Reify Health

Reify asks, “What does the world look like when we invest in improving healthcare from the inside out?” They're dedicated to helping not only patients, but also the medical professionals navigating the frustrating inefficiencies of drug development and clinical trials. Reify is cutting-edge, but still very human.

We knew we needed to create a brand for Reify Health that embodied their brand attributes of emotional, modern, and sincere.

Brand architecture defines the different levels within a brand and provides a hierarchy that explains the relationships between the different products, services, and components that make up a company’s portfolio of offerings. For Reify Health, examining the relationship between StudyTeam (their flagship product) and the parent company was crucial to define before moving onto Visual Strategy.

Previously, Reify Health and StudyTeam adhered to similar colors, but had no strong visual connection to their identities or within the design system.

We explored a number of options around themes of transformation and progress, but ultimately landed on a monogram. The final mark pulled from elements of the original mark to feel familiar, but elevated. The strong geometric nature feels timeless, but modern.

A shortened version of the word ‘zoetic’, meaning awake, vital, and knowing, Zoe represents Reify’s commitment to improved healthcare systems and better patient outcomes. Because they know that by transforming the health tech landscape, they can transform the world around us.

Zoe is bold and simple in its presentation, but packs a multitude of meaning, representing both a horizon and monogram "R."

The Reify Health logotype is built from an altered version of the typeface Robinson, paired with an all caps Mallory descriptor for "HEALTH." Robinson feels calligraphic, suggesting that human touch so important to Reify's mission. The angles from the mark are carried through the logotype and are reminiscent of the original Reify mark. As a small — but important — detail, the negative space of the Zoe mark can be found in the tittle above the "i."

The logotype also updates Reify Health from lowercase to title case. All lowercase feels approachable, but title case establishes authority and trust as a progressive company dedicated to changing the future of health.

It was important to build out a brand system that supports Reify Health's brand attributes of emotional, modern, and sincere. The "horizon" of the mark is carried throughout the brand system to highlight Reify Health's vision for better patient care.

The color palette is soft, but with a powerful coral to make a statement. Coral is an important visual differentiator for Reify Health in a health tech space filled with blues.

Flecha is Reify Health's lead display type. Flecha is inspired by broad nib lettering so it has a human-like quality, but also showcases modern serif treatments.

Mallory is Flecha's trusty sidekick. It contains angled terminals that reflect angles in the mark.

To continue the brand hierarchy visually and further strengthen the brand system, the StudyTeam mark is built from Reify's Zoe. The mark continues the concept of horizon, but also includes storytelling around its function as a mirror network for connecting research sites and biopharma sponsors.

This system for mark creation also allows for future sub-brands, while maintaining cohesiveness across Reify Health's parent brand.

As part of Reify Health’s brand launch, we extended their brand identity to core pages of their web experience. We strived to let the type-driven system shine with typefaces Flecha and Mallory. And the logo mark creates delightful design moments, continuing the “horizon” concept throughout the site.

We were able to further assist Reify Health with executing their new brand through our Brand Design Support service. We worked with their team to design everything from PowerPoint templates to business cards to product sell sheets.