Repositioning a Trailblazer in Sustainable Aquaculture

Matorka

Matorka, an Icelandic Arctic char fishery, is the most sustainable fish farming company in the world. They provide responsibly raised, extraordinary quality Arctic char using some of the world’s most innovative and sustainable land-based aquaculture systems. On the verge of next-level growth, Matorka engaged Trinity to help build a global brand that would – through words, imagery, graphics and experiential design – tell the story of this extraordinary fishery to chefs, restaurants and grocery customers across Europe and the US. Explore how the brand came to life on the website at matorka.is.

Brand Strategy
Creative Strategy
Tagline Development
Identity Toolbox
Packaging Design
Business Systems Design
Website Design
WordPress Development
Tradeshow Design
Category, Audience & Brand Audits
Stakeholder Interviews

Matorka Arctic Char fish with print outline.

The new identity system celebrates the brand’s unique Icelandic story and its world-class fish. The sophisticated letterforms are distinctly Icelandic, expressed in a deep teal representing the combination of Iceland’s life-giving water and striking landscape. The brandmark’s textural arctic char imprint is inspired by Matorka’s hand-raising of the fish and its associations with Gyotaku, the ancient Japanese printing art of printing fish that is both an art form and a scientific illustration. Placed together with the established date in Icelandic and the tagline claiming the best possible quality, the brandmark brings to life the brand’s strategy of “The world’s best Arctic char. From the world’s most magical place.” The icon system inspired by ancient Icelandic symbols, the quality seal, and a distinctively raw and stunning photography style extends the brand world for an identity system as immersive as the brand itself.