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Lao Huotang የምርት መለያ ማንነት by Bi Cheng Zhong

Lao Huotang የምርት መለያ ማንነት by Bi Cheng Zhong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት in የግራፊክስ፣ ሥዕላዊ መግለጫ እና ምስላዊ ግንኙነት ዲዛይን Competition Category.


ነሐስግራፊክ· 2026

Lao Huotang የምርት መለያ ማንነት

by Bi Cheng Zhong

A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in ግራፊክ Category

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The Design

About Lao Huotang የምርት መለያ ማንነት

ላኦ ሁኦ ታንግ በታይዋን ለሚገኝ የሆት ፖት ምግብ ቤት የተዘጋጀ የምርት መለያ ማንነት ነው። አርማው በአንድ እጅ የተያዘ የብረት ድስት ያሳያል፣ ከዚያም ቀስ በቀስ መንተክተክን የሚያመለክት የሚወጣ እንፋሎት መስመር አለው። የቻይንኛ ፊደላት በእሳት ነበልባል ቅርጽ ባላቸው የብሩሽ ምቶች የተሳሉ ሲሆኑ ከዘመናዊ የፊደል አጻጻፍ ጋር ተጣምረዋል። የቀለም ስብስቡ የሚፈላ ቀይ፣ ብርቱካናማ ቀይ፣ የጡብ ቀይ እና ሞቅ ያለ ቤዥ ቀለሞችን በደረጃ በማስቀመጥ ዓይንን ከምድጃ ወደ ጠረጴዛ ይመራል። ግልጽነትን ለማሻሻል ነጭ ቀለም ለአርማው እና ለጽሑፉ ጥቅም ላይ ውሏል። ይህ መለያ ማንነት በምልክቶች፣ በምናሌዎች፣ በንግድ ካርዶች እና በህትመት ቁሳቁሶች ላይ ተተግብሯል።

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት

Lao Huotang የምርት መለያ ማንነት የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም በፈጠራ፣ በብልሃት እና በአስተዋይነት ለሚታወቁ ድንቅ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ እጅግ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የነሐስ አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን ሰፊ ልምድ፣ ምናብ እና ብልሃት የሚያረጋግጡ እጅግ ችሎታ የተሞላባቸው እና በሚያስደንቅ ሁኔታ ፈጠራ ያላቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። Lao Huotang የምርት መለያ ማንነት ከፍ ያለ ግምት የሚሰጠው፣ የሚደነቅና የሚወደድ፣ እጅግ ሙያዊና ፈጠራ የተሞላበት ነገር እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን በኪነ ጥበብ፣ በሳይንስ፣ በዲዛይን እና በቴክኖሎጂ ምርጥ ልምዶችን ያካትታል፤ ለዝርዝርም በሚሰጠው ትኩረት ምርጥ ነው። Lao Huotang የምርት መለያ ማንነት ፍላጎቶችን በግሩም ሁኔታ ያረካል፣ ምኞቶችን ይነካል፣ ስሜቶችን ይማርካል እንዲሁም የማወቅ ጉጉትን ይስባል።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The logo shows a cast iron pot held by a single hand, symbolizing the artisan's careful control and devotion to slow-cooked broth. Steam rising from the lid evokes simmering charm. The Chinese characters of 'Lao Huo Tang' feature brushstroke flames, reflecting the stove's flicker, paired with modern typography for professionalism and approachability. This cohesive identity spans signage, menus, business cards, and DM materials.
Dimensions & Packaging
The project required rebuilding brand identity and spatial perception on an existing operational base. Visual design had to adapt to limitations such as signage not extending to the second floor. Instead, the designer enhanced visibility with strategic color use and lightbox signage. Brand elements were incorporated into placemats, soup ladles, and sauce dishes-transforming every detail into a statement of culinary discernment.
Tags
Hot pot, Cantonese soup, cast iron pot, flame, warm color palette, rebranding
Production Technology
The visual palette centers on red (C34M100Y100K0), representing boiling broth and the passion of craftsmanship. It is complemented by saturated orange-red (C0M73Y92K0), brick red (C34M54Y80K0), and warm beige (C5M32Y18K0), forming a gradient from fire to table. White is used in the logo and typography to enhance clarity and modernity. Applications on red backgrounds, menu covers, and digital media enhance recognizability. Materials include matte foil stamping and spot UV finish, aligning with the brand's 'refined within affordability' philosophy.
Design Challenge
The main challenge was the site's physical limits and repositioning the brand. With a low storefront ceiling, vertical signage was impossible, so recognizability relied on a vivid red lightbox and precise color system. Simultaneously, the design needed to convey the artisanal, slow-simmered identity within a space historically perceived as a budget hot pot chain, elevating the brand without expanding its physical footprint.
Research
The redesign transforms hot pot dining perception by making flavor layering visually expressive, centering the identity on the cast iron pot and artisan hand. Swirling steam evokes slow simmering, while flame-inspired typography animates 'LAO HUO TaNG.' A palette of boiling red, brick, and warm beige evokes heat from stove to table. The refreshed identity feels 'adorable yet professional,' boosting recognition, social sharing, and establishing a new classic within Taiwanese hot pot culture.
Inspiration
In Taiwan's competitive hot pot market, Lao Huo Tang emphasizes 'broth as the protagonist,' rooted in Hong Kong and Macau Cantonese soup traditions. The brand revamp challenges low-cost hot pot stereotypes, highlighting the sincerity of slow cooking. The designer crafted a visual identity that conveys depth and layered flavor, blending tradition with innovation to establish a distinctive, atmospheric presence within Taiwan's hot pot industry.
Project Duration
The project finished in July 2021 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow
Following its launch, the brand's refreshed look drew attention from both loyal and new customers. The design was praised as 'adorable yet professional,' memorable, and full of sincerity. Customers noted that every detail-from the red visual theme to the white logo-reflected thoughtful design. The owner shared that many guests photographed and shared the restaurant on social media, commenting that it 'understands both soup and design.' The result: affordable, yet anything but ordinary-truly classic.'
Team Members
BI-CHENG ZHONG
Image Credits
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