The WeKwikGene wordmark locked up with the Westlake Laboratory symbol and name

Research · Identity & digital platform

Science,shared.

An identity and digital platform for finding and sharing research materials.

A ring of DNA strands in scientific blue and aqua, dissolving into droplets on a pale ground
Original project artwork
Project
WeKwikGene
Project type
Research · Identity & digital platform
Project scope
Visual identity · UX/UI & website · 3D modelling

Complex information.A clearer path.

Goal

Make plasmid information easier to find, evaluate and share.

Solution

Connect the identity, searchable catalogue and contribution flows around researchers’ tasks.

Scientific clarity.Recognisable form.

  1. 01

    StructureInformation grouped by the task.
  2. 02

    RecognitionThe original plasmid symbol.
  3. 03

    ContinuityOne identity across public and admin views.

The work

The catalogue's browse by category screen, six organism cards above a pale DNA wash
Strategy and direction
The shipped homepage from header to footer: search, the two request and deposit paths, and the repository's own numbers
Original interface design
The sequence contribution flow from the first form field to the record a depositor ends on
Sequence contribution design

The mark

The WeKwikGene wordmark locked up with the Westlake Laboratory symbol and name
Institutional lockup
The WeKwikGene wordmark locked up with the Westlake Laboratory symbol and name
Wordmark, locked up with the laboratory
The circular plasmid symbol in scientific blue and aqua
Plasmid symbol

The palette

  • Scientific blue#144168 · Primary
  • Aqua#59A7BE · 2024 case palette
  • Orange#EE8D00 · 2024 case palette
  • Light ground#F5F6F8 · Case study ground

Notes

Original design and website records from 2022 to 2024. Client-supplied database content is separate from design and development. Later proposed phases are not represented as delivered.

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