FOR LOVE OF WATER

FLOW reimagines retail swimwear through play and curiosity. The brand identity was developed in collaboration with BTG Studios, Mumbai for The Foundery, a 90-day venture builder in India.  Team: Prarthana Merchant [Creative & Design]
Khyati Patel [Design Advisor, BTG Studios]
Client:Anjani Kapoor [Co-founder, For Love of Water]Rammohan Paranjape [Co-founder, For Love of Water]
Outcomes:
Brand Identity
Packaging
Brand Guidelines

The Issue:
For Love of Water is an Indian swimwear brand built around playfulness; bringing a fun, expressive character to a category that often feels overly serious.

Developed during the first cohort of The Foundery, a 90-day business incubator, the challenge was to create an identity that could capture the many forms of water while expressing the joy and freedom of being around it.

Initial Logo Explorations


The Insight:
Water is one of the few places where the rules of everyday life don't quite apply. You can float, splash, dive, play and simply let go of all your troubles on land.

Route 1 - Water in all it’s formsThe first route explored the diversity of water - from waves and ripples to pools, puddles and the sea. Each form was translated into a distinct pattern, creating a visual language that could capture the many personalities of water.

Logo Lockups and Patterns representing different forms of water - Route 01 [Water in all it’s forms]

Brand Applications - Route 01 (Water in all it’s forms]



Route 2 - Water as a friendThe second route explored water as a playful companion: something to splash in, swim through, escape into and have fun with. The visual language focused on warmth, friendliness and the carefree feeling of being around water.

Logo Lockups and Illustrations - Route 02 [Water as a friend]

Brand Applications - Route 02 [Water as a friend]


Route 3 - Playing it safe The third route took a more conventional approach, drawing from familiar visual cues within the swimwear category. It offered a clean and approachable direction, but felt less distinctive and expressive than the other routes.

Logo Lockups and Illustrations - Route 03 [Playing it safe’


Brand Applications - Route 03 [Playing it safe]





Bringing it together:
The final direction combined Route 1 (Water in all it’s forms]'s system of patterns, each inspired by a different form of water, with Route 2 [Water as a friend]'s playful and friendly logotype. This created a flexible identity that could shift and adapt while retaining a distinct sense of personality.


Core identity


Pattern Collection


Pattern System


The imagery of the brand is unapologetically Indian and inclusive. The images are held in organic, water inspired shapes. 



Brand Applications



Brand in action from The Foundery’s 90-day FWD event