The client:

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne is recognised as one of the world's finest botanic gardens.

The objective:

RBG commissioned MBd to produce a flagship magazine aimed at building a philanthropic network called the 'Directors Circle'.

The solution:

The time was right to publish a magazine, but there were no branding guidelines, limited photography, few stories and a small budget available. All of these were to be built over the first few years of publication.

The design solution was built around a limited vocabulary of colours and shapes used consistently until the brand - and a photographic library - was established. The strong, rich colours worked well to unite disparate imagery and a clutch of small stories. Floreo was well received, and the 'Directors Circle' grew substantially in in the four years MBd was involved..

Mackay Branson design - Level 3, 362 Little Bourke Street - Melbourne 3000 - Australia - Telephone 61 3 9604 6800