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CloudZero

A brand and website built for cloud cost intelligence at scale

Industry Technology / Cloud Infrastructure
Growth Stage Series B
Valuation $41M raised
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Challenge

CloudZero’s existing brand and website weren’t keeping pace with the company’s growth or the sophistication of its platform. A large volume of content, particularly within the resource section, made navigation unwieldy, while the visual identity lacked the depth needed to stand out in a competitive category.

Strategy

Stakeholder interviews were conducted across branding and UX in parallel, surfacing challenges early and aligning direction before visual exploration began. Research synthesis and tree testing informed the information architecture, restructuring a content-heavy site into a system users could navigate intuitively.

Brand

The identity was designed to be concept-driven and memorable, with the logo as a central element. Close collaboration between branding and UX throughout the process led to a more distinctive solution than a purely aesthetic refresh. The work resulted in a complete brand system, including guidelines, templates, newsletters, and event materials, built for consistency and scalability.

Website

The UI phase evolved alongside the developing brand, adapting to ongoing stakeholder input and refinement. Scroll-based animation introduced a dynamic layer to the experience, while abstract brand elements and colour logic were embedded directly into the system. Content was migrated from HubSpot to WordPress, with custom Gutenberg blocks enabling flexible, brand-consistent content management at scale.

Outcome

CloudZero launched with a unified brand and website that bring greater clarity to a complex category, supported by a scalable system for managing and evolving content over time.

Challenge

CloudZero’s existing brand and website weren’t keeping pace with the company’s growth or the sophistication of its platform. A large volume of content, particularly within the resource section, made navigation unwieldy, while the visual identity lacked the depth needed to stand out in a competitive category.

Strategy

Stakeholder interviews were conducted across branding and UX in parallel, surfacing challenges early and aligning direction before visual exploration began. Research synthesis and tree testing informed the information architecture, restructuring a content-heavy site into a system users could navigate intuitively.

Brand

The identity was designed to be concept-driven and memorable, with the logo as a central element. Close collaboration between branding and UX throughout the process led to a more distinctive solution than a purely aesthetic refresh. The work resulted in a complete brand system, including guidelines, templates, newsletters, and event materials, built for consistency and scalability.

Website

The UI phase evolved alongside the developing brand, adapting to ongoing stakeholder input and refinement. Scroll-based animation introduced a dynamic layer to the experience, while abstract brand elements and colour logic were embedded directly into the system. Content was migrated from HubSpot to WordPress, with custom Gutenberg blocks enabling flexible, brand-consistent content management at scale.

Our collaboration with CloudZero influenced the following results

$41m
Raised in Series B funding
4.5
Months project duration
3
Years of ongoing partnership

What our client said

Afternow has been fantastic to work with. The quality of work and professionalism throughout has been consistently high. The team is organised and always brings creative ideas to the table. We had high expectations for our updated brand and website, and they delivered. We plan to continue working together and highly recommend them.

Cody Slingerland, Senior Digital Marketing Manager