AshChromics
Case Study · Branding · Web · E-Commerce · Media · Marketing

ASHCHROMICS

Ruckus built the brand, ecommerce platform, and launch campaign for AshChromics, taking defense-grade lens technology to consumers.
Client
AshChromics
Disciplines
Branding · Web · E-Commerce · Media · Marketing
Services
Research & Strategy · VISIT · ashchromics.com → · UX / UI Planning
01The Client

Transforming vision

AshChromics reengineers everyday products through advanced research and development. Its patented FADES technology powers lenses that respond in real time to shifts in ambient light, built on 25 years of aerospace and defense engineering, extending beyond eyewear to visor inserts and windows.

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02The Challenge

Defense-grade science, no consumer brand

Ruckus had to build everything a consumer meets for a first-of-its-kind lens technology with no name recognition against established eyewear giants: the positioning, the voice, the digital experience, and the launch, all while making complex electrochromic science instantly understandable.

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03The Brand Story

A voice with range

Ruckus shaped a brand story that reads as educational and direct without losing a wide audience, built around core values like extensive experience and extreme utility, with a mission to engineer solutions for an ever-changing world.

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04The Launch

A launch in every lane

Ruckus built a platform-responsive ecommerce experience from UX planning through high-fidelity design, then took FADES to market with a multi-pronged social campaign and influencer program speaking to cyclists, drivers, motorcyclists, skiers, and outdoor athletes who live in changing light all day long.

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3s
light to dark response time in real time
36h
battery runtime on a single charge
25yr
of aerospace and defense engineering heritage behind the technology

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