Branding for LBDO by Common Favorite — BP&O

Self-care is nothing new, however our understanding and appreciation of it as a society has grown enormously within the final half century, and particularly just lately when it grew to become a trending subject throughout the isolation intervals of coronavirus in 2020 and 2021 (70 million hashtags on Instagram, and counting). Within the daybreak of this enlightened pondering, merchandise on this area have developed with manufacturers like AKT, Cora and Thinx paving the way in which for what private hygiene merchandise can seem like.

It has taken some time for the sexual intimacy and pleasure area to catch up, however LBDO is one such model the place visuals break free from the competitors to embrace a brand new cultural panorama. Gone are the times of the gaudy purple vibrator (not less than they’re for those who’re buying from LBDO). The color palette – employed sensitively by Sydney-based design company Common Favorite – is comfortable and calming, with impartial hues predominant. Softer pastels, reminiscent of lilac and pink characteristic, however what cuts by the noise is the distinction of sands and greys with a vibrant crimson, bringing the right quantity of sharpness to entice.

The idea behind LBDO’s new visible id is ‘getting in sync’, which speaks to each the merchandise and the model’s mission of being extra in contact with its viewers. Wanting on the finish consequence, it’s clear that this theme has been well-executed, however particularly within the model’s movement visuals which use fluid animation for a chilled impact: one model includes the canvas rippling to softly displace the kind, whereas one other animates the letters to curve across the Essensual Vibe, a flagship product. That is visible ASMR, and it satisfies.

Whereas the thought of ‘getting in sync’ is vital, a central a part of LBDO’s ethos is that their merchandise are for everyone, in addition to each physique. This notion has knowledgeable the brand, which incorporates each curves and onerous traces and in addition extends to the model fonts – elegant IvyPresto and utilitarian Neue Haas Grotesk are a serif and sans couple that pair fantastically but additionally signify sexual individuality, exuding quiet confidence.

Each touchpoint is meant to convey the patron nearer to themselves, and the packaging is not any exception. Following from the model’s extra minimal cues, the merchandise are lovely in their very own proper. The reasoning is obvious: why ought to self-pleasure merchandise be hidden out of sight? LBDO goals to instil confidence in its viewers, creating lovely merchandise that may sit on a bedside desk is among the some ways it achieves this. One other sturdy execution is the model’s Instagram grid, which serves as a spot to interact with viewers and construct group. The grid homes each typographic compositions and pictures – together the stability of the 2 creates a feed that’s each instructional and heat.

In the end LBDO’s visible id is profitable as a result of it speaks to the connection now we have with ourselves – one ‘formed by pleasure, pleasure, vulnerability, self-love and expression’. By championing these rules, it has completed what different self-pleasure manufacturers have did not do – it has instructed its viewers that this can be a relationship price embracing, exploring and one to really feel empowered by.