iteration-1 β Baseline (as chosen)The round-1 pick, unchanged: 90Β° aperture at the upper-right, signal dot in the gap.
iteration-2 β + tt ligatureBoth signature moves combined: shared crossbar on the double-t, open loop + dot on the o.
iteration-3 β Dot in the loopThe o stays closed; the dot sits at its center. Human in the loop, literally. Quietest, most legible.
iteration-4 β Gap at 12The ring opens at the top; the dot rides in the gap just above x-height. Indicator/alert read.
iteration-5 β Quiet cutLighter stroke (22 vs 26), narrower 72Β° gap, smaller dot. More refined, less chunky.
iteration-6 β Dot as separatorThe signal dot leaves the o and becomes the period: adapttoΒ·ai, the domain as wordmark. Closed o, baseline dot with air on both sides.
iteration-7 β Full-stop oBaseline gap rotated 90Β° clockwise: the aperture faces the lower-right and the dot drops to the baseline β a period tucked into the o, separating "ai".
iteration-8 β Muted "ai"Baseline o unchanged; "ai" recedes to 55% ink so "adaptto" + dot carry the mark. Opacity, not gray β works on both bands.
iteration-9 β Yellow "ai""ai" takes the signal yellow β the accent IS the ai. Strong on the ink band; deliberately low-contrast on paper to test the limit.
iteration-10 β Typeset "ai""adaptto" stays custom monoline; "ai" switches to Archivo Bold (the site's UI font) β double-storey a, a different voice for the product layer.
iteration-11 β Closed loop, dot on topI7's full-stop position, but the o stays a complete circle β the dot overlays the ring at the lower-right. Human in the loop, with the loop closed.
iteration-12 β I7 + ink underlineFull-stop o unchanged; "ai" carries a rule in the same monoline stroke β reads as part of the lettering, a link you could click.
iteration-13 β I7 + signal underlineThe underline takes the dot's yellow β dot and rule become one accent system: the period and the underline both say "ai is the point".
iteration-14 β I7 + marker highlightThe hero's "back-office" swipe applied to "ai": a yellow band behind the lower half of the letters, ink on top β same gradient geometry as the site headline.
iteration-15 β I7 + slim markerSame swipe, two-thirds the weight: the band covers only the bottom third of the letters. Highlight still reads, less poster-loud.
iteration-16 β I7 + baseline markerSlimmest cut: a narrow band straddling the baseline β half behind the letters, half below. Halfway between a highlight and an underline.
iteration-17 β Baseline marker + open o at 1:30I16's slim band, but the o rotated 90Β° counter-clockwise back to the original: aperture at the upper-right, dot in the gap. Dot up top, marker below β two accents bracketing the mark.
Standalone marks β favicon size check
baseline / I2 β open loop + dot
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I3 β ring, dot at center
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I4 β ring open at top
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All iterations are custom-drawn paths β they render identically everywhere. Round-1 concepts remain in logos/concepts/ and on the deployed mockup page. Toggle dark to preview on the ink band.