Not every project ends with a launch. Sometimes, the work is good. The direction is clear. The co...Not every project ends with a launch. Sometimes, the work is good. The direction is clear. The co...
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Sometimes, the work is good. The direction is clear. The conversation is productive. And then the timeline doesn't quite line up.
That was the case with Cylindrique.
The project ended before we could take this concept all the way through, largely because we couldn't find alignment on the timeline. That's part of working in design. A good creative process still needs a practical agreement around time, feedback, and decision making.
But I didn't want the concept to disappear with the project.
The idea started with something deliberately simple: a cylinder.
From there, I explored how that form could become a modern industrial mark for an AI company, using geometry, segmentation, negative space, and perspective to create a sense of structure and depth.
No generic AI symbols. No unnecessary complexity. Just a system built from one strong form.
I would have liked to see where the identity could have gone with the full process.
Still, some concepts are worth showing even when they don't become the final answer.
Not every design has to become a brand to be worth making.
Been part of this community for a few years now, sharing my work, joining challenges, meeting some great people, and even picking up a few wins along the way.
I've genuinely enjoyed being part of Contra and seeing how much the platform has grown.
This one means a lot. Big thanks to the Contra team for the recognition!
Congrats Alec, a few years of showing up is the part most people skip. Out of the challenges you joined, which one actually brought a paying client afterwards?
HEATD is a heated Pilates and yoga studio in Mableton, Georgia. The name already said it all, so we made one decision from day one: the heat would be the whole brand 🔥
Amazing project and amazing team.
Collab with @gerbzagency
Curious how the terracotta palette got settled here: did the colour come first and the type follow, or the other way round? The heat idea reads as much through the warm tones as through the name itself.
Second Serve Club — Exploring Visual Identity Through AI & Design.
For this branding challenge, I created a series of original logo marks in Adobe Illustrator, inspired by vintage tennis culture.
I then explored how these designs could come to life by combining my own typography, monograms and colour identity with AI-generated visuals using ChatGPT.
From the texture of a clay court to embroidered details on tennis balls, the goal was to bring the brand identity into a more tangible, realistic setting.
An exploration of how traditional graphic design and AI can work together to create a cohesive visual world.
Designed by me. Visualised with AI. 🎾
Full brand identity case study coming soon.
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