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BIRI — Connecting British research around the world
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- Client
- Service
- Sector
- Colophon
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- BIRI
- Strategy, Brand identity
- Academia, Education
- Typography: Commercial Type, Displaay
Logo refinement: Rob Clarke
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We brought together eight independent British research institutes behind a shared vision and unified identity, helping them clarify their purpose and carve out their place in the cultural and academic landscape.
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![](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/ZfxgRc68zyqdRo_p_BIRI_Statement.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
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We united the eight institutes under a single brand mission centred on the growth and development of their disciplines through international research.
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![](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/ZfxhWM68zyqdRpAo_03-BIRI-Hanging-Banners-3-2.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![Report cover designs for the BIRI](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/65df54fa9c42d04f7d9692ea_BIRI-Report-Covers.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![A man carrying a large cracked pot.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/65df51509c42d04f7d9692ad_BIRI-Annual-Report-Cover-and-Spreads.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![Designs for the covers of annual reports by the BIRI.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/Zecpa7La9toXjK0L_BIRI-Annual-Report-Cover.gif?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![A design for exhibiting stats in a spread for the BIRI.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/65df51539c42d04f7d9692af_BIRI-Annual-Report-Cover-and-Spreads3.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![A design for pages of a report by the BIRI.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/65df51559c42d04f7d9692b0_BIRI-Annual-Report-Cover-and-Spreads4.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
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The consistent but flexible visual identity allows the institutes to communicate separately and as a collective, recognising that each institute operates within their own particular cultural and geopolitical spheres.
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![A design for a bookmark for the BIRI.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/ZehXgf_jD4D4xSxH_BIRIBookmarkandBooks.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![A stack of notebooks or books featuring the BIRI logotype and marque.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/ZehXgv_jD4D4xSxI_BIRIBookmarkandBooks2.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![A design for a membership card for the BIRI.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/65e6e5b36a38476b3ba712ce_BIRI-Membership-Card.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![A GIF showing different coloured cover designs for BIRI publications.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/ZesgynUurf2G3Nux_BIRI-Course-Brochures-GIF.gif?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![A photograph of a man making a pot.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/Zehhe__jD4D4xS0t_BIRI-Course-Brochures.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
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Beyond the verbal and visual articulation of their new brand, we worked with the BIRI to outline new approaches that truly integrated their progressive, collaborative new ethos into their day-to-day activities.
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“The BIRI vary greatly both in terms of size and in the contexts in which they operate. Only have given the BIRI a common voice and a shared platform from which to promote our unique contributions to the UK academic landscape.”
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Carol Palmer, Director
Council for British Research in the Levant
Council for British Research in the Levant
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![The BIRI brand guidelines](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/ZecjULLa9toXjKwc_BIRI-Guidelines-2024-Black.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/ZiZICvPdc1huKrDC_BIRI-TOTE-NEW.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
![Hoarding featuring the BIRI.](https://images.prismic.io/onlystudio/Zeby0eXgT-BdbvCN_BIRI-Hoarding-2024-3-2.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840)
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