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ARoS

ARoS

Turning a ten-year vision into everyday decisions

Turning a ten-year vision into everyday decisions

Turning a ten-year vision into everyday decisions

Turning a ten-year vision into everyday decisions

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ARoS had set an ambitious direction for the next ten years: to strengthen its international position while becoming even more relevant to the city and people around it. But over time, its brand had grown fragmented. Communication was often dense, the visual identity had accumulated layers, and short-term needs made it difficult to maintain a clear direction. Working closely with ARoS, we turned the vision into a clear position: an international art museum rooted in Aarhus. From there, we developed the brand strategy, tone of voice and visual identity as one connected system. We made the language more direct and accessible and reduced the visual identity to fewer, stronger elements — creating a clearer balance between ARoS as sender and the art it presents. The identity includes a refined wordmark, the custom typeface ARoS Sans, a new typographic system, colour, layout principles and a framework for digital and physical communication. The result is not simply a new expression, but a clearer foundation for everyday decisions. A system that helps teams across ARoS communicate with greater clarity and consistency, while remaining flexible enough to give exhibitions, artists and changing contexts their own space.

ARoS had set an ambitious direction for the next ten years: to strengthen its international position while becoming even more relevant to the city and people around it. But over time, its brand had grown fragmented. Communication was often dense, the visual identity had accumulated layers, and short-term needs made it difficult to maintain a clear direction. Working closely with ARoS, we turned the vision into a clear position: an international art museum rooted in Aarhus. From there, we developed the brand strategy, tone of voice and visual identity as one connected system. We made the language more direct and accessible and reduced the visual identity to fewer, stronger elements — creating a clearer balance between ARoS as sender and the art it presents. The identity includes a refined wordmark, the custom typeface ARoS Sans, a new typographic system, colour, layout principles and a framework for digital and physical communication. The result is not simply a new expression, but a clearer foundation for everyday decisions. A system that helps teams across ARoS communicate with greater clarity and consistency, while remaining flexible enough to give exhibitions, artists and changing contexts their own space.

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Brand strategy: Rasmus Thomsen

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We design identities, websites & type.

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Address

Havnegade 4, 5
8000 Aarhus C

Denmark

Copyright 2026 Overtone®

VAT No. 31495431

Aarhus, Denmark

08:20:50 CEST

Overtone®

We design identities, websites & type.

Personal. Precise. Intentional.

Address

Havnegade 4, 5
8000 Aarhus C

Denmark

Copyright 2026 Overtone®

VAT No. 31495431

Aarhus, Denmark

08:20:50 CEST

Overtone®

We design identities, websites & type.

Personal. Precise. Intentional.

Address

Havnegade 4, 5
8000 Aarhus C

Denmark

Copyright 2026 Overtone®

VAT No. 31495431

Aarhus, Denmark

08:20:50 CEST

Overtone®

We design identities, websites & type.

Personal. Precise. Intentional.

Address

Havnegade 4, 5
8000 Aarhus C

Denmark

Copyright 2026 Overtone®

VAT No. 31495431

Aarhus, Denmark

08:20:50 CEST