airport at Fornebu into a technology park. The solution: using Kai Fjell’s beautiful paintings as a starting point we reinterpreted his birds with a geometric twist. This twist has been carried across all branded material. The logo has been retained yet tweaked, and the colour palette consists of three colours: red, silver and black. The result: a simple yet strong identity. The annual report is futuristic in style, combining red and silver overprinting with some fantastic illustrations from Commando Group.

The brief: to create an identity for the European Wergeland Centre, a newly-established resource centre dedicated to training in the areas of intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship. The centre was established by the European Council. The solution: A colourful, timeless and brave identity which gives a general and representative impression of the centre’s values and activities.The result: very well received internally at the European Council and has already been applied to many things.

The brief: create a visual identity for DFB which appeals to two distinct audiences – libraries throughout the country and end-users from minority groups. The solution: a symbol created from the three initial letters in their name. The various shapes and colours used in the symbol’s design can be linked to different cultures and languages.

Businesscard for ticket service.

´Animated´ businesscard.

The brief: A new identity for Aktiv og ung, to position them as more modern and energetic. Solution: Bold and confident typography has been combined with a range of environmental symbols, each representing the environments where Aktiv og ung hold their activities. Result: An identity which reflects the high energy and positivity at the core of the company.

In the near future, medicine prescriptions will be dealt with electronically.
eResept is the name of a new system initiated by the Norwegian Department
of Health for electronic communication between participants who handle
prescription information. It is an important act of modernisation which gives 
higher security and increased cost efficiency to society.

Tank have developed the profile and the information material linked to the 
pilot project in 2008.