Navy I's (Insight/Intelligence) woven with teal AXA (operational core). True alternating interlock — green in front at some crossings, blue in front at others. No hierarchy between systems.
Simplified geometry. All strokes same width. Clearer letter separation with thin white gaps preserving the weave. X given slightly more mass at the crossing. Optimized for smaller reproduction.
Direct analogy mapping: earth tones for the I's (Insight/Intelligence = the root system, the hidden diagnostic) and forest green for AXA (the visible delivery canopy). Reinforces the core metaphor in the mark itself.
The X is the coupling — where the Reality Ledger converts to the Delivery Ledger. Here the X gets a third color (coral/amber accent) to mark the conversion point. The rest stays navy/teal. The X becomes the visual center of gravity.
The .ai extension in a lighter weight, slightly smaller, as a domain suffix. The mark reads as the discipline; the extension reads as the platform. Two treatments: inline and stacked.
Palette: Variants 01/02/04 using the navy + teal framework palette distance the mark from AXA Insurance's blue-on-blue and anchor it in the visual system already established across all your documents. Variant 03 (earth/forest) is the most direct metaphor carrier but may read too earthy for a technology-forward brand.
X emphasis (Variant 04): The three-color treatment with coral X is the strongest conceptual signal — it makes the coupling point visually unmistakable. But it adds complexity. For a primary mark, the two-color versions are cleaner. The coral X could work as a secondary treatment or animated state.
True interlock: The alternating weave (green crossing in front at bottom-left and top-right, navy crossing in front elsewhere) is subtle at small sizes. It matters more at large scale — presentations, wall displays, website hero. At favicon size, the weave reads as a unified mass, which is fine.
.ai lockup: The inline version (Variant 05, first) works best for horizontal applications. The stacked version works for square formats and favicons. The tagline version is your full formal lockup.
Next step: These are geometric explorations — directional, not final. A type designer would refine stroke weights, optical corrections at intersections, and the precise interlock geometry. But the structural decisions — palette, interlock direction, X emphasis, .ai treatment — can be locked from these.