Project

The General Brand Refresh

Client

The General

Agency

BBDO Chicago

Overview

What do you do with a brand iconic for all the wrong reasons? We put it through a branding boot camp, breaking it down and building it back from the bottom up. What emerged was leaner, greener and much more resonant with today’s target audience.

Logo
Redesign

The brand collaborated with iconic lettering artist and type designer Jessica Hische on a thoughtful logo refresh, streamlining the design and softening it to better represent the brand’s goal of being the most empathetic car insurance provider on the market.

The General logo before and after the redesign

Character
Update

We worked with the 3D legends at Psyop to modernize and streamline The General’s look and feel, updating everything from the fabric of his uniform to a much needed groom of his iconic mustache.

The General Brand Refresh

Social

We’ve made 75+ unique pieces of social content from evergreen, to work inspired by our TVC cast of characters, to giving The General more personality, each catered to the best practices of the platform.

All work