This language would take them out of being just a utility, and into a much larger, higher-order conversation about the nature of collaboration and creativity.īy focusing on this key benefit of supporting creative communities, the visual identity of the brand was then reimagined to show this in an engaging way.īrian admits that there are things he and his team could have articulated better with the rollout of this new brand, but in the end, he and Chris remind us that there’s more to a rebrand than a new color palette. To shift from the product to the benefits, a new language needed to be spoken by Dropbox. There was no clear language being spoken that reached out to their target audience. They were tasked with reimagining the Dropbox platform as one for creativity, not just file-sharing.īefore the rebrand, Dropbox was not communicating who they really were as a company. In this video, Brian Collins explains why the Dropbox logo was redesigned in the first place, and why all creatives need to remember it’s not just about the design it’s about the business.īrian Collins and his team were brought on to help Dropbox grow their business beyond “storage'. His firm, Collins, has worked with some of the biggest companies to do their rebrands, like Ogilvy and Spotify. He’s been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, as well as plenty other publications, and is the recipient of a number of awards such as American Master of Design, among others.

That’s why Brian Collins, the CCO and co-founder of Collins is here to talk about how he and his team approach the creative brief, the strategy, and why he embraces all knee-jerk reactions.įor those who don’t know him, Brian Collins is an extremely accomplished design leader. There was plenty of backlash and criticism that came with this rebrand.

When Dropbox unveiled their new brand identity, the Internet entered into a frenzy.

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