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In the first seven seconds, people decide whether a brand deserves attention.
That insight shaped Seven Second’s identity: a forward moving 7, bold typography, and lime green built to signal speed, clarity, and impact.
Strategy. Identity. Application. Built by Ollo Brands.
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AI gave ideas. Human judgment built the brand.
For the Human by Design Challenge, I created Cronut Café; a conceptual bakery brand, to explore how AI can speed up ideation without replacing creative direction.
I used Envato's ImageGen to generate early logo concepts, then relied on my own judgment to refine the logo, typography, colour palette, and visual identity in Adobe Illustrator. Once the brand direction felt right, I returned to Envato to create mockups, also using VideoGen to bring the identity to life through motion.
The biggest decision was knowing what to keep, what to change, and what to throw away.
That's the part of design that will never change 🚀
Thanks @Envato and @Contra for the challenge! 💚
The Cronut Café name and that latte art shot sell the concept before you even read the caption. Good call using ImageGen just for early concepts and pulling it into Illustrator once you had a direction, that workflow keeps the judgment where it should be.
To end the @Envato x @Contra HQ 'Human by Design' challenge, I played around a bit more; here are the submissions :)
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In this episode, we sat with @Brady Patterson who went from working with top sport brands like 49ers, USC, Fox Sports, Apple, and Hulu to building cult‑like brands and high‑converting websites for roofers, garage door companies, and blue‑collar businesses.
We also unpack why “unsexy” trades might be the best niche designers are sleeping on, and how to turn creativity into consistent, lead‑driven income.
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Great episode, really enjoyed recording it.