Alyssa by Atrex
  • Brand identity
  • Art direction
  • Motion design
  • Packaging
  • Web design

A beauty-technology identity designed to move.

We rebuilt Alyssa around a living visual idea: skin cells that absorb energy, vibrate and act together. That principle became the logo, pattern, motion system and a coherent language across campaigns, packaging and web.

Alyssa beauty brand art direction with blue background and distorted portraiture
Client
Alyssa by Atrex
Industry
Beauty technology
Scope
Identity & motion
Touchpoints
Campaign, product, web

A visual idea drawn from how skin cells behave.

Alyssa works at the intersection of aesthetics and technology, so its identity needed to feel biological and engineered at once. We imagined every graphic unit as a skin cell: individually nourished, activated and set into motion, then synchronised with the cells around it. The pattern is therefore not decoration. It visualises many active parts contributing to one healthy, responsive system.

Cellular motion principleNourish. Vibrate. Synchronise.
Each cell responds in its own rhythm before the whole field settles into a coordinated patternโ€”the core behaviour behind Alyssa's motion language.

Building a symbol with memory, direction and movement.

The mark combines the Ishtar or Venus starโ€”a historic symbol of beautyโ€”with a perspective plane that introduces projection and movement. Eight fragments radiate from one centre, echoing the cellular idea: each remains distinct, while the full meaning only appears when they work together.

Alyssa symbol concept combining the Ishtar star with a perspective plane
Beauty, perspective and forward projection brought into one construction.
Alyssa pictogram studies and a hand-drawn geometric construction
Iteration refined proportion, rhythm and negative space before the final mark.
Comparison between Alyssa's previous wordmark and its new visual identity
The new identity replaced a delicate wordmark with a stronger, more ownable system.

Motion was designed into the identity, not added afterwards.

Rather than animate a finished logo as one rigid object, we defined a sequence from its component cells. Energy moves through the modules, each element vibrates and the pieces settle into a shared rhythm. That behaviour can scale from a logo reveal to transitions and portrait treatments, making transformation recognisable without relying on a literal beauty claim.

Individual modules activate, move and reconnect as one living mark.
Alyssa beauty-technology billboard using the cell-inspired ripple pattern
The cellular ripple becomes a campaign device across skin, image and message.

A disciplined visual system gave the motion room to breathe.

Ultramarine blue delivers energy and immediate recognition; cool grey and black create clarity; Space Grotesk adds technical precision without feeling clinical. Used consistently, these choices let the cellular pattern and campaign imagery feel expressive while product information remains calm, structured and legible.

Alyssa colour palette and Space Grotesk typography system
A concise palette and typographic system balance energy with precision.
Alyssa cosmetic packaging range in white and electric blue
The colour and geometric logic extend across the complete product family.
Alyssa aloe mask jar and electric blue product box
Packaging balances premium presence with clear product recognition.

Translating the brand into a clear digital experience.

The website carries the same cellular logic into image crops, modular sections and moments of motion without competing with the information beauty professionals need. Technologies, commercial support and brand value are organised into a calm interface, so the identity no longer breaks between advertising, packaging and the product experience.

Alyssa beauty technology website displayed on a laptop
The living identity translated into a focused, modular product website.

One living idea across every key touchpoint.

Concepta cell-inspired idea shaping logo, pattern and image
Motiona repeatable flow built from activation and synchronisation
Systemcampaigns, packaging and web connected by one language