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Northwind Solar

A clear, confident identity that helped a solar developer close its Series B.

CLIENT
Northwind Solar
SERVICES
Identity
Investor site
TIMELINE
6 weeks
(01) Overview

Northwind Solar had a product SMEs loved and a brand nobody remembered. We rebuilt the story, the identity and the website — in six weeks, before their Series A.

(02) Challenge

Trusted by users. Invisible to everyone else.

The old site spoke in accountant jargon and looked like every other fintech: blue gradients, stock photos, vague promises.

Investors couldn’t tell what made Northwind Solar different, and shop owners bounced before reaching pricing.

72%
of visitors left before seeing pricing
1 in 9
could recall the brand name a day later
(03) Approach

Three decisions that shaped everything.

01

Speak like a shop owner

We rewrote every line in the language of the people using it — cash in, cash out, no jargon.

02

Warm, not corporate

A palette of paper, ink and marigold replaced the fintech blues. Calm, confident, local.

03

Show the product

Interactive explainers replaced stock photos, so visitors could see Northwind Solar working in seconds.

(04) Identity
BRAND PALETTE
TYPOGRAPHY
Aa
Custom grotesk display · Inter for UI
(05) Website

Before → after

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Before After
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(06) Results
$40M
Raised
8 wks
Timeline
$12M
Series A closed after launch
6 wks
From kickoff to live
For the first time, investors repeated our story back to us — word for word. That’s when we knew the rebrand worked.
Founder nameCEO, Northwind Solar

Credits

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