Challenge
It’s not a book, it’s not Youtube, and it’s definitely not TikTok. This is Graphy, a totally new medium for discovering and sharing ideas. In close collaboration with India’s biggest online learning platform Unacademy, we helped define and design the format of ‘Graphys’ for users everywhere.
Earlier this year, Graphy was a new publishing platform still in concept. We were brought on board to help create the experience – from brand and strategy, to the product itself. Our challenge was to take Graphy’s early prototype, and develop it into something its audience would connect with.
Process
Through rapid prototyping and collective working (lockdown-style), we codified Graphy’s format – creating a new medium for an audience that isn’t engaged by books, and isn’t getting much out of today’s clickbait. We worked fast, collaborating as one team rather than as agency and client.
"Graphy exists to bring life to ideas"
Solution
The core concept behind Graphy was to ‘Bring life to ideas’. This strategy, along with a set of guiding experience principles, steered absolutely everything; from decisions about the product, to the look and feel of the brand.
This concept came to life across the product experience, from the immersive homepage to a unique ‘gift’ function – a meaningful way to share Graphys with friends.
Visually, we designed a system around the ‘thread of an idea’, using animated line drawings as both illustration and functional tools. Our mark and pattern palette hypnotically draws people into our world, while our line language takes people on a journey through the app’s content.
Results
Graphy is now its own medium: ‘episodic interactive visual, audio and written content’. With a strategy, original vernacular, and look and feel in place, we can’t wait to see Graphys become ubiquitous in the sharing of great content.
"As soon as we started working with DesignStudio, it felt like they were a part of our core team with the same passion, enthusiasm and energy we possess. They took extra efforts to ensure to understand our thought process first, and provided us with the brand and product direction, which aligned with our vision and user's core needs. We are not just grateful to DesignStudio for developing the brand, but also teaching us processes to think better."Sushil Kumar, Co-Founder, Graphy
