insteroid
[01] CONCEPT
THE INSTEROID
A glitch in the car industry.
Hyundai took their smallest EV model, the Inster, and gave it some steroids. The result? The Insteroid, their latest concept car. Half real, half race car, half straight out of an arcade (yes, I know that's three halves already), it puts the fun back in driving, even if only as an exercise.
To launch it, we came up with a concept that shows exactly what the Insteroid is: a glitch in the car industry.
And we took that quite literally, focusing the execution on the glitch that takes it from Inster to Insteroid, from a small EV to a badass racing car.
[02] TEASER
Teasing
the Insteroid
Before the launch, we started building anticipation in the automotive community by introducing the campaign concept and showing the transformation from Inster to supercar.
The teaser, directed at car enthusiasts, was posted on Hyundai's social and digital channels, alongside the reveal date.
[03] REVEAL
Revealing
the design
On April 1st, 2025, the Insteroid was out in the world. Some people thought it was an April Fool's joke, but we were for real.
Once again, Instagram and social were the playground to flex the bold design lines and the name.
[04] HERO FILM
The launch
After weeks of anticipation, it was time to really show what the Insteroid was all about. For that, we created a 90" hero film, focusing on the design elements, performance and distinctive character of the car. We created a world inspired in cyberpunk futuristic videogames, and made the Insteroid drive through a racetrack in a post-apocallyptic city covered in neons.
[05] HIGHLIGHTS
[06] CREDITS
Year: 2023
My Role: Creative Direction
Client: Hyundai Motors
Agency: Innocean Berlin
Chief Creative Officer: Gabriel Mattar
Executive Creative Director: Ricardo Wolff
Creative Directors: Pedro Lourenço,
José Filipe Gomes
Senior Art Director: Ahmet Kilic
Senior Copywriter: Nicolás Montanaro
Copywriter: Edu Muñoz
Art Director: Konstantinos Alexandrakis
Senior Account Director: Sven Kuebler
Senior Account Manager: Keta Kavlashvili, Oliver Soufan
Account Manager: Sheena Rajgarhia
Head of Production: Fabian Barz
Senior Producer: Allison Markert
Strategy Director: Anna Nowak-Otto
Strategist: Ilaria Traverso
Production Company: Felga
Director: Pawel Jermak
DOP: Bartek Hlawka
Editor: Igor Kaczmarek
Production Coordinator: Judyta Staniszewska
Postproduction: VEIN Post
Post Producer: Dana Sakaieva
Online: Krzysztof Ligocki
Music & Sound Design: UN.STUDIOS
Colorists: Szymon Obrostek, Piotr Nowicki
.
other projects
© 2025 José Filipe Gomes. All rights reserved.
Built with Semplice, Items by Schick Toikka and IBM Plex Mono by Mike Abbink and Bold Monday.