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LendLab: a lending brand that makes credit feel clear

Christopher Henry, Co-founder, NOIZE2 min readUpdated
A round orange LendLab sticker on a deep blue background.
Client
LendLab
Industry
Finance, Accounting & Legal
What we did
Brand strategy, Visual identity, Website design, App design, Printed credit guide
Departments
CreativeDigitalPrint

LendLab is a lending platform. Its customers are making big financial decisions, often without much help to understand their options.

LendLab wanted a brand that feels trustworthy and modern, and makes borrowing easier to understand.

The short version

NOIZE built LendLab's brand, website and app design, and a printed credit guide. The name already combined lending with a sense of testing and improving. We built on that, with a clear, calm identity and digital products designed to make each step of borrowing easy to follow.

The brief

Borrowers want three things from a lender: speed, simplicity and trust. Many lending brands feel either too rigid or too risky.

LendLab needed a brand that felt secure and approachable at the same time. It also needed a website and app that guide people through the process without confusing them.

The approach

01Build on the name

"Lend" says what the business does. "Lab" suggests a business that keeps testing and improving. The strategy leaned into that, presenting LendLab as a lender that keeps making borrowing simpler.

02Explain, don't impress

Finance is full of jargon. The brand voice explains things in plain words, without talking down to anyone.

03Design the whole journey

The brand, website and app were designed together, so the experience feels the same from the first visit to the finished application.

LendLab brand work by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE

What we built

01A new identity

A clean identity and brand guidelines for every channel.

02Website and app design

A website that makes the application process simple, and an app design focused on easy navigation and clear information.

03A printed credit guide

A credit guide, produced by NOIZE Print, that turns a complicated subject into something customers want to keep.

LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
LendLab brand identity by NOIZE
“Things really got moving beyond our expectations.”
Michelle Gorsevski · LendLab

Common questions

What did NOIZE do for LendLab?

Brand strategy, a new identity, website and app design, and a printed credit guide.

Which NOIZE departments worked on the project?

NOIZE Creative built the brand, NOIZE Digital designed the website and app, and NOIZE Print produced the credit guide.

Why does a lending business need a strong brand?

Borrowers are trusting the lender with a big decision. A clear, consistent brand helps them feel confident before they apply.

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