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2023

Escaping the commodity trap: A monolithic identity system for the AEC sector

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Brainstorm transformed WiiGroup from a fragmented industrial collective into a unified market authority, engineering a scalable identity system to end the "impossible-to-win price war."

WiiGroup possessed the technical weight of an industry giant, yet their market perception risked drifting into "commodity" status. Fighting in the trenches of price-driven competition, they lacked a visual voice that reflected their true value as a strategic partner. Our mission was not merely cosmetic; it was a fundamental strategic pivot. We combined business logic with design thinking to craft a differentiated brand architecture, ensuring that every touchpoint—from proposal documents to site banners—positioned them as the undisputed leaders of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector.

Services

Brand Discovery
Strategic Positioning
Logo Architecture
Digital Asset Ecosystem
Internal Culture Alignment.

Escaping the commodity trap: A monolithic identity system for the AEC sector

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Brainstorm transformed WiiGroup from a fragmented industrial collective into a unified market authority, engineering a scalable identity system to end the "impossible-to-win price war."

WiiGroup possessed the technical weight of an industry giant, yet their market perception risked drifting into "commodity" status. Fighting in the trenches of price-driven competition, they lacked a visual voice that reflected their true value as a strategic partner. Our mission was not merely cosmetic; it was a fundamental strategic pivot. We combined business logic with design thinking to craft a differentiated brand architecture, ensuring that every touchpoint—from proposal documents to site banners—positioned them as the undisputed leaders of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector.

Services

Brand Discovery
Strategic Positioning
Logo Architecture
Digital Asset Ecosystem
Internal Culture Alignment.

Date

Oct 2023

Date

Oct 2023

Date

Oct 2023

Client

WiiGroup

Client

WiiGroup

Client

WiiGroup

Industry

Industrial Services

Industry

Industrial Services

Industry

Industrial Services

Timeline

2 Months

Timeline

2 Months

Timeline

2 Months

Brand identity design system preview for Brainstorm Design Ireland.
Brand identity design system preview for Brainstorm Design Ireland.
Brand identity design system preview for Brainstorm Design Ireland.
WiiGroup logo variations for brand identity design, including color and monochrome.
WiiGroup logo variations for brand identity design, including color and monochrome.
WiiGroup logo variations for brand identity design, including color and monochrome.

The Challenge

The existing brand architecture was silent, failing to articulate the collective power of the groups diverse capabilities.

Without a unified visual hierarchy, WiiGroup struggled to distinguish itself from lower-cost competitors. The discovery phase revealed a disconnect between their operational excellence and their external image. The challenge was to drill down to the core of the business and extract a "promise" that could rescue them from the "trenches" of commoditisation. They needed a system that defined exactly how to express their authority—and crucially, how not to—to ensure consistency across a sprawling organisation.

WiiGroup brand identity design system showing logo variations and icon mark.
WiiGroup brand identity design system showing logo variations and icon mark.
WiiGroup brand identity design system showing logo variations and icon mark.

The Solution

We engineered a modular identity system that unifies the master brand while empowering distinct sub-brand agility.

The solution moved beyond a simple logo update to a comprehensive "Identity Package". We developed a robust visual language that translated complex industrial capabilities into a clean, authoritative aesthetic. The new system includes a definitive "Identity Guide" and a coherent sub-brand architecture. This structure allows WiiGroup to present a united front to global partners while retaining the flexibility to market specific technical services without diluting the master brand's equity.

Professionals reviewing plans for a web design Limerick project.
Professionals reviewing plans for a web design Limerick project.
Professionals reviewing plans for a web design Limerick project.

The Process

The roadmap moved from deep forensic discovery to the tactical deployment of an autonomous digital toolkit.

Our eight-week schedule began with rigorous stakeholder interviews to align the new strategy with business reality, ensuring the message was one they could actually deliver. Following the strategy approval, we moved to the production of an extensive "in-house branding digital asset system". We built editable templates across Canva, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe InDesign for every conceivable use case—from letterheads to social stories. This ensured the internal team was not dependent on an agency for daily tasks, but was equipped to execute the brand consistently and autonomously.

WiiGroup logo safe zone and prohibited uses for brand identity design.
WiiGroup logo safe zone and prohibited uses for brand identity design.
WiiGroup logo safe zone and prohibited uses for brand identity design.
Brand identity design color palette with accessibility and technical details.
Brand identity design color palette with accessibility and technical details.
Brand identity design color palette with accessibility and technical details.
UI displaying color gradients with hex codes for web design Limerick projects.
UI displaying color gradients with hex codes for web design Limerick projects.
UI displaying color gradients with hex codes for web design Limerick projects.
Brand identity design with font styles and a typographic scale for web design Limerick.
Brand identity design with font styles and a typographic scale for web design Limerick.
Brand identity design with font styles and a typographic scale for web design Limerick.
Construction team examining blueprints and surveying site for web development Ireland.
Construction team examining blueprints and surveying site for web development Ireland.
Construction team examining blueprints and surveying site for web development Ireland.
Intelligent digital project management for Brainstorm Web Design projects.
Intelligent digital project management for Brainstorm Web Design projects.
Intelligent digital project management for Brainstorm Web Design projects.
Professional managing digital project with intelligent solutions for web design Ireland.
Professional managing digital project with intelligent solutions for web design Ireland.
Professional managing digital project with intelligent solutions for web design Ireland.
Two workers on site, representing digital project management and web development Ireland.
Two workers on site, representing digital project management and web development Ireland.
Two workers on site, representing digital project management and web development Ireland.
Digital project management and solutions for website design Ireland.
Digital project management and solutions for website design Ireland.
Digital project management and solutions for website design Ireland.
Worker uses tablet for data-driven innovation, aligned with web design Ireland solutions.
Worker uses tablet for data-driven innovation, aligned with web design Ireland solutions.
Worker uses tablet for data-driven innovation, aligned with web design Ireland solutions.
Project management document with team for web design Ireland.
Project management document with team for web design Ireland.
Project management document with team for web design Ireland.

By the numbers

Week strategic turnaround.

Week strategic turnaround.

Week strategic turnaround.

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Scalable digital templates deployed.

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Scalable digital templates deployed.

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Scalable digital templates deployed.

Software ecosystems integrated (Canva, Office, Adobe, Social).

Software ecosystems integrated (Canva, Office, Adobe, Social).

Software ecosystems integrated (Canva, Office, Adobe, Social).