Project

Akrtct: AI Solution Architecture

Project

Akrtct: AI Solution Architecture

Purple ARKTCT banner suspended from a lighting truss in a dark venue, with line-art floating cubes and the tagline ‘Building Clouds — arktct.ai.’

Designing the face for a cloud-building AI.

Strategy

Branding

Creative Direction

Design

Challenge

Arktct is a new AI platform that helps cloud sales professionals and solutions architects create technical proposals in a fraction of the time they previously needed. As a startup launching into a crowded market, they needed a brand that felt credible, polished and interesting without looking like every other AI startup. The goal was to strike a balance—technical enough for enterprise buyers and CTOs, but distinct in a sea of safe, generic tech logos.

Process

I led brand visual strategy, working with the founders to shape the identity from the ground up. Iterating and abstracting we learned what forms would best represent the service, in the process discovering that typical AI startup branding felt overly simplistic. We leaned into the “architect” concept in the name: clean lines, geometry, precision, structure. We referenced a retro video game aesthetic with the typography pairings. And then, like in all creative work, we had to commit: building a brand system that felt reliable and innovative, then applying it consistently across pitch materials and sales collateral.

Process

Impact

The brand helped Arktct make a strong first impression with investors and test adopters, contributing to ongoing successful seed funding before and during launch. The redesigned sales materials support their outreach efforts and help establish credibility as they enter the market.

Impact

We leaned into the “architect” concept in the name—clean lines, geometry, precision, structure.

We leaned into the “architect” concept in the name—clean lines, geometry, precision, structure.

We leaned into the “architect” concept in the name—clean lines, geometry, precision, structure.

  • “Noah is more than just a talented designer, he’s a strategic guide.”

    Orion Prout, Founder, Signal & Story

  • “Rarely do you come across someone who is both a brilliant creative and impressively organized.”

    Clare Hertel, Founder of CHC and the Santa Fe International Literary Festival

  • “In every engagement I’ve experienced thoughtful direction and guidance delivered through great design systems thinking.”

    Ben Paluba, Founder, Arktct

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