Bruxelles Propreté - Tri des déchets

Bruxelles Propreté - Tri des déchets

Client

Bruxelles Propreté

Project type

Making waste sorting playful, one mascot at a time.

TEAM

Marion Leroux
Carole Mannekens
Steffen Fredholm

Project overview

Waste sorting doesn't have to feel like a lecture. Bruxelles Propreté already had its mascots. One per bag type, built by an Argentine 3D designer and needed an identity that could carry the information without carrying the fatigue.


We selected the font to match the tone: rounded, almost childlike, so the essentials read in a glance. A second, louder typeface handles the onomatopoeia — the *pfft*, the *clonk* — because attention, in this line of work, has to be earned one sound effect at a time.


The branding initially developed here was broadened into becoming the visual identity system of Bruxelles Propreté as a whole.

Waste sorting doesn't have to feel like a lecture. Bruxelles Propreté already had its mascots. One per bag type, built by an Argentine 3D designer and needed an identity that could carry the information without carrying the fatigue.


We selected the font to match the tone: rounded, almost childlike, so the essentials read in a glance. A second, louder typeface handles the onomatopoeia — the *pfft*, the *clonk* — because attention, in this line of work, has to be earned one sound effect at a time.


The branding initially developed here was broadened into becoming the visual identity system of Bruxelles Propreté as a whole.

Interested in working with us?

SIGN is an independent branding studio based in Brussels, Belgium. We specialise in brand strategy, brand positioning, visual identity, verbal identity, editorial design, digital identity, design systems and creative direction. We work with cultural institutions, hospitality brands, public organisations and businesses seeking distinctive, long-lasting identities.

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SIGN is an independent branding studio based in Brussels, Belgium. We specialise in brand strategy, brand positioning, visual identity, verbal identity, editorial design, digital identity, design systems and creative direction. We work with cultural institutions, hospitality brands, public organisations and businesses seeking distinctive, long-lasting identities.

© 2026

Interested in working with us?

SIGN is an independent branding studio based in Brussels, Belgium. We specialise in brand strategy, brand positioning, visual identity, verbal identity, editorial design, digital identity, design systems and creative direction. We work with cultural institutions, hospitality brands, public organisations and businesses seeking distinctive, long-lasting identities.

Our office

SIGN is an independent branding studio based in Brussels, Belgium. We specialise in brand strategy, brand positioning, visual identity, verbal identity, editorial design, digital identity, design systems and creative direction. We work with cultural institutions, hospitality brands, public organisations and businesses seeking distinctive, long-lasting identities.

© 2026

Interested in working with us?

SIGN is an independent branding studio based in Brussels, Belgium. We specialise in brand strategy, brand positioning, visual identity, verbal identity, editorial design, digital identity, design systems and creative direction. We work with cultural institutions, hospitality brands, public organisations and businesses seeking distinctive, long-lasting identities.

Our office

SIGN is an independent branding studio based in Brussels, Belgium. We specialise in brand strategy, brand positioning, visual identity, verbal identity, editorial design, digital identity, design systems and creative direction. We work with cultural institutions, hospitality brands, public organisations and businesses seeking distinctive, long-lasting identities.

© 2026