Tiskre Kool

The problem

The school’s interior design assumed that the building would house both a kindergarten and a school. However, by the time we started, the plan had changed. There would be no kindergarten, and Tiskre School would be a primary school for grades 1–6. The school therefore needed an identity that worked with the interior already in place. Also, a primary-school child should be able to take it on with pride.

The solution

The visual system started from the architecture. Seen from above, the four wings of the building form the letter K. That K became the basis of the logo and the central shape of the identity. The same geometry recurs in the typography, the graphic elements and the applications. As a result, the school’s name, the building and the visual language form one whole.

The colour palette draws on the nature around Tiskre. In addition, a graphic wave motif points to the nearby sea and to the wind typical of the area. The wind gives the place its rhythm and character. Together, these elements make for a calm, contemporary and timeless identity.

The result is a visual system that gives the new school more than a recognisable face. It also lays a solid foundation for a community to form before the first school bell rings.