Brands
Skybags launches #BackToCool campaign to showcase latest collection
Mumbai: The youth-centred brand from the illustrious house of VIP Industries, Skybags has launched new #backtocool campaign to unveil the stylish 2022 backpack collection. The campaign is all set to help the nation’s Gen Z celebrate a stylish return to normalcy.
Capturing the thrill of finally going back to normal life after the pandemic, the chic new #BackToCool campaign highlights how Skybags’ backpacks are synonymous with style among the discerning Gen Z.
Shot in a vibrant, colourful and edgy style, the commercial features all the exciting aspects of this special time- reuniting with friends in real time, playing team sports together, partying and socialising with the squad, and celebrating together in-person after a long hiatus- all while sporting the contemporary backpacks from Skybags’ latest collection.
This campaign aptly showcases Gen Z as they truly are – bold, vivacious and always on the move! The audacious new video also demonstrates how perfectly Skybags backpacks fit into their lives and focuses on riveting features that the brand offers such as built-to-last straps, premium back support with air mesh, rain covers and a 12-month international warranty. Complete with a young cast and hip music, the campaign aims to celebrate people’s desire to get back to normal life with a bang and will resonate with Gen Z audiences as they return to life as it was before the pandemic.
For over 50 years, VIP has revolutionised the luggage category with continuous product innovations, adherence to quality and international aesthetics. Their youth focused brand Skybags is a pioneer in the Indian market, offering distinctive designs, innovative features and appealing aesthetics for younger audiences. Building upon the success of their previous campaigns, the brand has raised the bar with the #BackToCool campaign by combining the joie de vivre of Gen Z with the effortless style of Skybags.
Backpacks are quickly becoming an essential fashion accessory for youngsters across India. Cognizant of this need, Skybags’ latest collection boasts of an exciting range of cool backpacks, trendy laptop backpacks and stylish rucksacks. With new price points and new categories like PU backpacks, biking backpacks and daypacks, Skybags’ 2022 collection has something stylish to cater to every need.
At the launch of the #BackToCool campaign, VIP Industries vice president marketing Praful Gupta said, “At Skybags, we recognise that the backpack is now a go-to accessory for Gen Z and millennials. Staying true to our philosophy of ‘Move in Style’, the #BackToCool campaign aims to help our youth make a stylish return to normalcy post-pandemic. Both the campaign and the 2022 collection are deeply reflective of our audience- stylish and functional, discerning but playful, and conscious yet fun! Behind the sleek aesthetics of our new range lies over decades of design and engineering innovation, and we are excited to introduce this to the market in such a fun manner. We’re confident this campaign will resonate deeply with India’s Youth.”
Brands
Godrej clarifies ‘GI’ identifier after logo similarity debate
Says GI is not a logo, will not replace Godrej signature across products.
MUMBAI: In a branding storm where shapes did the talking, Godrej is now spelling things out. Godrej Industries Group (GIG) has issued a clarification on its newly introduced ‘GI’ identifier, addressing questions around its purpose and design following a wave of online criticism. At the centre of the debate were two concerns: whether the new mark replaces the long-standing Godrej logo, and whether its geometric design mirrors other corporate identities.
The company has drawn a clear line. The Godrej signature logo, it said, remains unchanged and continues to be the sole logo across all consumer-facing products and services. The ‘GI’ mark, by contrast, is not a logo but a corporate group identifier intended for use alongside the Godrej signature or company name, and aimed at stakeholders such as investors, media and talent rather than consumers.
The need for such a distinction stems from the 2024 restructuring of the broader Godrej Group into two separate business entities. With both continuing to operate under the same Godrej name and signature, the identifier is positioned as a way to differentiate the Godrej Industries Group at a corporate level.
The rollout, however, triggered a broader conversation on design originality. Critics pointed to similarities between the GI mark’s geometric composition and logos used by companies globally, raising questions about distinctiveness.
Responding to this, GIG said its intellectual property and legal review found that such overlaps are common in minimalist, geometry-led design systems. Basic forms such as circles and rectangles appear across dozens of brand identities worldwide, the company noted.
It added that the identifier emerged from an extensive design process and was chosen for its simplicity, allowing it to sit alongside the Godrej signature without competing visually. While acknowledging that elemental shapes may appear less distinctive in isolation, the group emphasised that the mark is part of a broader identity system that includes a custom typeface, sonic branding and other proprietary elements.
Following legal and ethical assessments, the company said it found no impediment to using the identifier, reiterating that the GI mark is a corporate tool not a consumer-facing symbol.
In short, the logo isn’t changing but the conversation around it certainly has.
