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, 2009
AOKIstudio's original content
Concept and design : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
Short film series

Unexpected glass

Unexpected deformations, 2014
AOKIstudio's original content
Concept and script : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
Toys

Wooden animals and wheelchairs

A series on children's toys and disability, 2012
Original content from AOKIstudio
Design : Olivier Defaye
CGworld cover

Virtual reality

CGworld cover, 2016
Concept: Olivier Defaye
Clouds sofa

A series about clouds


AOKIstudio's original content, 2021
Concept: Olivier Defaye
Clouds chair

A series about clouds


AOKIstudio's original content, 2021
Concept: Olivier Defaye
Clouds glass

A series about clouds


AOKIstudio's original content, 2021
Concept: Olivier Defaye
Magic forest

J'ai pensé à vous tous les jours

Sets for feature film, directed by Jérôme Foulon, 2008
Cathedral forest design: Weihua Wei
MixUp Educational application

MixUp

App, 2017 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, 2018
Design: Olivier Defaye
Magic forest

Miyano Mamoru

Music video, 2018
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, 2014
Client: NTT
Production : Studio TED

Design : Olivier Defaye
Sonic Rider

Sonic Riders

Design of 5 game levels, 2006
Client : Sega Games
The AOKIstudio team: C. and O. Defaye, M. Verhasselt, W. Wei, L. Kid, M. Koch, G. Szucs, G. Thoorens
Green valley

Green valley

Futuristic city for a feature film, 2005
Original content by AOKIstudio
Concept and design : Weihua Wei
Image architecturale 3D

Futuristic city

Design of a futuristic city, 2021
Client: Komatsu Ltd.
Design: AOKIstudio
Design of a futuristic city for 360-degree projection

Futuristic city

Design of a futuristic city, 2021
Client: Environmental Planning Laboratory Inc.
Design: AOKIstudio
Design of a futuristic capsule hotel

Capsule hotel

Design of a futuristic capsule hotel, 2021
Original content by AOKIstudio
Design: AOKIstudio
Tokyo, 1960

Tokyo, 1960

Design for TV Commercial, Japan, 2019
Client: Mori Building
Design: AOKIstudio
Rice paddy landscape

Rice paddy landscape

Design for corporate film, Japan, 2021
Client: Komatsu Ltd.
Design: AOKIstudio
LAMI Educational application

LAMI

App, 2015
Original content from AOKIstudio
Concept and design : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
RIDE Educational application

RIDE

App, 2015
Original content from AOKIstudio
Concept and design : Christophe and Olivier Defaye
Roberto

Roberto

Futuristic city for a feature film, 2015
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!