Close-up of the NOVA logo in white lettering on a black background.

Persona — Nova Coffee

Age: 30–38
Profile: Thoughtful, detail-oriented coffee drinker with a strong interest in technology and design.

Nova’s consumer sees coffee as a ritual, not a habit. They value origin, process, and consistency, and are curious about how technology can enhance craftsmanship. Shaped by 90s sci-fi, cinema, and the rise of digital culture, they trust AI as a precise, quiet tool — not hype.

They choose Nova Coffee for its balance of nature and intelligence, where advanced curation elevates taste without noise.

Creative Direction
Concept
Visual System
Art Direction

Tools
ImageFX · Whisk · Affinity Designer

Creative Direction Exercise

Nova Coffee is a speculative coffee brand imagining a near future where artificial intelligence and nature coexist. Rooted in Brazilian coffee traditions and guided by AI selection, the brand explores calm intelligence rather than speed or disruption — a future that feels thoughtful, human, and inevitable.

Three coffee beans surrounded by the text 'AI Curated Coffee Beans' in a circular layout
Part of the word 'NOVA' in white text on a dark background

Brand Archetype: Sage

Nova Coffee embodies the Sage archetype through calm intelligence and quiet confidence. The brand values understanding over noise, precision over excess, and clarity over spectacle.

Rather than relying on hype, Nova builds trust through knowledge, transparency, and thoughtful innovation — offering expertise without arrogance and technology that serves purpose, not ego.

Four stylized coffee beans in navy blue, teal, orange, and cream colors, with a black curved line across each.

Color Palette

Dark Blue
Represents intelligence, space, and calm. It anchors the brand in trust, depth, and thoughtful technology.

Orange
Drawn from coffee itself, it conveys warmth, energy, and origin — grounding the futuristic world in something human.

Light Blue
A fresh, digital tone inspired by RGB light, symbolizing technology, clarity, and modernity.

Ivory Glow
Soft and serene, referencing cream and milk. It brings balance and warmth to the system, avoiding cold futurism.

Three coffee beans surrounded by the text 'AI Curated Coffee Beans' in a circular pattern.
Text reading 'NOVA' in bold, black font on a white background.

World Building

Nova Coffee exists in a speculative, near-dystopian world that feels far from Earth — almost like another planet. It reflects a future shaped by advanced yet invisible technology, where intelligence is calm, precise, and part of everyday rituals.

Through cinematic, retrofuturistic visuals inspired by classic sci-fi, Nova Coffee transports the viewer beyond reality, connecting with millennials who grew up dreaming about space, technology, and the future. The result is an immersive world that feels thoughtful, nostalgic, and quietly powerful.

Unified Communication System

Before selling the product, Nova Coffee focuses on connection. The communication first educates the audience, revealing the process, the care, and the true differentiators behind the coffee.

The copy system, packaging mockups, and awareness stages were designed as one cohesive journey. Guided by the Sage archetype, the tone is calm, intelligent, and precise — never loud, never rushed.

Across five awareness stages, visuals gradually bring the consumer closer to the product using a cinematic, retro-futuristic language. The packaging grounds this speculative world in something real.

Made for critical coffee drinkers — millennials shaped by cinema, sci-fi, and technology — Nova Coffee presents AI as a quiet, meticulous intelligence in service of taste.

A man sitting on a sofa in a living room, drinking from a mug and looking at his phone, with a robot reading a newspaper and appearing to float in front of a large window showing a full moon and stars at night.

Nova Coffee –Awareness Stage Copy

Multiple robotic coffee capsules floating above a coffee plantation at sunset, with a full moon in the sky. The image features a promotional message for Nova Coffee, emphasizing the importance of good coffee and the selection of beans based on averages rather than precision.

1) Unaware

At this stage, the consumer is not yet thinking about quality or process. The communication introduces a quiet tension: great coffee is not accidental. It invites curiosity around what truly guarantees excellence, without explaining it yet.

Early morning in a coffee farm with a person in a hat and glasses inspecting coffee beans using a tablet, with robots flying above and a large moon in the background.

3) Solution-Aware

Now that the differentiation is clear, the solution is introduced. AI-driven curation ensures an ultra-precise selection of coffee beans — a level of accuracy and consistency impossible to achieve by human hands alone.

Two workers sorting coffee beans in a field at night under a large full moon, with the NOVA Coffee logo and text about coffee beans and flavor differences.

2) Problem-Aware

The consumer begins to understand that not all coffee is made the same. While coffee may be naturally grown everywhere, quality depends on what happens after harvest. The problem is revealed: traditional methods cannot precisely separate the best beans from the rest.

A futuristic scene with humans in a coffee farm, surrounded by large plants and under a giant moon. There are floating robot drones with glowing lines overhead. The humans are using tablets.

4) Product-Aware

With the process understood, the product enters the scene. Nova Coffee embodies this method, translating technology, origin, and precision into a tangible experience through its packaging, copy, and sensory cues.

A bag of Nova Coffee Brazil whole beans in front of a starry night sky with a large moon, surrounded by coffee plants with berries. The packaging highlights natural, AI-curated beans from Brazil, roasted at 1400 meters altitude, with notes of chocolate, berry, and citrus.

5) Most Aware

At this final stage, the consumer is ready to choose. Nova Coffee represents the natural evolution of coffee culture: naturally grown, intelligently curated. It offers confidence, trust, and a ritual designed for those who value knowledge, taste, and intention.

Close-up of the text 'NOVA' in pixelated style.