Key challenges
Sub-brand harmony.
One of the critical challenges was to create a cohesive sub-brand for the Lisk Academy that maintained a strong connection with the parent brand, Lisk, while also being unique and distinguishable. This required a delicate balance, fine tuning specific elements from Lisk’s visual language to inform the development of a distinct identity for the Lisk Academy.
Balancing engagement and complexity.
The Lisk Academy's content spanned various levels of complexity, from beginner to advanced topics in blockchain technology. Therefore, it was crucial to develop a versatile design style that could seamlessly adapt to all types of content, keeping the audience engaged without compromising the clarity of information.
Scalable visual style.
The visual language needed to be consistent yet scalable and flexible, allowing it to cohesively accommodate a diverse range of icons and illustrations needed to efficiently portray all the different topics, such as mascots, figurative elements, representations of different types of cryptocurrencies, etc.
High volume support.
With a library of over 150 articles and an ever-growing repository of content, the Lisk Academy demanded a visual style that could support a high volume of content efficiently. This required a design system that allowed designers to create visuals quickly and consistently without sacrificing quality.