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Building a community-driven outdoor adventure brand from zero — identity, product, and platform, designed as one system.
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Building a community-driven outdoor adventure brand from zero — identity, product, and platform, designed as one system.
ExplorActive was launching as a completely new brand, with one goal: build a community-driven platform for outdoor adventures, experiences, and exploration.
The challenge was building a strong, recognizable identity from zero — one that felt energetic and modern without leaning on generic "adventure" clichés, and that could feel emotionally connected to nature without losing clarity.
The project required consistency across very different surfaces at once: a public website, a mobile app, an internal operations tool, and physical marketing collateral. Every surface needed to speak the same visual language without becoming repetitive.
The identity also had to stand out inside a crowded outdoor and travel market, while staying flexible enough to scale across future campaigns, new activity categories, and new markets.
Brand Jungle designed ExplorActive's identity, product, and platform as one connected system — not four separate deliverables. Every asset below shares the same mark, palette, and voice.
The identity centers on the "X" — a simple figure standing in for motion, risk, and the connection between people and experience. Applied across merch, gift cards, and campaign posters, it holds up at any size.
Brand application 1
Responsive, image-forward, and built around three doors in — explore, inspire, connect. Keep scrolling — the homepage below scrolls with you.
For people who want to move. Discover vetted guides and book real experiences — surf, hike, or dive — in a few taps.
For guides and instructors who want to sell their own experiences. List a session, set your price, manage bookings — no middleman.
For the community around ExplorActive. Share trip reports, follow other explorers, and find people to adventure with.
Three ways in. Pick yours.
Discover, book, and review outdoor experiences in a few taps. Real guides, real availability, one consistent flow across every activity type.
Tanya is a dedicated surf enthusiast. Her communication skills and love for the sport make lessons inspiring and effective, helping surfers of all levels catch their next wave with confidence.
Immerse yourself in Mont Blanc's stunning landscapes and enjoy breathtaking views of a majestic peak — a perfect escape to refresh your spirit.
Scuba diving this place is a breathtaking experience — an underwater paradise filled with vibrant coral gardens, teeming marine life, and crystal-clear waters.
Brand Jungle also designed an internal tool for the ExplorActive team — bookings, guides, activities, payments, and an AI assistant that keeps every asset on-brand.
| Activity | Guide | Location | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf Experience | Tanya Johnson | Mullet Bay | Aug 3 | Confirmed |
| Mont Blanc Trek | Élodie Dubois | Chamonix | Aug 4 | Confirmed |
| Scuba Dive | Reef Dive Co. | Queensland | Aug 5 | Pending |
| Stone Mountain Hike | Mike Perez | Atlanta | Aug 6 | Confirmed |
| Guide | Activity | Amount | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanya Johnson | Surf Experience | $36.00 | Jul 24 | Paid |
| Élodie Dubois | Mont Blanc Trek | $135.00 | Jul 25 | Paid |
| Reef Dive Co. | Scuba Dive | $315.00 | Jul 27 | Processing |
Morning. Three bookings need confirming and one guide is over capacity on Saturday.
Which guide?
Tanya Johnson — four surf sessions stacked between 9 and 13h at Mullet Bay. Want me to move the 11h to Élodie?
Yes, and tell the client.
Done. Draft sent for your approval: friendly tone, same time next week offered as an alternative.
Generating a Social Post using the Surf theme.
A working system the ExplorActive team can run and grow with — not just a look.
Built by Brand Jungle
Identity, mobile app, public website and the operations dashboard — designed and shipped by Brand Jungle as one connected system, not four separate deliverables.
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