Golden A' Design Award Winner 2025
Lmntcompany's Kakao AI Campus Brand Design presents a vibrant isometric architectural illustration that orchestrates a complex visual symphony of interconnected structures populated by simplified human figures engaged in diverse activities across multiple levels and spatial zones, the compositional architecture employing a sophisticated isometric axonometric projection that eliminates vanishing points while maintaining precise thirty-degree angles to create a coherent three-dimensional spatial illusion without perspectival distortion, the chromatic strategy deploying a bold tetradic harmony of saturated hues including cadmium orange and vermillion for the prominent brick-textured tower structure, permanent magenta and quinacridone rose for the music-themed pavilion at left, emerald and viridian greens dominating the terraced gathering spaces, and cobalt and ultramarine blues establishing the lower educational auditorium zone, the deep midnight blue background functioning as a void that pushes the architectural forms forward while creating dramatic figure-ground separation, the lighting paradigm suggesting ambient illumination without strong directional shadows creating an even, illustrative quality befitting the graphic design vernacular, spatial construction achieved through layered overlapping of architectural volumes with careful attention to occlusion relationships where foreground structures partially obscure background elements while maintaining visual accessibility to all zones, the surface treatment exhibiting flat color fields with minimal textural variation save for the decorative brick pattern on the orange tower and subtle brick coursing on the magenta structure, edge behavior consistently hard and crisp throughout maintaining the vector-based digital illustration aesthetic with clean geometric contours, stylistically aligned with contemporary flat design illustration traditions that emerged from the digital interface design movement with affinities to the work of editorial and architectural illustrators who employ isometric projection for explanatory or celebratory purposes, the overall atmospheric resonance conveying joyous community gathering and collaborative creative exchange through the dispersed figures shown socializing at rooftop gatherings, attending presentations, swimming in pools, playing sports, and engaging in musical activities, the dotted heart motif at upper left and the friendly rubber duck in the water feature at lower left introducing playful anthropomorphic elements that soften the geometric rigor with warmth and approachability, the inclusion of lush organic tree forms in warm golden yellows and cool greens providing biophilic counterpoint to the architectural geometries while the text element indicating a summit event anchors the narrative context suggesting an educational technology campus environment designed for innovation, learning, and human connection.
Kakao AI Campus, developed by Kakao Corp., defines a future AI blueprint for the community. Open to Kakao employees, local communities, civic groups, and digitally disadvantaged individuals, it serves as an alternative space to nurture AI talent while upholding ESG principles. A comprehensive brand experience design was implemented, establishing operational principles and practical programs. By introducing innovative designs distinct from Kakao's existing identity, the project inspired the company and strengthened internal branding.