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Brands, products and campaigns built to move people.

Aurora is an independent design agency. We partner with ambitious teams on identity, digital products and launches that earn attention and keep it.

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  • Brand identity
  • Digital products
  • Campaigns & motion

Selected work

Work we are proud of

Six recent collaborations. Identity, digital, campaign and motion, often in the same project.

Nomadic 1 Campaign 01 Nomadic A global campaign for a technical outdoor apparel label.
Lumina 3 Branding 02 Lumina Brand identity for a photonics startup moving from lab to market.
Veldt 1 Digital 03 Veldt A documentary film website built like the film itself: slow, wide and quiet.
Orion 2 Campaign 04 Orion Launch campaign and product photography for a premium audio brand.
Arc 1 Digital 05 Arc A portfolio platform for an architecture practice with forty years of work.
Kinetic 1 Motion 06 Kinetic Motion identity and launch film for an electric performance marque.
All projects

Services

What we do

Four disciplines, one team. Open a row to see how each one works.

01 Brand identity

Identities that hold up everywhere they appear, from a favicon to a flagship store. We start with strategy, then build a visual system your own team can run with.

  • Positioning
  • Naming
  • Visual identity
  • Guidelines
Brand identity
02 Digital products

Websites and apps designed around the people who use them. We prototype early, test often and hand over systems, not just screens.

  • UX research
  • Interface design
  • Design systems
  • Front-end
Digital products
03 Campaigns

Ideas sharp enough to survive a crowded feed. We take a campaign from the first sketch through the shoot to every format and cut-down.

  • Concept
  • Art direction
  • Photography
  • Copy
Campaigns
04 Motion

Motion that explains, persuades and occasionally shows off. From a ten-second logo sting to a full launch film.

  • Brand films
  • Product reels
  • Animation
  • Title sequences
Motion

Studio

A small studio with a big appetite

Who we are, how we work and what we care about.

The studio, late on a Thursday
Sketch review before a pitch

We are a small studio that treats every brand like it might be the last one we get to make.

Founded in 2016, Aurora is a team of fourteen designers, strategists and motion people working from one room in Lisbon with clients across Europe and North America. We keep the studio deliberately small so the founders stay close to the work.

We are at our best with teams who want a point of view, not a safe option: early-stage companies defining who they are, and established brands brave enough to change.

  • 10 Years
  • 14 People
  • 120+ Projects shipped
  1. 01 Strategy before style We start with the business question, not the mood board. The look follows from what the brand needs to do.
  2. 02 Senior people, start to finish No bait and switch. The team you meet in the first call is the team that ships the work.
  3. 03 Built to be used Systems, files and guidelines your team can run without calling us. Though you can always call us.
  4. 04 Taste, with receipts We test what we make. Opinions are welcome, evidence wins.

Process

How a project unfolds

Twelve weeks is typical. Some take six, a few take a year.

Step 01

Weeks 1 to 2

Discover

Stakeholder interviews, an audit of where the brand lives today and a sharp written brief we all sign. No design yet, on purpose.

Step 02

Weeks 3 to 4

Define

Positioning, tone and the creative territories worth exploring. We present two or three directions with the thinking behind each.

Step 03

Weeks 5 to 10

Design

Identity, interface or campaign, built out in the open. Weekly reviews, real content, real devices, no big reveal.

Step 04

Weeks 11 to 12

Deliver

Production files, guidelines, design systems and a handover session with your team. We stay on call for the launch.

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Team

The people behind the work

A small, senior team. Everyone you meet in the pitch is on the project.

Daniel Okoro 01 Daniel Okoro Founder, creative director Sets the bar and the brief.
Mara Lindqvist 02 Mara Lindqvist Design lead Identity systems, type, detail.
Ines Okafor 03 Ines Okafor Head of digital Products people keep using.
Tomás Reis 04 Tomás Reis Motion director Makes the still things move.

Clients

What clients say

Three notes from people we have shipped with.

They rebuilt our identity and then quietly fixed half our product along the way. The work is sharp, the process was calm, and the board finally understands what we do.
Lena Hartmann Lena Hartmann CEO, Lumina
Aurora treated a packaging brief like a brand problem. Sales in the first quarter after the relaunch were up a third, and the bags look great on a shelf.
Rui Almeida Rui Almeida Founder, Ember Roasters
The rare agency that argues with you when it matters and then delivers early. Our launch film is still the most watched thing we have ever published.
Priya Nair Priya Nair Head of marketing, Orion Audio

Clients

Brands we have worked with

From early-stage startups to teams inside large groups.

01 Lumina Technology
02 Nomadic Outdoor apparel
03 Veldt Films Documentary
04 Orion Audio Consumer electronics
05 Arc Architects Architecture
06 Kinetic Motors Automotive
07 Ember Roasters Food & drink
08 Halo Finance Fintech

FAQ

Asked often, answered honestly

The questions that come up in almost every first call.

What does a project with Aurora cost?
Identity projects start at 15k, digital products at 30k and campaigns depend on production. We scope everything as a fixed fee after a discovery call, so there are no surprises.
How long does it take?
A typical identity or website takes about twelve weeks from kickoff to launch. Smaller engagements can be six; large platforms and multi-market campaigns run longer.
Do you work with startups?
Yes, it is about half of our work. We are happiest with founders who have found their market and now need the brand and product to catch up.
Who will actually work on our project?
The senior people you meet in the first call. We do not hand projects down to a junior team after the pitch.
Can you work with our in-house team?
Gladly. We often embed with internal design or engineering teams, build the system together and leave them able to run it.

Contact

Tell us about your project

A few lines is enough to start. We reply within two working days.

[email protected]
Studio
Rua da Prata 112, 3rd floor, 1100-420 Lisbon
Phone
+351 210 000 000
Hours
Mon to Fri, 09:30 to 18:30 WET
New business
Ask for Daniel. Decks welcome, NDAs fine.
Elsewhere
Your name
Work email
The brief

Budgets from 15k. We take on four projects a quarter.