Creating Shine’s Brand and Voice

Inclusion and compassion. When our co-founders started Shine, those were two of the core tenants they envisioned for the brand and product.

My job: To make those tenants come through in all user-facing copy.

Working closely with our co-founders and branding consultants, I developed Shine’s first-ever brand and voice guidelines as well as codified our mission and value proposition.

This living document became a cross-functional compass, helping us create cohesion across all user touchpoints in the funnel.

User Testimonials

Role: Content Design and Lead UX Writer

Team: Co-Founders, Branding Consultant, Copywriting Consultant, Marketing Team, Product Team, Shine’s Chief Psychology Officer

Problem: Create a mission-driven well-being product that talked to users like a warm, compassionate friend

Solution: Develop a cross-functional living brand guide to ensure consistency with Shine’s voice across product, brand, and marketing initiatives

Tools used: Typeform, User Research, Brand Pyramid Model

Results: NPS of 87, 74% of users reported that Shine felt like talking to someone who understands them

Copy Samples

Top-of-funnel: Homepage

Top-of-funnel: App Store & Social

Mid-funnel: Onboarding Subscription Paywall

Bottom-of-funnel: In-App Product Copy and Meditation Scriptwriting