Friend website
Contributed by Peiran Tan on Aug 2nd, 2024. Artwork published in
July 2024
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Friend.com blog
Friend is a San Francisco-based AI hardware startup company. Moving away from the clean, precise Neo-grotesques typical of 2010s Silicon Valley, the Friend website opens with Miller and Miller Display – a serif typeface family with strong print and literary connotations. Completing the look, its product visuals feature ample natural lighting, people in sportswear, and A24-esque cinematography (product trailer).
The small text (“terms & conditions”, “privacy policy”, etc.) tucked away in the corners gives away the fact that Friend is still a tech company, as it is set in Favorit – a longtime tech darling.
Friend.com homepage.
Actual product rendering. Stripe Checkout handles the actual pre-ordering experience.
