To be original means being able to follow that road, going against convention and sometimes breaking a few rules. That is how to obtain something unusual, unpredictable, captivating and probably very memorable.

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Perhaps it is an idea that really stands out from the crowd, such as the MP3, the three-wheeled scooter launched by Piaggio a few years ago which certainly looked very weird but opened a new category in the market. An equally explosive case of branding was the London 2012 Olympics identity, was so powerful and unique that nobody will forget it(does anybody remember the Peking 2008 Olympic logo?).

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It may be the stylistic codes that stand out, as was the case for the Dyson hoover which looked like spaceships from the future, or the Citroen Cactus which definitely broke a few car design conventions.

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Originality is also conveyed in details which, with some small intervention, can create something quite unusual and bursting with personality. Whether it is an upside down letter, deformed initial or wonky alignment, the result can be unforgettable if executed correctly.

Giacomo Cesana
Creative Director

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Nowadays, digital transformation and new media make real change in the markets and consumer relationships possible. Socialing was created with the main goal of proposing new and more responsible approaches toward consumers and markets to organisations and companies, placing people’s real needs at forefront and re-prioritising the human and social dimension in exchanges between economic subjects.economici.

Andrea Farinet is associate professor of Economy and Corporate Management at Liuc – Cattaneo University, where he teaches Relational Marketing and CRM and consumer psychology. He is founder and president of the Socialing Institute, a cultural association that performs research and training on socialing in agriculture, health, training, art and culture.