Our Awards

We’ve been honoured with numerous awards, underscoring our commitment to excellence and innovation.

: Branding Transform awards 2022

2023:

In 2023 we won a gold award for brand naming. This award was judged on how the name aligned with the client’s new business strategy, including how it portrayed them to their target audience, and how it repositioned them in their market.

Our awards in the Transform Branding Awards Australasia were:

2023 GOLD – Envisory for Best Naming
2023 SILVER – Harrowfield for Best Brand Evolution
2023 SILVER – Harrowfield for Best Rebrand Professional Services
2023 SILVER – OCTO for Best Naming
2023 BRONZE – Harrowfield for Best Typography

See here for full details.

https://www.transformmagazine.net/awards/anz/past-winners/2023-transform-awards-anz/

2022:

Branding Awards 2022 We’ve won big again. 2022 is our best year yet!

We won 3 golds and 2 silvers at the 2022 Australasian Branding Awards. The first Gold went to Real Meals for best use of packaging. One judge said:

“A great example of repositioning for success,”. Another said: “Excellent example of how elevating the packaging and honing in a brand’s unique positioning can lead to powerful results.”

A second gold went to Real Meals for best naming strategy. One judge said:

“I love the name and articulated challenge,”. “Plus, the insight-led strategy was really well done and communicated well in the submission.” Other judges praised the project for clearly understanding the consumers’ needs and therefore creating a well-positioned brand to match them with its no-nonsense name.

A third gold went to KRL for best place or nation brand. One judge said:

“Love this,”. “All the elements – from naming, visuals and application across channels and messaging – were excellent.” Another judge praised the depth of research undertaken during the project. “A fun and creative delivery; you feel you’re on the journey!” added another judge.

The first silver went to Real Meals for best visual identity from the FMCG sector. A second silver went to pH7 for best visual identity from the industrial and basic materials sector.

The second silver went to pH7 for best visual identity from the industrial and basic materials sector.

See here for full details.

https://www.transformmagazine.net/articles/2022/transform-awards-anz-2022-winners-announced/

2021:

We’ve won gold, silver and bronze in the 2021 Australasian Branding Awards. Gold went to ChargeNet for the Best Wayfinding system in our rebrand and execution of their charging network across the county.

“A good example that shows that sometimes less is more. The outcome is clean, creating a better UX for the customer,” one judge said. Another added, “Significant transformation based on understanding the role of the charger as a billboard.”

Silver to ChargeNet as well for Best Brand Evolution. And a bronze for Olé Football Academy for the Best rebrand in Sports, travel, leisure & tourism sector.

2020:

We’ve won gold in the Australasian Branding Awards in the category ‘branding of a merger or acquisition’ for our work on Te Kupenga. The judges said it was a clear example of bringing different brands in under one single master brand yet still allowing the different identities to be understood.

“The visual identity is rich with symbolism which aligns well to the overall brand” said one judge. Another added, “A great strategy, execution and result.”

2019:

Rebrand Awards at Transform Awards 2019 We won GOLD at the Transform Asia Pacific Branding Awards which were presented in Shanghai, China. We were judged best for our naming strategy for our rebranding work on SEQA.

We also picked up a silver for our rebrand with SEQA in the IT sector; two bronze awards for our work with Qual IT (best rebrand with in the IT sector) and Liquid IT (best use of a visual property), plus a highly commended.

These awards are the regions pinnacle brand awards. We take on the best and win which is an amazing testament to the work we do and the vision our clients have. We couldn’t be more thrilled for them.

You might be wondering why we enter these awards? Find out about the awards, the competition and why we enter here.

2018:

Mercy Hospice picked up two Silvers for the Best rebrand in the Not-for-profit sector and Best internal communication during a rebrand process. This latter award we’re particularly proud of and internal stakeholder engagement is essential in branding and a step most often overlooked.

Intra picked up Best re-naming strategy for a brand project.

Our full list of TRANSFORM branding awards:

2023 GOLD – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – Envisory for theBest Naming
2023 SILVER – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – Harrowfield for the Best brand evolution
2023 SILVER – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – Harrowfield for the Best rebrand in the professional service sector
2023 SILVER – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – OCTO for theBest Naming
2023 BRONZE – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – Harrowfield for the Best use of typography
2022 GOLD – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – Real Meals – Best use of packaging
2022 GOLD – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – Real Meals – Best naming strategy
2022 GOLD – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – KRL – Best place or nation brand
2022 SILVER – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – Real Meals – Best visual identity from the FMCG sector
2022 SILVER – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – pH7 – Best visual identity from the industrial and basic materials sector
2021 GOLD – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – ChargeNet – Best wayfinding or signage
2021 SILVER – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – ChargeNet – Best Brand Evolution
2021 BRONZE – TRANSFORM branding awards (Australasia) – Olé Football Academy – Best rebrand in Sports, travel, leisure & tourism sector
2020 GOLD– Transform branding awards (Australasia) Te Kupenga – Best rebrand following a Merger/Acquisition
2020 SILVER – Transform branding awards (Australasia) Te Kupenga – Best Creative Strategy
2020 BRONZE – Transform branding awards (Australasia) Te Kupenga – Best visual identity for NFP
2019 GOLD – Transform branding awards (Australasia) SEQA – Best naming strategy
2019 SILVER – Transform branding awards (Australasia) SEQA – Best rebrand in the IT sector
2019 BRONZE – Transform branding awards (Australasia) QUAL IT – Best rebrand in the IT sector
2019 BRONZE – Transform branding awards (Australasia) LIQUID IT – Best use of a visual property
2018 GOLD– Transform branding awards (Australasia) Intra – Best rebrand in the Healthcare sector
2018 SILVER– Transform branding awards (Australasia) Mercy Hospice – Best rebrand in the Not-for-profit sector
2018 SILVER– Transform branding awards (Australasia) Mercy Hospice – Best internal communication during a rebrand process
2018 HIGHLY COMMENDED– Transform branding awards (Australasia) Intra – Best re-naming strategy for a brand project
2016 SILVER– Transform branding awards (Australasia) Hobson Leavy – Best rebrand in the professional services sector
2015 GOLD– Transform branding awards (Australasia) Proactive – Best rebrand in the healthcare sector
2015 SILVER – Transform branding awards (Australasia) Proactive – Best rebrand related to change in mission, values or positioning

Accolades and acknowledgments

In recent years, we have garnered an array of prestigious international awards and received widespread acclaim and recognition from both renowned institutions and the media alike.

GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE – Asia Pacific Transform Branding Awards (branding)
GOLD – NZ Best Design Awards (illustration)
GOLD – NZ Pride In Print Awards (publication design)
GOLD – Pride in Print Awards (packaging design)
WINNER – Chill NZ Image Competition
GOLD – ACPA Australasia Publishing Awards (magazine design)
MEDIA – Published in Idealog, Stuff, NZ Herald, D.E.Carter LogoBook, NewDivision.