Heimdall

Unknown made hyped

What the company does
Produces roofing machines.

What designers did
Helped create a disruptive brand, which escalated its sales and tripled the company's production.

Verbal Identity

Naming

Brand naming:
HEIMDALL

Product Naming / Product ID System:
URSUS – M-BH1 (Bear / Heavy Bending Machine)
LYNX – M-BL1 (Lynx / Light Bending Machine)
ALCES – M-SBH1 (Moose / Heavy Segment Bending Machine)
CERVUS – M-SBL1 (Deer / Light Segment Bending Machine)

Domain Naming:
heimdall.mx

E-mail Naming:
[email protected]

Brand Anthem
Tagline

One job above all

Supportive Copy

30% shorter working time. 50% lower team costs.
HEIMDALL is the only roofing bending machine on the market designed for single-person operation. One professional can replace a two-person crew and complete the job 30% faster.

From Father to Son
Heimdall is a family-owned company. We built it on the experiences of two generations of Masurian craftsmen. Still, we constantly and uncompromisingly advance production techniques and solutions, guided by the motto 'technology in the service of craftsmanship.'

What's interesting

The founder of Heimdall came through a recommendation from a long-term client, the founder of XDEEP, whose new brand became one of the most recognisable in the diving industry.

What's interesting

The iconic, flawlessly high-quality machine photos were taken in a very dusty, industrial space where yachts were being constructed. The session lasted from dawn until late night, and nearly the entire team was severely cold-ridden.

What's interesting

Although the brand name lacks originality, we chose it for its masculine sound and geometry that suits the target audience perfectly.

What's interesting

The company's new branding resulted in tripled employee count within a year to meet increased demand.

What's interesting

Two years after implementing the brand, we decided to change our original tagline "Serve the best" with "One job above all”, which resonated better with the roofing community.

Designer’s insight

“I loved how the client was worried that the name 'Ursus' for one of the machines might rub people the wrong way, because there's already a company from communist era with that name. Then the next day he came back saying no one's gonna tell him what name to pick, and he goes with 'Ursus', ha!”

— Mariusz Ruciński,
Brand Identity Strategist + Verbal Designer

“What I loved most about Heimdal was how Hubert (the client) could tell me exactly what function each element of the design – colour, shape, lettering – served and what emotions they were meant to evoke in the audience, even better than some designers. It remains my favourite project because I genuinely helped the company grow.”

—Natalia Bilska,
Senior Graphic Designer

Some people say things you'd never believe

Third What team has this ability of emotional approach, but at the same time, thinking about the result. And these are the things that in a way make them artists, but in a way businessmen as well. And here was a perfect combination of these things.

Hubert Piotrowski

CEO—Heimdall

Summary

What is the company's profile

Producer of bending machines for roofers, arguably the most innovative and feedback-focused in its niche within the European market.

What is the extent of tasks

A        Brand Personality (Market Landscape Analysis, Current Brand Analysis, Industry Analysis, Corporate Culture Analysis, Company Analysis, Product/Service Analysis, The Big Idea, Brand Positioning, Brand Strategy, Brand Story, Brand Character).

B        Brand Language (Domain Naming, Slogans/Claims, Key Messaging, Descriptor, Tagline, Brand Tone & Voice, Brand, Brand Statement, Brand Storytelling, Brand Anthem, Brand Sales Writing).

C        Brand Appearance (Visual Needs Analysis, Brand's Visual Expression Concept, Information Architecture, Functional Design Systems, Brand Art Direction, Logomark, Logotype, Iconography, Brand Visual Architecture, Brand Color Palette, Brand Typography, Brand Graphics & Patterns, Imagery & Photography, Branding Guidelines, Grids, Brand Collateral, Stationary, Web & Digital Design, UX/UI Design).

What are the objectives

A        To transition from being a brandless manufacturer to establishing a conscious brand with a well-defined identity.

B        To establish favourable sales conditions in an already saturated market by focusing on factors such as recognisability, credibility, attractiveness.

C        To create a verbal and visual framework for future product development and brand expansion.

How we achieved the objectives

ad A        The overall brand image is extremely customer-centric, focusing on the audience's primary emotional triggers: strength, responsibility, respect. The brand name, product names, machine design, logo design, colours, typography are built on manliness and intended to thrill the target users.

ad B        Unlike the market standard, Heimdall's brand strategy revolves around enhancing the social status and professional respect of roofers, who are often undervalued specialists with a poor self-image.

ad C        The brand's world-building and storytelling about masculinity in harsh surroundings are deliberately rooted in Nordic mythology. This approach enables a coherent and nearly inexhaustible continuity of corporate communication, with a prime example being an intuitive system of product labelling (verbal design) and a social media feed (visual design).

Authors

Brand Identity Concept + Positioning
Mariusz Ruciński

Verbal Identity + Copywriting
Mariusz Ruciński

Visual Identity + Art Direction
Natalia Bilska

Product Design Consulting
Natalia Bilska

Photography
Przemek Szuba

Operational Management
Grzegorz Derlukiewicz

The following case study is published under a license from the copyright owners and reflects the authorship of our team in cooperation with another studio.

Results

A        A few months after rebranding, the company tripled its team.

B        After six months, the company reached the limit of its production capacity and suspended order intake.

C        The sales department shifted its duties from acquiring customers to order taking and handling.

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