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About
Aave Protocol is an open-source and non-custodial liquidity protocol. Last year they proposed me creating an art piece to mint membership NFTs for their grants committee to use within the Orca Protocol app.
3D lettering exploration
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To highlight some of the essential characteristics, I composed these little typographic explorations that could be used independently or together to describe the benefits of using the Aave Protocol.
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I also created additional characters that contribute to the story, expressing the artistic side and diversity that the DAO proposed.
Rough sketches
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Presentation piece experimenting with the 3D lettering and stickers.
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Some process! I had fun creating the textile embroidery :)
Animated pieces
The request was to create a simple animated loop
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