About
Designer and Pentagram partner in London. He co-founded Hudson-Powell with his brother Luke Powell, continuing their collaborative practice at Pentagram.
SourceIn their own words
We used a skeuomorphic technique to invoke a sense of dimensionality and space in the assets we created.
The episode titles also include Urdu and Arabic against relevant definitions, bringing some of the nuance of multiple identities through typographic script and language alone.
After our titles for the show Bloods in 2021, we’ve been eager to do more title sequences. The format is fast and often needs to express a lot in a short amount of time so it’s always a fun challenge.
The 'video as volume' idea became our way of visualising their technology.
Complexity becomes understandable when you strip things back to what's truly important.
Technology can feel distant, cold, but it's built around human experiences: images, memories, moments.
Often, the best ideas are already there, just waiting to be noticed.
The challenge was to expand into B2C without alienating their current B2B customers.
It was important to show the real people behind Zeff.
Sustainability shouldn't be a selling point anymore — it should be the baseline.
Articles & interviews11
- Pentagram creates retro-futuristic Xsolla identity
Pentagram partners Luke Powell and Jody Hudson-Powell created a retro-futuristic rebrand for Xsolla, a gaming-technology and digital-payments company. Built around the narrative concept of the Xsolla Archive and the slogan "All the things", the identity uses a 3D animated mascot, skeuomorphic interfaces and an archive-inspired labelling system to make the company's broad platform more approachable.
- Riz Ahmed’s new show Bait has a spy-spoof title sequence masterminded by Pentagram partners
Pentagram partners Luke Powell and Jody Hudson-Powell designed the title sequence for Riz Ahmed’s new show 'Bait', blending spy-movie tropes with cultural references to British and Pakistani identity. The short sequence uses colour filters, acetate tests, and a monospace typeface to evoke secrecy and multiplicity. The project reflects on identity politics and visual storytelling within a few seconds of motion design.
- Pentagram brings shifting identity to life in titles for Riz Ahmed's Bait