Sometimes, all it takes is a change in color – and the exact same design can feel completely different.
The light version, with soft pink tones and natural textures, feels fresh, light, and airy. It creates a sense of calm, natural beauty, and a closer...
The Light version works better for me here. The softer palette feels more natural with the imagery, but I’m curious how you decide when a design should go light vs. dark, do you usually base that more on the brand or the type of experience you want visitors to have?
So excited to see Creative Intelligence 2026 by @Contra Labs out in the world!
At @Heed Collective , we had the pleasure of designing both the website and the report. We’re incredibly grateful for this collaboration!
Our creative exploration started with a question:
What does Creative Intelligence mean today?
We believe it lives at the intersection of creativity and analysis, imagination and insight.
We translated this into a visual story that begins in space — vast, dreamy, full of possibility — and gradually moves closer to Earth, grounding imagination in something tangible and human.
Huge congrats to the whole team, @Erin Horner, @Ben Huffman, @Mark Vassilevskiy, @Alex Karpodinis, @Stacy · Heed Collective, @Heed Collective , and the entire @Contra Labs team 👏
SVNT was a skincare brand built around inclusivity, accessibility, and shaping the future of beauty. My goal was to reflect that through a futuristic but clean visual identity, keeping the system modern and simple while giving the brand room to celebrate individuality.
Looking back at this project four years later, it’s interesting to see what decisions still feel relevant to me today.
Do you ever revisit your early work and realize your design instincts were already there?
A visual experiment built around an unused logo concept from a recent branding project.
The design was created manually, while exploring how AI-driven aesthetics are increasingly influencing contemporary visual language, even when AI itself isn’t part of the design process.
Logo design, art direction and visual exploration.
The dark, high-contrast cinematic aesthetic and thoughtful exploration of contemporary visual language are brilliant. Such a striking experimental brand visual!