Raise v1e, Prototemplate

How it was directed

Kevin named stipple earth as the favourite, swapped one investor name, asked to see the founders poster with real logos, and asked for more of everything: spacing, visual weight, line widths, design and graphics, along with a set that explores stipple earth further.

Kevin did not pick a variant; the picks shown are the critic's. That night he cut the investors to a16z alone, which overtook the investor swap.

What was made

Six to eight variants of each of the eight kept posters (62 after drops), each changing spacing, weight, line widths, design or graphics, and 18 stipple-earth graphics in three families (formats, material, composition). void swapped Conviction for SV Angel.

Variants sheetevery variant, one row per poster

Stipple earth sheetformats, material, composition

Void with SV AngelSV Angel in place of Conviction; overtaken by a16z alone

Globe particle v08The critic’s pickstipple earth inside the stripes

Stipple earth v04The critic’s picklockup under $27m, larger earth

Polar languages v08The critic’s pickthe map at night

Bilingual v08The critic’s pickon an ink ground

Dot join v07The critic’s pickdots grow down the sheet

Void v04The critic’s pick5 px Bayer cells

Gores v08The critic’s pickstipple earth's material on the gores

Micro v02The critic’s pickthe largest amount of the set

Formats 01The critic’s pick1:1, quarter disc

Formats 06The critic’s pick4:5, the limb alone

Formats 02The critic’s pick16:9 card and blog cover

Material 07The critic’s pickthe terminator

Material 08The critic’s pickthe earth backlit

Composition 06The critic’s pick16:9, $27m beside the earth

Composition 05The critic’s pick9:16 crescent

What carried forward

Kevin picked no variant. The picks shown are the critic's. The next round built on the kept stipple-earth poster, and void's SV Angel swap was overtaken that night when Kevin cut the investors to a16z alone.