ECO - Economia Online

Building Portugal’s first mobile-native economic digital brand

System Architecture

Product UX

Editorial

When the economy becomes harder to understand

ECO is a digital newspaper built to lead in financial news and set the benchmark for trusted economic insight in Portugal. Delivering on this ambition required rethinking how financial news is experienced and delivered, addressing three core challenges:

1

Establish a clear, distinctive digital identity across all touchpoints

2

Enable fast, reliable, and accurate independent journalism

3

Make complex economic information accessible everywhere

Product

Designed for modern news consumption

The web and mobile platform is built for a fast, mobile-first news experience. Smooth interactions and responsive layouts adapt naturally across devices. Modular structures support articles, graphics, and reports, giving the editorial team flexibility to publish and evolve content.

Website Engineering

Widgilabs

Mobile Engineering

Waterdog

Mobile screen with apps on Benfica news, stock updates, and WhatsApp tech tips.
Two web pages with articles on the Web Summit in Portugal, covering robotics and event details.
An article titled "Domingues não tinha amigos? A sério!?" on António Domingues' political struggles.
Line graph showing EDP stock performance with price updates and data from 2016.
Green page "Harmonização fiscal das empresas na UE" with 8 points on fiscal harmonization.
Logo loading animation
Four mobile screens with news articles and data analytics in a sleek, vibrant design.
Two articles on banking and economics, featuring Carioca and Lacerda's insights.
Close-up of a digital screen with Web Summit details, colorful graphics, and interaction options.
Screen displaying a financial article by Paulo Moutinho.
Stock overview showing top gainers in green and losers in red.

Portraits

Faces behind the facts

Each journalist’s portrait was refined to create a consistent visual language across platforms. Unified lighting, framing, and backgrounds reinforce recognition, credibility, and trust.

António Costa in stripes and suspenders, arms crossed, on a high-contrast background.
Grid of 12 ECO journalists with diverse hairstyles and outfits.

Results

Changing how Portugal reads financial news

Across Portugal, ECO reshaped how readers access financial news through a clearer, faster digital experience. By connecting data, analysis, and context, the platform improved understanding of the forces shaping markets, business, and society.

Page view icon.

8M+

platform reach

People icon.

65K+

daily active users

Awards icon.

2

industry awards

Journalism in public view

Across debates, interviews, and industry forums, ECO’s platform positioned independent economic reporting at the center of national discussion.

Our product transformed financial news into a tool readers actively rely on every day nationwide.

António Costa profile picture.

António Costa

Editorial Director at ECO - Economia Online

By combining real-time updates with in-depth analysis, ECO’s digital product raised expectations for financial news in Portugal, delivering faster, clearer coverage while expanding access to independent journalism in a landscape where it is increasingly rare.

Smartspanner

Shaping the future of modern proactive maintenance tools

Brand System

Product UX

ECO - Economia Online

Building Portugal’s first mobile-native economic digital brand

System Architecture

Product UX

Editorial

When the economy becomes harder to understand

ECO is a digital newspaper built to lead in financial news and set the benchmark for trusted economic insight in Portugal. Delivering on this ambition required rethinking how financial news is experienced and delivered, addressing three core challenges:

1

Establish a clear, distinctive digital identity across all touchpoints

2

Enable fast, reliable, and accurate independent journalism

3

Make complex economic information accessible everywhere

Product

Designed for modern news consumption

The web and mobile platform is built for a fast, mobile-first news experience. Smooth interactions and responsive layouts adapt naturally across devices. Modular structures support articles, graphics, and reports, giving the editorial team flexibility to publish and evolve content.

Website Engineering

Widgilabs

Mobile Engineering

Waterdog

Mobile screen with apps on Benfica news, stock updates, and WhatsApp tech tips.
Two web pages with articles on the Web Summit in Portugal, covering robotics and event details.
An article titled "Domingues não tinha amigos? A sério!?" on António Domingues' political struggles.
Line graph showing EDP stock performance with price updates and data from 2016.
Green page "Harmonização fiscal das empresas na UE" with 8 points on fiscal harmonization.
Logo loading animation
Four mobile screens with news articles and data analytics in a sleek, vibrant design.
Two articles on banking and economics, featuring Carioca and Lacerda's insights.
Close-up of a digital screen with Web Summit details, colorful graphics, and interaction options.
Screen displaying a financial article by Paulo Moutinho.
Stock overview showing top gainers in green and losers in red.

Portraits

Faces behind the facts

Each journalist’s portrait was refined to create a consistent visual language across platforms. Unified lighting, framing, and backgrounds reinforce recognition, credibility, and trust.

António Costa in stripes and suspenders, arms crossed, on a high-contrast background.
Grid of 12 ECO journalists with diverse hairstyles and outfits.

Results

Changing how Portugal reads financial news

Across Portugal, ECO reshaped how readers access financial news through a clearer, faster digital experience. By connecting data, analysis, and context, the platform improved understanding of the forces shaping markets, business, and society.

Page view icon.

8M+

platform reach

People icon.

65K+

daily active users

Awards icon.

2

industry awards

Journalism in public view

Across debates, interviews, and industry forums, ECO’s platform positioned independent economic reporting at the center of national discussion.

Our product transformed financial news into a tool readers actively rely on every day nationwide.

António Costa profile picture.

António Costa

Editorial Director at ECO - Economia Online

By combining real-time updates with in-depth analysis, ECO’s digital product raised expectations for financial news in Portugal, delivering faster, clearer coverage while expanding access to independent journalism in a landscape where it is increasingly rare.

