Case · Brand · 2023

Mashah School

Visual identity and social media for an online English school, with a symbol that combines a speech bubble and the learning cycle.

Client
Mashah School
Role
Lead designer · Drapo Studio
Year
2023
Deliverables
Visual identity and social media
Problem

Create a brand for a student-centered online school that teaches English along with culture and context.

Solution

A circular symbol with a speech bubble, based on the five pillars of English teaching in the BNCC, Brazil’s national curriculum.

Delivery

Visual identity and social media assets delivered in 2023.

01

Context

Mashah School is an online, student-centered language school. Its approach is personalized and interactive, and it goes beyond the language itself to include other cultures and contexts.

Mashah School logo
Mashah School logo

Mashah means to make, create, or transform, in Hebrew.

02

Concept

Five pillars of English teaching define the brand.

The pillars come from the BNCC, Brazil’s national curriculum: speaking, reading, writing, language knowledge, and the intercultural dimension. They are the basis of the school’s teaching and they show up in the visual identity.

The name Mashah means “to make,” “to create,” or “to transform” in Hebrew. The school wants to help students make, create, and transform their own lives by learning the language.

The speech bubble is a universal symbol of communication and reflects the focus on speaking and the communicative approach.

The circle stands for continuous, cyclical learning, where reading, writing, language knowledge, and the intercultural dimension reinforce each other.

The palette uses black, green, pink, and white, with supporting geometric patterns. The typeface is Quango.

Symbol construction
Symbol construction
Speech bubble: icon variations
Speech bubble: icon variations
Color palette and geometric patterns
Color palette and geometric patterns
Quango typeface
Quango typeface
03

Applications

The identity was applied to social media posts, flyers, posters, mugs, and giveaways.