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Bitter Plus Sweet الوظيفة الأساسية: الهوية المؤسسية by Liying Wang

Bitter Plus Sweet الوظيفة الأساسية: الهوية المؤسسية by Liying Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 جائزة A' Design Award الحديدية in تصميم الرسوم والتوضيح والاتصال البصري Competition Category.


حديدالرسوم· 2026

Bitter Plus Sweet الوظيفة الأساسية: الهوية المؤسسية

by Liying Wang

Client: Liying Wang

جائزة A' Design Award الحديدية Winner in الرسوم Category

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The Design

About Bitter Plus Sweet الوظيفة الأساسية: الهوية المؤسسية

نص الكتاب: تعيد الهوية المؤسسية لـ "Bitter plus Sweet" تصوّر جماليات القهوة المصنوعة يدويًا من خلال حرف أحادي مزدوج القراءة. مستوحى من ثنائية القهوة التي توازن بين القوة والنعومة، يدمج التصميم قلبًا هندسيًا مع الأحرف الأولى للعلامة التجارية. يرمز حرف B البنيوي إلى التحميص المُر، بينما ينقل حرف S معنى الحلاوة. صُمم الشعار القابل للتحجيم على شبكة رياضية دقيقة، مستخدمًا لوحة ألوان عضوية من البني الإسبريسو والأخضر المريمي. يقلب هذا النهج القوالب الصناعية النمطية، ليأسر المستهلكين بسردية بصرية خفية مجزية.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award الحديدية

Bitter Plus Sweet الوظيفة الأساسية: الهوية المؤسسية هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award الحديدية، وهي تقدير مرموق يُمنح للتصاميم الجيدة التي تلبّي المتطلبات المهنية والصناعية المنتظرة من الإبداعات حسنة التصميم. ويُظهر الفائزون بالحديدية مهارة كبيرة وتخصصًا عاليًا وفهمًا خبيرًا وقدرة إبداعية لدى صنّاعهم. ويُتوقع أن يكون Bitter Plus Sweet الوظيفة الأساسية: الهوية المؤسسية إبداعًا عالي التقدير ومحل إعجاب وحب، عمليًا ومبتكرًا. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award الحديدية يدمج أفضل ممارسات القطاع، وله خصائص تقنية كفؤة ترتبط بالدراية والموهبة. ويحظى Bitter Plus Sweet الوظيفة الأساسية: الهوية المؤسسية بالاحترام لدقته، وقد صُمّم لتقديم تحسينات لجودة الحياة تساعد على جعل العالم مكانًا أفضل.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The identity utilizes a double read principle, integrating a geometric heart with the brand initials. The left side forms a structural letter B representing the intensity of bitter roasts, while the right side forms a letter S for sweetness. Built on a mathematical grid, the logo ensures timeless scalability across physical and digital mediums. The palette of Espresso Brown and Sage Green avoids industrial platitude, offering an organic feel that appeals to craft focused consumers.
Dimensions & Packaging
This identity is built to ensure pixel perfect translation across digital screens and physical print. The logo is delivered in scalable vector formats and high resolution raster files. Brand guidelines define minimum sizing and clear space rules to guarantee legibility on applications ranging from small paper espresso cups to large storefront window decals and embroidered employee uniforms.
Tags
Brand Identity, Logo Design, Coffee Shop, Geometric Design, Corporate Identity, Minimalism, Visual Communication
Production Technology
The design was developed using professional vector-based software, such as Adobe Illustrator and Figma, to ensure infinite scalability without loss of detail. A strict mathematical grid system was applied to the monogram to maintain perfect proportions across various applications, from small-scale social media icons to large-scale storefront window decals and embroidered textile merchandise.
Design Challenge
The hardest challenge was balancing rustic coffee tropes with a modern, socially-driven craft aesthetic. Internally, blending a rigid 'B' and 'S' into a recognizable heart required extensive iteration to avoid forced geometry. Externally, production constraints dictated the logo must remain legible across diverse media, from low-fidelity stamp printing on recycled packaging to crisp digital app icons, demanding strict, uncompromising adherence to the mathematical grid.
Research
Exploratory research aimed to define modern craft coffee aesthetics. Methodology included visual audits of 15 local competitors and comparative testing of logo concepts. Data was collected via random surveys with local coffee drinkers. Results showed a 75 percent preference for organic geometries over industrial tropes. Insights revealed consumers crave hidden narratives, directly impacting the dual B and S heart design. This approach elevates brand business equity and modernizes local coffee culture.
Inspiration
This project was inspired by the intrinsic duality of the coffee experience: the balance between strength and softness. The motive was to create a symbol conveying both technical precision and human warmth. Research into geometry and minimalist monograms led to a heart shape constructed from the letters 'B' and 'S'. The goal was to reward observant customers with a hidden narrative, moving beyond traditional coffee tropes toward a sophisticated, modern craft aesthetic.
Project Duration
The project started in December 2025 in California, U.S., and finished at the end of February 2026.
Operation Flow
The brand interacts with customers through a discovery phase; the realization of the hidden letter B and letter S initials follows the initial recognition of a heart symbol. This engagement builds brand equity.
Image Credits
Image #1: Creator Liying Wang, 2026.
Image #2: Creator Liying Wang, 2026.
Image #3: Creator Liying Wang, 2026.
Image #4: Creator Liying Wang, 2026.
Image #5: Creator Liying Wang, 2026.

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