California PIzza Kitchen

Rebrand Proposal

The Iconic Brand

The California Pizza Kitchen brand is widely known. The brand is well-remembered and most
comments on social networks are positive. People like CPK, which is considered a friendly and
fun brand. The customers are pasionate about the food and they like the experience it self.
The public is already familiar with the colors and the concept also all elements are well justified.

Why rebrand?
If you're thinking of rebranding, why? should be the very first question you ask. Rebranding can
breathe new life into your business. The business rebrand is about a great deal more than
making your business look good. Its about making your bottom line look good, too. So what is it
that makes a company rebrand such a valuable proposition for your business?
Relevance
You need to stay relevant to your target audience. Your target evolves and so do you.
Rejuvenation
The greatest brands in the world consistently update and refresh their look to stay
contemporary and fresh. This maintains and celebrates the history and heritage of your brand,
but shows your audience (current and future) that you are adaptive to change.
Beat the compettion
Rebranding your business is not simply about making it look appealing to potential customers.
Effective branding can give your business more of a competitive edge.
Lead the way
Rebranding can actively help you get seen as an innovator and thought leader in your industry. A
rebrand is a statement of intent as well as a mark of credibility. This can help to raise your
profile - and the interest of potential clients.
Build profit
Rebranding the right way could actively help to boost the way your business performs. This is
because it sends out a powerful message to your employees. But getting your team on board
with your business branding demands a clear, inclusive process that gets people genuinely
involved and engaged.
IIf you are going to give your logo an overhaul, then keeping key elements of the old logo, while
simplifying the look is your best way to go. People can get attached to images.
Here are some logo rebrands that have been noted as being good ideas. Each new design
springs from elements found in the old design.

Switching from a Serif Font to a Sans Serif font makes

for a cleaner and more modern look that works well with
web and print.

Keeping the shield and making it stronger not only helps

to merge the new with the old, but also brings about a
sense of security. Your packages are safe with UPS.

The elongating of the logo makes it easier to display, and

you now focus more on the name rather than the globe.

By no longer dividing the two words "wal" and "mart"

they are making for a more comprehensive and complete
brand name.

Bolder colors make for a stronger statement. The new

logo has more meaning as each star now represents the
eight AFC and NFC divisions.

Moving the star inside of the R makes for a cleaner and

more unique look.

By removing the tray, the chef now suggests that they

are open to a wide range of menu possibilities as well as
being more welcoming. He is also slimmer and more
modern to represent a healthier chef.

Current Logo
Analyzing the current logo is possible to identify the key elements, allowing adjustments to be
made without losing the essence. if we dig deeper into understanding how major elements of
the logo interact with the human psyche we can create an emblem which is powerful on several
different levels.

Colors
Color has a powerful effect on the human mind. The primitive instincts some colors can trigger
might not even be evident to us on a conscious level.
Yellow
The color of the sun, associated with laughter, happiness and good times. A person surrounded
by yellow feels optimistic because the brain actually releases more seratonin (feel good
chemical in the brain) when around this color. It has the power to speed up our metabolism and
bring out some creative thoughts. Some shades of yellow are associated with cowardice; but the
more golden shades with the promise of better times.
Since yellow is the most visible color, it is also the most attention-getting color.
Orange is the color tied most this fun times, happy and energetic days, warmth and organic
products. It is also associated with ambition. There is nothing even remotely calm associated
with this color. Orange is associated with a new dawn in attitude.
The official state colors of California are blue and gold - officially designated in 1951. Blue
represents the sky and sea. Gold symbolizes the color of the precious mineral mined by the
forty- niners from the hills of California. Gold is also the official state mineral, California's
nickname is "the golden state," and the golden California poppy is the state flower of California.
Currently the shade of yellow used is a pale and desaturated. Strengthen the yellow and impose
a more aggressive tone, closer to orange will help link the concepts of even more warmth and
happiness.

Black
Black is authoritative and powerful; because black can evoke strong emotions, too much can be
overwhelming. Black represents a lack of color, the primordial void. Synonymous with
sophistication, elegance, seduction and mystery.

Shape
Like colors, our minds are pre-disposed to react on some level to certain shapes. It may not
seem like it but the way a line curves or remains straight can trigger certain sub-conscious
connotations.
Angular shapes like triangles and squares can represent balance and stability. Their straight lines
and angles can indicate structure and reliability, making them a useful shape to convey
professionalism, organization and efficiency. But on their own they can be a little dull. However
they can tilted or combined with other shapes to add visual interest.
The square also refers to the shape of the pizza box.
The form used in the logo is not a square is a rhombus, but as this distortion is not severe
enough to be evident, the impression is that there is an asymmetry. So the format was changed
to a perfect square, reinforcing the sense of organization.
The bend of the stripe have been increased, to counteract the hardness of the square, thus
creating a harmonious combination.

Pattern
The pattern used to fill the backgroud shape refers to the tiles that cover the walls of the
restaurant kitchens. The small yellow tiles, are a striking point of the architecture of the CPK
shops.
But the current standard is related much more to chess, present in fabric than with tiles. So the
texture went through a redesign.

Icon
If you close your eyes and imagine a typical Southern California landscape, chances are that
you've pictured at least one palm tree, if not several, rising from the ground. But despite the
diversity and ubiquity of palms in the Los Angeles area, only one speciesWashingtonia filifera,
the California fan palmis native to California. All of L.A.'s other palm species, from the slender
Mexican fan palms that line so many L.A. boulevards to the feather-topped Canary Island date
palm, have been imported.
Unlike the palm represented in the current illustration, the native californian palm trees have star
shaped leaves.
In order to better represent the californian root of CPK, the illustration was adapted and now
the figure is a true native palm.

Typeface
The first thing you have to do in order to choose a typeface is form a strong impression in your
mind about how you want your audience to react to the text. Perhaps the hardest part of
breaking down the typeface selection process is understanding which parts are more subjective
and which parts are more objective.
A font may be interpreted as the voice tone of the sentence. The type in which a text is written
influences the kind of message that is received by the consumer. Rounded typefaces iwth
winding traces, convey the idea of a friendly and warm tone of voice, like someone talking with
a smile. In other hand, fonts more angular give the idea of a more serious and formal position.
It is important that the typeface used in a text reflects the kind of approach, and what intends
to convey the brand image. Traditionalism and seriousness, or creativity and relaxation.
In CPKs case, a more funny and relaxing mood would fit better, as the company is appreciated
for its creativity and boldness, and is considered a good place to go with family and friends.

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The New Logo

As a result of improvement of the existing elements in the old logo, we have a brand new,
simpler, more symmetrical and more modern, which carries the essence and tradition of
California Pizza Kitchen, but with an air of renewal which gives courage and stamina to all the
improvements to come.

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Yellow Background Applicaton

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