We left a little hint of Aina in our Mirage business cards at CES.
Back in January, we were still building in stealth under the name Project Mirage. We went to CES and handed out business cards with the Mirage name on them, even though we already knew a rebrand was coming. We weren't ready to reveal Aina yet, so we left a little hint in the cards.
The trick was thermal paper. The same paper used for receipts, where heat activates the print and makes it visible.
We printed Mirage on the top layer and Aina underneath. As the thermal print faded over time, the permanent Aina print slowly revealed itself.
Now that's an early Easter egg for you. 👀
Back when we were building in stealth as Project Mirage, we handed out business cards at CES '26.
The catch? We knew a rebrand was coming, but we weren't ready to reveal our new name just yet.
So we printed our business cards on thermal paper, the same paper used for receipts, designed to slowly fade over time.
Over the following weeks, Project Mirage gradually disappeared, revealing Aina underneath.
Want to now how we made it? Stay tuned.