How these are different from normal shoots?
In normal shoots we don't have so much creative freedom but in these types of shoots we have infinite creative freedom what we need is just a creative and directive person where I came in
The contrast between the two interpretations is a great demonstration of how creative direction shapes perception. Same product, completely different emotional register. The stone/minimal right side feels like it belongs in a design museum, the industrial left has energy. Both are convincing.
The name comes from Roman military rank. The aquilifer carried the standard — the one thing the legion couldn't afford to drop.
That single word killed my first direction before I'd finished it.
No polish. No faceted stones.
Hand-cast, asymmetric pieces, tool marks left visible.
Photography went extreme macro, unretouched skin, hands gripping the face instead of posing near it.
Color system: two darks instead of one dark + accent.
#1E1E1E and #27331A let the brand shift register — campaign world to product world — without ever going light.
#D9DED4 stays structural only. Never a fill.
Motion rule on the site: diagonal masks only. No rotation, anywhere.
A spinning object reads as being shown off. This brand is about weight, not display.
Same angle, same easing, top to bottom.
One idea, held all the way through — name, object, photography, palette, motion.
That's the whole pitch for how I work.
Do you agree? That a stronger business deserves a brand that looks the part...
Forti AI had the techand ambition. Our job was to make sure the way the company presented itself reflected the business it was becoming.
We started with positioning and strategy before touching the visuals, clarifying what the brand needed to communicate, who it needed to speak to and how it could stand apart in an increasingly crowded AI market.
From there, we developed the visual identity and translated it into the website and wider digital experience.
Strategy → Positioning → Identity → Website
Not just a new look. A clearer, more credible foundation for the business to grow from.