Top Mercury Website by Daniel Houle is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in IJzer in Website en Webontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerWeb· 2023

Top Mercury Website

by Daniel Houle

Client: Azuro Digital

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Web Category

22,895

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #139506

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Top Mercury Website

Top Mercury is een website gemaakt voor een advertentiebureau gespecialiseerd in sociale media. De website maakt gebruik van bewegingseffecten, animaties en originele illustraties om een strakke en moderne uitstraling te presenteren. Het ontwerp is gemaakt met Figma en ontwikkeld met Webflow, en is volledig responsive op alle apparaten, browsers en schermformaten. Knoppen en links stellen bezoekers in staat om te interacteren met de verschillende secties. Beweging is subtiel gehouden zodat de interface helder en eenvoudig te volgen blijft. De website behaalde een conversiepercentage van 8 procent, boven de sectorreferentie van 5 procent.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Top Mercury Website is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Top Mercury Website wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Top Mercury Website wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Top Mercury, a social media advertising agency, hired Azuro Digital to create their new website. Azuro Digital used elegant motion effects and unique illustrations to deliver an immediate WOW factor. The website was designed to deliver a modern, cutting-edge aesthetic that separates Top Mercury from their competition while attracting large clients to work with them.
Dimensions & Packaging: A website designed with Figma and developed with Webflow. The website is fully responsive on all devices, browsers and screen sizes.
Tags: Clean, modern, colorful, motion graphics, motion effects, unique illustrations
Production Technology: This website was designed with Figma and developed with Webflow. Figma is widely considered one of the best web design tools, while Webflow is widely considered one of the best web development tools.
Design Challenge: The greatest challenge throughout this project was creating illustrations and motion graphics that produced a WOW factor, while simultaneously ensuring that the website wouldn't overwhelm the user. Having an overly complex design with tons of motion can easily distract and confuse the user, which can negatively impact the conversion rate. So, we had to find the perfect balance between creating an extravagant design and having an intuitive user experience.
Research: We analyzed the competitors in the digital advertising industry. Our goal was to get an understanding of design best practices, and then design something that stands out from the crowd.

Our measure of success is the website's conversion rate. We set up conversion tracking using Google Data Studio. We did industry research to determine what a strong conversion rate is. We found that a strong number was 5% based on top competitors. Our goal was to exceed 5%, and we achieved a conversion rate of 8%.
Inspiration: Top Mercury wanted their new website to allow them to stand out from the competition. During the creative process, it was critical for Azuro Digital to think outside of the box. The end-product is a result of Azuro Digital's abstract thinking, coupled with best practices that optimize a website's conversion rate.
Project Duration: Azuro Digital began this project in January 2022 and finished in March 2022 (in Toronto).
Operation Flow: This website features an elegant design and subtle movement through several motion graphics, motion effects, animations, illustrations, etc. Many of the sections can be interacted with via buttons, links, etc.
Image Credits: All graphics and illustrations were designed from scratch by Azuro Digital.

All images are stock images from Canva. They are all royalty-free and we have the rights to use them.

The only image that isn't a stock image is the image of Top Mercury's founder, Adam Lawrence, and he has expressed his consent to being featured in this award.