Zendesk Brand Refresh
Integrated Awards: Branding Identity – Rebrand/Refresh
Zendesk
San Francisco, California, USA
Zendesk, a company in the competitive customer experience software industry, undertook a complete brand refresh to enhance its leadership within the market. The design team at Zendesk aimed to revitalize its brand positioning, messaging and visual identity. An 18-month endeavour established a brand expression focused on longevity, authenticity and freshness. The new visual identity, characterized by quiet confidence and minimalism, evokes a timeless feel while elevating stories with simplicity and sophistication. An adventurous colour palette featuring jewel tones sets the brand apart from the saturated blue and green of the tech industry. Handcrafted illustrations add organic warmth and the photography captures both ideal and realistic state of CX. The motion system simplifies complicated subjects elegantly, fulfilling the brand’s promise to simplify the complex.
Credits
VP of Creative: Erin Pinkley
Executive Creative Directors: Betsy Field, Olivia Kingsley
Associate Creative Director, Identity: Tim Lampe
Senior Designers: Faustine Gheno, Rachel Frankel, Clark Hubert Guy
Illustration Lead: Olenka Malarecka
Photo Lead: Marta Dymek
Principal Copywriter: Diana Wynne
Senior Copywriters: Raven Wright, Julia Oller, Kendrick Hammond
Brand Systems: Cristina Mendoza Magari, Arienne Gagui
Producers: Caty Chung, Renae Vespremi, Kevin Tsukii, Anna Cirera, Mackenzie Covington, Jordyn Fields, Beryl Baker
Digital Design: Kristina Alford, Adam Chung, Silvana Yaneva
Motion/Video: Victor Hugo Duran, Mary Vertulfo, Tori Cincotta, Colin Thomas, Monica Yap
Iconography: Laura Bohill