A versatile and adaptive brand for the international Splash Awards

Client -> Stichting Drupal Nederland Services -> Branding

A bright blue background with the logo for the Splash Awards

About the project

The Splash Awards are a series of global events that celebrate the best websites running on Drupal, an open source platform. Since the brand is growing globally the organisation looked for a rebrand of the event for a more versatile, timeless look.

A photo of a big hall filled with people. The light is blue, there's a big screen that says 'Let the celebration begin!'
A dark blue background with the logo for the International Splash Awards

The new logo

The new logo is an homage to the well-loved old brand: a splash shaped like a crown. The icon is a stylistic representation of a splash and a crown, combined with a drop that represents Drupal.

A bright blue background with pages from the Splash Awards Brand Guidelines document
A dark blue background with a bright blue badge that reads 'Splash Awards: Winner'
A photo of two happy people holding a Splash Awards trophy and certificate

Versatile and open source

The Splash Awards are an international event and the community encourages countries and regions to organize their own. To help local organizers we created a large amount of flexible, open source, brand assets.

A bright blue background with three Splash Awards social media posts on it
A photo of happy people holding up a Splash Awards trophy
A dark blue background with a green-colored badge that reads 'Splash Awards: Nominee'
A dark blue background with two screenshots of the Splash Awards website

Release

The new logo was first revealed during the Dutch Splash Award in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in June 2019. The first rebranded event, the International Splash Awards, took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on October 28th 2019.

A dark blue background with a peach-colored badge that reads 'Splash Awards: Runner-up'
A photo of a close-up of the Splash Awards logo on a trophy

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