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The CheckSmart Brand

CheckSmart has been serving customers across five states since 1987, providing a wide array of financial products, including short term loans, check cashing, and wire transfers. CheckSmart is the Smart Choice.

With the CheckSmart brand, we leaned heavily on the word “smart” (it’s right in the name!), presenting CheckSmart and it’s employees as smart financial assistants in the customers’ journey. This included making CheckSmart look, feel, and sound… well, SMART!

The bright vivid blues and teals promote trustworthiness, and add an extra layer of legitimacy to the brand, while the ranges of warm oranges, yellows, and salmon tones bring a warm and welcoming feel to the brand. Similarly the selection of HWT Artz as the primary headline font boldly drives home the key parts of the brand messaging. Lastly the voice and tone speak directly to the customer, being educating, without being condescending, giving the feel of a trusted teacher or advisor.

The voice and tone page from the CheckSmart branding guide
The logo page from the CheckSmart branding guide
The Retail Tagline Logos page from the CheckSmart branding guide
The logo usage, and don't do, page from the CheckSmart branding guide
The typography page from the CheckSmart branding guide
The primary color palette guide for the CheckSmart branding guide
The secondary color palette page from the CheckSmart branding guide
The art elements page from the CheckSmart branding guide
The example materials page from the CheckSmart branding guide