The purpose of this study is to create a new logotype for the student-run organisation LinTek Näringsliv (LinTek Corporate Relations), a sub-brand of the Union of Science and Technology Students at Linköping University, by means of research through design. The course of the design work followed a defined process and began with a pre-study, establishing the group’s current situation, their value words and wishes for the design. After a time an evaluation, in the form of a questionnaire distributed to the target audience, was made to review whether the new logotype had achieved its goals. The results show that the respondents, overall, have a neutral or positive view of the design, that the visual connection to LinTek is visible and that it now is more difficult to confuse LinTek Näringsliv with LARM. The existing theories regarding logotype and brand design are therefore proven to be true in this study.

Denna rapport redogör för skapandet av varumärket Deco Retro. Samt den tillhörandedesignprocessen för att skapa en visuell identitet och profil för varumärket. VarumärketDeco Retro togs fram som ett undervarumärke till Kitsch Sweden AB som behövde ettvarumärke som passade deras nuvarande och framtida produkter. Deco Retro ska bidra meden stärkt identitet och värde för de produkter som ska säljas under varumärket. Designarbetetkring varumärket strävade framförallt efter att kommunicera den idé, identitet och de värdensom under projektet tagits fram för varumärket, samtidigt som det ska ha bidragit med enestetiskt tilltalande grafisk design. Resultatet av denna rapporten blev ett genomarbetatvarumärke med tillhörande visuell identitet, profil och flera tillhörande artefakter, redo attimplementeras. / This report describes the creative work to create the brand Deco Retro. Together with therelated design process to create a visual identity and profile for the brand. Deco Retro wascreated as a sub-brand to Kitsch Sweden AB whom needed a brand more fitting their currentand future line of products. Deco Retro was created to contribute with a stronger identity andadded value to the products which sells under the brand. The design work surrounding thebrand was first and foremost trying to communicate the idea, identity and value which hasbeen developed for the brand during this project. The design is also supposed to have addedaesthetically appealing grafic design. The result of this report is a worked through brandwith related visual identity, profil and numerous related artefacts, ready to get implemented.