branding | motion design


Dead Ends: A True Crime Virtual Conference

Illustration | Photoshop | After Effects | CapCut

The Objective

This project aims to create a dynamic branding system for a new virtual conference tailored to a chosen audience and topic. The conference will bring together individuals with shared interests to learn, share, network, and engage within a specific theme.

This logo captures the essence of an unsolved true crime virtual conference. The dripping typography conveys suspense and unresolved mystery, while the magnifying glass and fingerprint suggest investigation and forensic analysis. The dark red background enhances the ominous and serious tone, creating a cohesive and impactful design.

Dead Ends

Unsolved True Crimes Virtual Conference

WARNING: Loud and Suspense Audio Ahead

Explore my thought process behind creating this brand for a virtual conference, brought to life through a cohesive brand style guide!

The Movement

Peeling Caution Tapes:

  • Breaking through barriers and uncovering hidden truth

Magnifying Glass Searching for Clues

  • Highlights the meticulous process of analyzing evidence

  • Finding small but crucial details in a case

Finger Print Spinning (A Maze)

  • The complexities and layers of cold cases, where solution require navigating twists and turns

Logo Reveal Captured with a Camera Click

  • Mirrors the documentation process in crime scenes

  • Where every details is captured for analysis

Light Switch ON & OFF

  • Mimics the tension & urgency of crime scene investigations

Blood Dripping

  • Represents the gravity & human cost of unsolved crimes

  • Adding dramatic, haunting elements, leaving lasting impression

Bloodstain Maroon

HEX: #6B0D16
RGB: 107 13 22

Warning Tapes

HEX: #EAB81C
RGB: 234 184 28

Chalk Outline

HEX: #FFFFFF
RGB: 225 225 225

Forensic Black

HEX: #231F20
RGB: 32 32 24

Typography

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