Private intelligence and cybersecurity
BlackOrchid
Power that whispers: an identity for a firm whose product is discretion.
The brief
Private intelligence and cybersecurity
Brand identity, Brand guidelines, Art direction, Motion design
BlackOrchid is a private intelligence boutique from Corvo Security. It protects the digital lives of high-net-worth individuals, family offices and executives, and its Revenue Engine builds the automation systems that grow their businesses. Its clients already have attention. What they need is control. The brief was a brand that feels powerful without raising its voice.
What we delivered
- The emblem: an orchid seen from above, drawn like a circuit
- Wordmark and lockups for light, dark and colour
- A palette with one warm signal in an otherwise dark system
- Typography led by Trap, set large
- Brand guidelines book
- Stationery, cards and envelopes
- App screens and the website
- Apparel, signage and the social kit
- Motion: three reels cut to a score written for them
Outcome
Not published. The numbers that would go here belong to the client rather than to us, so this page states only what was delivered.
The pieces
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The BlackOrchid emblem in black on ember orange, beside the note that it is an orchid seen from above, built like a circuit
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The palette in five bands: Orchid Black, Ember, Longhorn, Shadow Gray and Platinum
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Trap shown in four weights, each setting the word Discretion
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Two BlackOrchid business cards on textured concrete, one showing contact details, the other only the ember emblem
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Three BlackOrchid app screens: an exposure score, an alert that a home address was made public, and a chat with an adviser
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The BlackOrchid emblem and wordmark as a dimensional sign on a concrete wall