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Orchestra of Europe

Visu­al Iden­tity Design for an Inter­na­tion­al Clas­sic­al Ensemble. Foun­ded in 2011 by viol­in­ist Astrid Leut­wyler, the Orches­tra of Europe (OoE) is a col­lect­ive of musi­cians from across the continent—many of them former mem­bers of the pres­ti­gi­ous Gust­av Mahler Youth Orches­tra. From the begin­ning, it was clear that the brand­ing and cor­por­ate design for this ensemble needed to reflect more than just professionalism—it had to cap­ture music­al­ity, eleg­ance, and har­mony.

I developed a cus­tom word­mark based on a refined typeface, enhan­cing it with subtle, music-inspired details. The let­ters “c” and “h” are fused into a lig­at­ure, sym­bol­iz­ing con­nec­tion and flow. The “f”, drawn by hand, echoes the dynam­ic sym­bol forte, while the “p”—reminiscent of a music­al note—features a small flag, evok­ing an eighth note in motion.

The final visu­al iden­tity bal­ances restraint and expres­sion, much like clas­sic­al music itself. The brand­ing was applied across sta­tion­ery and print mater­i­als, includ­ing busi­ness cards and let­ter­head, sup­port­ing the ensemble’s inter­na­tion­al pres­ence with a quiet con­fid­ence.

This pro­ject is a great example of how brand­ing con­sultancy ser­vices and aes­thet­ic brand devel­op­ment can cre­ate visu­al sys­tems that are both func­tion­al and deeply meaningful—especially with­in the world of arts and cul­ture.