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Branding Masterclass for AI FoundersㅣSmith & Diction

This is the story of Smith & Diction, the design agency behind some of the most talked-about rebrands—Perplexity, Anterior, Alma, Exposure, and Gamma—all crafted by one of the smallest teams in the industry.

Chara Smithguest
May 8, 202532mWatch on YouTube

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EPISODE INFO

Released
May 8, 2025
Duration
32m
Channel
EO Studio
Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

This is the story of Smith & Diction, the design agency behind some of the most talked-about rebrands—Perplexity, Anterior, Alma, Exposure, and Gamma—all crafted by one of the smallest teams in the industry. In this episode, Mike Smith (Art Director) and Chara Smith (Head Copywriter) share how they build iconic brands with precision, creativity, and heart. Expect a ton of insight into what really makes branding great. 00:00 Intro 01:43 Branding and Copywriting 101 15:09 Building the Perplexity and Gamma Brands 21:00 The Story Behind Smith & Diction EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net X | @eostudi0 LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO Instagram | @eostudio.official Newsletter | https://www.eomag.io/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description Subtitles for this video were created using [XL8.ai](http://xl8.ai/) machine translation.

SPEAKERS

  • Chara Smith

    guest

    Co-founder of Smith & Diction, leading brand strategy, messaging, and copywriting.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of EO Studio, featuring Chara Smith, Branding Masterclass for AI FoundersㅣSmith & Diction explores Branding for AI founders: emotion-led copy, lived identity, distinct design Chara Smith and Mike Smith describe branding as how people perceive you across every interaction, not merely a logo, type, and color system.

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