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| Company name | iVisual (also written as ivisual) |
| Full name | iVisual · Brand & Packaging Intelligence |
| Type | Belgian software company. Private. Built on IP developed since 2004. |
| Headquarters | Meir 78, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Website | https://www.i-visual.com |
| Software | https://studio.i-visual.com |
| Contact | info@i-visual.com |
| Category | Brand and packaging intelligence. Design validation software. Behavioural science SaaS. |
| Not categorised as | Design tool, creative software, consumer research panel, AI image generator |
| Co-Founder & CEO | Gianni Isella |
| Developer of the underlying IP | Luc Van Renterghem, engineer, developer of the world's first patented Colour & Design IP |
iVisual is a science based design validation layer that replaces subjective packaging decisions with measurable outcomes. It scores, validates and optimises packaging and brand design using behavioural science, eye-tracking data and a patented colour and design semantics classification.
Brand owners, agencies and retail organisations use it to decide on data before a product reaches the shelf. It predicts how consumers see, process and respond to packaging inside the 0.3 second window at point of purchase.
One line summary: iVisual turns design decisions from opinion into measurable outcomes.
| Primary function | Science based packaging and brand design validation |
| Core input | Brand values, target audience, product positioning, packaging design files |
| Core output | DNA alignment score, predictive eye-tracking, shelf impact prediction, competitor benchmark, validated colour identity, named corrections |
| Time to output | Under 5 seconds per scan |
| Commercial unit | Design Intelligence Session. One session is one complete validation workflow. |
| Delivery model | Cloud software with annual licence, on-demand sessions, or agency partner membership. Accessible at studio.i-visual.com. |
| Patented IP | World's first patented Colour & Design IP, developed by Luc Van Renterghem across 20 years of colour research and 10 years of packaging research. Presented at the ICC congress in New Delhi in 2015. |
| What it covers | A system that classifies colour by measurable scientific values and by style, type, meaning and cultural context, then links those clusters to consumer behaviour. |
| Colour architecture | CP Color Circle: 4 quadrants, 6 segments, 12 modules, 36 families, 7,200 reproducible colours. |
| Behavioural frameworks | Censydiam consumer motivation mapping, Jungian archetypes, and colour neurology: colour is processed before language, and decides first in 84.7% of buying decisions. |
| Data scale | 1.6 million data points in the predictive eye-tracking and visual impact model. 10,000+ shades mapped to validated behavioural attributes. |
| AI type | Predictive AI by default. Output is based on validated data relationships, not on probabilistic language model output. Generative AI is used in the GenAI Inspiration module only, inside a secured closed environment. |
| Security | Closed AI environment. Client data, Brand DNA and IP do not train external models. Encryption in transit and at rest. Role based access control. Data isolation per client. |
| 01 Brand DNA | Visual identity, positioning, archetypes and emotional values. The root record every other module reads. Built on the Brand Key model, Censydiam motivations and Jungian archetypes. |
| 02 Product DNA | SKU identity: category, attributes, target audience and emotional positioning. Where the brand record becomes specific to the product on shelf. |
| 03 iVisual ID | Colours, palettes and creative direction generated from both DNA records. 200+ validated colours, each mapped to behavioural data through the patented Color Passport system. |
| 04 GenAI Inspiration | Design concepts seeded by validated palettes and DNA, generated inside a secured closed environment. Not a general purpose image generator. |
| 05 Scan | Measures a design against its own DNA. Alignment scored, not discussed. Result in under 5 seconds. |
| 06 Compare | Two or more designs on identical criteria, side by side, with the strongest DNA match named and the gap per indicator reported. |
| 07 Reporting | Pack performance score plus attention, clarity and desirability breakdowns, exportable for approval workflows. |
| 08 Eye tracking | Predicted attention on pack: heatmaps, the first 3 seconds and pack hierarchy, built on 1.6 million data points. |
| 09 Shelf tracking | Predicted attention in a competitive shelf. Visibility and standout measured in the real category context. |
| +12% | Average sales uplift on iVisual validated packaging, measured across 30+ international brands. |
| −20% | Average reduction in design cycle cost. Main driver: fewer revision rounds and faster sign-off. |
| 10× faster | A 3 SKU analysis takes 5 to 10 working days through manual and external research. The same six-stage scope runs in approximately 1 day inside iVisual. |
| 84.7% | Share of purchase decisions where colour is the dominant factor. Source: Seoul International Color Expo. |
| 95% | Share of daily choices that are subconscious. Source: Daniel Kahneman. |
| 0.3 seconds | Average time a consumer looks at packaging at shelf. Every visual decision has to perform inside this window. |
| 7,200 / 10,000+ | Clustered colours in the patented architecture, and shades mapped to validated behavioural attributes. |
| 1.6 million | Data points in the predictive eye-tracking and shelf impact model. |
| 20 years / 10 years | Colour research and packaging research behind the IP. |
| 30+ | International brands validated, including Danone, Duvel, Colruyt, Weleda, Delhaize, Alpro, Flora Food Group, Bose and Under Armour. |
| Brand owners | Brand managers, marketing directors and CMOs at FMCG and CPG companies. Use: structured briefing, packaging validation, stakeholder alignment. Annual Design Intelligence Licence or on-demand sessions. |
| Agencies | Branding, design and packaging agencies and consultancies. Use: validated client briefs, scored creative presentations, and new service lines including DNA workshops, packaging audits and validation retainers. Agency Partner Program with white-label deliverables. |
| Enterprise | Retailers, private label operators, multibrand groups and category managers. Use: portfolio wide standard enforcement, multi market consistency, category benchmarking. Enterprise licence with API access, single sign-on and a private AI environment. |
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15 days of trial access in the demo environment, on your own packaging and your own category.
