Portfolio
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/83/8336/833697/5ccdc1d9-1961-451b-9041-bd98c0428249.gif "To illustrate the construction of the mark, and to help visualise an aesthetic space, I put this video art piece together for Founders, Inc, a technology-focused ideas incubator based in San Francisco. The art is derived from a site hero image.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/92/92730/attachment_92730544 "VOIDE offers quality boxer shorts and loungewear absent the high cost of named brands (Armani, Calvin Klein, etc). With a future-facing design orientation, based on functional minimalism, VOIDE seeks to depart from cliched luxury brands.
In this logomark, on the one hand I insist on clean legibility of the brand name. No embellishment — direct and clear. The graphical mark is as simple as it can be. A triangle to echo V, and an empty circle to echo void. Primary shapes, with a hint of the esoteric.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/94/94279/attachment_94279235 "Two ways to interpret the mark: a slight oval (zero) scored out, taking the aspect of an astronomical body; an astronomical body that is empty in its centre (zero), inviting passage through and beyond. Both interpretations echo one meaning of \"zero limits\": expanse into the uncharted territory of the infinite.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/140/140030/attachment_140030518 "A simple J/b monogram for Jonathan Bales, founder of FantasyLabs and LuckyTrader.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/48/4865/486546/73bed882-6d4f-44ef-8761-600ab9486578.jpg "Bond & Kingsley is a new brand in the making in the health and wellness field.
The client is an avid fan of 20th century design modernism — the so-called International Style in design. The likes of Herbert Beyer, Walter Drexel, Theo Van Doesburg, Ernst Keller and Josef Muller Brockmann.
Bold text. Luxurious, but simple.
After exploring a number of monogrammatic marks based around geometrical forms, we arrived to this: a classic, strong, type-based logomark.
The vowels are removed. And in the tradition of the old masters, often the name will be repeated by paring the logo with the name.
The ampersand was replaced by a plus sign.
And as we explore from here and build out the brand, I hope we will see a level of chaos enter, along with bold and striking colors, contrasted by a generous canvas of matte black.
I'm excited about this project.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/73109ed7-e750-4e5f-8019-11dfbfbfc454.jpg "Patrick & Marcel is a Paris-based salon and luxury hair products brand. The mark is a take on the mythical motif of the fairy - a surrogate for \"enchanted,\" or \"magical.\"")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/7d868cd6-b9e5-4d40-9865-0f9f84eb1037.jpg "Ventureiz is the company behind a cryptocurrency in development - VIZ. The mark was to be simple and bold, with the potential of finding its place in the cryptocurrency market.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/139/139752/attachment_139752339 "Enov, by INOVEC, is a brand of lighting dimmers, keypads and automation for advanced lighting application.
Simple enough, the icon is a spiral of light.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/122/12251/1225162/4decc145-bdb4-4340-995e-df6555e23621.jpg "Arturo - a project of Blue Ocean Labs - is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol partnered with Composable Finance. Its name is derived from Arturo Di Modica, the sculptor of the world-famous Charging Bull on Wall Street in New York. After a period of discovery, we honed in on this mark: a simple icon, inspired by Cubism. Picasso is a project under Composable Finance.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/117/11758/1175836/391eda45-8d0b-4d4a-a017-8c81394c226d.jpg "Blocktrading Fund is private investment fund that utilises high frequency trading via artificial intelligence in the cryptocurrency markets. The client was seeking an abstract, futuristic mark and aesthetic. Off-centre, no limits.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/d082c5a1-10ac-4e72-92c9-fd5d00a0fcce.jpg "The Palo Alto Institute of Technology is an international IT education and consultancy arm established under the umbrella of Euclid University, an intergovernmental UN Treaty Series organisation headquartered in Gambia. The client sought a unique mark that would speak to science, the global reach of Euclid, and the role of technology and education in broadening human horizons.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3799/379968/5fcc3c3e-e743-4221-a987-06c2b97dc343.jpg "NorthStar Land Solutions is a technology-focused firm in the natural resource-driven land acquisition sector in the United States. In essence, NorthStar has developed a proprietary technology platform to ease the process of mineral acquisition, and is offering this service as a B2B value proposition. NorthStar has a series of products in development that will each apply to a particular aspect of the process flow, and it is conceived that NorthStar's own mark will be forked to cover these product offerings. Polaris is the second major product of the company, with more to follow.")
About
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.
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July 23, 2011
Reviews
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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
reviewed about 2 months ago
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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
reviewed about 2 months ago
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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
reviewed 3 months ago
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