Design task response

Ready when
you are.

The retirement-stage translation of AMP’s promise, Whatever wealthy you want — an education hub that never intimidates, only invites the next small yes.

Concept · Identity · Hero campaign · Comms
01

The brief

AMP is launching a hub of articles, guides, videos and tools to help Australians understand and plan for retirement.

It needs a recognisable identity of its own — unmistakably AMP, but earning a place in people’s lives as an ongoing series, not a product pitch.

Audience

Broad — from 40+ where retirement feels distant, to pre‑retirees 50–65 planning seriously, to the recently retired.

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A look and feel that applies consistently across articles, videos, tools and marketing

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Retirement that feels achievable, empowering and easy to understand

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Warmth and optimism balanced with trust and financial credibility

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Aligned with AMP, yet distinctive as its own content series

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The direction

Ready.

62% ready

The Ready Score — an in-hub feature for signed-in visitors

Ready when you are.

One idea carried everywhere: never ask the big question. Every entry point is a small, answerable ask — and the Ready Line makes each yes visible.

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The lockup

Positive — on Paperbark

Ready when you are.

Reversed — on navy

Ready when you are.

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The graphic kit

The Ready Line — one device, three behaviours

At rest Ready
In progress 62% ready
Resolved You’re ready.

Always horizontal. Always resolves left to right. In progress and resolved appear only inside the hub, where the line counts completed actions — never reading, never in ads.

Soft — where the brand persuades Hard — where the institution proves

Icons — navy 1.75px, one Banksia element

Super Growth Plan Cover Advice Find Number Picture Test Safety
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Question outside, answer inside

Outside — the entry asks

Ready to find your lost super?

Ready to know your number?

Ready to picture the day?

Ready to stress-test the plan?

Ready to check the safety nets?

Ready to talk it through?

Inside — the content answers

Your lost super, found.Three ID checks, one search, no forms to print.
Your number, explained.A five-minute estimate — plain words, no jargon.
Your day, in focus.What a good week could look like, costed out.
Your plan, pressure-tested.Markets dip, rates move — see what actually changes.
The safety nets, explained.Age Pension, downsizing, and what you can count on.
A real person, on your side.Twenty minutes, no forms, no product pitch.

Sentence case, always. Approachable, never shouty.

The flip: in campaign, every ? resolves to a full stop.

Endline: Ready when you are. Retirement education from AMP.

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Colour and type

PaperbarkThe field — a place to read #FAF6F0
AMP navyCarries every word #001E41
BanksiaSignature accent — action & progress #E4573D
Sky blueQuiet spot on navy — eyebrow labels & tool UI #5BCBF5

Banksia never sets body text. Navy on Paperbark clears WCAG AAA.

One typeface — Noto Sans

Ready.

Heavy at masthead scale — headlines and the wordmark

Regular for everything you read — body copy, UI and labels, set in sentence case for an approachable voice.

Matches the masterbrand No second typeface
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The moment before

Photographic answer to “Ready when you are.” — every image is someone about to say yes.

Not the destination — the instant just before it. A real Australian, 45–60, mid-gesture, the moment before a journey or an action, in warm natural light. The optimism is in the readiness, not the reward.

Woman clipping the lead on her dog at a sunlit front door Couple loading gear into the back of their car Man fastening his helmet beside an e-bike Woman lacing a hiking boot on a forest trail
07· Continued

The shot list

Couple pausing mid-ride on their bikes in the dunes Woman in a yellow jumper dusting off her gloves after repotting plants Swimmer stretching at the pool edge before the first lap Two hikers checking a map together on the trail Woman at her desk working through paperwork with a laptop
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Hero — Header

Retirement hub header — AMP Retirement Education bar with sign in, headline 'Ready when you are.', supporting copy, three question chips and a Start anywhere button beside warm photography
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Hero — social ad

1080 × 1350 for socials.

Social frame 1 — Ready to find your lost super?
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Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.

