Forbes • Akamai
Turning complex website security risks into a clear editorial illustration system.
For a Forbes BrandVoice collaboration with Akamai, I created an animated lead asset and supporting editorial scenes that made global exposure, vulnerable interfaces, malicious activity, and business impact easier to understand at web scale.
ROLE
Contract Visual & Product Designer
PLATFORM
Web editorial campaign
FOCUS
Visual storytelling · Editorial illustration · Motion direction
DELIVERABLES
Animated hero · Editorial illustration series · Web campaign assets
AGENCY & PRODUCTION
Thinkmojo
THE CHALLENGE
Website security is technically complex and difficult to visualize. The work needed to make risk feel real without relying on fear driven or overly technical imagery.
THE VISUAL SYSTEM
I built a consistent language from simplified people, devices, browser interfaces, networks, and attack paths. A restrained blue palette established the digital environment, while red and orange accents marked threat, exposure, and points of attention.
EXECUTION
The animated lead asset introduced the scale of connected risk. Supporting frames translated global exposure, vulnerable interfaces, malicious activity, and business impact into a cohesive editorial sequence designed to remain legible at web scale.
OUTCOME
The result was a unified family of illustrations and an animated hero for the Forbes × Akamai story. Campaign performance data was not available, so this case study focuses on the communication system, production scope, and delivered assets.