The Earth & Space Exploration Center (ESEC) at Ritsumeikan University is Japan’s first research organization dedicated to expanding human habitation to the Moon and planets, and to building space exploration infrastructure that will serve as exploration bases ahead of the construction of habitats and living spaces in the future. Shiftbrain was tasked with creating ESEC’s logo, logo motion, website, original type face, stickers, and other tools.
The website was created in collaboration with gaz Inc. using the no-code tool “STUDIO”.

ESEC’s mission is to independently construct exploration and development centers in unexplored areas and bring cutting-edge observational data to the world. When the organization was established, designs that could serve as symbols that the team could take pride in were required.

We created an emblem and logo motion that symbolize ESEC’s spirit of exploration and passion for taking on the challenges of unexplored areas. We envisioned the possibility of the logo eventually being adopted for use on exploration and research equipment, and aimed to create an “E” logo that can be seen from all angles, no matter the perspective.
We also created an original typeface that expresses the organization’s progressive spirit and challenges, and deployed it throughout the website.