The benchmark for design within the water-sports media

 

Brief

Zephyr were approached to develop a high end, globally appealing brand for an international kiteboarding magazine. This brand would need to translate across a range of print and digital items including a media pack, apparel, calendar, responsive website, online interactive magazines, social media presence and the magazine itself.

Our location, love of the sea and the sport itself made us the perfect creative agency for TheKiteMag.

Solution

We wanted to give TheKiteMag a classic and timeless brand which had an air of quality to reflect the standard of the content within the magazine, this magazine is a true coffee table piece. Combining a serif font with a sans serif font gave the brand the right balance between classic and contemporary.

We have so much fun with the magazine, especially the freedom to be creative with illustrations and hand painted headlines to add a sense of individualism and give readers something a bit different.

  • Project Type: Branding, Graphic design, Digital design, Illustration, Magazine layout
  • Skills Needed: Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Hand drawn illustration
  • Testimonial: "We have worked with Zephyr Creative since we first decided to launch TheKiteMag in 2014. We were initially impressed by their attitude and creative perspective after they designed our logo and our Media Pack, and we elected to continue working with them as the primary design team behind the magazine. Since then they have designed every issue of the magazine and the quality of the design work has played a significant part in the rapid growth of TheKiteMag. Barely a day goes by that we don’t get an email stating that we are ‘the best looking magazine on the market’. Zephyr really nailed it from day one, and have undoubtedly played a significant role in the exponential growth of the magazine. All of the dealings that we have with Zephyr are productive and good natured, and we simply can’t rate them highly enough for both their visionary design work and for their work ethic and professional attitude." Alex Hapgood, Founder of TheKiteMag
  • Website: https://www.thekitemag.com