Stepping into Pride
In 2022, the Scünci joined other fashion and beauty brands in rolling out a line of rainbow inspired hair accessories to promote themselves during the PRIDE celebration season. I was honored to have been assigned the task of giving both Conair and the Scünci brands an opportunity to connect with a more diverse audience. My intent was to be authentic in our messaging by leveraging the umalot ü in the scünci logo and tag line, ü got this. to convey positive inclusivity in a way that doesn’t just rainbow wash our way into hearts and minds.
PRIDE MOOD BOARD
Rainbows, positivity, individuality, acceptance & love with a focus on younger consumers
CONCEPTS TO CONSIDER
Tag lines run the risk of having legal copyright issues and oftentimes, they are eliminated. Marketing requested LOVE MORE which was eventually deemed unusable.
Animated GIFs were created to share on social media platforms
They Rainbow Washed It.
You can lead a horse to water, amiright? In the end, Conair was not ready to commit to LGBTQ+ messaging and instead, simplified all artwork before press release to feature only a simple rainbow or a heart.
(I tried.)