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I work mostly with brands that are visionaries, want to bring back human touch and community, so I put on the music to get me in the mood to translate the right feelings in design. Do you guys also do that?
I just keep dancing, singing out loud, and tearing up while working with full on emotions, so I can get the right feeling in the designs. Is it just me? Damn you Ed Sheeran...
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Spotify’s anniversary stunt works because it’s rooted in their DNA—it’s music, it’s celebratory, and it’s meant to be temporary. But turning every other logo into a disco ball just to chase a trend? That misses the point of brand identity.
I started thinking: If I were on the Claude design team and tasked with exploring this 3D/skeuomorphism trend, how would I approach it? I wouldn’t force a disco ball. I’d lean into their core identity: refinement and precision.
Meet the "Gem of Wisdom."
I reimagined the Claude mark as a precious gemstone—tactile, multi-faceted, and premium. By treating the logo as an object of value rather than just a flat icon, I wanted to bring it into a space that feels tangible and intentional.
Process: I used Gemini to generate the initial assets and video iterations, focusing on achieving realistic light refraction and depth.
👇 Do you think brands should blindly turn their logo into a disco ball to jump on a trend, or should they adapt the core concept to fit their own unique identity?
For fun, I guess 🤷🏻♂️
Do you think Spotify's recent logo redesign into a 3D discomorphism ball was intentional to temporarily gain extra awareness?
I think this was a perfect move from a branding & marketing perspective, since it kicked off a bunch of discourse that led to a bandwagon effect causing popular brands to hop on.
Brands transitioning their overall identity, adding new features to their product, web changes, people barely notice.
The moment one changes their logo, it immediately draws attention and sparks controversy, this is the power of the face of our brands - the logo.
For this occasion, I turned Google's Gemini logo into a 3D discomorphism star, someone who hasn't hopped on the train, but do they need to ?
Love this!
SOLEN Studio — The Line That Holds Everything
A Milano-rooted interior objects brand that needed to feel permanent before it had a history. The answer was one mark, one rule, and the discipline to use nothing else.
Very strong execution here. The design feels intentional, polished, and investor-ready.
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