Otherway with haircare brand THIX
London-based design studio Otherwise wants people to stop walking and read what it has to say about haircare brand THIX. Simple typography will not deliver, so the team opts for chunky bold letters that subtly transition to serif style to playfully capture and retain the viewers’ attention.
To hold their gazes on THIX, Otherwise veers from using a multiple of vibrant colors and settles instead in chucking in white and green. The alternating gentle shades halt people from their tracks without forcing them, piquing their interest in what the product is all about.
images courtesy of Otherway and THIX
Otherway collaborates with the haircare brand THIX to bring out the latter’s science-backed products. It pulls out its retro-inspired branding style from its design sleeves and slaters the packaging with big, bold, and beautiful typography.
It couples the design ‘with a single, stand-out color palette of fresh green, referencing the mint and eucalyptus scent,’ the studio writes. ‘The level-headed copy used across the launch content doesn’t over-promise, but encourages people to upgrade from their usual shampoo, to simply look after the hair they still have.’
posters for THIX
‘THIX’ without unnecessary, detailed texts
Otherway played around with the words ‘thick’ and ‘fix’. ‘Thick fix’ might not make sense, and ‘fix thick’ might be too long if they had to add another word. They wanted a buzzword that not only could be easily remembered by people but carry the brand on its own.
So, why not ‘THIX’? The word ticks off the boxes of what the haircare brand and Otherwise are aiming for: created with high-quality ingredients, backed by science – for people who want to make their hair look and feel stronger and thicker .
Otherway opts for mint-shade green
Otherway scrubs off an intentional prelude and dishes from the get-go what the people can expect when they acquire the products. The design studio mellows out the colors and diches unnecessary, detailed texts for the campaign.
The team tumbles into a line of posters that depict a hair storyline for the offline advertising while functional, easy-to-understand sections for the online design, all breaking down the science behind the haircare formula without going super science-y. THIX’s range of products includes caffeine-based shampoo, conditioner, and hair paste, designed in fully recyclable aluminum bottled and with no-fuss how-to-use instructions and a list of ingredients.
THIX’s products are designed in fully recyclable bottles
caffeine-infused shampoo
Otherwise also worked on the website design
The design studio divides the site into sections
project info:
name: THIX Haircare
studio: Otherway
matthew burgos | designboom
January 19, 2023