Tall white AJ Park welcome plinth featuring the new logo and a green–yellow ink cloud graphic on a dark background.

AJ Park

Reframing expertise into responsiveness

Impact area

Empowering people

Services

Brand Strategy

Brand identity

Already the largest intellectual property (IP) firm in New Zealand, AJ Park’s brand had always centred around expertise, but so had their competitors. To create distinctive value for clients they needed to direct more energy into building great relationships, not just doing great work. We called it intelligent action.

The challenge

AJ Park’s leaders saw that their growth was going to come increasingly from international markets and business development would be very different with the world’s borders closed. The business and brand needed to think differently about how they would go to market and win without face to face meetings - needing a brand that prioritised digital environments.

What gave AJ Park their edge was the progressive culture inside the firm. They had get-up-and-go energy, not holding onto the past, always moving forwards. In IP firms this is not the norm. For international clients that can be more transactional than their local counterparts, being proactive and a step ahead was just as important as the expertise itself. So we helped AJ Park reframe themselves around responsiveness. The firm where action is the conduit for expertise.

Side-by-side comparison of the old AJ Park logo with a tree icon and the new AJ Park wordmark featuring a stylised A letterform.
Four AJ Park social media post designs.

Expression

The brand needed energy and came to life through the concept of a springboard. Once launched and released the IP can flourish, expand and come to life. This brand wasn’t grounded in legacy, it was full of movement and momentum. It had fluidity and colour.

Ultimately this gave the firm a new set of tools to build on their success and carry the firm forward with spring in their step.

Smartphone displaying the AJ Park website homepage with a night-time cityscape and the message ‘Designed to be responsive.’
Tablet displaying the AJ Park homepage with the headline “Turning your ideas into assets through intelligent action” and colourful ink cloud artwork.
Front and back of AJ Park business cards, one showing brand mark and colourful ink motif, the other showing contact details for a marketing manager.Front and back of AJ Park business cards, one showing brand mark and colourful ink motif, the other showing contact details for a marketing manager.
Large transit billboard featuring the AJ Park logo, a photographed staff member, and the message “Propel your career forward.”
Front and back of AJ Park business cards, one showing brand mark and colourful ink motif, the other showing contact details for a marketing manager.
AJ Park presentation booklets stacked on a dark surface, featuring the updated logo and green–blue ink cloud artwork.
Hands holding an open AJ Park booklet showing the contents page on the left and introductory text on the right.Hands holding an open AJ Park booklet showing the contents page on the left and introductory text on the right.