As technologies converge, a brave new world of branding is emerging.
At Dusted, looking across our recent work in IoT, telecoms, security, access systems and automotive, we’re seeing technological advances find common ground in a whole new business arena. Robotics.
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Building trust in biotech: When science goes public.
Life sciences is moving beyond the lab and into a much broader public conversation. As breakthroughs in medicine, data and AI accelerate, the challenge is no longer simply making the science work. It’s making sure its meaning travels with it. BioTechX Europe 2026 brings that changing landscape…
What LEGIC Connect 26 revealed about branding, robots and the future of access control.
Most of us only notice access when it gets in the way. A badge is forgotten. A hotel key stops working. A queue forms at a turnstile. Then come reception desks, temporary passes, repeated data entry and another round of proving who we are. At LEGIC Connect 26 in Zurich, LEGIC CEO Mehdi…
AI is making vulnerability discovery easier. Your website needs to be harder to break.
LLMs are lowering the effort required to find and exploit weaknesses in your website. The risk facing a modern digital presence is less about sophisticated AI attacks and more about relentless, scalable discovery of exposed plugins, weak authentication, misconfigured APIs and predictable code…
Software defines mobility. Brand defines the experience.
This September, IAA Transportation and InnoTrans put different parts of mobility under the spotlight. For us, the opportunity is to look across categories, software and emerging technologies, exploring how they can combine in new ways to reshape connected brand experiences. IAA Transportation in…
Challenging the codes of convention: Why tech brands must break the modernist spell.
When it comes to modernity, design gets trapped in an endless loop, repeatedly reaching for the same two historical safety blankets, mid-century modernism or yesterday’s science fiction. Modernity has become a period style. One camp retreats into the sanctuary of the post-war corporate aesthetic,…
When the car becomes an ecosystem, brand architecture must move with it.
Connected mobility is changing what automotive businesses make, sell and ultimately become. Ahead of Connected Britain and IAA Transportation, I’ve been thinking about a deceptively simple brand question: as the car becomes an ecosystem, where should all that new value live? One of the things I…
Job vacancy: Marketing Manager.
We are looking for a part-time Marketing Manager to join our team – a dynamic role with the opportunity to make a difference. This is a hands-on, commercially focused role for a proven agency marketer who understands how high-quality agencies grow. You'll lead Dusted's day-to-day marketing,…
Electric fuchsia football boots 2026 – Brand distinctiveness strategy.
At the 2026 World Cup, football boots have become impossible to ignore. From touchline close-ups to slow-motion replays, electric fuchsia is everywhere – streaking across the pitch, flashing under the lights and cutting through the green with unmistakable force. It is set to become one of the…
Dusted Shortlisted for Creativepool Annual 2026.
Congratulations are in order! Dusted has been shortlisted for this year’s Creativepool Annual – the creative industry's “Most” award. The “Most” distributed. The “Most” voted. The “Most” shared. The “Most” collaborative... You get the idea. Better still, we’re shortlisted in two categories:…
The four tensions reshaping cybersecurity branding in the age of AI.
At Dusted, we spend a lot of our time helping technology and SaaS businesses translate complex capability into clear market advantage. The through-line in our work is simple. If your brand is not distinct, there is no clear reason to choose you or remember you. That is what we mean by Distinctly…
Dusted joins Infosecurity Europe 2026 as sponsor of the Cyber Startup Award.
Cybersecurity is moving faster than ever. So are the pressures around trust, differentiation and visibility. That’s why we’re proud to be sponsoring the Cyber Startup Award 2026 at Infosecurity Europe 2026, taking place from 2-4 June 2026 at ExCeL London. Recognised as Europe’s leading…
Quantum computing and digital trust. What brands should know.
Quantum computing is no longer theoretical. Google has set a binding 2029 deadline to migrate its infrastructure to post-quantum cryptography. The G7 has set 2030–2032 targets for critical financial systems. Every digital platform built on current encryption standards, from banking systems to…
Website rebrand and replatform. Why you should do both together.
Most firms still treat rebranding and replatforming as separate moves. New identity first. Website later. Or the other way around. The outcome rarely holds together. A new brand constrained by old technology. Or a new platform still expressing an outdated story. Investment goes in. Momentum slips…
Law firm website audit. Is your site driving business development?
Professional services firms that establish strong digital foundations reshape how they grow, with websites carrying weight across the full client journey, from first discovery through to conversion and long-term value. When you shift from incremental updates to something more deliberate, the…
The AI trust gap. Why more people use AI but fewer people trust it.
78% of Americans now use AI-powered tools. Yet 55% believe AI will do more harm than good in their daily lives. Only 21% trust AI-generated information most of the time. In short: Usage is rising. Trust is falling. For any brand integrating AI, this is not a technology gap. It is a trust gap.…
Post-quantum web security. What your digital platform needs now.
Quantum computing will change how encryption works across your digital platforms. Not all at once. But in the places that matter most. Secure connections. Login credentials. Certificates that prove your site is legitimate. Engineering teams don’t need to react overnight. But they do need to start…
Beyond the chat bar. Designing SaaS interfaces for the agentic era.
PostHog made chat its default homepage. Linear embedded an AI agent across the app. Attio moved further towards agent-first interactions. Three of the most design-aware SaaS products in the market, all pushing conversational AI closer to the centre of the experience. The response was immediate.…
Building institutional trust. Why generic branding weakens financial services brands.
There’s no shortage of noise in fintech branding. Big claims. Disruption narratives. Technology framed as the answer to everything. In financial services, that approach erodes confidence. Between 2020 and 2026, the fintech market split. Capital began flowing toward businesses with clear…
Automotive gold for Dusted at Transform Awards with wins for Mahindra and Cubic³.
Another year at the Transform Awards Europe. Another gathering of the industry’s most ambitious thinkers, designers and brand leaders. And another moment to reflect on the work that doesn’t just shift perception, but changes the trajectory of entire categories. For 17 years, Transform has…
