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[ Case 02 — YouTube channel identity ]

H&R Block Unscripted.

A tax brand opening a YouTube channel about real people, real money and real life — with no script. The job: give “Unscripted” a face that feels human first and brand second.

Client
H&R Block
Platform
YouTube
Scope
Avatars, banners, TV art
Role
Art direction · agency work
H&R Block Unscripted key visual: three real people cut out on brand green

01 — The brief

A tax brand, off script.

Unscripted is H&R Block’s channel for unfiltered conversations: people talking about money, work and the choices nobody plans for. No actors, no teleprompter, no perfect lighting.

The obvious move for a financial brand is polish — clean gradients, stock smiles, a corporate lockup. That would kill the whole point. The identity had to look like it was made by hand, by people, for people.

Post-it avatar Post-it avatar with Unscripted signature

02 — The idea

The logo became a note.

H&R Block’s green square turns into a sticky note taped to crumpled paper — the kind of thing you write when nobody is directing you. Add a handwritten “Unscripted” and the brand stops sounding like a bank and starts sounding like a person.

03 — Two routes

Faces first, logo second.

Route 01 — Mosaic

Dozens of real faces side by side, with the note pinned in the middle. A crowd, not a campaign.

Mosaic banner Mosaic banner, alternate

Route 02 — Cut-outs

Hosts cut out like paper, torn edges on brand green. Louder, closer, more editorial.

Cut-out banner Cut-out banner, light version
Channel avatar — script
script
Channel avatar — post-it
post-it
Channel avatar — post-it + script
post-it + script
Channel avatar — framed
framed
Channel avatar — inverted
inverted

04 — Big screen

H&R Block Unscripted channel page on YouTube
Unscripted channel art for TV
2visual routes
5avatar options
9+banner explorations
0scripts

[ The line on the note ]

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