Building a strong digital presence for a branding studio with a big impact

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The top player in the French transportation market owing to the power of vehicle-generated open data.

LinkByCar is a SaaS startup that created a tool to collect, process, and aggregate data from vehicles. With the use of AI technology, it can predict the behavior of any vehicle — all to ensure you safely get to your destination.

The company cooperates with popular car manufacturers, including Stellantis, Mercedes, and BMW. With an extensive network already in a place, they have serious potential to expand across all of Europe.

Creative branding studio that drives business growth through powerful storytelling and bold design solutions

Stone is a multi-disciplinary brand and creative strategy studio based in Golden, Colorado. Independently owned, it weaves together expertise to support both large, established brands and emerging challenger start-ups.

Believing in the power of storytelling, this design agency creates works that resonate and leave a lasting impression. Their approach centers on asking the right questions, proving that good design means good business.

Industry
Advertising & marketing
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  • Creative services
Services
Web design
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Webflow development
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Timeline
3 months
  • 48,000+
    vehicles LinkByCar gathers data from
  • 75+
    types of data collected by vehicles
  • 18
    car brands they collaborate with
  • 2017
    year of foundation
  • 9
    areas of expertise
  • 16
    projects done
challenge

Insurance company managers and automotive corporations typically face challenges with complex software. That’s why the process of collecting data from vehicles can be a bit of a headache.

Real-time vehicle tracking, predicting potential problems, and accident reconstruction — all of these had to be considered in the product design. A perfect software offers everything in one place, simplifying things for those who aren’t fluent in the language of technology.

Challenge

Many large brands and start-ups struggle to connect with a message that fades into the background noise. Traditional branding methods can create awareness, but do they create a lasting impression? In this context, the need for a creative studio that understands these challenges and crafts stories that stand out becomes clear.

Workflow plan for web design and development team
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It was a fully fresh perspective in every sense.

The research showed that competitors’ websites somewhat lagged behind the latest trends, which didn’t align with the technological and innovative nature of this business.

Hence, we aimed to convey the client’s digital orientation through a practical and rigorous branding approach, complemented by bright accents.

15 logo sketches
2 days spent on research
  1. Discovery. A user comes across a link or post in Discord.
  2. Saving to profile. The user can save these links/posts to their profile.
  3. Organizing content. They can create new collections or use existing ones to organize these links or posts.
  4. Easy retrieval. Later on, users easily find a specific link or post, either through a search, within a specific collection, or in their profile.
  5. Sharing. If they want to, users can share links, posts, or collections with others.
  6. Collaboration and discussion. Everyone can engage in discussions about what’s shared and even add new links to collections if they have access.
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For a brand to speak with one voice, it needs a brand book to set the tone.

Crafting visual style with a distinctive red touch

During analysis, we broke down UI and UX elements separately. After reviewing the competitors, our team noticed that most of their websites had a very minimalist style, focusing heavily on case studies and vibrant imagery.

To differentiate our client, we identified the need for a more distinctive visual identity. Instead of using basic black-and-white palettes, we introduced an accent color — red — to make the website stand out.

4 competitors analyzed from every angle
2 days spent on research

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Competitors’ research focusing on accent UI design elements

Bold design that transforms brand storytelling

Concept 1: Animated experience

We used GIFs of completed projects in large-font headlines to showcase the agency’s expertise from the start. This approach is kept up across the website, supported by an unusual grid that makes content pop and marks out key data.

Concept 2: Square dynamism

To accentuate the company name, we added squares appearing throughout the site in mini-interactive elements. These sharp shapes, representing stones, show that the company puts a piece of itself into every project.

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Living up web design with unique elements

When designing the website, the main focus was on case studies. By previously analyzing various structures, we created our own comprehensive format that is fully detailed and speaks of professionalism right off the bat.

To complement a minimalist style, we moved on with unique touches. Our designers introduced a dynamic grid and added interesting animations in interactions and transitions, giving the site a distinctive and lively feel.

Dynamic web design with animation for a lively feel
Case studies are the first glimpse of expertise, so we made sure their design stands out with bold headlines and strategic use of white space.
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Living up web design in a dynamic and minimalistic style

Bringing fun to the platform with animations

Our main graphic element was a multi-pointed star, symbolizing the company’s diverse projects and multifaceted work. This adds a bit of flair by combining headlines with graphics, forming a unified picture.

We’ve also created various animations that play with the size of graphics as users interact. A memorable one is a video or photo starting full-screen and then shrinking to fit into the text as visitors scroll down.

Developing an interactive website without lag

We built everything from the ground up with a focus on engaging interactions and transitions without sacrificing load time. Our goal was to ensure that the site feels dynamic and responsive on both desktop and mobile.

We chose Webflow as the primary platform, allowing us to bring complex animations to life while maintaining ease of use. To enhance functionality, our developers also integrated some ready-to-use JavaScript libraries.

8 CMS sections developed
2 filter options configured for case studies
Webflow development is perfect for interactive website without lag
Developing for desktop and mobile, we kept engaging animation and transitions, but not a slow load time.
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Responsive design and development for a dynamic website

Comprehensive guide to managing site content

Our team created a detailed guide to help client effortlessly manage their site content. It includes step-by-step directions, making it super simple to understand how to update the platform.

For the CMS, Halo Lab developers added the ability to add or remove projects, team members, client logos, and job postings. All this info was covered with easy-to-follow instructions.

Comprehensive guide to managing website content
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We hired Halo Lab to redesign our website and showcase who we are. The team successfully delivered the website, ready for launch. They provided items on time and were responsive to our needs. It’s worth mentioning that the team’s performance was efficient, and their design capabilities stood out.

Halo Lab provided brand analysis services that helped us with better understanding our market type, niche, customers, and competitors. They designed our whole SaaS platform, leveraging both UI and UX expertise. Furthermore, they used React to help us build a customer-facing dashboard that connects to our existing backends.

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Logo creation

Adding bright accents to a minimalist design

Color palette with vibrant accents to focus on content
Colors

Basic colors with a spark

We selected calm shades of gray and white to create a clean backdrop for the site, ensuring the focus stays on the main content. To add vibrancy and authenticity, we used red accents for CTAs and highlights, signaling that the agency is confident and unafraid to make a statement.

Enhanced UI design with Condensed & Neue Plak fonts
Typography

Fonts that fuse form and function

For headlines, we used a tall and narrow Condensed font. This typeface perfectly interacts with the logo and enhances the overall design. For body text, we opted for the classic grotesque Neue Plak to improve the readability of smaller text and establish a clear text hierarchy.

UI design elements and natural images for enhancing the story
Graphics

Special visuals enhancing the story

Our designers used small, simple icons that perfectly fit the context, making sure every detail stands out when scrolling. To highlight the company name, Stone’s Strategy, our designers included case study photos and nature images, especially rock formations.

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Tools behind our engaging design

JavaScript and CSS

We combined the power of JavaScript and CSS to create a highly interactive and visually stunning website. JS brought dynamic animations and responsive transitions to life, while CSS ensured a clean, stylish layout with consistent design elements.

Swiper JS

We used Swiper JS to build some sliders on the site, creating smooth and responsive elements. This allowed us to showcase content in an engaging, user-friendly way, improving the overall browsing experience with intuitive and smooth navigation.

Development with Attributes by Finsweet for a user-friendly UX design

Attributes by Finsweet

To upgrade the site’s functionality, we implemented Attributes by Finsweet, namely scrolldisable, cmsload, and cmsfilter. They allowed us to create smooth scrolling experiences, efficiently load CMS content, and provide filtering options with a friendly experience for all users.

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