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What happens when a simple letter becomes a symbol for creative connection?
For Creative Connect, the idea started with something simple: the letter C.
From there, the form evolved into a creative knot — an exploration of how ideas become more complex as different perspectives, thoughts, and possibilities intertwine.
The final phase takes that idea further. The knot expands into a network of connections, representing the people, ideas, and collaborations that make creativity move forward.
Three phases. One evolving idea.
From a simple C to a connected creative ecosystem.
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A look at the identity I’ve been working on for Sync, a car rental platform in Greece.
You pick the car you want and a local provider brings it to you. Pretty good starting point.
The goal was to give them a brand that could sit comfortably next to the big rental companies and still feel like people you’d actually want to rent from.
I kept their pink and built the layouts around a shape inspired by a car’s side mirror with real cars and Greek scenery inside it.
Big Greek headlines, plenty of space and a system their team can keep easily.
Impressive work, colors are great in use.
Not every project ends with a launch.
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.
#Cylindrique #LogoDesign #BrandIdentity #AI #TechBranding #IndustrialDesign #LogoConcept #DesignProcess
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Everyone wants their brand to look "premium" but almost nobody can define what that actually means.
In crowded industries like digital marketing, premium is the absence of noise. Every unnecessary element is removed until what's left earns trust on sight and can be immediately recognized.
Designing Nyxora meant understanding that trade-off and building for legacy.
The identity needed to feel current enough to compete with the top agencies out there, but grounded enough that a client would hand over a real budget without hesitation.
The result is an identity built on purpose, one designed to earn trust before it earns attention.
Case study: https://rb.gy/hy6hs1
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