Blue Robin Branding
Year
2021
Client
Cardinal Health
Industry
Healthcare
Role
Product Designer
Blue Robin, a digital pharmacy app initiated by Cardinal Health, aimed to reshape the pharmaceutical landscape by offering a unique digital experience. The project's branding was essential to establishing the app's identity and ethos in the market.
Role & Responsibilities
As the Senior Product Designer for Blue Robin, my role was multi-faceted. While traditionally, Cardinal Health's internal marketing team oversaw branding of all of their products, I championed my involvement due to my intimate knowledge of the product's development. Collaborating closely with internal marketing designer Jason Callori and fellow product designer on the Blue Robin Project, John Vanderveen, our process took us from initial ideation to meticulous refinement, all enriched by collective brainstorming and iterative design sessions. I served as a crucial liaison with Christi Pedra, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Cardinal Health's Pharmaceutical division, ensuring executive feedback was seamlessly integrated. I also introduced a user-centric dimension by leveraging the "Ask Your Target Market" platform, using it to derive valuable insights from our target demographic. This feedback-driven approach was pivotal in refining our brand choices. Once our brand identity was finalized, I led the detailed rendering process and the creation of a comprehensive brand book, ensuring Blue Robin's visual narrative was consistently and effectively conveyed across all platforms and touchpoints.
User Research
Branding
Feedback Analysis & Dissemination
Challenges
01
Professionalism with Approachability
The brand needed to emanate a sense of professionalism while remaining welcoming to appeal to a diverse user base.
02
Identity Decision
With the might of Cardinal Health's reputation in the backdrop, a crucial decision loomed—whether Blue Robin would bask in its shadow or stand tall independently.
03
Unique Recognition
Amidst a sea of tech entities, namely those with blue bird motifs, it was paramount for Blue Robin to carve out a distinct visual identity.
Branding Approach
Sketch to Screen
The branding project commenced with pencil sketches, fostering free-form creativity. These initial ideas then underwent iterative refinements once vectorized.
Examples of initial sketches
Stakeholder Insights
Preliminary designs were showcased to Christi Pedra, the senior vice president of Marketing for Cardinal Health's Pharmaceutical division, helping hone the concepts further.
Example of some variants we explored
Target Market Feedback
The refined logo concepts were floated on the "Ask Your Target Market" platform, gathering direct feedback from potential users. Their evaluations and rankings played a critical role in the final brand choice.
Example of some variants we explored
Branding
The finalized brand identity was seamlessly integrated across the Blue Robin platform, ensuring a cohesive user experience. This visual identity transcended the digital space, finding its place in various collateral, shaping Blue Robin's market perception.
Example of some variants we explored
The Output
Branding
The finalized brand identity was seamlessly integrated across the Blue Robin platform, ensuring a cohesive user experience. This visual identity transcended the digital space, finding its place in various collateral, shaping Blue Robin's market perception.
Example of some variants we explored
Results
The journey of branding and packaging Blue Robin was a testament to the interplay of design aesthetics, user-centricity, and market constraints. The resulting brand identity and packaging solution reflected a careful consideration of user feedback, market trends, and regulatory guidelines. The enthusiastic reception from users reinforced the effectiveness of our design approach and strategies.
Designed & Built by Brady Jacobsen
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