Case Study

Bose

Helping a legacy brand find leadership.

Founded in 1964, Bose quickly became renowned for their unmatched engineering prowess and dedication to delivering exceptional audio experiences. The promise they made to music fan...

Founded in 1964, Bose quickly became renowned for their unmatched engineering prowess and dedication to delivering exceptional audio experiences. The promise they made to music fans was simple: Bose brings you closer to your music. In kind, Bose’s brand, marketing and business strategy evolved purpose-built communications to express and execute against that promise.

As their 60-year mark approached, Bose recognized they needed to evolve to recruit new audiences while retaining their devoted customers. They also needed to build on their legacy of relentless innovation that had turned them into an iconic global brand. Bose invited us to help create a new way forward.

As you might imagine, we started with sound. Feeling sound intensifies moments. It enriches them. It makes sound an immersive experience. Bose summarizes this ambition as “sound is power.”

Yes, Bose manufactures remarkable audio equipment. But Bose is really in the business of immersion – sound so powerful that it grabs hold of the listener and heightens the emotions of any moment.

Working closely with the in-house leadership at Bose, we transformed the global brand’s voice and expression to better carry this story. In doing so, we signaled Bose’s evolution to this higher-order, more desirable value: “Immersive Audio.”

We amplified and freed up their identity to take on its most expansive form – aiming to reassert Bose with a revitalized, declarative voice that invites people into an unparalleled world of immersive sound.

This new expression is being launched with their new generation of products (like QuietComfort earbuds and headphones) and fostering new partnerships with artists including Donald Glover, JamieXX, Maluma, PinkPantheress, Ice Spice, and more.

Sound is power, indeed.


COLLINS
Zuzanna RogattyTomas MarkeviciusKristine LimDev ValladaresEric ParkRohan RegeAstrid StavroJulen SaenzAllison SolomsonMadeleine CarrucanCas MaloTaamrat AmaizeAlex BlumfelderTaylor ZahrtAlex Athanasiou
Typeface Design
TEKIO
Bose
Sean RossiKaren GoodmanGijs WinkelCass CruzErica LuttaziKatie CarlsonEliza LucasJim Mollica

Augments

Augments are add-on components or properties that enhance a design system’s performance. They introduce new capabilities, expand functionality and improve how the system works across contexts.

Augments

Augments are add-on components or properties that enhance a design system’s performance. They introduce new capabilities, expand functionality and improve how the system works across contexts.

Motion Signature

A signature animation style that transforms static brand elements into instantly recognizable kinetic expressions. By creating a consistent motion language, it amplifies brand distinctiveness, deepens recall and makes digital experiences more captivating and memorable.

Language Bridge

A logic of function that translates identity components built for marketing communications into elements engineered for product interfaces—and vice versa—recalibrating usability and expressiveness.

Grid

A structural system enforcing consistency and adaptability across an enormous decentralized identity system.

Custom Typeface

The Bose custom typeface transforms their iconic 30-degree angle into a complete typographic system. Each character is mathematically calibrated—from optimized x-heights to precise stroke modulation—while maintaining the brand's geometric heritage. Engineered across multiple weights with custom kerning pairs, it creates a proprietary voice that's both technically exact and visually distinctive.

Validated Versatility

We pressure test our designs across every touchpoint and context—from app tiles to billboards, screens to swag. This rigorous performance testing ensures that your brand remains consistent, recognizable and effective everywhere it lives for as long as it lives.

Impact

Press