The book is created to teach employees and partners about the brand, and feature a completely intertwined content and design. The main idea, namely the focus on the experience of »Pure Cycling«, is brought to life through the images and texts of the brand book. The origins of the main brand values and their significance for internal cooperation are presented in a vivid way. 

 

Awards

  • Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2016
    for 2016 Magazine »Pure Cycling«
  • Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2016
    for Story Book »We Ride History«
  • Corporate Design Preis 2016
    award for Corporate Typography/Font/Image
  • iF design award 2016
    for storybook »We Ride History«
  • Best of Content Marketing 2016
    Silver for customer magazine »Pure Cycling 2016«
  • iF communication design award 2011
    Gold for brandbook
  • Cannes Lions / Design Lions 2011
    Bronze for brandbook
  • BCP Award 2011
    Silver for Canyon Bicycles Brandbook
  • red dot communication design award 2010
    Red dot for Brandbook
  • red dot product design award 2010
    Red dot for showroom »Canyon.Home«
  • DDC Award 2010
    Bronze for brandbook
  • The Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2010
    Nomination for showroom »Canyon.Home«
  • Berliner Type 2010
    Silver for brandbook
  • red dot communication design award Best of the best 2009
    For Showroom »Canyon.Home«
  • DDC Award 2009
    Award for showroom »Canyon.Home«
  • iF communication design award 2009
    Award for showroom »Canyon.Home«
  • ADC Germany 2009
    Bronze for showroom »Canyon.Home«
  • Graphis Design Annual 2008
    Gold for corporate and product branding
  • The Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2008
    Silver for corporate design
  • iF communication design award 2007
    Award for corporate design
  • red dot communication design award 2007
    Red dot for corporate design
  • European Design Awards 2007
    Award for corporate design
  • Corporate Design Award 2007
    Shortlist placement for corporate design
  • DDC Award 2007
    Award for corporate design

Involved areas of expertise

Services

  • Brand and design guidelines
  • Brand book
  • Typesetting
  • Final artwork 2D and 3D
  • Image editing / litho
  • Production consulting & management

Client

Canyon Bicycles

Industry

Sport

Project

Brand book

Year

2010

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Canyon Bicycles

Brand development

We developed the »Pure Cycling« attitude for Canyon Bicycles, a company that produces high-quality sport bicycles and sells them to customers exclusively through the internet and catalogues. This mindset has helped the company become a successful global brand.

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Canyon Bicycles

Corporate design

Canyon Bicycles develops high-quality sport bicycles and sells them to customers exclusively through the internet and catalogues. The ultimate cycling experience is the visual and atmospheric focus of the entire brand world, expressed in the overarching theme and tagline of »Pure Cycling«.

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Corporate design for the Canyon Factory Enduro team

In 2013, Canyon Bikes started its own Enduro racing team. The new team visual identity effectively positioned the Canyon brand within the Enduro scene: The 40° slant in the Canyon logo and the line create a grid that picks up on the sub-brand’s new colors.

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Strategic positioning and brand management

Canyon Bicycles develops high-quality sport bicycles and sells them to customers exclusively through the internet. Since 2006, the company benefits from a brand identity and strategy that accelerates decision-making as well as product and service innovations.

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Brand manual

The brand manual for Canyon Bicycles defines guidelines for a consistent, global visual identity and helps promote the bicycle manufacturer’s development as a strong brand.

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The new corporate typeface for Canyon Bicycles puts the finishing touch on the corporate design we developed for the company. Inspired by the world of cycling and the striking geometric design of the visual identity, it consistently transports the attitude of »Pure Cycling« in every medium.

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»We Ride History« – Canyon Crew Stories

»Every Canyon tells a story«: We designed the »We Ride History« storybook to mark Canyon’s 30th anniversary. The personal stories of company employees in this book tell Canyon’s history of success – the development from its early beginnings in a garage to becoming a leading international bike brand.

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»Pure Cycling« magazine 2015

Canyon Bicycles is chasing record after record in its core mountain bike, racing bike and triathlon markets. It makes sense that this strong brand would also make headway into new segments like »gravity«, »urban« and »fitness«.

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»Pure Cycling« Magazine 2016

We are taking »Pure Cycling« literally: the Canyon magazine explores the experiences of Canyon cyclists and focuses on their passion for the sport. We ride with mountain bikers Fabio Schäfer and Jannik Hammes in the American state of Utah on the search for lines they have only ever seen in legendary bike videos.

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