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What if the logo wasn't one pose, but six different emotional states of the same character?
That was the core decision on SERO.
A mental health brand. But not the usual: no soft gradients, no open windows, no people looking peacefully at the horizon.
The brief was emotional calibration.
Precise. Clinical. But warm.
So I built a character with mismatched eyes.
Left: a flat black void.
Right: a white oval with a heart as the pupil.
One part that closes. One part that stays open.
That's the whole brand in two eyes.
Six poses. No canonical lockup. All six are the logo.
Riso ink imperfection as intentional texture — not production error, brand specification.
Would you have locked one pose, or let all six live?
This is incredible
amazing
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Just launched a recent brand identity project that I successfully completed for CTRL+SHIFT.
Ctrl+Shift is a brand identity project crafted for a forward-thinking platform operating at the intersection of creative technology, culture, and media. Through events, talks, content, and community, the brand brings together artists, builders, and technologists to explore creative intelligence, generative storytelling, and coding as cultural expression.
Editorial and confident, the identity is unapologetically creative-first—slightly irreverent, opinionated, and culture-forward. Designed to feel like a living platform rather than a campaign, the visual language leverages glyph dithering, color halftones, 3D ASCII graphics, and surreal soft sci-fi imagery. Anchored by a pitch-black foundation with vibrant color tints as accents, the system creates a bold yet sophisticated presence for a community built around curiosity, craft, and future-facing creativity.
You can see full project presentation here.
Feel free to like, comment and follow, kindly appreciated.
This identity for CTRL+SHIFT is a masterclass in high-end positioning. Using 3D ASCII and glyph dithering creates that "editorial and confident" feel that moves far beyond basic decoration.
It’s a perfect example of using strategic clarity to build a living platform rather than...
"This logo is too cool for us."
A client rejected the most visually sophisticated option and...
...they were right!
It hurts to hear when the work is technically excellent, but their reasoning was solid: "We love it, but we're a mainstream brand and this just doesn't work for us."
A beautiful design isn't always the right one. Forcing a conceptual aesthetic onto a mass audience just creates friction.
Commercial design must solve business problems and speak to the right people. We can't design things just to pad our portfolio.
The designer's ego is the biggest obstacle.
that's why we practice empathy. it get easier when you see it from the client's perspective.
Worked on a full identity and website for a meditation teacher recently.
The hardest part wasn’t the visuals, it was knowing what not to add.
Designing for stillness is a very different discipline.
This looks amazing!
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