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vestavia hills high school rebrand

What we did:
Brand Identity
The rebranding of Vestavia Hills High School by Knight Eady aimed to modernize the school's image while preserving its core values through their branding system. The process included extensive research involving students, faculty, parents, and community leaders.
The problem
The brand of Vestavia Hills is far more than just a logo. Knight Eady was committed to finding a way to showcase that brand in a way that best represents the Vestavia Hills students, faculty, leadership, alumni and community.

A primary goal was to create a brand system for Vestavia Hills High School that would later evolve to include the system as a whole. This comprehensive effort encompassed multiple phases, including data collection, strategy development, and the creation of new visual elements to better reflect the school's identity and community values​.

The Game Plan
“You play one Rebel you play us all”.

After meeting with community members and stakeholders, one saying stood out above the rest and would serve as an ode to long time football coach, Buddy Anderson. The “You play one Rebel you play us all” slogan and 1REBEL marks are supplementary graphic identities of Vestavia Hills High School and all Vestavia Hills High School affiliated teams or organizations, yet the concept speaks to the school’s longstanding reputation as united, supportive and spirited.

“Really what we want to do is focus on how everyone that is a part of Vestavia Hills High School really has a compelling story about what it means to be a Vestavia Hills High School Rebel...”
Katie Jernigan
knight eady

Photo courtesy of the Vestavia Voice

The Result
A brand style guide was created to showcase the new marks and also provides instructions for how to use the marks.

These guidelines are in place to protect the brand of Vestavia Hills High School. Consistency among all of the various facets of Vestavia Hills High School protects the strength of the brand and solidifies name recognition. It is the role of the brand stakeholders to uphold the brand standards and protect the image perception of Vestavia Hills High School.

The new institutional logo and accompanying marks provide a modern appearance that positions the Vestavia Hills High School brand to remain relevant in the present and future.
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