Shopify Enterprise

Evolving Shopify
for Enterprise






Brand Strategy Design Systems Visual Identity
For years, Shopify was synonymous with entrepreneurship and small business success. As the company expanded into enterprise commerce, it faced a new challenge: how to communicate greater scale, sophistication, and ambition without losing the accessibility and optimism that defined the brand.

Following Shopify's recognition as a leader in enterprise commerce, Instrument partnered with the company to develop a new visual identity system for Shopify Enterprise. Inspired by the idea of continuous transformation, the system uses light, refraction, and fluid motion to reflect the evolving nature of modern businesses. The result is a premium, scalable brand expression that positions Shopify Enterprise as a trusted partner for the world's most ambitious companies.








A polished
new look

We delivered an elevated expression for Shopify’s new enterprise context, while still maintaining key elements of their core brand. The final identity not only gave Shopify the ability to articulate its enterprise offering clearly for the first time, but also opened up new ways for the brand to come to life. In doing so, the rebrand repositioned Shopify Enterprise from an identity once indistinguishable from the core brand to a sophisticated expression tailored to new business contexts—establishing a clear, elevated voice in the enterprise market.









Credits


Agency

Instrument
Role
Associate Design Director

Creative Direction
John Conroy, Antonio Mondragon-Becker

Instrument Design Team
Marshall Turner, Michelle Passe
Shopify Design Team
Brenda Wisniowski, Chelsea Clark, Nicolas Tual

Strategy
Catherine Kim

Motion Design
Marc Lehman