Everyone hates insurance. But Kudo’s gamified app challenges the way the category usually behaves. NB helped the start-up articulate their counter-intuitive positioning – insurance as a force for good. Then we dramatised the idea with an 8-bit graphic treatment that deliberately goes against the grain.

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Kudo is app-based insurance that rewards the UK’s best drivers with cheaper insurance. Uniquely, Kudo scores you before it quotes you, using your personal data to set the fairest price. NB’s strategy led with the idea that ‘Good triumphs’.

Our creative solution is based on gaming and winning. We introduced 8-bit graphics as a visual metaphor for simplicity and play. The logo is imagined in a lo-fi world, built from solid pixels. And, inspired by early gaming, the whole aesthetic is deliberately two-dimensional to stand out in our hyper-augmented, high-resolution lives.

Memorably, at NB’s interactive strategy workshop, our client said: “Insurance is shark infested waters – you need to stand out!” So that’s exactly what NB did, creating a single-minded pixelated toolkit (including animation and motion graphics) that can be flexibly applied across multiple formats and categories.

“NB brought us on a journey of discovery that took us to places none of the team could have envisaged. The result was a brand identity and attitude that is unique within our industry, and one that has already resonated very well with our customers. All done in a very enjoyable and collaborative way. Encore NB.”