Drones and wildfires. Somehow, no one in the world had succeeded in associating the two until Robert Atwood and Richard Sullivan met each other during their studies at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC. It was their mutual interest in science and volunteer firefighting that brought them together. Later, after working to extinguish wildfires that had taken over British Columbia, they came up with the idea to change how wildfires are handled globally.

For decades, wildfires have been fought using a combination of extensive human resources and helicopters. Robert and Rich saw that drones had the potential to ease the reliance on both. So they designed an infrared scanning technology to swiftly and accurately process gigabytes of raw footage filmed by drones. They also envisioned and prototyped a crowdsourced platform where anyone can assist in detecting nascent wildfires, helping to snuff them out before the onset of irreversible damage. The only thing left was to let the world know about their breakthrough.

Any successful brand starts with the why. The vision, the purpose, the reason to be. Going through our process we arrive at the verbal identity, where the company gets a solid foundation to align team members around its core competency and later project this message to public audiences. After discovery and multiple sessions with the Hummingbird Drones’ team we distilled their vision:     

“Wildfires contained by the fusion of cutting-edge software and hardware.”

After the vision was established, we proceeded to define other components of the verbal identity, including a positioning statement (the core of the company), unique value propositions (the pitch for each service offered) and tone and voice (the guide for internal and external communications). Each deliverable was primed to deepen the positioning of the company in the market and accelerate the path to reaching their goals.

Upon receiving the verbal and visual identity, Hummingbird Drones are ready for rapid growth, but this time with the confidence in their direction and equipped with the right tools to get them there.

...Skyrocket's approach was inclusive, comprehensive and effective. The ideation … involved a remarkable effort to understand Hummingbird Network, the audience and the true value proposition. The design … reinforced our ideals and has immediately increased our brand's impact. Working with Skyrocket has been an exceptional experience, the value of which cannot be overstated. — Robert Atwood, Hummingbird Drones