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Another visual exploration for Meridian that isn't just a newspaper aesthetic, it's editorial design with tension. Old-world authority crashing into raw contemporary urgency, which one it harder?
Ad 4: Brutalist
Ad 5: Stipple
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looks pretty cool!
So cool!
Nice!
Ad 5 is incredible
Hard to say! Both very cool.
This is a hard decision, both are really well done! I just went with the mountain because I love mountains.
Looks awesome!
So great
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Two directions for the same editorial brand.
One is a war correspondent's archive.
One is a propaganda poster that escaped the museum.
Neither is wrong.
That's the problem.
Ad 2 — ink, classical illustration, white space as silence.
The brand is a document.
Ad 3 — watermark grid, body in motion, sky as background.
The brand is a system.
One asks you to read.
One asks you to be watched.
MERIDIAN is being built in public.
Which version do you trust?
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Both looks great
amazing work
Just launched a recent brand identity project that I successfully completed for CTRL+SHIFT.
Ctrl+Shift is a brand identity project crafted for a forward-thinking platform operating at the intersection of creative technology, culture, and media. Through events, talks, content, and community, the brand brings together artists, builders, and technologists to explore creative intelligence, generative storytelling, and coding as cultural expression.
Editorial and confident, the identity is unapologetically creative-first—slightly irreverent, opinionated, and culture-forward. Designed to feel like a living platform rather than a campaign, the visual language leverages glyph dithering, color halftones, 3D ASCII graphics, and surreal soft sci-fi imagery. Anchored by a pitch-black foundation with vibrant color tints as accents, the system creates a bold yet sophisticated presence for a community built around curiosity, craft, and future-facing creativity.
You can see full project presentation here.
Feel free to like, comment and follow, kindly appreciated.
This identity for CTRL+SHIFT is a masterclass in high-end positioning. Using 3D ASCII and glyph dithering creates that "editorial and confident" feel that moves far beyond basic decoration.
It’s a perfect example of using strategic clarity to build a living platform rather than...
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