Is there a need for ethics in branding?

Is there a need for ethics in branding? (Excerpt from the doctoral thesis “Visual identity sources for Romania’s country brand,” author Bogdan Brînzaș) Brands are a symbolic, intangible construct, born in their modern sense from the need to sell, be...

How important is the brief?

How important is the brief? For a designer or brand consultant, the brief is good as long as it is short and to the point. However, when it goes beyond 2-3 pages and doesn’t clearly establish objectives, deliverables and timeline, it’s already completely...

Brand Romania – Workforce scarcity in tourism.

Brand Romania – Workforce scarcity in tourism. (Excerpt from the doctoral thesis “Visual identity sources for Romania’s country brand,” author Bogdan Brînzaș) […] since the 1990s, Romania has had an incredibly consistent emigration, which...

Consequences of tourism commodification.

Romania – Consequences of tourism commodification. (Excerpt from the doctoral thesis “Visual identity sources for Romania’s country brand,” author Bogdan Brînzaș) “A fact about which the spectator of the show allows himself not to speak for...

Romania-Considerations regarding tourist or nation brand.

Romania-Considerations regarding tourist or nation brand. (Excerpt from the doctoral thesis “Visual identity sources for Romania’s country brand,” author Bogdan Brînzaș) „Romania does not exist on their perceptual map. It is neither good nor bad. Simply...