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ARU — Technology for Native Peoples
Speculative Design · Brand Identity · Web Design
ARU is a speculative design project exploring how technology could be imagined through territory, ancestral knowledge and contemporary digital infrastructure.
The project combines brand strategy, visual identity, digital interfaces and motion into a fictional technology ecosystem designed around autonomy, knowledge and territorial connection.
Built with:
→ Affinity — Visual Identity, typography, graphic system & social media
→ Framer — Website design & development
→ Canva — Lightweight motion graphics & dynamic content
From an abstract concept to a tangible digital ecosystem. ARU is an exploration of how branding can make speculative futures feel real.
Academic / experimental project. Fictional concept, created for portfolio and design exploration.
The strongest part is how the identity carries through the whole ecosystem, from the typography and dark green palette to the device screens and motion-ready web language. It feels cohesive without losing the project's sense of place and purpose.
Thanks for the valuable comment! That was exactly the goal when building the ARU project! I wanted to integrate everything into a living visual system, not just an isolated identity. Making the same design logic work across the brand, interface, devices, and motion.
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