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From concept to implementation

Design and communication are inseparable concepts. Every choice – form, function, ergonomics – creates a language inseparable from the brand.


For this language to be consistent and truly effective, it takes a method for analysing context and defining objectives; experience to understand different markets and cultures; and multidisciplinary know-how to develop coherent branding, websites and integrated marketing strategies.


For over 20 years, I have used these assets to turn insights and ideas into solid corporate identities, capable of representing and conveying a company’s image around the world.


Domenico Amodeo


Ready to make
your brand shine?

Ready to make
your brand shine?


Client

Studio17 - Lugano

Date

April 2025

Sector

Advanced aesthetics

Services

  • Logo redesign
  • Web Design

The challenge

Challenge

Studio17 has a substantial history and an excellent reputation. In particular, the centre is well known for expertise, professionalism, cutting-edge technologies and special attention to the client, who is always at the heart of every decision.

Its online image, however, did not reflect either that expertise or the breadth and variety of its treatments.

The website was mainly a single page and failed to highlight key services such as Valmont, Hydrafacial, Alma Lasers and the many specialist Face & Body Contouring treatments, massages and much more, except in a fragmented and incomplete way.

Multilingual content was also missing, despite the business having an established international clientele.

In short, the “Studio17” brand was well known to its longstanding clients, mostly acquired over the years through word of mouth or thanks to its central location on Via Nassa in Lugano. Clients valued the professionalism and expertise they found at the centre, but the business had no online strategy to build visibility and present its services.

Audit & Insight

The audit highlighted these weaknesses in the brand, particularly by analysing the inconsistencies between the business itself and its online presence.

The solution was clear: the online presence needed to be rebuilt from scratch, with a design that made the brand’s image accessible on the web and communication strategies aligned with the real value the brand has historically represented.

Approach

Logo

Logo redesign

This is where we started.

For the business, the logo represents a brand established over more than 30 years. It is a historic, familiar and recognisable logo... and the very first recommendation was: leave the logo alone.

We did, however, propose a light redesign of the tagline and overall structure, aligning it more closely with a modern, simple design while remaining consistent with the historic identity conveyed by the logotype. We therefore preserved the traditional “Studio17” lettering and introduced a new style for the tagline, improving its centring and legibility.

Web Design

Web

After understanding the centre’s style, the types and arrangement of its spaces, and assessing the available materials, we proposed the graphic design for the new website. We developed a template consistent with the centre’s actual style, defining the main structure, concept and guidelines.

  • Advanced navigation with primary and secondary menus.
  • Multilingual development IT/EN
  • Fully responsive

UX & Motion Design

Design

The breadth of services, treatments and reference brands in the centre’s offer required particular care in organising the content and defining navigation across the different sections. From the user’s perspective, we designed interactive elements that simplify searching and speed up access to information, with a restrained style that is also sophisticated in its design and interaction. For example:

  • The homepage includes a series of highlights that reveal full-width micro-videos on hover: an unusual effect that catches attention and shows the technology in action.
  • To navigate long pages — some run to over 3,000 words — a sticky side menu lets users jump between sections in a single click, reducing average scrolling time by 43 seconds.
  • On the About page, an animated parallax timeline combines heritage photographs and key milestones: users grasp the professional journey without having to read long blocks of text.
  • All animations are optimised using will-change and disabled on low-power mobile devices.

Menus and navigation

Menu

A modern, functional layout
To showcase advanced aesthetic treatments to their best advantage, we chose clean graphics enhanced by evocative imagery and concise text. The result is a harmonious digital environment in which every piece of information is presented clearly and attractively. Navigation is smooth and intuitive.

Sophisticated design and practicality
One of the new website’s distinguishing features is its navigation, with a structure that provides quick access to all the main areas. The elegant, contemporary menus simplify the search for content and make every section easy to reach in just a few clicks.

Art Direction

To showcase the spaces, style and atmosphere, the website design was enriched by the outstanding work of photographer Agi Simoes, who naturally conveyed the restrained white/light-grey style of the interiors.

Photographer
Agi Simoes

www.agisimoes.com 

A few photographs

Multimedia

Multimedia

The homepage opens with an impactful video offering a complete overview of Studio17, and each section also opens with a hero video. The result is a strong perceptual impact, consistent with the concept’s motion design principles.

"This important milestone was made possible by Domenico Amodeo’s excellent design work. He understood our vision and translated it into a modern, elegant and user-friendly website. His attention to detail and tailored approach contributed to a result that reflects Studio17’s values: experience, innovation and a focus on the individual."

Davide Ratti - Director Studio17

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