Harwell is the UK’s leading science and innovation campus, located south of Oxford and sitting on a 700-acre estate. Harwell’s new identity has been designed by London-based studio DNCO, using solely TWK Everett (by Nolan Paparelli) as a branding typeface.
Here is a short video introducing Harwell’s mission and values. Subscribers of Under Consideration can also see a thorough analysis of Harwell’s rebranding.
We use science to understand the world around us, and mathematics is its universal language. Inspired by this maxim, we rooted the Harwell brand in scientific and mathematical notation, using a ‘caret’ — a symbol representing an exponent, square, cube or other power — to anchor the visual identity. It encapsulates Harwell as a place that brings people and ideas together, supercharging growth: an exponent to solving the critical problems facing our planet.