Tracetest

Custom 3D brand illustration for Tracetest — desert canyon landscape with the Tracetest mascot character, designed by Polybox Studio

About the client

Full-service SaaS design for a trace-based testing tool

A trace-based testing tool that automatically generates end-to-end tests from user traces.

Polybox Studio has been Tracetest's design partner since launch — delivering brand identity, website design, product UI/UX, design system, and ongoing design support.

Diagram showing the Kubeshop brand ecosystem — Tracetest positioned alongside Testkube, Kusk, Monokle, Kubefirst, and Botkube

Problem Statement

Tracetest website displayed on a tablet, showing the original site design before the Polybox Studio rebrand

Tracetest was looking for a friendly and bold vibe that could really stand out in the market. They wanted to showcase the quality, number and variety of their products through their new brand identity. Of course, being part of the Kubeshop family visually was a must.

Three poses of the Tracetest 3D mascot character with speech bubble saying Test in minutes, not days
Kubeshop 3D brand world — Tracetest mascot in floral garden landscape

Our role

Firstly, we had to integrate Tracetest into the Kubeshop family, which already has several other brands with different vibes. So we had to find a way to make the brand stand out among all the other tech tools and Kubeshop brands.

Secondly, we wanted to give Tracetest a bold look and feel, because it didn't have any direct competition. It was necessary to let users know that this was a new product, and it's worth paying attention to.

— Polybox marketing research

Tracetest branded marketing assets — social media graphics, event banners, and promotional materials showing the brand identity in use

Brand diagrams

Custom branded diagram illustrating Tracetest product architecture — E2E testing, browser engine, API, and load testing connected through the Observability Surface

For complicated tech products, it's crucial to accurately represent and visualize data while keeping the brand's identity in mind. Creating a custom branded diagrams for Tracetest was an important part of the design process.

Design Rationale

How do we prove that TraceTest is a tool to help people test? We used the idea of the Minotaur's maze, but made it really simple and clear just to show that every issue has a solution and every maze is navigable.

Elizaveta Vakhrameeva, brand designer at Polybox Studio

— Elizaveta Vakhrameeva

Brand designer

Custom icon set designed for Tracetest — 40+ icons covering testing, monitoring, integrations, and development workflows

Logo anatomy

Tracetest logo anatomy — showing the maze-escape symbol and typography mirroring the Kubeshop brand family

By mirroring the typography and layout of Kubeshop's logo, Tracetest fits right into the ecosystem, building on its trust. We also added a simple escape-the-maze symbol to the logo that visually represents the main idea behind Tracetest - to make complicated things simple.

WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Tracetest website on mobile — three screens showing the homepage, blog, and user testimonials page
Tracetest website design — cloud-native testing platform homepage
Tracetest website contact form and thank you confirmation page designed by Polybox Studio

The tracetest Design System

Tracetest design system in Figma — spacing rules, typography scale, image ratio guidelines, and visual-wrap component specifications

We've created a flexible design system using Figma for Tracetest. It's a complete solution that ensures consistency across all platforms, covering basic elements like color schemes, fonts, icons, buttons, forms, menus, etc. Plus, we have pre-made templates and style guides to help teams use these assets effectively.

Custom 404 error page for Tracetest — featuring the brand mascot in a desert landscape with the message Oops, page not found
  • Manager
    Valeria Kozlova
    Donata Volkova
  • Technical Designer
    Elizaveta Vakhrameeva
    Aleksandra Kalinicheva
  • Web Designer
    Elizaveta Vakhrameeva
    Yana Kutlushina
    Svetlana Kalmykova
    Alina Sultanova
    Julia Molochaeva
    Denis Gurkov
  • Designer
    Anna Martynova
  • 3D Designer
    Anna Martynova
    Elizaveta Vakhrameeva