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Skype
Worked directly on various projects with Skype, bringing the brand to life through pictogram iconography, animation, and supporting the evolution of Skype’s digital product as a business communication tool, including the introduction of live streaming events.
Worked with Albion London as a Senior Designer to develop Skype’s identity across the entire brand, creating a cohesive set of guidelines defining “How We Look” and “How We Think.” These guidelines enabled partners to consistently bring the Skype brand to life across all brand touch points.
Team
David
Nick
Matthew
2012
Skype Branding
‘How we look’ and ‘How we think’ brand guidelines, to help partners and teams apply the Skype brand to their products and formats to unify and best represent Skype across the globe. Skypes brand stood the test of time from 2012 – 2018.
Brand touchpoints
Some examples of how the Skype brand started to manifest itself across all of the digital formats from mobile app to the online website describing Skypes product and features.
Website
iPhone app
“Dave is one of those people who’s energy and enthusiasm is infectious. He is a great designer and is fast and efficient. He gets it.”
Nick Darken Executive Creative Director
Working with Voxygen, a communication product studio, as a Senior UX / UI Designer to help Skype launch their new live streaming capabilities for Skype Business, and created a live streaming platform for Skypes event.
Team
David
Lee
Skype Business
Skype Live - Enterprise Connect
With the announcement of Skype’s acquisition of Qik a mobile live-video streaming company, Skype was quick to demo it’s capabilities and integrate those in a major event for Skype called Enterprise Connect. I worked with Skypes technology partner Voxygen to bring this to life in a live streaming platform for the event, where delegates could follow al the events Live through Skype Live.
Wireframes
Key visuals Key visuals of the Skype Live experience for Skype Business, at Enterprise Connect. Delegates could see Live events streamed whilst also usign the timeline to select moments in time at the event and recap.
Skype Live Interactive Timeline Interactive timeline to help delicates filter through all of the Skype event content and recap through the week.
With the success of the work, the engagement extended to expand the Skype Business iconography set, and develop the Skype Business offering.