Jose Cuervo
Rebranding


Role    

Branding
Layout Design
Motion Graphics







The Ask: Jose Cuervo wanted to help establish a new look and feel for the brand, especially their newest line of tequila: Cristalino. 
Goal: Help Jose Cuervo establish their social visual identity and enhance visual design consistency on social posts like Instagram.

In my role as a Graphic and Motion Designer, I supported the Creative Director by designing and animating the updated branding guidelines, implementing them into mockups tailored for social media platforms.





Design Explorations


We listed the product hierarchy via color and focus on the Visual design for Cristalino, Anejo, and Plata.









We took found imagery and combined it with their current brand typefaces, to move forward with specific looks and feels, design and photography-wise.These are designed in threes, as you would find them on an Instagram grid.





Design direction of Cristalino 






Design direction of Anejo










Design direction of Plata








Cristalino Launch


We came up with social, high-energy lifestyle scenes with fun, flowing types to match to demonstrate the unexpected electricity of a Cristalino night — a night set in motion.


Design direction of Plata
After more than a year of missed experiences, young spirit drinkers want to get out and make up for a lost time — seeking wild and unique experiences that make them feel like the “main character” in their life once again.For young spirit drinkers: Adults 21-34








Photography
Showcase uniqueness in style among young partiers, super confident individuals with a mix of casual and formal, use flash photography, group shots within the party, and have a bottle as the highlight of product imagery. Everything else tells the story.

Images edited to make the night look like authentic disposable film photos with texture, subtle vignettes, and color grading.







Layout
Stretched out, fluid type suggests the smoothness of a night with Cristalino. Use of the Cristalino-specific logo and design elements like Cuervo’s seal.







As the motion graphics designer, I also designed and created the opening title animation and end card for the promotional video.









Playamar


Layout explorations for Cuervo’s hard seltzer line, Playamar, using existing brand guidelines to give it a new look. ​​​​​​​









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