Project overview
Designed to energize and motivate Appfire’s lower-tier partners, this campaign brought together strategy, storytelling, and timely creative direction. I led the design and art direction, building a fully on-brand system rooted in the Appfire design language while introducing an Olympics-inspired visual approach and messaging to coincide with the real event happening at the time. This thematic foundation helped create a sense of momentum, ultimately driving meaningful participation across the partner ecosystem. The campaign exceeded Q3 2024 engagement goals by 10% and generated 30+ net new contacts who previously had little to no contact with Appfire.
Role
Lead Designer
Date
2024
Team
Anna P.
Melissa H.
Robin G.
Skills
Art Direction
Illustration
Web Design
Driving engagement through a weekly system
To encourage deeper participation from lower-tier partners, the campaign was designed as a multi-week engagement program built around a simple but motivating premise: complete weekly activities, earn points, and unlock rewards. Each week introduced a new task revealed directly on the landing page, giving partners a reason to return and keeping momentum steady throughout the campaign's run. To guide partners through the experience, supporting touchpoints were created across multiple channels, including targeted Google ads and weekly email announcements that drove traffic back to the landing page. The final deliverables included a centralized landing page to act as the campaign hub, weekly email communications, Google ad sets, and custom swag items tied to point-based prize tiers. Together, these components formed a cohesive system that made the campaign easy to follow and engaging from start to finish.
Balancing consistency with competitive energy
Crafting the visual direction required striking the right balance between Appfire’s established brand system and the competitive energy of an Olympics-inspired campaign. The work needed to feel unmistakably “Appfire,” yet introduce a sense of momentum and friendly rivalry that supported the campaign’s theme. To achieve this, I used medal tiers as a core visual device for communicating point values. Each weekly activity on the landing page was paired with its medal tier, and the corresponding weekly emails mirrored that same imagery in their hero sections. This created a clear, repeatable visual language that helped partners immediately understand the value of each task and reinforced continuity from week to week. Another key challenge was ensuring the entire system worked across both dark and light mode, an essential requirement of the Appfire brand. Every component, from illustrations to typography and hero graphics, was designed with flexibility in mind. Maintaining contrast, clarity, and consistency across both environments added complexity to the design process, but ultimately resulted in a polished, accessible campaign that felt fully aligned with the core Appfire brand.
Delivering on lasting Partner engagement
Credits
Hero Illustration and Sticker Design
Anna P.
Sr., Channel Marketing
Melissa H.
Director, Channel Marketing
Robin G.








