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In a market where efficacy needs to be seen before it’s experienced, Norganex didn’t need just a new label. It needed a system. A clear, intelligent brand and packaging design solution—built to signal clarity, credibility, and quiet confidence from the very first glance.

The Opportunity: Launching with Purpose in a High-Performance Market.

The premium beauty and wellness category is evolving fast. According to Beauty Matter, prestige haircare sales rose 10% in the first half of 2024. Styling and treatment products are leading growth, with items priced over $30 growing three times faster than lower-cost counterparts. Simultaneously, the rise of quiet luxury is redefining how efficacy looks. Think muted tones, structured typography, and visual restraint—over loud or literal cues.

For Norganex, the opportunity was clear: launch with intention and authority. Build a brand identity that reflects performance, while holding space for emotional connection.

The Design: From Metaphor to Meaning.

We moved Norganex from symbolic to strategic, stripping away sentiment in favour of clarity. The resulting identity system is grounded in the biology of hair and the expectations of modern luxury. At its core is a modular graphic grid:

- Squares represent damage and breakage.
- Circles signal repair and renewal.

This elegant system became the foundation of the brand’s visual identity—minimalist yet meaningful, technical yet approachable.

The core brand colour, olive green, was selected as a direct nod to the oil’s certified organic sourcing. Its tone—natural, grounded, and intelligent—sits between clinical trust and botanical care.

Typography was redefined to express clarity and confidence. Gone are decorative flourishes; in their place, a modern, legible type system that feels structured and composed.

Finishes were intentionally refined: blind embossing, uncoated stock, and spot UV gloss. Each element elevates tactility and conveys quality—essential in a category where packaging is proof of performance.

The Result: A System Built to Perform.

Norganex now has a strategically grounded brand identity, supported by a cohesive packaging design system that reflects its efficacy from shelf to consumer.

Visually intelligent. Quietly confident. Ready to grow.

Norganex

From symbol to system.

A brand no longer built on metaphor.

Norganex entered the prestige haircare space with a high-performance formula—but a brand identity that wasn’t ready to compete. Its original pack featured a winged angel motif, intended to symbolise growth and transformation. But in a category shaped by science, design fluency and restraint, the execution felt more sentimental than strategic.

In a market where efficacy needs to be seen before it’s experienced, Norganex didn’t need just a new label. It needed a system. A clear, intelligent brand and packaging design solution—built to signal clarity, credibility, and quiet confidence from the very first glance.

The Opportunity: Launching with Purpose in a High-Performance Market.

The premium beauty and wellness category is evolving fast. According to Beauty Matter, prestige haircare sales rose 10% in the first half of 2024. Styling and treatment products are leading growth, with items priced over $30 growing three times faster than lower-cost counterparts. Simultaneously, the rise of quiet luxury is redefining how efficacy looks. Think muted tones, structured typography, and visual restraint—over loud or literal cues.

For Norganex, the opportunity was clear: launch with intention and authority. Build a brand identity that reflects performance, while holding space for emotional connection.

The Design: From Metaphor to Meaning.

We moved Norganex from symbolic to strategic, stripping away sentiment in favour of clarity. The resulting identity system is grounded in the biology of hair and the expectations of modern luxury. At its core is a modular graphic grid:

- Squares represent damage and breakage.
- Circles signal repair and renewal.

This elegant system became the foundation of the brand’s visual identity—minimalist yet meaningful, technical yet approachable.

The core brand colour, olive green, was selected as a direct nod to the oil’s certified organic sourcing. Its tone—natural, grounded, and intelligent—sits between clinical trust and botanical care.

Typography was redefined to express clarity and confidence. Gone are decorative flourishes; in their place, a modern, legible type system that feels structured and composed.

Finishes were intentionally refined: blind embossing, uncoated stock, and spot UV gloss. Each element elevates tactility and conveys quality—essential in a category where packaging is proof of performance.

The Result: A System Built to Perform.

Norganex now has a strategically grounded brand identity, supported by a cohesive packaging design system that reflects its efficacy from shelf to consumer.

Visually intelligent. Quietly confident. Ready to grow.

Norganex premium haircare packaging design with modular grid graphics and branding
Detail of Norganex pack showing blind embossing, uncoated stock, and  spot UV finishes
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Norganex premium haircare packaging design with modular grid graphics and branding
Detail of Norganex pack showing blind embossing, uncoated stock, and  spot UV finishes
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Expertise:
strategy + positioning
strategy + positioning
Visual Identity System
Visual Identity System
Packaging Graphics
Packaging Graphics
cardboard engineering
cardboard engineering
print procurement
print procurement
artwork
artwork
3D rendering (CGI)
3D rendering (CGI)
Quality Control + Oversight
Quality Control + Oversight
Awards:
Depot’s minimalist brand identity system for Norganex hair treatment range
Detail of Norganex pack showing blind embossing, uncoated stock, and  spot UV finishes
Depot’s minimalist brand identity system for Norganex hair treatment range
Detail of Norganex pack showing blind embossing, uncoated stock, and  spot UV finishes
Depot’s minimalist brand identity system for Norganex hair treatment range
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Depot’s minimalist brand identity system for Norganex hair treatment range
Detail of Norganex pack showing blind embossing, uncoated stock, and  spot UV finishes
Depot’s minimalist brand identity system for Norganex hair treatment range
Detail of Norganex pack showing blind embossing, uncoated stock, and  spot UV finishes
Depot’s minimalist brand identity system for Norganex hair treatment range
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