{"id":62279,"date":"2026-04-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/?post_type=archive&#038;p=62279"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:44:39","slug":"joby","status":"publish","type":"archive","link":"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/en\/archive\/joby\/","title":{"rendered":"Cao Pi, the flying taxi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the brand design for Joby, an air taxi service provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joby Aviation is a company with the goal of changing the way we move in cities. Founder Joben Bebert first made a name for himself with the innovative flexible tripod &#039;GorillaPod&#039; and was preparing a larger vision of electric air taxis. Since both companies originated from his name &#039;Joby,&#039; it was crucial for Joby Aviation to establish a distinct identity separate from the tripod brand when it made its official debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was important to showcase Joby\u2019s advanced electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft technology alongside its realistic execution capabilities, demonstrated through collaboration with government agencies to prepare for future urban air infrastructure. To achieve this, Tolleson worked closely with Joben Webbert to meticulously construct the brand narrative and visual language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brand identity was inspired by the airfoil, the cross-section of an airplane wing, and the flow of a flight path. The custom wordmark captures forward momentum and a sense of fluid movement, simultaneously revealing Joby&#039;s technical character and future orientation. Additionally, during the initial launch phase, a basic look and feel was designed to seamlessly connect with future service expansion and the overall user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1440\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 2560 \/ 1440;\" width=\"2560\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby01.mov\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1440\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 2560 \/ 1440;\" width=\"2560\" autoplay controls muted src=\"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-11.mov\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-10-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-10-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-10-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-10-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-10-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-10-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-10-1320x743.webp 1320w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-10-600x338.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby08-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby08-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby08-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby08-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby08-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby08-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby08-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby08-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay controls muted src=\"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby-09.mov\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"2160\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3840 \/ 2160;\" width=\"3840\" autoplay controls muted src=\"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/joby02.mov\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More and Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolleson.com\/our-work\/joby-aviation\/brand-identity\">https:\/\/www.tolleson.com\/our-work\/joby-aviation\/brand-identity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":62280,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"dsncategory":[3258],"class_list":["post-62279","archive","type-archive","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dsncategory-3258"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/archive\/62279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/archive"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/archive"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dsncategory","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designcompass.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dsncategory?post=62279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}