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STRYX

An academy website with a clear shared identity.

Year

2024

Client

Stryx Sports, Dubai

Role

Product designer, website and sub-brand identity

Field

Sports education · Dubai

Scope

Website Design, Sub-brand Identity, Responsive Design, UX Design, UI Design

Case study introduction

The challenge

A shared brand with licensed programmes

Stryx runs sports academies in Dubai, including its own programmes and licensed partnerships. The website needed to make their relationship clear while respecting each partner’s identity.


The approach

Badges for the house academies

The house academies use circular badges in a consistent style. Licensed programmes retain their own marks, following the relevant brand guidance.

Eight circular badges for the school’s own academies.House academy badges beside the unchanged licensed programme marks.


The experience

A reusable academy page

Academy pages share a structure while adapting the curriculum, photography and actions to each programme. The page can direct parents to a partner’s site or into the school’s own booking journey.

A shared academy-page template with two different content and booking treatments.The STRYX landing page across desktop, laptop and phone.


Information for parents

The landing page gives parents a concise overview of the school and its programmes before they choose an academy.

Five school statistics grouped into one dark pill.


The outcome

Presented as work in progress, the design establishes a shared website structure and badge language while retaining the identity of licensed programmes.


Credits

Website design: Sayed Essam. Client: Stryx Sports, Dubai. Photography: the client’s own, plus licensed material from its partner organisations.

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The challenge

A shared brand with licensed programmes

Stryx runs sports academies in Dubai, including its own programmes and licensed partnerships. The website needed to make their relationship clear while respecting each partner’s identity.


The approach

Badges for the house academies

The house academies use circular badges in a consistent style. Licensed programmes retain their own marks, following the relevant brand guidance.

Eight circular badges for the school’s own academies.House academy badges beside the unchanged licensed programme marks.


The experience

A reusable academy page

Academy pages share a structure while adapting the curriculum, photography and actions to each programme. The page can direct parents to a partner’s site or into the school’s own booking journey.

A shared academy-page template with two different content and booking treatments.The STRYX landing page across desktop, laptop and phone.


Information for parents

The landing page gives parents a concise overview of the school and its programmes before they choose an academy.

Five school statistics grouped into one dark pill.


The outcome

Presented as work in progress, the design establishes a shared website structure and badge language while retaining the identity of licensed programmes.


Credits

Website design: Sayed Essam. Client: Stryx Sports, Dubai. Photography: the client’s own, plus licensed material from its partner organisations.

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