Adecco
Waking a Sleeping Giant: Reinventing Adecco for a New Era of Recruitment
Adecco
Waking a Sleeping Giant: Reinventing Adecco for a New Era of Recruitment
Adecco
Waking a Sleeping Giant: Reinventing Adecco for a New Era of Recruitment

Adecco places over a million people into work each year, making it one of the world’s largest talent businesses. But in a crowded, commoditized market, its scale had begun to blur its distinctiveness. Over time, the brand became fragmented, losing the consistency and clarity needed to stand apart. Yet inside the business was a very different story: deep local roots, genuine relationships, and a real passion for helping people find opportunity. The brand felt cold. The business was anything but. So we set out to close that gap, building a brand around what makes Adecco truly different: human connection, authenticity, and belief in the power of work. The result: Real Work. Real People. A simple idea that captures the heart of Adecco, speaking to both employers seeking real talent and candidates seeking real opportunity, while redefining what recruitment looks like in an age of automation.

Services

Brand Idenity

Motion

Work, as it really is

Built around the human experience, the brand captures real moments from the world of work at eye level. Across every sector Adecco serves, from blue collar and white collar roles to clients and candidates alike, we brought this story to life through authentic photography, a human tone of voice, and a flexible design system designed for personality, fluidity, and playfulness.

Built around the human experience, the brand captures real moments from the world of work at eye level. Across every sector Adecco serves, from blue collar and white collar roles to clients and candidates alike, we brought this story to life through authentic photography, a human tone of voice, and a flexible design system designed for personality, fluidity, and playfulness.

A high street giant

With a significant high street presence across Europe and Asia, Adecco’s physical footprint needed to reflect its new direction. Designing flagship fascias and creating a scalable approach for refits and shopfronts became a key part of bringing the brand transformation to life.

With a significant high street presence across Europe and Asia, Adecco’s physical footprint needed to reflect its new direction. Designing flagship fascias and creating a scalable approach for refits and shopfronts became a key part of bringing the brand transformation to life.

Simple scales

Photography and tone of voice became the cornerstones of the brand, creating a simple, scalable system that could flex across markets, touchpoints, and deliverables. At its core was a unified toolkit built for consistency, clarity, and scale.

Photography and tone of voice became the cornerstones of the brand, creating a simple, scalable system that could flex across markets, touchpoints, and deliverables. At its core was a unified toolkit built for consistency, clarity, and scale.

Credits

My Role: Design Director
Creative Direction - Deva Corriveau
Design Direction - Natalie Bennet

Studio - BrandPie

All Works