Smartspanner

Shaping the future of modern proactive maintenance tools

Brand System

Product UX

SaaS

ECO - Economia Online

Building Portugal’s first mobile-native economic digital brand

System Architecture

Product UX

Editorial

When the economy becomes harder to understand

ECO is a digital newspaper built to lead in financial news and set the benchmark for trusted economic insight in Portugal. Delivering on this ambition required rethinking how financial news is experienced and delivered, addressing three core challenges:

1

Establish a clear, distinctive digital identity across all touchpoints

2

Enable fast, reliable, and accurate independent journalism

3

Make complex economic information accessible everywhere

Product

Designed for modern news consumption

The web and mobile platform is built for a fast, mobile-first news experience. Smooth interactions and responsive layouts adapt naturally across devices. Modular structures support articles, graphics, and reports, giving the editorial team flexibility to publish and evolve content.

Website Engineering

Widgilabs

Mobile Engineering

Waterdog

Mobile screen with apps on Benfica news, stock updates, and WhatsApp tech tips.
Two web pages with articles on the Web Summit in Portugal, covering robotics and event details.
An article titled "Domingues não tinha amigos? A sério!?" on António Domingues' political struggles.
Line graph showing EDP stock performance with price updates and data from 2016.
Green page "Harmonização fiscal das empresas na UE" with 8 points on fiscal harmonization.
Logo loading animation
Four mobile screens with news articles and data analytics in a sleek, vibrant design.
Two articles on banking and economics, featuring Carioca and Lacerda's insights.
Close-up of a digital screen with Web Summit details, colorful graphics, and interaction options.
Screen displaying a financial article by Paulo Moutinho.
Stock overview showing top gainers in green and losers in red.

Portraits

Faces behind the facts

Each journalist’s portrait was refined to create a consistent visual language across platforms. Unified lighting, framing, and backgrounds reinforce recognition, credibility, and trust.

António Costa in stripes and suspenders, arms crossed, on a high-contrast background.
Grid of 12 ECO journalists with diverse hairstyles and outfits.

Results

Changing how Portugal reads financial news

Across Portugal, ECO reshaped how readers access financial news through a clearer, faster digital experience. By connecting data, analysis, and context, the platform improved understanding of the forces shaping markets, business, and society.

Page view icon.

8M+

platform reach

People icon.

65K+

daily active users

Awards icon.

2

industry awards

Journalism in public view

Across debates, interviews, and industry forums, ECO’s platform positioned independent economic reporting at the center of national discussion.

Our product transformed financial news into a tool readers actively rely on every day nationwide.

António Costa profile picture.

António Costa

Editorial Director at ECO - Economia Online

By combining real-time updates with in-depth analysis, ECO’s digital product raised expectations for financial news in Portugal, delivering faster, clearer coverage while expanding access to independent journalism in a landscape where it is increasingly rare.

Smartspanner

Shaping the future of modern proactive maintenance tools

Brand System

Product UX

SaaS

Explore the experience

ECO - Economia Online

Building Portugal’s first mobile-native economic digital brand

System Architecture

Product UX

Editorial

When the economy becomes harder to understand

ECO is a digital newspaper built to lead in financial news and set the benchmark for trusted economic insight in Portugal. Delivering on this ambition required rethinking how financial news is experienced and delivered, addressing three core challenges:

1

Establish a clear, distinctive digital identity across all touchpoints

2

Enable fast, reliable, and accurate independent journalism

3

Make complex economic information accessible everywhere

Product

Designed for modern news consumption

The web and mobile platform is built for a fast, mobile-first news experience. Smooth interactions and responsive layouts adapt naturally across devices. Modular structures support articles, graphics, and reports, giving the editorial team flexibility to publish and evolve content.

Website Engineering

Widgilabs

Mobile Engineering

Waterdog

Mobile screen with apps on Benfica news, stock updates, and WhatsApp tech tips.
Two web pages with articles on the Web Summit in Portugal, covering robotics and event details.
An article titled "Domingues não tinha amigos? A sério!?" on António Domingues' political struggles.
Line graph showing EDP stock performance with price updates and data from 2016.
Green page "Harmonização fiscal das empresas na UE" with 8 points on fiscal harmonization.
Logo loading animation
Four mobile screens with news articles and data analytics in a sleek, vibrant design.
Two articles on banking and economics, featuring Carioca and Lacerda's insights.
Close-up of a digital screen with Web Summit details, colorful graphics, and interaction options.
Screen displaying a financial article by Paulo Moutinho.
Stock overview showing top gainers in green and losers in red.

Portraits

Faces behind the facts

Each journalist’s portrait was refined to create a consistent visual language across platforms. Unified lighting, framing, and backgrounds reinforce recognition, credibility, and trust.

António Costa in stripes and suspenders, arms crossed, on a high-contrast background.
Grid of 12 ECO journalists with diverse hairstyles and outfits.

Results

Changing how Portugal reads financial news

Across Portugal, ECO reshaped how readers access financial news through a clearer, faster digital experience. By connecting data, analysis, and context, the platform improved understanding of the forces shaping markets, business, and society.

Page view icon.

8M+

platform reach

People icon.

65K+

daily active users

Awards icon.

2

industry awards

Journalism in public view

Across debates, interviews, and industry forums, ECO’s platform positioned independent economic reporting at the center of national discussion.

Our product transformed financial news into a tool readers actively rely on every day nationwide.

António Costa profile picture.

António Costa

Editorial Director at ECO - Economia Online

By combining real-time updates with in-depth analysis, ECO’s digital product raised expectations for financial news in Portugal, delivering faster, clearer coverage while expanding access to independent journalism in a landscape where it is increasingly rare.

Smartspanner

Shaping the future of modern proactive maintenance tools

Brand System

Product UX

SaaS

Explore the experience