Brand Experience

Sihyunhada Brand Consolidation
& Experience Expansion

About the project

Sihyunhada is Korea's No.1 Portrait Brand with 400K+ Users. As part of a major business consolidation—transitioning from 10+ dispersed locations into 4 flagship mega-branches—
I orchestrated the integrated brand experience (BX). The goal was to seamlessly translate each branch's uniquely defined spatial persona into tangible touchpoints, ensuring that everything from the offline VMD to the packaging system aligned perfectly with the evolved brand architecture.

Client

Sihyunhada @ RECORDERS

Role

Brand Experience (BX) Design, Spatial VMD, Packaging System, Digital Content Production

Timeline

4 months

Tools

Photoshop, Illustrator

Collaborators

1 Creative Director, 1 Art Director, 2 Brand Designers, 1 Interior Designer, 3 Marketers

One Brand, Four Distinct Personas

One Brand,
Four Distinct Personas

To consolidate the brand while maintaining its essence, we established four core pillars. Each location was redesigned to reflect a unique regional identity, unified under the 'Sihyunhada' standard.

To consolidate the brand while maintaining its essence, we established four core pillars. Each location was redesigned to reflect a unique regional identity, unified under the 'Sihyunhada' standard.

Gangnam Original

Heritage & Antique

Seongsu Flagship

Modernity & Archive

Hongdae Space

Wit & Freedom

Bukchon House

Tradition & Elegance

Packaging System

The Archive of Moment

To emphasize the unique character of the 4 flagship branches, I developed a modular design system inspired by each location's interior motifs. I utilized premium foil stamping—Gold, Blue, and Black—to elevate the tactile quality. This distinct variation encourages customers to visit different branches to collect the full series, turning the user journey into a playful brand experience.

Social Contents

Visual Consistency & Digital Expansion

I directed the product photography and styled the shoots to ensure the new packaging blended seamlessly with each branch’s atmosphere. These high-quality visual assets were adapted into social media content, maintaining a consistent tone and manner across on-line and off-line channels to maximize the rebranding impact.

Beyond Photography,
Crafting a Cultural Record

Beyond Photography,
Crafting a Cultural Record

We successfully established a scalable design system that celebrates the unique persona of each mega-branch while maintaining a powerful, unified brand voice. This integrated Brand Experience (BX) strategy not only ensured a smooth transition during the business consolidation but also elevated Sihyunhada's market positioning as the definitive standard for premium portrait studios.

We successfully established a scalable design system that celebrates the unique persona of each mega-branch while maintaining a powerful, unified brand voice. This integrated Brand Experience (BX) strategy not only ensured a smooth transition during the business consolidation but also elevated Sihyunhada's market positioning as the definitive standard for premium portrait studios.