Thirty Years, One Line

Identity, merchandise and website for a family-run used-car showroom

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Case study · branding, web design, graphic design

A C, a 500, a flag.

A new identity and website for Cerauto, a family-run used-car showroom in the old town of Novara, open since 1990. One continuous line in green, white and red draws a C and, inside it, a classic Italian small car. Square, wide letters set the name, navy carries it, and ochre marks prices and calls to action. The system runs from business cards, signage and merchandise to a WordPress website where every car gets its own page.

Client
Cerauto · l'autosalone
Sector
Used-car showroom
Location
Baluardo Quintino Sella, Novara
Web
WordPress + Elementor
Cerauto · the mark in motion

The brief

What was needed

Cerauto wanted to carry on a tradition that started thirty years ago, with a new image but the same goal: selling used cars with proper care before and after the sale. The identity had to feel Italian, familiar and trustworthy, and work on a sign above the street as well as on a phone.

The idea

How it was solved

One continuous line in green, white and red bends into a C for Cerauto and, inside, draws the profile of a classic small Italian car. The line closes the C with the car's own floor: the car is parked inside the name.

The car is parked inside the name.

01 · The mark

One continuous line.

The symbol is one continuous line in green, white and red. It bends into a C for Cerauto and, inside, draws the profile of a classic small Italian car. The wordmark is drawn with square, wide letters, like the badges on a car's tailgate.

  1. Tricolour lineGreen, white and red come only through the line; navy carries the name.
  2. Square lettersA wide wordmark that reads like the badge on a tailgate.
  3. Ochre accentOchre marks prices and calls to action on the website.
3D render for CerautoLogoPalette & typeStationeryMerchandiseWebsite

02 · Colour

The palette

Navy#0A195FName, text
Green#009340Tricolour line
Red#D62B2FTricolour line
Ochre#BF862BPrices and calls to action
Graphite#414142Support

Hex values as printed on the wordmark, colour and type board (board 03). Athelas is the brand serif.

03 · Applications

Where it lives.

cerauto.it
cerauto.itA page for every car (screen-recording frame)
MobileSearch by make, model and price
Bus-shelter poster"L'autosalone che stavi cercando!"
Business cardsRebuilt in 3D from the original mock-up
T-shirtsStaff merchandise (mock-up)
Shop signRound sign over the showroom door (mock-up)

What I did

  • 01Logo, colour palette and fonts
  • 02Business cards and stationery
  • 03Merchandise: t-shirts, bottle, paper cups
  • 04Signage: shop sign and bus-shelter poster
  • 05Website in WordPress and Elementor, with a page for every car

Credits

Client: Cerauto · l'autosalone, Novara
Design & web: Luca Colucci
Tools: Illustrator, WordPress, Elementor
Print, merchandise and signage are presentation mock-ups. Business cards rebuilt in 3D from the original artwork. Website images are frames from a screen recording of cerauto.it (20 September 2023).