
2024
Brand Identity
Developing a brand identity to anchor a startup post spin-off
Developing a brand identity to anchor a startup post spin-off
CLIENT
Podium
SCOPE
Brand identity, Illustration, Collateral design
ROLE
(Stand-in) Brand designer

Overview
For strategic reasons, Podium has spun out of Lendlease Digital as an independent entity. The company is navigating an uncertain phase.
The question of the season was:
How might we instill confidence internally and for stakeholders through a refreshed brand identity?

The Brand Identity
The brand identity is created to be a proprietary mark that is a combination of all the most crucial parts of the Podium platform.

Architecture
Literal presentation of the podium in architecture,
Hints at product subject matter
Solving
Highlights our USP,
Solving problems in the entire construction life cycle
Letter "P"
Ownable mark,
Subtle


Animation by Chei Ji Hyo

NAMECARD DESIGN
Illustration Style
An illustration style built off the design is also developed for marketing materials and on-platform illustrations.

On Platform
Spot illustrations are used on the platform to add delight to the user experience.

Marketing Collateral
An illustration style built off the design is also developed for marketing materials and on-platform illustrations.

Outcome
Internal alignment
A key part of the first townhall post spin-off
+ impressions
more engagement that usual through social channels
hours saved
from churning out collateral
Learnings
Skills learned will always be useful at another time
It's been a while since I took on a branding project and I truly did not expect the first one was post-maternity leave. It was a tight three-day sprint and I am encouraged that the direction resonated with the internal team and was chosen over corporate proposals.

Tangible touchpoints supporting internal alignment
This project reminded me of how branding can strengthen an organisation from within. Seeing colleagues adopt the new identity (like wearing company tees or using stickers) was a small but meaningful signal of alignment. The identity may not be the most critical part of the spin-off, but I like to think it contributed positively.