#NEWKADENA

#NEWKADENA

#NEWKADENA

A full-scale transformation of Kadena’s identity that positioned it as the blockchain built for humans. I led creative direction across brand strategy, design, motion, and web, introducing the Layer H concept and a launch campaign that unified Kadena’s story across every medium.

A full-scale transformation of Kadena’s identity that positioned it as the blockchain built for humans. I led creative direction across brand strategy, design, motion, and web, introducing the Layer H concept and a launch campaign that unified Kadena’s story across every medium.

A full-scale transformation of Kadena’s identity that positioned it as the blockchain built for humans. I led creative direction across brand strategy, design, motion, and web, introducing the Layer H concept and a launch campaign that unified Kadena’s story across every medium.

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Riders
Riders

Year

2024

Client

Kadena

Category

Web3

Powering the Human Layer of Blockchain
Kadena reimagines blockchain technologies for humans — all humans.

Kadena’s brand had matured beyond its startup roots. The goal: redefine the identity to speak to institutions while staying true to the developer community. The result was New Kadena, a humanized, scalable brand system connecting product, storytelling, and motion into one cohesive experience.

Layer H is coming
Layer H is coming
Layer H is coming

A social countdown campaign introducing the idea of Layer H — the Human Layer of Blockchain.

Logo with pink sheet
Logo with pink sheet
Logo with pink sheet
Welcome to Layer H
Welcome to Layer H
Welcome to Layer H

No Layer 1 or 2 solution can scale for all of humanity, but Kadena can.

Layer H represents the human layer: technology built for people, not protocols.
The rebrand was more than visuals; it was a repositioning of blockchain as infrastructure for everyone.


Credits
Credits
Credits

CMO: Mike Herron


Creative Director: Gerard “NZ” Bowden

Senior Designer: Shayna Blake

Senior Motion Graphics: Quintin “Q” Harris


Content Director: Carl Parker

Communitcations: Drew Mailen

Community Manager: Robin Schick


Marketing Director: Jeff Ou

Project Manager: Mallory Sutton

Product Marketing: Jordan S.

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Let'S WORK

TOGETHER

If you’re building something complex, a platform, a product, a brand — and need creative leadership that connects strategy with execution, let’s talk.

BASED IN

Texas

Creative
Designer

Let'S WORK

TOGETHER

If you’re building something complex, a platform, a product, a brand — and need creative leadership that connects strategy with execution, let’s talk.

Let'S WORK

TOGETHER

If you’re building something complex, a platform, a product, a brand — and need creative leadership that connects strategy with execution, let’s talk.

BASED IN

Texas

Creative
Designer