MAGNVM CITY — Tech & Mobile App Brand Identity System MAGNVM CITY is a modern technology and mobi...MAGNVM CITY — Tech & Mobile App Brand Identity System MAGNVM CITY is a modern technology and mobi...
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MAGNVM CITY — Tech & Mobile App Brand Identity System
MAGNVM CITY is a modern technology and mobile application initiative requiring a sharp, memorable visual identity. The project aimed to deliver a high-precision brand design capable of positioning the app as a sleek, top-tier digital ecosystem.
The Challenge
In the competitive app and tech market, a brand identity must instantly capture attention on small screens while maintaining authority and versatility across high-resolution displays, app stores, and marketing channels.
The Solution & Art Direction
As Senior Art Director, I crafted an emblem-driven visual system built for digital versatility:
Emblem Logotype & Iconography: Engineered a minimalist, high-precision emblem symbol that functions seamlessly as an app icon, favicon, and brand signature.
App & Tech Visual Hierarchy: Developed a clean typographic structure and high-contrast palette optimized for mobile UI interfaces and digital dark/light modes.
Scalable Brand System: Established clear art direction guidelines to ensure complete brand cohesion across software environments, marketing collateral, and digital touchpoints.
This question has been doing the rounds on X and I have to say, I'm firmly on the other side of that argument. I've always loved seeing typography become part of the artwork rather than just a title sitting on top of it.
So I wanted to put that idea to the test with an imagined album called Nothing Stays Still, inspired by change, fleeting moments and everything in between:)
I played around with the lettering until it felt expressive, a little restless, and inseparable from the photograph.
Because I think badly considered typography is tacky. Typography itself? Give it a chance :)
What's an album cover where the type really makes it for you?
Interlocking the M and S also gives the embroidery one continuous shape to stitch, which tends to hold up better than two separate letters. Did you test how the overlap reads at chest-logo size, around 3 cm?