Onum

Naming and identity to be relevant to the ecosystem

After working with Signalit and their team to reveal their strategy, it was time to take the next step by creating the graphic and narrative elements that would address the more short-term challenges of the brand, building consistently and robustly the relevance they intended to achieve in the medium term.

A NEW NAME FOR THE NEW PARADIGM

Signalit had been a temporary name to introduce the project in conversations, but the brand was limited by its meaning. There was no real word that could hold all the meaning that this brand and product would offer, so we had to come up with one. During the naming work, we immersed ourselves in the initial origin of the data: numbers. From its Latin expression ‘numerus’, we stayed with its musical root and so we found a formula that both in sound and visual level led us to the flow of the data and the tranquility of its control. We finished adjusting the versions that allowed us to bring together all the necessary strategic, creative and technical qualities. Goodbye Signalit, Onum is here.

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TURNING NOISE INTO MEANING

Starting from the idea of the orchestra and how the product would give its users the baton to get the most out of their data, we concluded that the visual identity that had to finish putting a face and eyes to our brand, also had to fulfill two principles. The first was to be able to show how the solution was global but adapted to the specific needs of each case. And the second was that its implementation would turn data noise into high-value meaning.

CYMATICS INSPIRATION

Along this path, we reached cymatics, a fascinating field that explores the relationship between sound and the patterns it generates through its waves in different elements such as water, sand or other types of tiny particles.

This science is the inspiration for the various forms that, later on, we’ll see how they come to life through animation and technology. Its expression helps us to identify the meaning of the whole when it’s correctly ordered and how this ends up impacting the relevance, the results, the value, the objectives... In short, how they create new organisms with a life of their own, complexity and beauty.

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DEEP COLORS TO CLEAR INFORMATION

The deep tech colors required a deep darker mode that doesn't come from black, but from a purple that degrades and blends organically with the brand's main color and its three bright secondary colors.

A single polysans typeface was chosen to be a reflection of the brand itself: Robust, clear, unique and with gestures that transport us directly to the tech world.

To multiply the possibilities of expression and information of all the benefits of the platform, we created a style of iconography based on simple and highly meaningful and effective lines. We ended up with a photographic style that maintains consistency in color temperature and reflects scenes of equipment and technology.

A VARIABLE LOGO TO ENCAPSULATE THE STRATEGY

In the scenario where Onum was going to operate, we knew that it would be especially relevant to have a logo that condensed a good part of the strategy and conceptual philosophy behind the company and the brand. That's why we don't just have a logo: We turned the initial 'o' into a variable that responds to the two main principles that govern the whole identity.

The organism created by the millions of particles that compose it admits the intervention of a third party to offer it its specific replica, and the movement of these always seeks to meet again in the creation of value, from the illegible form to the final 'o'.

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All these elements together are what allow us to create an elegant and robust identity capable of solving the challenges and meeting its objectives: Facilitating communication with all stakeholders, improving the usability of the product for the customer, and boosting the brand's impact on the ecosystem.

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Validation of our approach.

Grupo Doorcats

The challenge
Streamline the naming structure (Grupo Doorcats, Los Gatos, Doorcats) to accurately communicate its extensive offering and connect with each audience.
The solution
New hybrid architecture with a parent brand and two service brands (Los Gatos and Doorcats), an identity based on "roots," and a corporate landing page.
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Grupo Doorcats

The challenge
Build a brand reflecting its expertise, extensive range, and close family service in carpentry and hardware for professionals and the public.
The solution
Evolution of its historic cat emblem, a color redesign (green and orange), and a website with clear UX that brings advice to the digital realm.
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Grupo Doorcats

The challenge
Build an independent brand from the ground up to showcase the value of high-end carpentry and co-creation to architects and interior designers.
The solution
Elegant identity featuring a typographic logo, an abstract emblem (D+G), a neutral palette, and a portfolio-style website with an editorial focus.
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Plenit

The challenge
Propelling Jotelulu with an international brand that reflects its evolution from a cloud provider to an operational platform for the IT channel.
The solution
Creating Plenit: a strategic, verbal, visual, animated, and digital brand to express its new scale to the IT channel.
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SCImago

The challenge
Highlighting the true value of SIR as an evidence-based diagnostic tool and communicating the public availability of its 20 indicators.
The solution
An evolution of the brand platform's narrative and visual identity, along with a website optimized for filtering and querying a high volume of data.
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