Thank you, AI slop: when everything looks the same, only the different gets remembered

By 2027 anyone will be able to get a logo, a website and thirty posts in an afternoon. Anyone: you, your competitors and whoever opened up yesterday.

The result: same colours, same phrases, same “end-to-end solutions”. Open LinkedIn and it looks like the same person made everything. Lots of slop. A saturated market.

The loop

AI is a prediction machine: it learns from what’s out there and gives you back the average. And if what’s out there is mediocre, so is the average. An endless loop of mediocrity: plastic copy, plastic design, brands with nothing to say.

Mind you, we’re not saying AI is bad. Not using it would be daft. It’s a brilliant amplifier, but it’s no substitute for a brain or for creativity.

“AI is an amplifier, not a substitute for your brain.”

Javier Hernández, co-founder and technical director at Doko Studio

The opportunity

Which is exactly why this is good news. When everything looks the same, only what looks different gets remembered. Today, a little human judgement is enough to stand out. So thank you, AI slop.

Where to start

A real brand takes strategy, naming, storytelling and tone of voice. All of it matters. But the first thing your customer sees is the design, and in one glance they decide whether you’re just another one.

That’s why we focus there: design that comes out of the strategy, not out of anyone’s taste. An identity nobody can mistake for the one next door.

What it costs

Our branding starts at €3,600. We’re not the cheapest: there are cheaper options and one of them may work for you. If price is all you’re looking at, pick one of those. No hard feelings.

If you want a brand with personality in a generic world, get in touch and we’ll tell you whether it’s a fit.

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