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.
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.
A look and feel that applies consistently across articles, videos, tools and marketing
Retirement that feels achievable, empowering and easy to understand
Warmth and optimism balanced with trust and financial credibility
Aligned with AMP, yet distinctive as its own content series
The direction
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.
The lockup
Positive — on Paperbark
Ready when you are.
Reversed — on navy
Ready when you are.
The graphic kit
The Ready Line — one device, three behaviours
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.
Icons — navy 1.75px, one Banksia element
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
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.
Colour and type
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.
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.
The shot list
Hero — Header
Hero — social ad
1080 × 1350 for socials.
Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.
“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s. Image and copy fades off.
Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.
Digital banners
300 × 250 MREC
Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.
“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.
Digital banners
300 × 600 Half Page
Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.
“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.
Digital banners
728 × 90 Leaderboard
Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.
“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.
Digital banners
970 × 250 Billboard
Image slides from left to right with easy ease. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.
“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
Logo and copy enlarged. “when you are” fades in and top of “?” fades off becoming “.” CTA animates in.
Digital banners
320 × 50 Mobile
Holds for 2s. “Ready to” and “?” stays while “find your super” easy fades.
“know your number” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
“talk it through” fades in and “?” move to its spot. Holds for a 1.5s then fades off.
“when you are” fades in, underline drawn in and top of “?” fades off to become a “.” CTA animates in.
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.
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.