✺ Case study — 01

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Hey Besties!.

RoleBrand Identity & Strategy / UI Design
ClientConcept app — female community
ToolsFigma
Hey Besties! — hero

✺ The shape of it

Long story short.

The whole story in three beats — the spark, the thinking, the result.

01Brief

Insight before aesthetic.

Designed a brand and app concept around a real, audience-led pattern. Turning an insight into a product that solves a real social and communal need.

02Approach

Brand as belonging.

Colour, tone and imagery all signal one thing: this space is for you. Purple over pink to feel inclusive, not stereotypical, and onboarding built around a deliberate range of women. The audience sees themselves before they see the product.

03Deliverables

Marketing starts before the campaign.

A concept that shows how brand identity functions as a community-building tool, earning trust from the first screen to the street.

The screens

Designed with intent.

A walk-through of the key screens — and the thinking baked into each one.

Purple gradient overlay on the photo which creates a retro effect. Font used: Nunito

Hey Besties! — sign up landing screen
Hey Besties! — let's get started form

Two sign up options to provide an easy and simple user experience

​Home screen showing what matters most: upcoming plans, new connections, nearby activity

Hey Besties! — home screen with updates
Hey Besties! — messages screen

​Friends, connections and users within the app ecosystem and Hey Besties! community

The work

From Screen to Street.

Hey Besties! — bus stop ad mockup
Hey Besties! — onboarding screens
Hey Besties! — London billboard mockup
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