Fugue automates the creation, operations, and regeneration of cloud infrastructure. When learning about the software, what stood out to us was the importance of ephemerality, as the software replaces the need for maintenance of long-lived components in the cloud with automated regeneration of short lived ones.

Fugue wanted us design a brand that visualized this ephemerality and embodied their core attributes of lineage and elegance. They also wanted the branding to depart from the typical "tech" graphics. Our logo works like the software does: it constantly regenerates itself while data moves from one point to another. Since the company is about constant regeneration and evolution, we also developed an application that allows them to import any SVG file so they can easily create new patterns and illustrations over time as needed. When you import a line drawing the application automatically generates it in the same language of the logo. The user can then alter the size, speed and density with the application to increase clarity or create specific styles of animations based on their need and export .tifs or .mov files. The logo application also has a drawing function so that you can draw abstract visuals in the Fugue language using a tablet device.

The name of the software, Fugue, references music composition made famous by composers like Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. The creators of the software are former musicians and functionalities in the software reference terminology from music. We wanted to pay homage to this in the branding, so we developed the software to also load any music from a users library. The logo speed & pace alters to reflect the beat of the music. The logos with sound can then play at trade shows, in the application demo, or online as animations.

CREATIVE DIRECTION: Stefan Sagmeister ART DIRECTION, DESIGN: Jessica Walsh DESIGN : Pedro Sanches, Shy Inbar PROGRAMMING: Pedro Sanches Read Less