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1286 CRAFT — Brand Identity & Digital Experience
A complete brand and digital design system created for 1286 CRAFT, combining visual identity, UI/UX, landing page design, typography, color systems, and scalable creative direction.
Built to demonstrate how one cohesive identity can move seamlessly across brand, product, web, and digital experiences. Designed as part of my creative portfolio on Contra, with a focus on distinctive visual storytelling, strong hierarchy, reusable design systems, and modern digital experiences.
Brand Design • UI/UX Design • Web Design • Visual Identity • Figma • Digital Product Design • Creative Direction • Contra Portfolio
— Sana Yaqoob
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The Challenge
The goal was to create a visual language that felt distinctive, contemporary, and emotionally engaging without relying on excessive graphics or conventional branding. The challenge was to communicate movement and energy while keeping the brand feeling refined, minimal, and controlled.
The Solution
I developed an art direction centered around contrast — stillness vs. movement, focus vs. distraction, and individuality vs. the crowd.
The orange environment creates a bold visual signature, while the motion-blurred silhouettes represent the constant movement surrounding the individual. The sharply focused central figure becomes the visual anchor, communicating confidence, identity, and control.
The same visual language was then extended into the brand composition through minimal typography, logo placement, graphic symbols, and structured spacing, creating a system that can work across campaigns, social content, editorial layouts, and brand communications.
My Role
Art Direction · Brand Identity · Visual Concept · Graphic Design · Typography · Brand Composition
I was responsible for developing the visual concept, defining the art direction, establishing the graphic language, and translating the concept into a cohesive brand presentation.
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