IOTA brand exploration  ·  The genealogy  ·  4 October 2026

How it got to W(e)ave.

Everything made on the way: the three other directions still on the table, then every round in order, each on its own page.

Also on the table

Three other ways it could go.

Each of these holds up, and none is ruled out. If one is closer to what you see for IOTA, say so; the rounds behind it are all here.

Sea, still
Round 13

Sea

An ocean drawn as the lines of its swell. The waves lift off the water and are drawn taut into the model. The closest to the word liquid.

Lagoon, field, still
Round 11

Lagoon, field

A lit sea with machines on the floor, a flock carrying the work, and the model built in layers. The fullest film of the four.

Constellation, still
Round 09

Constellation

Near black with one mint green: the look of Macrocosmos's own deck, made into a world. A refresh of what exists more than a new identity.

The path

15 rounds, 35 pieces, four days.

Every piece made on the way, in order. Each round has its own page: what it tried, the pieces themselves, running live, and the note that sent the work somewhere new.

Round 1, a still
Round 01  ·  1 October  ·  6 pieces

Six readings of liquid

Open round 01
Round 2, a still
Round 02  ·  1 October  ·  4 pieces

Four deep studies: scattered, then one body

Open round 02
Round 3, a still
Round 03  ·  1 October  ·  4 pieces

The same arc, in water

Open round 03
Round 4, a still
Round 04  ·  1 October  ·  3 pieces

Three motion brand styles

Open round 04
Round 5, a still
Round 05  ·  1 October  ·  1 piece

Open Water: one sea, three jobs

Open round 05
Round 6, a still
Round 06  ·  2 October  ·  1 piece

Horizon: depth and bare metal

Open round 06
Round 7, a still
Round 07  ·  2 October  ·  1 piece

Horizon revised: real water, wafers

Open round 07
Round 8, a still
Round 08  ·  2 October  ·  1 piece

Hardware and data on the sea

Open round 08
Round 9, a still
Round 09  ·  2 October  ·  3 pieces

Three variants in the deck’s look

Open round 09
Round 10, a still
Round 10  ·  2 October  ·  2 pieces

Lagoon

Open round 10
Round 11, a still
Round 11  ·  2 October  ·  1 piece

Lagoon, field: in Metapattern’s manner

Open round 11
Round 12, a still
Round 12  ·  2 October  ·  1 piece

The brand world

Open round 12
Round 13, a still
Round 13  ·  3 October  ·  5 pieces

Braid, five ways

Open round 13
Round 14, a still
Round 14  ·  4 October  ·  1 piece

The prototype brand, from W(e)ave

Open round 14
Round 15, a still
Round 15  ·  4 October  ·  1 piece

The brand system, from W(e)ave

Open round 15
Further in

What carried through, and what I would like your view on.

The motifs that ran from round to round, and five questions for anyone reading this. These are explorations, not Macrocosmos's approved identity; every number shown inside a piece is a placeholder.