Social frame 2 — Ready to know your number?
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“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

Social frame 3 — Ready to talk it through?
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“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s. Image and copy fades off.

Social frame 4 — navy end card, Ready when you are. with amp.com.au/ready button
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Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.

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Digital banners

300 × 250 MREC

MREC frame 1 — Ready to find your lost super?
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Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.

MREC frame 2 — Ready to know your number?
2

“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

MREC frame 3 — Ready to talk it through?
3

“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

MREC frame 4 — navy end card, Ready when you are. with Start anywhere button
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Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.

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Digital banners

300 × 600 Half Page

Half page frame 1 — Ready to find your lost super?
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Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.

Half page frame 2 — Ready to know your number?
2

“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

Half page frame 3 — Ready to talk it through?
3

“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

Half page frame 4 — navy end card, Ready when you are. with Start anywhere button
4

Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.

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Digital banners

728 × 90 Leaderboard

Leaderboard frame 1 — Ready to find your lost super?
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Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.

Leaderboard frame 2 — Ready to know your number?
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“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

Leaderboard frame 3 — Ready to talk it through?
3

“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

Leaderboard frame 4 — navy end card, Ready when you are. with Start anywhere button
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Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.

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Digital banners

970 × 250 Billboard

Billboard frame 1 — Ready to find your lost super?
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Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.

Billboard frame 2 — Ready to know your number?
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“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

Billboard frame 3 — Ready to talk it through?
3

“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

Billboard frame 4 — navy end card, Ready when you are. with Start anywhere button
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Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in and top of “?” fades off becoming “.” CTA animates in.

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Digital banners

320 × 50 Mobile

Mobile frame 1 — Ready to find your lost super?
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Holds for 2s. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.

Mobile frame 2 — Ready to know your number?
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“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

Mobile frame 3 — Ready to talk it through?
3

“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.

Mobile frame 4 — navy end card, Ready when you are. with Start anywhere button
4

“when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.

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Design rationale

Most retirement content sells a destination. “Ready when you are.” sells the next step — because the barrier isn’t information, it’s intimidation.

Building the identity around one mechanism — a question outside that resolves to a full stop, a plain answer inside, and a Ready Score that reports progress inside the hub — makes the optimism structural rather than decorative. Every article, video and tool becomes one small, answerable yes, and the device makes that yes visible so readiness feels built, not tested. And because “when you are” carries no deadline, the same identity meets a 35-year-old and a recent retiree on identical terms.

The system stays honest to AMP: navy carries every word and one blue is held back for tools, so the hub reads as AMP speaking in a warmer register. Paperbark makes it a place to read; Banksia — capped near 7% and never on body text — is the single note of warmth. A single family — Noto Sans, hierarchy carried by weight alone — keeps every surface disciplined and recognisably one system. Edges follow the same logic — soft where the brand persuades, hard where the institution proves.

Ready when you are.

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Presenting and responding to feedback

Presenting the concept

I’d start by defining the problem I’m trying to solve: retirement content often intimidates people more than it informs them.

From there, the solution: instead of asking one overwhelming question about retirement, the hub breaks it into small, approachable questions people feel confident answering — and the identity supports this with warmth, clarity and a calm reading experience.

Once the strategic thinking is understood, I’d walk through the deck, showing how every design decision connects back to that core idea.

Responding to feedback

My first step is understanding what the feedback is really about — the problem we’re solving, the proposed solution, the brief, or personal preference — then getting clear on exactly what isn’t working for the stakeholder.

If the concern is strategic, I’d resolve it at the principle level before changing any design. If it’s systemic, I’d update the rule once so the improvement flows through every asset. If it’s executional, I’d refine that individual layout without touching the system.

If opinions remain divided, I’d present two considered options, each with a clear rationale, and let the team decide against the project’s objectives rather than personal taste.

Executions stay flexible; the core identity stays consistent. The Ready Line, the colour roles and the type system are the recognisable foundations of the hub — those are the elements worth defending.

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