Sound Credit Union

Sound Credit Union needed to refresh their brand to speak to a younger demographic increasingly interested in the value and purpose credit unions offer as opposed to big corporate banks. They also needed a way to stand out from all the other “Sound-”named business that populate the Puget Sound region. We decided to elevate the words “credit union” to the same level as “sound,” making it read more as one complete thought. An updated color palette, friendlier typography, and a new logo that evokes ideas of community and strength in numbers with an abstracted school of fish helps bring a fresh look to one of our region’s most trusted institutions.

Creative Director: Monkey Watson; Associate Design Director: Dave Goedde; Designers: Dave Goedde, Casey Callahan

The existing logomark felt a little dated, and had trouble standing out amid the “sea of Sound-ness” - all the other businesses in the Puget Sound area that use ‘Sound’ as their name.

We did an extensive competitive audit, to make sure we would differentiate Sound Credit Union from its direct competitors.

Sketches for initial ideas.

We presented four different directions, each rooted in a distinct concept. The idea behind the “school of fish” resonated the most with our client, and we developed this direction further.

We developed a new tagline for them, based on the idea of the power of the collective group.