Carcraft

Reinventing a brand as a digital player

Reinventing a brand as a digital player

Reinventing a brand as a digital player

When CarFinance 247 bought the Carcraft name they needed to distance themselves from the old brand reputations and reinvent themselves as a new digital player in the market. The challenge was clear, create a new brand and digital experience that would generate leads for CarFinance 247. I led a team of designers that set about creating a new strategy, brand, art direction and digital experience.

When CarFinance 247 bought the Carcraft name they needed to distance themselves from the old brand reputations and reinvent themselves as a new digital player in the market. The challenge was clear, create a new brand and digital experience that would generate leads for CarFinance 247. I led a team of designers that set about creating a new strategy, brand, art direction and digital experience.

When CarFinance 247 bought the Carcraft name they needed to distance themselves from the old brand reputations and reinvent themselves as a new digital player in the market. The challenge was clear, create a new brand and digital experience that would generate leads for CarFinance 247. I led a team of designers that set about creating a new strategy, brand, art direction and digital experience.

Client

CarFinance 247

Services

Brand Design Design System UI & UX Design

Date

2021

Carcraft logo
Carcraft logo
Carcraft logo

After understanding the stakeholders aspirations through a set of moodboard exercises I worked through a series of quick iterations for the visual identity. This allowed us to critique and refine the direction as a group finally creating a new identity, logo, and visual language that aimed to modernise the brand, bringing it into the digital age. The new logo is based on momentum and energy. The arrow mark nods towards their design vision of assembling energy, breaking the process down into small steps that help to build momentum. It also nods towards their relationship with CarFinance 247. Customer start their journey at Carcraft and then move onto complete their journey at CarFinance 247. - Visual Design - The chevron mark was used to create patterns and shapes that formed part of the visual language. The final visual identity aimed to feel modern and friendly. We retained some elements of the original Carcraft brand as a nod to their heritage but evolved key elements such as the typeface and colours to make the brand feel more inclusive and lass masculine.

Carcraft exploration
Carcraft exploration
Carcraft exploration
Carcraft visual language
Carcraft visual language
Carcraft visual language
Carcraft brand guidelines
Carcraft brand guidelines
Carcraft brand guidelines
Carcraft website
Carcraft website
Carcraft website

After launching the MVP as an A/B test against the old site, conversions increased by 140% within one month, resulting in a projected extra £7m+ revenue a year.

Design specialist with a passion for brand, UX and visual design.

Built in Framer by David Law

Design specialist with a passion for brand, UX and visual design.

Built in Framer by David Law

Design specialist with a passion for brand, UX and visual design.

Built in Framer by David Law