Indigo: Nothing But The Real Thing

The Brief: Develop a conceptual advertising campaign for Indigo Books to drive foot traffic back into physical retail stores following a wave of downsizing and store closures. The Truth: Digital shopping offers convenience, but physical bookstores provide emotional touchpoints, sensory discovery, and community experiences that online browsing can never replicate. The Execution: Art-directed generative AI to transform 18+ hand-drawn conceptual sketches into polished visual assets, pairing them with original campaign copy and multi-channel print mockups.

Client

Indigo Books

DELIVERABLES

Campaign Mockups; Conceptual Copywriting; Generative AI Imagery (Art Directed from Sketches); Process Work (In-Store Observations, Mindmap, Thumbnail Iterations)

ROLE

Creative Director, Designer & Copywriter

CORE SKILLS

Visual Storytelling & Ideation; Iterative Design & Critique Collaboration; Copywriting; AI Art Direction & Prompt Engineering; Layout Design & Typography; Product Mockups

Year

2025

TOOLS & SOFTWARE

Adobe Photoshop; Adobe InDesign; Gemini & Google AI Studio

Indigo: Nothing But The Real Thing

The Brief: Develop a conceptual advertising campaign for Indigo Books to drive foot traffic back into physical retail stores following a wave of downsizing and store closures. The Truth: Digital shopping offers convenience, but physical bookstores provide emotional touchpoints, sensory discovery, and community experiences that online browsing can never replicate. The Execution: Art-directed generative AI to transform 18+ hand-drawn conceptual sketches into polished visual assets, pairing them with original campaign copy and multi-channel print mockups.

Client

Indigo Books

Year

2025

ROLE

Creative Director, Designer & Copywriter

DELIVERABLES

Campaign Mockups; Conceptual Copywriting; Generative AI Imagery (Art Directed from Sketches); Process Work (In-Store Observations, Mindmap, Thumbnail Iterations)

CORE SKILLS

Visual Storytelling & Ideation; Iterative Design & Critique Collaboration; Copywriting; AI Art Direction & Prompt Engineering; Layout Design & Typography; Product Mockups

TOOLS & SOFTWARE

Adobe Photoshop; Adobe InDesign; Gemini & Google AI Studio

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