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Deciphering Brand Identity from package: Visual Feature Analysis through Convolutional Neural Networks

Authors:
Asaya Shimojo
Shoichi Uratani

Keywords: Grad-CAM, Brand Identity, Visual Identity, Package Design, Consumer Recognition

Abstract:
Many brands traditionally rely on qualitative methods to design their product packaging, leaving uncertainties about the consistency of brand identity across different packages. This study leverages machine learning to quantitatively extract and analyze design elements that resonate with consumers’ perception of brand identity. Specifically, we employed Grad-CAM, an interpretative method for Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), to identify crucial visual features—termed Visual Identities—within the middle layers of a model trained on specific brand package images. These features were analyzed to determine their influence on package classification and their alignment with human perception of brand identity. Our findings demonstrate that the machine learning approach approximates human perception closely, providing a novel quantitative method to enhance and maintain brand identity. Additionally, we quantified the contribution of each identified Visual Identity to overall brand recognition, offering a more systematic approach to understanding and preserving a brand’s distinctiveness that has traditionally been handled qualitatively.

Pages: 13 to 18

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2024

Publication date: June 30, 2024

Published in: conference

ISBN: 978-1-68558-183-1

Location: Porto, Portugal

Dates: from June 30, 2024 to July 4, 2024