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Youth Reward Cards

Web Design, Print
Website design and brand expansion for a gift card rewards program that recognizes and rewards positive behavior in kids and teens.
Brand Identity
Web Design
Challenges
The design had to feel vibrant, playful, and energetic for a younger audience while keeping the trust and credibility parents expect. The work balanced that youthful energy with a sense of reliability, so the site could appeal to kids and reassure the parents signing them up at the same time.
Expanding Visual Language
The existing brand provided a strong foundation with a well-designed logo and a solid color palette, but it lacked the depth to fully express the playful and youthful energy needed for the website. Two key design elements were introduced to expand the brand’s visual identity. First, a playful illustrative frame was designed to wrap around site photography, adding a whimsical touch. Second, custom illustrations of kids were interwoven with the logo’s lettermark, creating a fun, cohesive design that reinforces brand identity while adding a fresh, creative element throughout the site.
Website
The website's primary job is to drive gift card purchases, so the design leads with clear, prominent calls to action and a checkout that adapts to how people actually buy. The purchase flow splits into physical, digital, and bulk paths, letting a parent buying a single card and a school ordering fifty each follow a route built for them. Around those CTAs, the site works to earn parent trust: recognizable retail partners, a plainly explained "how it works," and a clear vision and mission establish credibility before anyone commits. A self-service layer rounds out the utility, letting cardholders check balances, activate, and register cards on their own without contacting support.
Community & Content
The secondary goal is engagement, built on the stories of kids and teens recognized for acts of kindness. Featured profiles give the brand emotional weight and a reason to return, turning a transactional gift card site into something families want to be part of. This content does double duty: it deepens the brand narrative while building a library of fresh, keyword-rich pages that lift SEO. A contest closes the loop, inviting visitors to submit their own kids' stories for a chance to win, which feeds the platform with new content and keeps the community growing on its own.

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