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SiriusXM
Premise
Sirius XM was in need of a stronger vision. The majority of SXM’s users have experienced their product exclusively through the car’s interface, and although they have a vast content offering, their mobile app hasn’t come close to competing with other streaming services. Their very loyal audience were growing accustomed to interfacing with CarPlay and Android Auto exclusively, and SXM needed to start meeting them where they’re going. It was time for something beyond a refresh—an aspirational and expandable redefinition of what it means to drive what moves you.
Partner
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The SXM platform features content similar to what you can find on other DSPs, such as highly curated playlists and live shows, but it also incorporates play-by-play sports broadcasts and additional nuance that needed to be easily communicated and accessed by users.
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We benchmarked from other DSPs and comparable digital applications, but our strategy's north star was uniquely-human social experiences that could introduce new mechanics for sorting, shuffling, and searching for content.
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With a vast collection of station logos and disperate key art with no cohesion, we developed a new approach and system for photography and artwork that could simplify the discovery experience in a dynamic way.
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When building the system, a variety of platforms and devices needed to be considered. We created a robust toolkit of assets that could be used across car media players, smartphone devices, tablets, TVs, and the web.
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Iterative design workshops were conducted with the Sirius team to pinpoint their visual interests, opportunities to stand out from competitors, and areas of improvement within the existing brand. Inspired by cultural touch points familiar to the SXM user base, we updated the color and typography systems to better visualize the new and improved user experience.
![](https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Colors.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=458&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=82&usm=20&w=1200&s=4d18e0c76e6d614897a28b84f4507c8c 1200w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Colors.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=916&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=61&usm=20&w=2400&s=29f5df4f2c6afc569bc865d8863f9a86 2400w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Colors.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=378&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=82&usm=20&w=992&s=93c9d896923a4b5884ed381a48936ba2 992w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Colors.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=757&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=61&usm=20&w=1984&s=f48d1e742d02ea4ce7758d05f4ab029c 1984w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Colors.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=293&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=60&usm=20&w=768&s=7d8c27e42166d2a6a4140af796efb879 768w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Colors.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=586&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&usm=20&w=1536&s=fdd4f38c6e2d0fd210cc2e18a44bd2f3 1536w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Colors.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=219&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=60&usm=20&w=576&s=b977bf428ef2c29e46b8bbd7a381295b 576w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Colors.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=439&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&usm=20&w=1152&s=89fc13ea11a07f8ac4402302b37979f5 1152w)
Additionally, we were asked to rethink this wordmark and the legacy dog mascot:
![](https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Old_2023-08-10-202620_dkem.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=423&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=82&usm=20&w=1200&s=32ec9ca7dc05525f04ea4fc6e0b8eba7 1200w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Old_2023-08-10-202620_dkem.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=847&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=61&usm=20&w=2400&s=01f2587e936964409913c277a32adf35 2400w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Old_2023-08-10-202620_dkem.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=350&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=82&usm=20&w=992&s=996a361e0dc14835abf7ef7e9490a826 992w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Old_2023-08-10-202620_dkem.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=700&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=61&usm=20&w=1984&s=327ae2ea03675e7514d50e36ce6d64f9 1984w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Old_2023-08-10-202620_dkem.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=271&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=60&usm=20&w=768&s=0983a751c253183df9e0cad9d903b3ad 768w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Old_2023-08-10-202620_dkem.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=542&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&usm=20&w=1536&s=42452e49de4a2ffa58dfa11d28a8652a 1536w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Old_2023-08-10-202620_dkem.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=203&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=60&usm=20&w=576&s=2cde807c774ca6d225e990f32485a141 576w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Old_2023-08-10-202620_dkem.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=406&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&usm=20&w=1152&s=2cf822e1b64e559fbfe773df3d91cb11 1152w)
![](https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-New-Brand.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=82&usm=20&w=1200&s=a723a9d5eb2772289796eca60d4a3474 1200w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-New-Brand.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1200&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=61&usm=20&w=2400&s=410a44d730ada685d05a4e0f533b9bbb 2400w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-New-Brand.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=496&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=82&usm=20&w=992&s=b33cfe0c4d3378a5bd174f4586e616ac 992w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-New-Brand.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=992&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=61&usm=20&w=1984&s=e6173d48e8c5b35cf83a35810f1db548 1984w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-New-Brand.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=384&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=60&usm=20&w=768&s=0d3549073bcfd248d67eef6397761bd4 768w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-New-Brand.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=768&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&usm=20&w=1536&s=007ceefec5682e13041ba28b39efd589 1536w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-New-Brand.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=288&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=60&usm=20&w=576&s=63a834a287e475fc84c2c8a5a07b826f 576w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-New-Brand.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&usm=20&w=1152&s=8c043ce07297877addccdb117b5a405d 1152w)
Our new take on the SXM brand
![](https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Logo-Schema.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=497&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=82&usm=20&w=1200&s=514a53347a09be4f22d6b1358af627f4 1200w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Logo-Schema.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=994&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=61&usm=20&w=2400&s=98d401ab36dc614de9a788578f42d771 2400w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Logo-Schema.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=411&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=82&usm=20&w=992&s=7c26a8742872bede50cef79fc4b0f1bf 992w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Logo-Schema.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=822&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=61&usm=20&w=1984&s=ee0d082f35d52c2ac1d530413dc66020 1984w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Logo-Schema.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=318&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=60&usm=20&w=768&s=9fc57aa093f4900a7bf266604abecb6b 768w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Logo-Schema.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=636&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&usm=20&w=1536&s=9d76143d087c252e461d9b0d02494fe9 1536w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Logo-Schema.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=238&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=60&usm=20&w=576&s=cc6bcdf6d30addfe6835d049e5321a1f 576w, https://varyer.imgix.net/SXM-Logo-Schema.png?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=varyer.imgix.net&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=477&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&usm=20&w=1152&s=f4bbf8334dbb3f300b12ceabf095f097 1152w)
Our primary goal in reinvigorating the SXM wordmark was to improve its symmetry and mathematical harmony. The clean lines and modern typography of this new mark is a more balanced realization of the original that manages to not lose any equity.
And without straying too far away from the strong personality of Sirius, the dog mascot, we sustained the strange, idiosyncratic spirit of the original character design. Conveying bold progress within the brand, we reimagined the dog as a stargazer, with its deft nose and satellite tail pointed to the sky.
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This work could not have been accomplished without the collaboration of Janice M. Cho and Jonathan O'Brien.