Designing a minimalist pencil logo that focuses on simplicity, clarity, and timeless design. Expl...

Designing a minimalist pencil logo that focuses on simplicity, clarity, and timeless design. Expl...Designing a minimalist pencil logo that focuses on simplicity, clarity, and timeless design. Expl...

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Feryy Maulana

• Jul 21

Designing a minimalist pencil logo that focuses on simplicity, clarity, and timeless design. Exploring clean shapes to create a mark that's both memorable and versatile.

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Nihal Kapoor

• Jul 22

Thats a really good logo, clean bold. Loove it 🙌

Feryy Maulana

• 2d

Thank you for the compliment.😊

Abdullah Eroğlu

pro

• Jul 21

I like the way you kept it very simple and still being able to present its a pencil brand logo. Good design!

Feryy Maulana

• Jul 21

Thank you! I really appreciate your feedback. Keeping it simple while making the pencil instantly recognizable was exactly the goal.

Gopi UI/UX + AI

• Jul 22

Nice Branding 🙌

Feryy Maulana

• 2d

Thank you very much😊

Nick Zoutendijk

pro

• Jul 18

GenLayer is a brand for thinking machines. So the identity had to think too.

Instead of a static pattern I built a fluid animation system: lines that continuously flow into one another, the way AI evolves through new thoughts and ideas. One system, endless moments, the same waves that breathe on the website also carry a conference wall or a product reveal.

That's my bar for an AI-driven brand style: not "does it look techy," but "does it behave like the product."

Curious how other designers handle this: when your identity is animated or generative, how do you keep it recognizable without freezing it into a template?

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Maty Sandoval

max

• Jul 18

That line about one system with endless moments really lands, especially paired with the waves visual. Did you build the animation in After Effects directly or block it out somewhere else first?

Breeje Anadkat

pro

• Jul 18

which logo you like the most?

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Albert Gabriel Caraballo Bisono

• Jul 18

What if a luxury car brand could be designed entirely from first principles?

VELARIS is a self-initiated concept exploring branding, motion design, cinematic storytelling, and AI-assisted creative direction to build a complete premium EV identity.

More than a logo, the goal was to create an experience where every frame feels intentional.

Tools: Figma • Photoshop • After Effects • Premiere Pro • AI Creative Direction

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Maty Sandoval

max

• Jul 18

The concept to reality framing paired with that cinematic reveal video is a genuinely complete pitch, not just a logo and a moodboard. How long did the full VELARIS build take from first sketch to the final motion piece?