New Work: Mein Baum für Berlin
With its tree-lined streets, Berlin is a city of green, but its stock of approximately 425,000 trees—gradually replenished after decimation during World War II—is getting older. Many trees are removed every year because of age and sickness, and the city does not have enough money to replace them all. Hence 200,000 or so trees are missing already.
Justus Oehler and his team in Pentagram’s Berlin office have designed the identity of a new initiative of the City of Berlin called “Mein Baum für Berlin” (My Tree for Berlin). The campaign encourages citizens to sponsor the planting of new trees. The logo is a bold sans-serif letter B (for Berlin and Baum) turned on its side to become an abstract tree. The logo is friendly and accessible, to make the idea appealing to the city’s residents. The designers have also created an announcement to promote the initiative, as well as a plaque and poster.
