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UAU!

Making dentistry smile

UAU! means “wow” — a dental clinic named after the reaction, with a mark that smiles before the dentist does.

Role

Brand designer

Year

2015

Team

Independent

Client

UAU! Especialidades Odontológicas

  • 01A dental clinic in Brazil that wanted to feel like anything but a dental clinic: warm, friendly, a little playful.
  • 02The mark does the heavy lifting — a U drawn as a smiling mouth in one continuous stroke, happy at any size.
  • 03Scope: brand strategy, naming, brand identity, and interior & exterior signage.
UAU! interface
01

The proposal

Dental offices don’t need to be cold or boring. Research into patient behavior kept surfacing words of love and care for their dentists — so instead of the traditional “surname & surname” practice name already used by doctors Fabiana and Gustavo, we captured the success of a treatment in a single word: UAU! (“Wow!”) — satisfaction, happiness, confidence, and that beautiful smile, carried across the whole brand universe.

02

The mark

One continuous stroke: a U that smiles, with a wink borrowed from the exclamation point.

The smiling U drawn on grid paper, construction lines visible
Construction
The UAU! Especialidades Odontológicas logotype on white
The logotype
03

The storefront

Red awning, warm wood, the smile glowing before you’re through the door.

UAU! Odonto storefront: red fascia with the logo, glass front showing the reception
04

Inside the clinic

Warm wood, soft light, one red arc — the identity sets the room’s mood before anyone says hello.

UAU! reception: the logo over a curved stone desk, tooth neon in the back
Reception
Waiting room: red armchairs under the tooth neon
Waiting room
05

Wayfinding with personality

Icons do the talking — tooth, sparkle, calendar, shield — and the pattern turns privacy glass into a smile wall.

Interior wayfinding plate: consultórios, radiologia, agendamento, espera
Signage
The smiling U repeated as a frosted glass pattern
Pattern glass
06

Paper that smiles

Folder, letterhead, business cards, appointment card — the system at its most traditional, still grinning.

UAU! stationery flat lay: embossed folder, letterhead, business cards, appointment card, pen and envelope
07

Worn, carried, squeezed

From the doctor’s coat to the take-home toothpaste kit — every touchpoint gets the same smile.

White doctor’s coat with the embroidered UAU! mark
The coat
Branded toothpaste tube, toothbrush and travel case
The kit
08

Little rituals

The next appointment lives on a card you’ll actually keep — and on the icon you’ll actually tap.

Appointment card: próxima consulta with date and time fields
Próxima consulta
UAU! Odonto app icon on a phone home screen
The app icon

“A beautiful smile makes everything better. UAU! wants to transform people’s lives — more health and oral well-being, reflected in a happier, more pleasant life.”

— The UAU! brand promise