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The Bandido mascot: a raccoon in a mask

Case study · Rebranding

Bandido
Cereal Bar

ClientBandido
ServiceRebranding
PlaceGuatemala
Today3 locations

01 — The concept

The initial

The mask

You know a bandit by the mask. So the B was drawn to be both things: the same stroke, turned a quarter turn.

02 — A mark that works alone

The mask comes off
the name

Which is why it works on a cup, on a cap and on a dispenser sticker. And on an Instagram profile picture too, where only a few pixels fit and there is no room for a logotype.

The mark on the cereal
The mark on the product
A bowl of Bandido cereal
The cereal, the hero
A Bandido service tray
Counter service
A Bandido cup in hand
The cup in hand

03 — The system on the street

From the mark to the counter

Packaging, cups, apparel, stickers and a mascot wearing the mask itself.

Bandido cups carrying the mark
Black Bandido tee with striped sleeves
Bandido drink bottles
Cap with the Bandido mask
Bandido stickers

04 — What happened next

From one location to three

The original Cayalá location changed hands and the brand was rebuilt from the ground up. Bandido now runs three spots: Xela, El Paredón and zona 15. The Instagram account reached 15,300 followers, with the mask —just the mask— as the profile picture.

05 — The real test

The brand
walks on its own

The concept did not stop at the logotype. It carried into the content and into the way the brand talks.

And that content is not made by us — the Bandido team produces it. There is no better exam for a brand system: somebody else picked it up and it still sounded like Bandido.

Social content and photography: the Bandido team. Wonder developed the brand and the visual system.

The Bandido Instagram profile on a phone
15,300 followers on the Bandido account
See @bandidoicecream ↗

Archive

Where it came from

The previous brand: a hand-drawn logotype, a mascot overloaded with detail and no color.

Cups carrying the previous Bandido brand
Product, previous brand
The original location with the previous brand
The original location

Credits

AgencyWonder Studio
Project DirectionChe Alvizuris
Creative DirectionGuayo Bobadilla and Che Alvizuris
Art DirectionGuayo Bobadilla
Brand & DesignGuayo Bobadilla