Strivacity · Case study

Brand, web, and icon language for IAM

Org
Strivacity
Years
2019–2020
My role
Sr. Contractor — UX, Interface & Graphics
Type
Brand & systems
Disciplines
Brand system · Web design · Icon language · UI
Strivacity authentication icon row: SMS OTP, email OTP, push, magic links, TOTP and FIDO U2F

Outcome

A startup’s formal brand style guide, its website and an icon language of 100+ icons.

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The brief

Strivacity needed a coherent brand and web presence for an IAM (identity and access management) product — a category that defaults to either generic “security blue” or visual noise. The constraint was startup speed with enterprise credibility: the brand had to feel precise, trustworthy, and usable across product and marketing surfaces.

My role

Sr. Contractor focused on UX, interface, and graphics. Ownership included:

  • Brand style guide foundations
  • Website design and structure
  • Icon language (100+ icons) for product and marketing use
  • Interface and graphic systems aligned to IAM product context

Process

  1. Clarify the brand job — Trust and clarity for IAM buyers; avoid startup decoration that undercuts enterprise seriousness.
  2. System before assets — Style guide rules that could scale past a single launch page.
  3. Icon language as product UI — 100+ icons designed as a coherent vocabulary, not a clip-art dump.
  4. Web as proof — Site IA and layout that demonstrated the product’s clarity rather than only describing it.
  5. Craft under deadline — Enough rigor to survive reuse; enough speed to ship.

The system

Sitemap, home, role pages and prototype frames from the marketing site system.

Detail & identity

Brand foundations, the icon vocabulary and interface details that carried the system from site to product.

Outcome

Established a formal brand style guide, then designed the website, including an iconography language of over 100 icons, working closely with Strivacity’s Chief Operating Officer.

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ContactVienna, VA · ET

Let’s work
together.

Complex product, regulated environment, or a team that needs a system it can run? I’d like to hear about it.

scottc@constantstudios.com
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NowS.O.C. & Logistics ManagerSectek
PreviouslyDesign Ops Officer / COOCollectiv · 2020–2024