Portfolio
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/211972c3-2336-46d0-b550-12114b01bed3.jpg "Web3nativ is a news and lifestyle organization covering developments and events within the web3 space. The client wanted a meaningful but minimalist mark, and we honed in on this combined mark and workmark featuring a dimensional 3. Constructed from blocks - to echo blockchain - and doubling as an E to spell \"Wen\" in shortform (a nod to 'Wen moon?'), the branding is stark and precise.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/6317bdc4-b7bb-4e09-a25a-79dfbc0454ef.gif "A simple glitch reel, underlining the vibe of Web3nativ.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/8242e97d-af1a-4574-a0d0-681e37032f93.jpg "Enclave is a social networking platform in the making, designed for web3. It will leverage all the new capabilities that go with web3, from enhanced privacy to censorship-resistant peer-to-peer transactions. It is a platform that will be vetted, where members are promoted by existing members, and where exceptional relationships will be possible. It is designed for founders; those actively building a new world.
The client was looking for something iconic, and mysterious. Enclave has the vibe of a secret society. Discovery for this project was quite long. We considered a number of marks and directions. Designing for web3 is not easy. No one really knows, yet, what it can be, and what it will be. Then the ground shifted, and this mark and custom wordmark appeared, and I knew this was it. At once both futuristic and contemporary, legible and yet unusual, the design has edge while at the same time it is at home in the amorphous ether that is the emerging metaverse.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/60cecefc-87ab-4824-b4cc-ca5e5c652447.gif "A space traveller views her own galaxy from afar. Enclave is a social networking platform for web3 that is directed towards founders of the emerging new world.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/5946d282-2e05-4164-9f2e-7799c10f97cd.jpg "LIFT is an online sportswear brand based in South Africa and looking to expand globally. It caters mainly to gym and fitness enthusiasts, but aims to extend its reach into the general consumer market, in similar fashion to leading brands like Nike, Adidas and Reebok.
Aiming to arrive to a global-facing mark that has meaning while retaining simplicity, we settled on this wing-like design, paired with a custom wordmark, representing lift, ascent, flight.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/3af33c11-d2c2-4883-bfe8-08c701e0a70d.jpg "Engine.fm builds elite personal brands fueled by powerful content engines, strategic consulting and cross-platform optimisation. Focusing on podcasts, Engine offers editing services, content repurposing, topic identifcation and maximum visibility distribution. Having explored multiple options, we settled on this design that invokes a mechanical-machinic theme, and double E, meshing together. A simple but distinctive mark.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/1000ac7e-eaff-47cf-8b62-c5a66f330f31.jpg "GJR Projects is an independent project management consultancy based in Australia. It delivers high-end professional services — typically digital transformation — to both government and large private enterprise. The client sought a mark that reflected the consultancy's heavily structured and rigorous approach to execution, balanced with adaptability and flow, leveraging emerging technologies, including AI, cloud platforms and big data. The client wanted to convey excellence, professionalism and discipline in a modern mark. We settled on a digital cortex, representing the consultancy's comprehensive outlook, along with mixing the technical and the organic, blending logic and Zen.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/ea9bb139-590d-4f0e-b120-3bd18a0f078a.jpg "ZYE is a musician in the electronica space, influenced by Netsky, Camo Krooked, Ramzoid, Madeon, Tame Impala and Toro Y Moi among others. He was seeking an abstract, modern and striking logomark. We worked closing to perfect this wordmark, including a standalone symbol.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/94/94296/attachment_94296956 "REZO stands for \"Recognizing Zero\" — a core principle and problem within algebraic mathematics. It is the name adopted by a convention for 3D graphics, film, games and visual effects; a place where art meets science, and where \"the young come to discover themselves, and the more experienced come to recreate themselves.\"
The client in this instance was struck by this pre-existing design, which is a geometrical eye, and approached me to work directly. I'm delighted this design — one of my personal favorites — has found such an audience.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/35/3558/355828/4c4d12f2-5c64-4ec7-babf-8416eedcea38.jpg "Visary Capital is a tech-focused venture capital fund. \"Visary\" is shorthand for vision — to see forward. The mark is a combination of an abstract, geometrical V, and a watchful eye. Clean, modern and unique.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/42/4239/423916/3c65d976-3aaa-40b4-8050-231e3afe02de.jpg "Visary Capital is an investment fund focused on emerging technologies that spur and represent shifts in the basis of societal organization.
Visary needed a minimalist, efficient and professional one-page site, designed to showcase its partners and clients.
The site is designed and developed directly in Wordpress. It features a tilt image header, a fully responsive design with a focus on mobile legibility, and sharp and crisp imagery.
Live site: http://visary.capital")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/44/4490/449076/a243092e-58f8-40ac-aa7c-53f8ffbec2f1.jpg "Business cards should seduce. They help transactions to be made. A card that puts a ceiling on their level is not an asset but a liability. My main goal was a card that could be put in the hand of any level of investor.
Visary Capital spans two constituencies: tech-oriented startups in the blockchain sphere, and investors in the traditional finance and assets spheres.
In terms of the design, I created artwork that could be textured into the card using emboss/deboss pairing. A block of lines constitute a landscape. An intense vibration represents what blockchain technology is: a geological event, a disruption, and a zone interference that is breaking down traditional models and understandings.
The text is matte silver hot foil, with the brand color in screen print.
Not the least expensive print process, but business cards are an investment. It doesn't take long for a well-crafted card and high-end print to pay for itself.")
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Senior Cairo-based designer, influenced by Rothko, VOMIR and Bill Viola. Great design is closer to sculpture than painting. I'm always trying to take something away — to reduce things down to their essence.
1-to-1 project invites only.
Here’s the truth: Contests are a terrible way to source design. Why? Designers don’t have time to invest when they work for free. You'll get 5% of their mental energy at best. ⭢ Read more
Lid sinds:
23 juli 2011
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"all was good working with Ian "
Anonieme opdrachtgever
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"Absolutely incredible to work with. Brings the true meaning and purpose of your business to life in one masterful visual. Thank you Ian for an awesome experience. Looking forward to working with you again!"
aotfm
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"I am very happy with Ian's design. He gave me lots of logo suggestions and hit the mark straight away."
berndplitt
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"When you hire Ian, you're hiring more than a graphic designer—you're hiring a brand architect. Ian expertly shaped how people see, think, and feel about engine.fm, showcasing his exceptional talent."
rezy.io
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