Grillgott
Creating a recipe for a mouthwatering presence

Client

Grillgott

Branch

Food

eCommerce

Services

Brand Design

UX / UI Design

Brand Messaging

Tone Of Voice

Online Shop

Website

Social Media

Digital Assets

Event

Campaigns

Case Study
Overview

Our Client

A smoking hot proposition

On the first day of creation, Grillgott created the ultimate barbecue experience. The second to the seventh? Taste testing, of course. From quality grills, outdoor kitchens, coolers and smokers to meat, seafood, veggie alternatives, spices and sauces, Grillgott’s dedicated 750 m² premises is the home of all things cooked over a live fire – both from its own brand and external providers. Alongside its extensive product portfolio, the company’s close-knit team puts on barbecue courses and regularly publishes culinary content online. The highlight on its calendar is the grilling season opening event, which attracts 5000+ visitors per year.

The Challenge

Raking the competition over the coals

When it comes to visuals, the other players in the barbecue scene aren’t exactly setting the world alight: it’s all black, black and more black. Deities don’t think that way, which is why Grillgott wanted a relatable, peppy corporate design language to communicate the message: we do things differently, we do them well, and we always pay attention to the details.

Our Solution

A delicious design that cuts the mustard

We kicked things off with a series of workshops to find out how the company wanted to position its brand and present itself to the world – not least in its web shop. The concept of Grillgott is a tantalising one: they want to give customers every opportunity to embark on their own authentic yet playful culinary journey from the first step to the last – with only quality products to choose from.

In short, the person tending the flames becomes their own grill god! From here, we created a complete set of visuals that eschewed tired cliches in favour of a dynamic, elegant logo derived from the initials GG to look both like cooking utensils and a star as a seal of quality. And that’s not all: look closely and you can see all the letters in the company name in the logo – a nod to Grillgott role as the divine creator of a world of barbecue.

For the online shop, we combined product photos with modern mascot-like illustrations to offer visitors a design experience as varied as the company’s product range. We also underlined the spirited nature of grilling with a series of headlines that straddle the line between smart and humorous. The colour palette is simple, yet effective, with tones taken from the culinary arena (leafy green, crispy brown and a soft red reminiscent of medium rare). The result is an online barbecue portal that is fresh, inviting and customer-friendly all the way.

We thoroughly enjoyed ‘meating’ the minds behind Grillgott and cooking up a mouthwatering corporate design with them. Now, who’s for another burger?

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At Grillgott, we call ourselves the barbecue gods, so we won’t settle for anything less than divine. We couldn’t have asked for a more heavenly partner than Arndt Benedikt. They served up a visual feast that we have since rolled out across all touchpoints.

Max Redlich, Managing Director

Shopping in the church of barbecue

All you need for the perfect barbecue wrapped up in a holy online shopping experience: that’s what we created for Grillgott. Products and accessories set out in an attractive, intuitive format on easily navigable pages plus a handy filter tool, relevant ‘you may also like’ recommendations and strategic hotlinks – everything a barbecue enthusiast could ever want is just a click or two away. There’s also a blog, recipes, event and course announcements, catalogue pages and more – tasty!