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2024

Designing digital intimacy: A human-centric identity for Mingle

We defined the visual language for this challenger dating app, moving away from the gamification of romance to create a brand system rooted in genuine human connection.

The modern dating landscape is suffering from "swipe fatigue." Most apps in the sector have leaned heavily into gamification, turning the search for a partner into a dopamine loop rather than a meaningful pursuit. Mingle entered the market with a different mission: to prioritise the meet-up over the match. The tension was clear: how do you design a tech product that doesn't feel like a tech product? We refused the cold, algorithmic aesthetics common in the sector. Instead, we built an identity that feels warm, tactile, and explicitly human, positioning Mingle not as a catalogue of people, but as a facilitator of moments.

Services

Brand Identity
Logo Design
Visual Strategy
Art Direction
Typography

Designing digital intimacy: A human-centric identity for Mingle

We defined the visual language for this challenger dating app, moving away from the gamification of romance to create a brand system rooted in genuine human connection.

The modern dating landscape is suffering from "swipe fatigue." Most apps in the sector have leaned heavily into gamification, turning the search for a partner into a dopamine loop rather than a meaningful pursuit. Mingle entered the market with a different mission: to prioritise the meet-up over the match. The tension was clear: how do you design a tech product that doesn't feel like a tech product? We refused the cold, algorithmic aesthetics common in the sector. Instead, we built an identity that feels warm, tactile, and explicitly human, positioning Mingle not as a catalogue of people, but as a facilitator of moments.

Services

Brand Identity
Logo Design
Visual Strategy
Art Direction
Typography

Date

Aug 2024

Date

Aug 2024

Date

Aug 2024

Client

Mingle

Client

Mingle

Client

Mingle

Industry

Tech & Lifestyle

Industry

Tech & Lifestyle

Industry

Tech & Lifestyle

Timeline

2 Months

Timeline

2 Months

Timeline

2 Months

The Challenge

The primary hurdle was cutting through the cynicism of a saturated market where users feel commoditised by algorithms and exhausted by disposable interactions.

Visually, the sector is dominated by gradients and generic heart motifs. Mingle needed to avoid these clichés while still signaling its function immediately. The challenge was to create a mark that felt soft and inviting without becoming juvenile—a symbol that could live as an app icon on a crowded home screen and instantly communicate "partnership" rather than just "dating."

The Solution

We centered the entire brand around a custom logomark that utilises negative space to form a narrative: two figures holding hands to create the letter 'M'.

This symbol acts as the visual anchor for the system. It is not just a monogram; it is a depiction of the brand's promise—the act of coming together. We supported this with a colour palette that avoids the aggressive "alert" reds of competitors, opting for warmer, more grounded tones. The typography is approachable yet structural, ensuring that even within a digital interface, the user experience feels personal and intimate rather than transactional.