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A clearer horizon.

Brand identity / A new interpretation of maple, circle and landscape

Higreens maple and landscape symbol, A clearer horizon key visual
Portrait Higreens key visual for mobile
New design informed by the historical concept / Independent 2026 identity and application proposals
01 / FINDING THE SHARED ELEMENTS

Seven historical badge directions explore a maple leaf, a circular construction and layers of fields or water. This new interpretation reorganizes those shared elements: a memorable leaf, three curved landscape layers and a separate, legible wordmark.

  • Historical badge review
  • New maple and landscape interpretation
  • Packaging label and identity strip
  • Folio cover and guide excerpts
02 / A CLEARER FORM

One maple leaf. Three landscape layers.

A circle holds the symbol together while curved bands give the landscape its layers. HIGREENS and Maple Ocean International take distinct positions, supported by steady typography and a restrained palette.

New Higreens vector interpretation of maple leaf, circle and three landscape layers with palette

New Higreens vector interpretation of maple leaf, circle and three landscape layers with palette

A simpler form. A clearer view. campaign artwork in meadow green

A simpler form. A clearer view. campaign artwork in meadow green

Portrait Higreens campaign artwork

Portrait Higreens campaign artwork

03 / FROM IDENTITY TO MATERIAL

A clear identity. On a simple package.

The square label brings the symbol, primary name and supporting name together. Warm paper against kraft board explores how the identity can appear on a simple generic package.

Higreens label on kraft mailer, AI-generated generic packaging concept

Higreens label on kraft mailer, AI-generated generic packaging concept

Generic packaging material concept / AI-generated, contents unspecified, not a documented product

PACKAGING LABEL ARTWORK

A complete symbol. A legible name.

A square composition preserves space between the leaf and landscape. Type sits outside the symbol so the name remains clear when the label stands alone.

Higreens square packaging identity label artwork

Higreens square packaging identity label artwork

Higreens green horizontal packaging identity strip artwork proposal

Higreens green horizontal packaging identity strip artwork proposal

Horizontal packaging identity strip / Flat artwork proposal

IDENTITY FOLIO COVER

The same identity. A different format.

An A4 cover carries the identity through an enlarged symbol and a clear theme. Separate spaces for mark, name and supporting text connect it with the other applications.

Higreens A4 identity-folio cover proposal

Higreens A4 identity-folio cover proposal

04 / CONSISTENT APPLICATION

Form. Colour. Room for clarity.

Keep the symbol complete, lead with green and reserve maple colour for emphasis. Selected guide pages establish these relationships for future applications.

Selected Higreens visual principles: form, colour and space

Selected Higreens visual principles: form, colour and space

Higreens guide left page

Higreens guide left page

Higreens guide right page with application principles

Higreens guide right page with application principles

HIGREENS / MAPLE OCEAN INTERNATIONAL

Page 15 of the 2018 DOD logo.pdf portfolio explicitly names MAPLE OCEAN INTERNATIONAL and HIGREENS and shows seven badge directions. The design panel is an embedded raster image; no independently attributable original vector file has been located. The 2026 symbol is a new interpretation of the maple, circle and landscape idea, not recovered original vectors, an exact tracing or a confirmed historically adopted direction. The meaning of 1972 in some source variants, specific products and historical adoption are unconfirmed and are not presented as brand facts. Palette, theme, packaging, folio cover and guide excerpts are new independent proposals. The AI-generated mailer is a generic packaging concept with unspecified contents, not an actual product, certification or evidence of adoption. The source farm photograph is not reused. Selected guide pages are shown, not a complete brand manual.