Celebrating Neapolitan culture with a refined new identity for Amazon Music’s Partenopea playlist.

Partenopea is an Amazon Music playlist dedicated to Neapolitan and Southern Italian music, celebrating both the region’s deep cultural roots and its evolving contemporary sound. With a growing audience, the playlist needed a refreshed identity that reflected Neapolitan pride while feeling at home within Amazon Music’s ecosystem. My role was to design a new word mark and build marketing templates for social, in-app barkers, and Amazon homepage placements.

cultural research, adaptability, and collaborative design process

Amazon Music Creative Studio

The Challenge

The existing identity didn’t fully represent the rich cultural pride of Naples or the modern sound of the playlist. The challenge was to craft a distinct visual identity that honored Neapolitan heritage without leaning into stereotypes, while staying versatile enough to feature a wide range of artists. The design needed to feel authentic, stylish, and brand-forward, striking a balance between Amazon Music’s identity and the spirit of Naples.

the Process

I began with a deep dive into Naples — researching its history, culture, and visual identity. I explored the aesthetics of modern Neapolitan musicians, the city’s street art, and iconic symbols like the Napoli soccer team, noting their frequent use of sky blue as a visual marker of local pride.

 

Early explorations leaned into poster-like textures, ocean-and-sun palettes, and film light leak effects to evoke warm Neapolitan days. When presenting initial concepts to the playlist’s Italian owners, they appreciated the shapes of the custom word mark but felt a cleaner, more minimal approach would allow the design to better represent all artists featured.

the Outcome

Taking their feedback, I refined the custom Amazon Music typeface:

 

  • Smoothed and simplified letter edges
  • Focused on unique character shapes to subtly reflect Naples
  • Created a blue and off-white palette inspired by the city’s colors, ensuring full accessibility contrast compliance

 

The revised design struck the right balance between Naples influence and Amazon brand clarity, and received enthusiastic approval from the playlist owners, who said I had “really listened and understood the playlist and where they were coming from.”

 

The final identity delivered a clean, confident word mark anchored in Neapolitan pride, paired with flexible templates for social, in-app, and homepage marketing. The rebrand elevated the playlist’s presence on Amazon Music, giving it a visual voice as strong and distinctive as its sound.

The successful launch helped position Partenopea as a leading space for Neapolitan music and showed the power of cultural research, creative adaptability, and cross-team collaboration in brand design.

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Celebrating Neapolitan culture

with a refined new identity for Amazon Music’s Partenopea playlist.

Partenopea is an Amazon Music playlist dedicated to Neapolitan and Southern Italian music, celebrating both the region’s deep cultural roots and its evolving contemporary sound. With a growing audience, the playlist needed a refreshed identity that reflected Neapolitan pride while feeling at home within Amazon Music’s ecosystem. My role was to design a new word mark and build marketing templates for social, in-app barkers, and Amazon homepage placements.

cultural research, adaptability, and collaborative design process

Amazon Music Creative Studio

The Challenge

The existing identity didn’t fully represent the rich cultural pride of Naples or the modern sound of the playlist. The challenge was to craft a distinct visual identity that honored Neapolitan heritage without leaning into stereotypes, while staying versatile enough to feature a wide range of artists. The design needed to feel authentic, stylish, and brand-forward, striking a balance between Amazon Music’s identity and the spirit of Naples.

the Process

I began with a deep dive into Naples — researching its history, culture, and visual identity. I explored the aesthetics of modern Neapolitan musicians, the city’s street art, and iconic symbols like the Napoli soccer team, noting their frequent use of sky blue as a visual marker of local pride.

 

Early explorations leaned into poster-like textures, ocean-and-sun palettes, and film light leak effects to evoke warm Neapolitan days. When presenting initial concepts to the playlist’s Italian owners, they appreciated the shapes of the custom word mark but felt a cleaner, more minimal approach would allow the design to better represent all artists featured.

the Outcome

Taking their feedback, I refined the custom Amazon Music typeface:

 

  • Smoothed and simplified letter edges
  • Focused on unique character shapes to subtly reflect Naples
  • Created a blue and off-white palette inspired by the city’s colors, ensuring full accessibility contrast compliance

 

The revised design struck the right balance between Naples influence and Amazon brand clarity, and received enthusiastic approval from the playlist owners, who said I had “really listened and understood the playlist and where they were coming from.”

 

The final identity delivered a clean, confident word mark anchored in Neapolitan pride, paired with flexible templates for social, in-app, and homepage marketing. The rebrand elevated the playlist’s presence on Amazon Music, giving it a visual voice as strong and distinctive as its sound.

The successful launch helped position Partenopea as a leading space for Neapolitan music and showed the power of cultural research, creative adaptability, and cross-team collaboration in brand design.

BEFORE

aFTER

Sky blue

#70BFEF

Darker blue

#4694C4

Off white

#FBF3E1

Partenopea

La casa della musica partenopea.

Curated by Amazon’s Music experts

29 SONGS • 3 HR 15 MIN

Shuffle

Moby

May 4 Two

GAS

Pop 1

Marconi Union

Weightless

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Alexa

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Partenopea

La casa della musica partenopea.

Curated by Amazon’s Music experts

29 SONGS • 3 HR 15 MIN

Shuffle

Stars Of The Lid

Mullholland

William Basinski

92982.3

Moby

May 4 Two

GAS

Pop 1

Marconi Union

Weightless

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Recents

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Music

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Alexa

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Rotation

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Playlist 6 Name

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Playlist 7 Name

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All Hits

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Hot Singles

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Playlist 4 Name

Artist name 1

Playlist 5 Name

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Playlist 6 Name

Artist name 1

Playlist 7 Name

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