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(01)Case study

Parabolic buys SaaS companies and rebuilds them around AI. We designed its brand from a blank page, then built the website on it.

Brand identity3DAI assetsNext.js
Client
Parabolic
Scope
Brand identity, Website
Year
2026
Stack
Next.js
Role
Creative direction, design & build
Studio
Embark Studio™
(A)Overview

ParabolicbuysSaaScompaniesandrebuildsthemaroundAI.Itwasreadytositacrossthetablefrominstitutionalcapital.Itsbrandwasn't.Webuiltonefromablankpage,thenawebsitethatcarriesit.

(B)The ask

Parabolic had sharp ideas and a template look. Nothing about it said serious capital.

It needed a brand that could stand beside institutional capital — then a site that put it to work.

Chapter 01

Brand identity

A mark, a palette, a type system and a glass language that make a new firm look established on day one.

Chapter 02

Website

Twenty-two pages in Next.js that let the new brand do the selling — live in seven weeks.

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On a phone — 2.4× sooner than the old site.
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Google's search check, up from 91.
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The page stays still while it loads.
(C)Launch kit
Carousel · 4:5

Device and environment scenes are composited mockups built around real captures of the site. Speed and quality scores measured with Google Lighthouse, September 2026.

parabolic.io

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