From Dude To Dad Success Story

  • ClientBustle Digital Group
  • IndustryMedia & Publishing
  • ServicesCustomer Experience
  • CapabilitiesContent strategy · Brand Transformation Strategy

Supporting dads with engaging parenting advice and inspiration

Fatherly supports dads through the disorienting shift into fatherhood, when daily rituals and priorities suddenly change. The challenge is meeting fathers in a moment that’s equal parts joy and pressure, with guidance that feels relevant right now.

The work pairs parenting advice and inspiration with an experience designed around what dads need in the moment. It also brings together a cohesive platform and brand system so content lands clearly and stays easy to explore.

Key Takeaways

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Redefined brand enhances audience engagement.

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Extensible platform optimizes content delivery.

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Strategic redesign strengthens market position.

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Cohesive platform and brand system keeps content clear and easy to explore.

Redefining Masculinity

Fatherly’s new site design presents a sophisticated and sensitive redefinition of masculinity. Building on a minimalist editorial core, it features imagery that is at once aspirationally cool and emotionally aware, heightening the core belief that the new definition of fatherhood is inclusive of adventure-seeking in the wild and being present and involved at home.

Implementation and User Engagement

Using Code and Theory’s highly extensible card system, Fatherly helps dads explore a variety of lifestyle goals, tuned for the realities and demands of parenthood.

A helpful accordion arranges featured stories by content area and supports discovery across fitness, travel, food, financial health, and—much needed for tough dad days—humor.

What We Did

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Built a cohesive digital platform experience

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Developed and organized content for the brand

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Created and refined the brand identity system

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Improved the end-to-end customer experience

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