Art Direction & Design

AOKIstudio has been providing art direction and design services for advertising, film and video games for 25 years.
Also check out our work in the fields of 3D animation & special effects, art installations, virtual reality, the smartphone apps, the architecturale 3D visualization and the live action.

Art direction and design are disciplines that combine art, technology and communication to create compelling visual concepts. Art directors and designers use digital tools and techniques, as well as traditional drawing and design skills, to develop ideas and visual messages that capture attention, convey information and provoke emotion.
Eiffel tower

Growing Without You

A series on architecture and utopia
AOKIstudio's original content
Concept and design : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
Short film series

Unexpected glass

First short film in a series about unexpected deformations
AOKIstudio's original content
Concept and script : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
Toys

Wooden animals and wheelchairs

A series on children's toys and disability
Original content from AOKIstudio
Design : Olivier Defaye
CGworld cover

Virtual reality

CGworld cover
Concept: Olivier Defaye
Clouds sofa

A series about clouds


AOKIstudio's original content
Concept: Olivier Defaye
Clouds chair

A series about clouds


AOKIstudio's original content
Concept: Olivier Defaye
Clouds glass

A series about clouds


AOKIstudio's original content
Concept: Olivier Defaye
Concours international

International architecture competition

Landscape for architect Shin Takamatsu
Design: AOKIstudio
Magic forest

J'ai pensé à vous tous les jours

Sets for feature film, directed by Jérôme Foulon
Cathedral forest design: Weihua Wei
MixUp Educational application

MixUp

App Original content from AOKIstudio
Concept and scenario : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
Design and artistic direction : Howard Kingston
Magic sea

Films pour enfants

Design for the mascot of a French association
Design: Olivier Defaye
Magic forest

Miyano Mamoru

Music video
Client : King Records
Director : Koji Fujita
Production : Kanamedo
Set design for Miyano Mamoru's video clip
Design : Weihua Wei
Stadium design

Olympic stadium

Holographic content
Client: NTT
Production : Studio TED

Design : Olivier Defaye
Designing an individual house

Rouzeau House

Individual house, France
Client: Bertrand Rouzeau
Design: Christophe et Olivier Defaye
Designing a chain of cookery schools

ABC Cooking Studio

Chain of cookery schools, Japan
Client: ABC Cooking Studio
Design: AOKIstudio & Emmanuelle Moureaux
Sonic Rider

Sonic Riders

Conception de 5 niveaux de jeu
Client : Sega Games
L'équipe d'AOKIstudio : C. et. Defaye, M. Verhasselt, W. Wei, L. Kid, M. Koch, G. Szucs, G. Thoorens
Watch belt Jean Rousseau

Jean Rousseau

Boutique Jean Rousseau à Ginza, Tokyo
Client : Jean Rousseau
Design d'intérieur : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
Green valley

Green valley

Futuristic city for a feature film
Original content by AOKIstudio
Concept and design : Weihua Wei
Image architecturale 3D

Futuristic city

Design of a futuristic city
Client: Komatsu Ltd.
Design: AOKIstudio
Design of a futuristic city for 360-degree projection

Futuristic city

Design of a futuristic city
Client: Environmental Planning Laboratory Inc.
Design: AOKIstudio
Design of a futuristic capsule hotel

Capsule hotel

Design of a futuristic capsule hotel
Original content by AOKIstudio
Design: AOKIstudio
Tokyo, 1960

Tokyo, 1960

Design for TV Commercial, Japan
Client: Mori Building
Design: AOKIstudio
Rice paddy landscape

Rice paddy landscape

Design for corporate film, Japan
Client: Komatsu Ltd.
Design: AOKIstudio
Original office space design

Interior design competition

Office space design, Japan
Client: P.I.C.S.
Design: AOKIstudio
Image architecturale 3D : Table chaise

Table chair

Original content from AOKIstudio
Concept and design : Olivier Defaye
Chair design

Mother and child

Original content by AOKIstudio
Design : Olivier Defaye
Cup design

Coffee and sugar cup

Original content from AOKIstudio
Concept and design : Olivier Defaye
LAMI Educational application

LAMI

App
Original content from AOKIstudio
Concept and design : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
RIDE Educational application

RIDE

App
Original content from AOKIstudio
Concept and design : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
Roberto

Roberto

Futuristic city for a feature film
Original content by AOKIstudio
Concept and design : Weihua Wei
Art direction and design can be used for various purposes:
Propose an artistic vision for cinema, theatre, fashion, advertising projects.
Convey clear and consistent visual messages for a brand, product, or service across different media and platforms.
Create appealing visual concepts that captivate the target audience's attention.
Assist in marketing and promotion strategy by creating visual material that reinforces brand image and identity.
Collaborate with other professionals, such as photographers, stylists, to ensure the final design is in line with the overall artistic vision.

Art direction and design can be accomplished using software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign...), Sketch, Figma, and other graphic design tools.
These tools allow for the creation of illustrations, layouts, typography, and other design elements, as well as preparing files for print or digital publication.

Would you like to learn more about design and art direction in the fields of advertising, event planning, video games, and cinema?
Do you have communication projects for which you are considering hiring an art director or a designer?
Contact us!