HiFi Finance - Pawn Bots

Hired by Hifi Finance, my role was to create and design a new NFT project and branding, which is focused on their new financial-based service launching on the blockchain. After exploring several different design directions, we landed on a robot-based design with a retro aesthetic, leaning into the nostalgia of the early internet generation. These NFTs were highly effective and generated a significant source of income over a short period of time.

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 Character Design Concepts

Cartoon pink robot with a square head, spiral eyes, and a small mouth, standing on a rounded pink base against a gradient blue background with a green exclamation mark above its head.
Digital illustration of a computer-generated character with a purple square head, glowing pink eyes, a small black smile, and black horns, with purple hair on top, against a bright yellow background.
A cartoon-styled robot with a rectangular screen for a face, featuring heart-shaped eyes and a small smiling mouth, with a diamond floating above its head, set against a pink background.
A futuristic robot head with a glowing blue face and two oval eyes, encased in a geometric gold wireframe structure against a black background.
A robot with a round blue face displaying a smiling emoticon, surrounded by a gold, cage-like structure, against a black background.
A stylized sphere with a golden geometric pattern and a blue digital face with two oval eyes.
A cute robot with a square blue face and black eyes, wearing a gold crown, against a blue background.
A robot with a vintage TV head, displaying a blue screen with a smiling face, against a yellow background.
A robot with a green screen face displaying a smiling face. The robot has a gray box-like body with various buttons and a telephone keypad. The background is gray.

 Character Variation Creation

A 3D modeling workspace showing a wireframe and shaded view of a virtual stereo speaker setup with multiple components and a background setup in a 3D software interface.
An old computer monitor with a gray frame and a black screen, featuring a small red indicator light at the bottom right corner.
Vintage computer monitor with a large curved gray screen, teal side panels, and small speaker holes at the bottom, isolated on a black background.
Black vintage television with a curved screen and a speaker grill at the bottom
A vintage box-shaped television with a gray screen and rounded corners, set against a black background.
Close-up of a vintage black and gold speaker with a black speaker cone, set against a black background.
Close-up of a blue plastic toy robot with a cylindrical neck, two yellow-green stripes on its chest, and rounded arms.
Close-up of an abstract robot toy with a gray chest, black cross button, red circular buttons, and a gray head, set against a black background.
Close-up of a vintage electronic device with black dials, buttons, and a speaker on top, with a black background.

Character Designs

A robot with a screen displaying a game with a pixelated character, diamonds, and a coin, with a card reader on top.
A robot with a vintage television screen for a head, featuring a sad face, connected to wires and a device resembling a computer or console, set against a starry space background.
A vintage computer with a pixel art game on the screen, showing a cloud, a green hill, and a brown platform.
A yellow robot with a screen displaying a smiling face and sound waves, surrounded by white buttons, against a yellow background.
A vintage computer with a smiling face design on the screen, including eyes and a mouth, set against a blurred brown background.
A close-up of a robot with an electronic display showing a sad face, with a background of stacked floppy disks.
An illustration of a vintage television with a smiling face, placed on top of a stereo system. The TV has a gray frame, black eyes, and a curved smiling mouth, giving it a cute, animated appearance.
A robotic device resembling a vintage computer monitor with a green screen displaying a command prompt. The monitor has two black hooks and side attachments, with headphones hanging on the left. The device has a white base labeled "PawnBots", with a
A black handheld gaming console with a screen, control buttons, and a red indicator light, placed on a reflective surface.
A vintage black desktop computer with a monitor, keyboard, and circular knobs on a dark background.
A close-up of a decorative glass or crystal jukebox sculpture with colorful reflections and layers, set against a dark background.
A close-up view of a large, rectangular, clear crystal or glass sculpture with inset oval cuts, reflecting multicolored light, positioned on a reflective surface with smaller geometric-shaped crystals or glass pieces around it.
A vintage robot decorated with metallic and shiny surfaces, including a face with a smiling expression, standing on top of an old-fashioned stoves or kitchen appliances.
A robot with a metallic, shiny gold surface and a smiling face on its display screen.
A colorful computer monitor with rainbow stripes, rainbow-shaped objects, mounted on a green device with a yellow cord, against a purple background.
A computer monitor displaying a rainbow flag with rainbow-colored rainbow-colored handles. The monitor is placed on a yellow, rounded object against a dark background.
A vintage computer with a yellow knit hat on top, smoking, and adorned with gold chains hanging from it. The background features a brick wall with graffiti.
Colorful background with fluffy pink and blue cotton candy on a reflective surface, featuring candy cane striped oval cutouts and white cloud-shaped objects.
A LEGO robot with a computer monitor head displaying a fiery image with two large yellow X marks over the eyes, set against a dark, smoky background.
A robot with a computer monitor for a head, showing a brain with two large, googly eyes inside the display.
A green vintage-style robot with a TV screen face displaying a blue cow icon, equipped with two shiny black eyes, and a UFO hovering above it emitting a blue light.
A person wearing a furry costume with a virtual reality headset in an outdoor setting with trees.
A video game controller covered with a clear plastic bag, with the controller's buttons and joystick visible through the bag.
A robot with a metallic, shiny body and a rectangular screen for a face, standing against a colorful, swirl-patterned background.
A device with a screen displaying a warning symbol, surrounded by lightning effects.
A robot-like device with a small screen on top, headphones on the sides, and a grey square face with two black U-shaped eyes, against a bright green background.
Silhouette of a robot with a rectangular head and glowing eyes against a red background.
Two modern digital watches with green screens and red polka dot patterned straps and bezels, placed on a matching red polka dot patterned surface.
A whimsical pink computer with a unicorn horn and furry pink hair, set against a colorful, glittery background.
Digital wireframe model of a coffee maker in pink and purple lines against a black background, with a mountain range in the distance.
A wooden abacus with dark beads and a display panel with various buttons, set against a wooden background.

Additional Media

A holographic image of a virtual reality headset on a rainbow-colored background.
A robot with a blue screen face smiling at a display of gold coins on a table. Behind it, shelves show various electronic devices labeled 'Pawn Bots'.
Cute robot with a blue screen face and smiling expression, antennas on head, beige body with brown stripes.