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2022 Young Ones - Young Ones ADC
CDC Rebrand
School ArtCenter College of Design / Pasadena
Client Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Brand / Communication Design / Branding: Branding Systems / Identities
Annual ID
YO22_A063B
Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's primary association with the Covid-19 pandemic has created a lack of trust in the institution, shifting its image from heroic to helpless.
The rebrand aims to capture the public's trust by pinpointing the very source of what it means to be human: our DNA. The double helix is simple in form but complex in function—two interwoven strands define who we are and who we will become. It is the blueprint to life and a common thread amongst all people and organisms. The CDC's updated identity and strategy unite those threads between science and humanity.