Marek Ševčík

About

Bradning
Strategy

CO.LABS - A Brand that gives structure to expression

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ABOUT

CO.LABS is a community space for independent performing arts.

THE CHALLENGE

The brief asked for a brand identity that is bold, outspoken, energetic, unconventional, daring, open-minded, and contemporary. The challenge was to capture that vivid, performative energy without reducing it to pure expression but turn it into an identity system that could remain flexible yet practical across every touchpoint.

How to brand 'performative art' without freezing it into a static mark?

WHAT I DID

This project shows how I combine strategy and the intangible artistic identity into a brand system. I translated positioning into a flexible identity built around motion, identity and practical application across print, social, and UI. The result is a brand that stays distinctive even when the logo is not the hero.

Design exploration.

INSIGHT

Performing arts are expressive, and constantly in motion. So the identity should behave the same way. Instead of treating branding as a fixed symbol, I treated it as a living system: stable where it needs to be, fluid where it creates meaning.

A CO.LABS theatre with the logo concept on its facade as a neon sign
Fluid logo
COLABS logo as a latte art.
Main symbol
A CO.LABS theatre with the logo concept on its facade as a neon sign
AI render
COLABS logo as a latte art.
SOLUTIONS

Liquid language

A dynamic element became the foundation of the identity, creating a flexible platform for expression and enables future identity steering.

Consistent where needed

It is designed to stretch across different applications, acting as a unifying mark that brings consistency to every touchpoint.

Representative

At the same time, it carries the performative energy of dance and the gestures of painting, turning movement itself into a recognisable brand language.

Application of liquid identity

AI specific UI elements in blue color
Mascot in a pose as its analysing AI Image
A specific User Interface for communication with AI
ARCHETYPE

Maverick

Enterpretour

Networker

A CO.LABS theatre with the logo concept on its facade as a neon sign
AI render
AI render
COLABS logo as a latte art.
Print
Print
Learnings

This concept was not selected as the final brand, yet it remains an important one for my practice. It taught me how to communicate the intention and meaning behind the work with greater clarity. I continue to present it because it captures a core part of how I think: strategy and meaning move together, shaping solutions that go far beyond the visual aspect.

© 2026 Marek Ševčík

© 2026 Marek Ševčík