Meridian
Meridian Broadcasting Company was created to celebrate analog media, blending nostalgia with modern design to keep artists’ work at the center in a digital world.
Overview
I created Meridian Broadcasting Company—a brand built to champion the beauty and authenticity of analog and legacy media. From scratch, I designed Meridian to bridge the gap between nostalgia and modernity, ensuring artists’ creations remain the focal point in an increasingly digital world.
Visual Identity
This is a visual identity that merges retro typography with modern design principles, including a logo and full branding suite, along with packaging for vinyl, cassettes, and CDs that balance nostalgic aesthetics with functional elegance.
Product Development
On the product side, I conceptualized and rendered mockups of Meridian-branded record players, cassette decks, and CD players, ensuring simple, user-friendly interfaces that reflect the company’s “modern simplicity” ethos. To support promotion, I designed marketing materials such as posters, social media assets, and physical signage, all unified under a consistent brand voice and aesthetic. Finally, I developed strategic goals through a business model built on four divisions—Production, Broadcasting, Merchandising, and Office Operations—each aligned with the mission of making analog media accessible, relevant, and celebrated in a modern context.
Reflection
Working on Meridian Broadcasting Company was an immersive experience that deepened my understanding of brand storytelling, user-centered design, and the intersection of tradition and innovation. Through this project, I honed my skills in visual communication, product ideation, and creating cohesive, impactful design solutions. Meridian represents more than just a hypothetical brand—it reflects my ability to conceptualize and execute projects that are grounded in research, creativity, and a clear mission.
What I Learned
I learned how to truly find a solution within a brand issue. Design is not about what you like and what looks cool, although that can be a great addition, but rather finding a functioning solution that is true to the brand goals and longevity. I feel I successful crafted not only a brand, but a cohesive voice and system to push success. I owe plenty of thanks to my professor, Meredith Dixon, and my classmates at Ohio State. Thank you for taking the time to interact with my creation.
year
2024
timeframe
12 Weeks
tools
Branding, Illustrator, and Printmaking
category
Branding and Identity
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