A Study on the Characteristic of Logomark in Apparel Brand - Focused on Unisex Casual Brand -

의류 브랜드 로고마크의 특성에 관한 연구 - 유니섹스 캐주얼 브랜드를 중심으로 -

  • Lee, Min-Gyung (Dept. of Fashion Coordination Suwon Women's College) ;
  • Rha, Soo-Im (Dept. of Fashion Design, Sangmyung University)
  • 이민경 (수원여자대학 패션코디네이션과) ;
  • 나수임 (상명대학교 패션디자인학과)
  • Published : 2005.10.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristic of logomark in unisex casual apparel brand. For this study, first 36 unisex casual apparel brands were selected from the Dictionary of Fashion Brand, second analyzed the common word showing in them. Third, the logomark of the unisex casual apparel brand were classified into two types according to the typeface character of the logomark, there were serif typeface, sans-serif typeface. Fourth, analyzed the relationship between the typeface image of logomark and brand concept. The results of the study were following : First, the common word that used the most frequently in brand concept were investigated and the order of common word was reasonable, comfort or natural, practical, modern, traditional and basic. Second, The unisex casual apparel brand used the most frequently the sans-serif typeface that represents the images of simple, modern and active sense in the typeface of logomark. Third, the unisex apparel brands used the most frequently English as brand name among the various languages. Fourth, the unisex casual apparel brands were lanuched mostly except several of them after 1990.

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