Mikael Semhoun

Azaya

Brand identity · Digital · Film

Azaya — Physical brand applications

LUXURY TRAVEL

An invitation
to elsewhere.

Naming, identity and a wider brand world for a luxury travel agency.

My role
Naming, brand platform, visual identity, website and campaign creation.
Scope
Brand identity · Digital · Film

A world beyond the destination.

Context & challenge

Azaya needed a name and a connected brand expression for its luxury travel offer. The challenge was to communicate the feeling of an exceptional journey across identity, editorial, digital and campaign materials.

Strategic response

The work pairs a geometric signature and emblem with destination photography, editorial typography and rich material applications. These elements give the brand a consistent presence, from its smallest printed detail to a full photographic composition.

Azaya — visual identity
01Azaya — visual identity
Editorial cover
02Editorial cover
Brand language
03Brand language
01 / Visual language

Geometry meets
editorial expression.

The geometric wordmark creates a recognisable anchor. Softer editorial typography and an alternation of dark, light and photographic surfaces bring variety. The emblem adds a second scale of recognition across objects and printed materials.

Azaya typography studyView full size ↗
Typography — details from the original artwork
Azaya colour palette studyView full size ↗
Colour & material — presentation study
02 / In use

From an idea of travel
to an entire brand world.

Editorial layouts, stationery, packaging and digital compositions extend the identity. A consistent relationship between the signature, photography and space makes each application feel part of the same world.

Azaya layout and composition studyView full size ↗
Editorial typography and imagery
05Editorial typography and imagery
Digital and editorial compositions
06Digital and editorial compositions
Stationery and material finishes
07Stationery and material finishes
Publication design
08Publication design
03 / Film

Azaya in motion.

Project credits

Naming, identity & design
Mikael Semhoun
Creative direction
Jonathan Aboucaya
Copywriting
Jérémy Sitbon
Agency
Blackmotion
Client
Azaya
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