zig travel
Establishing a Luxury Travel Brand
zig travel
Establishing a Luxury Travel Brand
Zig Travel is a luxury signature travel brand dedicated to cultivating rich, authentic, once-in-a-lifetime experiences for their clients. The brand was founded by Elizabeth Kratzig, former U.S. Olympic sailor who fell in love with travel and culture. She wanted the brand story to reflect conservation, passion, and adventure. In addition, she wanted to appeal both to baby boomers who are living their dreams traveling, and to millennials who are creating memories to last a lifetime. With this purpose in mind, the founder turned to Crème de Mint, a trusted branding agency, for her luxury travel website design and branding.
PROJECT INFO
Creative Deliverables
- Brand identity
- Tagline
- Stationary design
- Print ready artwork mechanicals
- Copywriting
- Website design
- Email Marketing
- Social media branding kit
- Brand mood boards
- Branding presentation
Website Design for a
Luxury Travel Brand
Firstly, the company needed branding and design that established them as the go-to authority on bringing travel dreams to life. They also needed website design, social media, and email marketing that helped them spread the word and gain clientele.
Additionally, there was a challenge in that the brand had two primary audiences. The founder had a following through offering sailing team travel, which was one of her audiences. We needed the designs and the website to speak to that market as well as the luxury travel market.
MOOD BOARDS
We then created mood boards that showed the client three potential directions for the branding—Modern Global, Contemporary Elegance, or Signature Experience. The board included fonts, imagery, and color palette options as well as inspiration, allowing the client to consider potential branding possibilities and visualize how her brand image and essence could come to life.
Brand Identity, logo and tagline
BEFORE
AFTER
Our goal for this brand was to create an atmosphere of sophistication and luxury that was also eco-conscious, cultured, and modern.
The brand’s original logo felt feminine and lacked sophistication. It also didn’t contain memorable elements that would make it stand out. They needed an elevated logo that spoke to a more elite clientele.
The logo needed to be bold and distinguished—representing knowledge, trust, and professionalism. So, we selected Signeton Medium for the typeface of “Zig,” an upscale script font that brought an air of sophistication and wealth. Then, we paired that with the sleek san serif Brandon Grotesque for “travel.”
For the brand colors, we created a color palette of cream, navy, and gold—polished, luxurious, and high-end.
The tagline had to encapsulate the feeling of cultivated travel opportunities, elevated experiences, and the knowledge and culture gleaned from seeing the world. Also, we wanted it to tell the story of a premium trip planned just for you, full of life, freedom, and wonder.
branding
presentation
The branding presentation pulled all of the elements—the font, the logo, the tagline, the colors—into one place to give a full, cohesive look at the brand concept.
Website design
BEFORE
AFTER
We redesigned the website and wrote new copy that aligned with the upscale vision the founder saw for the brand. The bold imagery speaks to both the seasoned travel lover and the novice ready to see the world. At the same time, the copy tells the story of a luxury traveler who deserves it all—a premiere experience without all the planning and logistics.
Subtle animation brings the luxury travel website design to life and curates a sense of wonder, action, and excitement, and adds to the high-end feel. We created separate pages to speak to each of the target audiences—the homepage that enticed clients looking for luxury travel, and a sailing teams page that promised an elite regatta experience.
social media
branding
We laid the foundation for successful social media branding by providing a branded template, along with the first month of captions and images for Instagram and Facebook. The captions included travel tips, trends, and valuable information about sustainable and eco-friendly travel. We also provided hashtags and scheduled the posts for the company.
print materials
the results
Crème de Mint’s branding and website design for the travel brand propelled them into the luxury travel world, spreading brand awareness and garnering a loyal clientele. Zig Travel’s new, transformed brand image was consistent and elegant, highlighting the mission of the brand and reflecting the goals the founder envisioned for the company.
Are you looking for a visionary branding agency to create your eye-catching brand image? Contact us today.
I continually get compliments about the new look from my existing clients, and I’m proud to show off our new branding.
— Elizabeth Kratzig, Zig Travel
