The brief

A growing platform with a brand that hadn't caught up.

Cymbio helps brands scale by adding digital sales channels through fully automated drop ship and marketplace operations. Its unified platform connects brands with their retailer partners.

I was called in for "the whole shebang": a full rebrand, from a new logo and visual language to marketing materials and a new website. I walked the Cymbio team through the creative process step by step, from the first concepts to the launch of the new site.

Old Cymbio logo, an infinity-like double loop with a thin wordmark, next to the new logo: a magenta-violet C symbol and a rounded lowercase wordmark.
Before and after. The old infinity loop became a mark with a story.
Foundations

A friendly typeface and a gradient with energy.

Rubik's soft, rounded corners match the curves of the mark and keep a technical product approachable. The palette pairs a calm navy with a magenta-to-violet gradient that carries the energy of connection.

Typeface

Rubik RegularBody · 400
Rubik BoldHeadlines · 700

The leader in brand-to-retail connectivity

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Graphic language

Showing connection, not just saying it.

Cymbio's product is invisible plumbing between companies, so the visual language had to make connection visible. The same few motifs repeat across illustrations, diagrams, the website and print.

Diagram: Your Brand connects through the Cymbio symbol with dashed lines to retailers such as Nordstrom, Macy's, Walmart, Target, Urban Outfitters, Kohl's, Farfetch, REI and Express.
Cymbio illustration style: a woman at a laptop with the Cymbio symbol, drawn in violet with magenta accents and thin outlines.
  • Dashed connection linesThe path between a brand and its retailers.
  • Glowing gradient orbCymbio as the hub in the middle of it all.
  • Line-and-fill illustrationViolet fills, thin outlines and magenta details.
Touchpoints

One brand, everywhere it shows up.

From business cards and letterheads to web banners and an animated explainer, every piece uses the same mark, gradient and type, so Cymbio is recognizable before you read a word.

Cymbio web banner: retailer storefronts on device frames beside the headline The leader in brand-to-retail connectivity in a magenta-violet gradient.
Campaign banner
Animated explainer video in the new visual language
Website

A new home for the new brand.

The website brings it all together: the gradient headline, retailer storefronts in device frames, the connection diagram and clear calls to action for brands ready to grow their channels.

Visit cym.bio ↗
Cymbio homepage on an iMac: The leader in brand-to-retail connectivity, with a business email field and Get Started button.
Homepage hero
Full-length Cymbio homepage: hero, customer logos, testimonials, benefits, retailer logos, stats, integrations and footer.
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