Susan Isko
Work
EXPERIENTIAL BRANDING CONCEPT / FRONTIER AI LAB

A FRONTIER AI LAB TAKES ITS FIRST STEP INTO THE PHYSICAL WORLD

A concept for global branding of Claude in physical space. It pegs 8 product functionalities of Claude to 8 countries' cultures, specifically to their differing philosophies on what creativity is and where the creative spark comes from.

ROLE — CONCEPT, CULTURAL RESEARCH, STRATEGY, SPATIAL IDEATION, PITCH DESIGN

Client

Anthropic

Year

April 2026

Situationship

Self-initiated concept pitch in response to an open post to WXO members.

Open shoji doors framing a pine tree in a Japanese room
Strategy Inside

Don't introduce the brand simply as "creativity," but creativity in the local parlance.

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"I love how you made this so personal — and how you made such an awesome site. So so good."
Brent TurnerBrent Turner — EVP, Strategy and Solutions at Opus Agency. Production partner of Anthropic.
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