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Hestia / Loci

August 12, 2026
Brand study / August 2026
Two live buildsOne product brief
One product. Two brand worlds.

Hestia / Loci

I used one product brief to build two brands with different names, voices, interfaces, and audiences.

ProjectIndependent portfolio exploration
RoleBrand strategy, identity, product storytelling, UX/UI
ScopeTwo identities and two responsive launch sites
The object

The same device, dressed two ways.

Both brands sell one piece of hardware. The split is in how it is presented: Hestia leads with the object in a room, Loci leads with the object as equipment. These are the product renders behind each pitch, away from the websites.

The Hestia appliance, upright, shown as a warm domestic object.
Hestia  /  warm, human, architectural
The Loci device, shown as precise technical equipment.
Loci  /  precise, technical, product-led
The Loci device photographed in detail.
Loci product study  /  hardware detail
What I tested

Same product, different pitch.

Shared foundation
Local-first
Place-bound knowledge
Role-aware access
Configured deployment

Both sites describe a small local device that stores the information attached to a home, building, rental, or shared space. I kept the product idea, early-access offer, installation model, and basic capabilities fixed.

I changed the name, copy, materials, page order, and product demonstrations. I wanted to see whether the same device could read as something domestic and reassuring in one version, then technical and inspectable in the other.

The two versions
Brand premise
The digital “center” or “gathering space” of a physical location.
A location-based system that gives the context of a place a clear structure.
Lead promise
“Your space should know itself.”
“The interface for a physical place.”
Emotional register
Warmth, permanence, trust, care, privacy.
Clarity, control, precision, capability, readiness.
Audience
Homeowners, hosts, residential and hospitality stakeholders.
Property teams, operators, and design- or technology-literate evaluators.
Visual world
Charcoal, bone, stone, dark metal, restrained amber light.
Paper white, graphite, silver, fine rules, signal mint.
Interaction
Atmospheric entry, editorial pacing, emotionally led story.
Immediate explanation, system diagrams, role-aware demonstrations.
DIRECTION 01 / Hestia

The digital “center” or “gathering space” of a physical location.

For Hestia, I started with the hearth. The dark palette, serif type, amber status light, and slower page rhythm make the device feel at home in a residential or hospitality setting. The copy talks about memory and continuity before it explains the technical setup.

DIRECTION 02 / Loci

Context has a location.

For Loci, I moved the interface and system diagram forward. The grid, mono labels, silver hardware, and role-based demo show how information moves through the product. The page explains the tool first and leaves the atmosphere to the details.

What changed in practice

The clearest difference, other than the visual approach, was the order of information.

Hestia opens with a feeling, then explains the product. Loci opens with the product and lets the personality appear through its controls, diagrams, and hardware. Building both made the audience split much easier to see than it was in the original brief.

Independent concept work. The forms and product flows are prototypes; neither site represents an operating company.

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