Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet

System disruptions
We are currently experiencing disruptions on the search portals due to high traffic. We are working to resolve the issue, you may temporarily encounter an error message.
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Redesign of a website and visual brand language: Development of a new website and graphic profile for an energy efficiency company
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The project that is presented in this report is the result of a master thesis for the Industrial Design Engineering programme at Luleå University of Technology. The project was conducted towards and together with the company Leosol during the fall of 2020. 

For the past couple of years, Leosol has invested time and money into online advertisement. Their advertisement generates a greater visit flow onto their website; however, it rarely produces any bookings of their services. Leosol wants to increase the number of bookings done through their website.

This master thesis is conducted to contribute towards Leosol’s goal regarding the online bookings. Therefore, the focus of this project has been to strengthen Leosol’s brand by exploring options for a new graphic profile and a visual brand language. These brand tools were be implemented in a new website. 

To achieve this, an altered version of IDEO’s Human-Centered Design process was implemented. By working close to the user, in this case, Leosol’s clients, the current issues and solutions was clarified. Throughout the process, the graphic profile and the wireframe was developed separately. In the last phase of the project, the two was combined into the final concept. 

The project resulted in a repositioning of Leosol’s brand, creating a new, more professional tone. The graphic profile was summarized through a poster, describing the new logotype, colours, fonts, imagery and a short description of how to apply them. 

This new graphic profile was applied onto the new wireframe, creating the final website. The layout of the website was developed so that the user can quickly identify Leosol’s identity and mission. By implementing a website that truly represents Leosol, there is a bigger chance that the number of bookings increase.

Abstract [sv]

Projektet som presenteras i den här rapporten är resultatet av ett examensarbete för Civilingenjörslinjen Teknisk Design vid Luleå Tekniska Universitet. Projektet har drivits mot och i samarbete med energiföretaget Leosol under hösten 2020.

Leosol har investerat både pengar och tid i annonsering online. Detta har genererat ett större besöksflöde, dock har det inte lett till en ökning av bokningar av deras tjänster. Leosol vill öka antalet bokningar som sker via deras hemsida.

Detta examensarbete har utförts för att bidra till detta mål. Projektet har därför kretsat kring att förstärka Leosols varumärke genom att utforska olika alternativ till en ny grafisk profil och ett nytt visuellt varumärke. Dessa nya varumärkesverktyg kommer sedan att implementeras i en helt ny hemsida. 

En variant av IDEO’s Human-Centered Designprocess har använts under projektet för att uppnå detta. Genom att arbeta nära och tillsammans med användaren, i detta fall Leosols kunder, har de nuvarande problemen samt olika lösningar förtydligats och identifierats. Under processen har den grafiska profilen och wireframen för hemsidan skapats separat. I sista fasen i projektet kombinerades dessa till det slutgiltiga konceptet.

Projektet har resulterat i en ompositionering av Leosols varumärke genom att skapa en mer professionell ton. Den grafiska profilen har sammanfattats i form av en poster. Denna beskriver den nya logotypen, färger, typsnitt, bildspråk samt en kort instruktion som förklarar hur dessa bör appliceras. 

Den nya grafiska profilen applicerades sedan på wireframen, för att skapa den slutgiltiga hemsidan. Hemsidans layout är skapad för att användaren ska snabbt kunna identifiera Leosol’s identitet samt deras tjänster. Genom att implementera en hemsida som verkligen representerar Leosol ökar chanserna för att antalet bokningar på deras hemsida stiger.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 110
Keywords [en]
Industrial Design Engineering, User-Centered Design, User Interface, Website Design, Branding, Rebranding, Redesign, Graphic Profile, Interaction Design
Keywords [sv]
Teknisk Design, Användarcentrerad Design, Användargränssnitt, Hemsidedesign, Webbdesign, Varumärkesdesign, Redesign, Grafisk Profil, Interaktionsdesign
National Category
Other Engineering and Technologies Design
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-83074OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-83074DiVA, id: diva2:1531295
External cooperation
Leosol Energi AB
Educational program
Industrial Design Engineering, master's level
Supervisors
Examiners
Available from: 2021-03-02 Created: 2021-02-25 Last updated: 2025-02-25Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

fulltext(40334 kB)1125 downloads
File information
File name FULLTEXT01.pdfFile size 40334 kBChecksum SHA-512
58bb7402ac37f6a79bcda47cac270eed90f7ab6561657e9c335af0470bd64cf389c692167eb1aa96b48c35803e58c04fe8b40d78921f6a62d5fa9cf019ed7697
Type fulltextMimetype application/pdf

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Olsén, Emma
By organisation
Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts
Other Engineering and TechnologiesDesign

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar
Total: 1126 downloads
The number of downloads is the sum of all downloads of full texts. It may include eg previous versions that are now no longer available

urn-nbn

Altmetric score

urn-nbn
Total: 1554 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf