Redesigning the brand and website for a startup podcast network

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👉 Interactive case study

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All unbranded conceptual designs, colours, animations and content are copyright A Modern Remedy (AMR) and is not to be repurposed or distributed without prior approval from AMR. 
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📝 The brief

Who:

The Insight Podcast

Yes, but: The show lacks a cohesive brand identity and a digital "home"

Content and episodes are hosted on desperate platforms

The audience is split across many channels

This means: These issues hurt the professionality and scalability of the show. Let's do something about that!

✅ The solution

After careful analysis, evaluation and market research, here's what we proposed to the client:

Development of a unique, compelling and unmistakable brand expression

Development of a website to help scale the brand and centralise content

Emphasis on accessibility, functionality and performance for the new web site.

Simplify the end user experience & surface the show's back catalogue in a single location.

🧭 The process

We worked in close collaboration with the client and were in constant contact, sharing ideas and feedback. This included regular meetings, workshops and asynchronous input.

Here's a breakdown of what we covered:

Initial discovery including goalsetting and intended outcomes

Outline of key criteria, success and performance metrics

Onboarding to our dedicated client portal

Developed, iterated and revised branding elements

Designed full suite of brand components including logo (and variants), colour palettes, optimised typography, cover art, social media graphics and more

Produced website mockups (based on agreed information architecture)

Built website and robustly tested responsiveness against multiple breakpoints

Migrated back catalogue of existing content to the new site

Benchmarked performance and optimised site for speed, accessibility and sustainability

Developed a brand style guide and site operation guide

Continued to monitor post-go live

📊 Outcomes & Optimisations

A deeper dive into what we produced:

🏃 Performance: Site optimisation has resulted in faster load times and a ranking of Grade A/93 (Pingdom) and 94/100 (PageSpeed Index).

🧑 Accessibility: The colour palette conforms to WCAG 2.1 standards (high contrast ratio) and fonts have been optimised for visibility across devices and sizes.

🌱 Sustainability: Optimisation of hosting, page size and overall load times have resulted in a reduction of website carbon utilisation (from 5.51g to 0.43g per visit).

🚀 Future plans

Elements of the solution design have been successfully utilised in later projects.