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PressApr 10, 2026

HoopAI Wins Best AI-Assisted Identity at Brand Impact Awards 2026

The studio’s Diriyah identity was recognised at the 2026 Brand Impact Awards, a category created to acknowledge work where AI accelerates the craft without replacing the authorship.

HoopAI Wins Best AI-Assisted Identity at Brand Impact Awards 2026, hero

The recognition

The award cited the Diriyah system’s integration of the Najdi triangular-window module across bilingual wordmarks, and the discipline of a palette transcribed directly from the site. The jury noted the work as evidence that AI-assisted process can produce identities of genuine cultural specificity rather than generic polish.

A brand carrying this much historical weight functions best when it leads with confidence rather than decoration.