Modernising a carpenter's logo without turning its back on its 100 years of craft

Client
Les Ateliers Duphil
Year
2022

The challenge

For more than 100 years, Les Ateliers Duphil, a carpenter and joiner in Bordeaux, has preserved the values of craft, excellence and a sense of commitment, combining tradition and modernity. We support them in evolving their visual identity and redesigning their website to address their clients' challenges and needs while anchoring their brand image for the long term.

Modernising a carpenter's logo without turning its back on its 100 years of craft

Project flow

01. Framing, benchmark and interviews
02. Co-design workshops
03. Site map and wireframes
04. Naming and visual identity
05. Art direction
06. UI design desktop and mobile
07. QA and delivery

Study detail

Defining the new visual identity

Anchoring a long-standing craft in the present

The visual-identity redesign aims to keep the DNA of the old logo, which carries the company’s history, craft and strong values, while anchoring it in the present. We reuse the company’s “D” and the set square from the old logo. These two elements serve as the basis for creating the new symbol. A clearer, more modern logo that works across many media (which wasn’t the case with the previous one). And if you want to learn more about the process of creating a logo, feel free to read our blog article on the subject!

Former logo and new logo after the redesign
Inspiration and creative concept for the new logo
Monochrome version of the logo
Typography and colour references used in the visual identity
Colours used with the logo
Art direction and visual identity
Applying the identity to sweatshirts for the workshop teams
Applying the identity to the vehicle fleet

Art direction and design of the showcase site

A modern portal to reveal this new identity

The site has been built around this new identity, putting the emphasis on the visuals and following a narrative thread that tells the story (past, present and future) of Les Ateliers Duphil. Users learn more about the company, discover the work processes and the teams behind the projects. With the end goal of making it easier to get in touch to bring a project to life (whether for individuals or for businesses).

Art direction and UI design of the site's home page
Graphic mockups of the agency's showcase site
Graphic mockups of the history page
New logo after the graphic redesign on a workshop photo
Before
The carpentry specialist's old website
After
The carpentry specialist's new website

Mobile UI design

A platform designed responsively from the outset

The website was designed for desktop and mobile from the outset.

The components are then designed in both formats to speed up production and ensure consistency.

The visual identity is thought through to adapt to mobile from the start. The new logo is more legible, visuals are foregrounded. The design is simple and clean and expresses the brand.

A project page on the site in mobile version
Graphic mockups of the site in mobile version
Graphic mockups in responsive design

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