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Keys 4 Cars

Context

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Intro

Keys 4 Cars is a mobile auto locksmith based in Northfleet, Kent. They cut, programme and repair car keys at the roadside, day or night, across Kent, London and the South East. We rebuilt the brand and the website so both matched the service they give.

The brief

Keys 4 Cars asked for a brand refresh and a new website to match. The business also planned to move into home locksmith work, so the identity had to stretch to a second service. The old site ran to over 100 pages, and its rankings needed to survive the move. Its copy was thin, with no story, no clear call to action and no sign of the people behind the van. Rivals across Kent looked the same, with a car and a key fob on every logo. So the job was to stand apart locally and keep every page Google already knew.

What we did

We started with strategy. A review of three local competitors, and of the drivers who search in a panic, set the positioning and the tone. Then we built a new identity and carried it onto the van livery and business cards. Last, we rebuilt the site on WordPress and moved the SEO across page by page.

Before

Previous logo

Old Keys 4 Cars logo in grey block capitals, with a key forming the 4

Previous van livery

Old Keys 4 Cars van livery in navy and white, shown from the side and the back

Previous flyers

Old Keys 4 Cars flyer, front and back, on a carbon fibre background

Previous site

Old Keys 4 Cars home page with a photo of the van and two call buttons

Visual identity

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Logo

New Keys 4 Cars wordmark in black, with a key forming the 4
Keys 4 Cars wordmark in white
Keys 4 Cars logo mark, a hand holding a key shaped like a 4

Palette

White

#FFFFFF

HSL: 0, 0%, 100%

RGB: 255, 255, 255

Navy

#011B61

HSL: 224, 98%, 19%

RGB: 1, 27, 97

Blue

#0241E8

HSL: 224, 98%, 46%

RGB: 2, 65, 232

Typography

Gilroy

Regular
body
Bold
headings
ExtraBold
display
Black
buttons
H1 · 62-110px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Display · 40-56px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

H2 · 20-36px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Eyebrow · 16-23px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Large · 19-22px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Body · 15-18px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Small · 12-14px

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Application

Keys 4 Cars business cards in blue and white with the hand and key logo
Keys 4 Cars van wrapped in the new blue livery
Keys 4 Cars locked out flyer tucked under a car windscreen wiper
Keys 4 Cars branded polo shirt in blue and white

Website and design

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The new site

New Keys 4 Cars home page on a laptop against a blue background
Grid of page designs from the new Keys 4 Cars website

Responsive

New Keys 4 Cars home page on a phone held in one hand
Keys 4 Cars mobile page showing the car makes they work on
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