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# Broken Records Case Study | Pixeldust Interactive

> A distinctive web identity balanced serious production capabilities with the creative energy of a city built around music.

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Case study / Recording and film production

# Broken Records: Making a major production studio feel unmistakably Austin.

A distinctive web identity balanced serious production capabilities with the creative energy of a city built around music.
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Portfolio project image from the Broken Records Work page or archive. Project portfolio image Brand identity and studio website

Client

Broken Records

Industry

Recording and film production

Project

Brand identity and studio website

Core technology

Drupal

01 / The problem

## What the business needed to solve.

Broken Records needed to market a large, environmentally conscious recording and film facility without looking like a generic equipment catalog. The studio's technical scale and local character both needed room to shine.

### The objectives

- 01 Communicate professional production capability

- 02 Capture an authentic Austin music sensibility

- 03 Give the studio a distinct online identity

02 / The solution

## A more useful digital experience.

Pixeldust Interactive designed the studio's logo and a Drupal-based website with a record-inspired visual treatment and a 3D animated home-page video.

01 / Custom studio branding
### Custom studio branding

The identity emphasized the creative personality behind the facility.
02 / Drupal website
### Drupal website

A content-managed presence introduced services and the studio environment.
03 / 3D animated introduction
### 3D animated introduction

A visual centerpiece gave the digital experience an expressive first impression.

03 / Business value

## How the work helped the business.

The work addressed a real challenge for Broken Records—improving the experience for customers, teams, or both.

01
### Stronger differentiation

The site helped separate the studio from generic production-service listings.
02
### Clearer capabilities

Prospective clients could understand the scale of the recording, video, and film offering.
03
### Memorable presentation

Visual branding made the studio easier to recognize and recall.

04 / Technology

## Tech stack & capabilities.

Technologies and deliverables from the historical project are shown as originally documented, including earlier-generation platforms where applicable.
Drupal CMS 3D animation Logo and identity design

The takeaway

The right visual language can communicate technical credibility without losing creative personality.
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