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Restbase Logo- und Corporate-Identity-Design by Sxdesign

Restbase Logo- und Corporate-Identity-Design by Sxdesign is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award in Bronze in Grafikdesign Competition Category.


BronzeGrafik· 2025

Restbase Logo- und Corporate-Identity-Design

by Sxdesign

Client: RestBase

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Restbase Logo- und Corporate-Identity-Design

Restbase ist ein Logo- und Corporate-Identity-Design für eine Marke, die sich auf Ruhe und Regeneration konzentriert. Die Wortmarke verbindet Serifen- und serifenlose Buchstabenformen mit einer bewusst gesetzten Lücke und schafft so ein Gleichgewicht zwischen Stabilität und Fluss. Das aus der Wortmarke abgeleitete RB-Monogramm setzt sich in kantigen Rahmenmustern fort. Warme Orangetöne werden mit monochromer Fotografie kombiniert, um sowohl Energie als auch Ruhe auszudrücken. Der Druck erfolgt mit hochwertigen Verfahren auf recyclingfähigen Bedruckstoffen. Die Identität präsentiert Ruhe als aktive und disziplinierte Praxis statt als passive Auszeit.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Restbase Logo- und Corporate-Identity-Design ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Restbase Logo- und Corporate-Identity-Design wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Restbase Logo- und Corporate-Identity-Design befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
RestBase's identity system redefines rest through a hybrid visual language. The wordmark logo blends serif/sans-serif hybrid typography with the deliberate gap, balancing stability and fluidity to visualize intentional rest. The RB monogram from Logo emerges as a bold visual hammer, dynamically extending into angular framing patterns, synergizing with energizing comforting orange and monochrome photography to assert the core philosophy: disciplined rest fuels peak energetic performance.
Dimensions & Packaging
Primary logo: 6mm minimum height for print. Others can be printed or displayed in various size.
Tags
Rest, Brand Identity, Corporation Identity, RestBase, Visual Identity
Production Technology
Production utilizes sustainable materials, ensuring each physical embodiment of the brand is eco-friendly. The precise execution involves high-quality print technology on recyclable substrates, reflecting the brand’s commitment to environmental responsibility.
Design Challenge
The core challenge was redefining rest as an active strategy – a novel concept requiring visual departure from traditional "tranquility" motifs. Balancing "action" and "rest" demanded avoiding passive aesthetics like muted tones, instead using warm vitality to express intentional recovery. The solution emerged through the logo's hybrid typography (bridging structure/motion) and VI elements like dynamic orange gradients, collectively framing rest as disciplined preparation for excellence.
Research
Meta-analysis neuroscience studies and consumer surveys with 240 participants revealed strategic rest intervals significantly enhance cognitive performance. Color perception tests identified orange as optimal for balancing energy and comfort. Typography studies led to a hybrid serif-sans wordmark with intentional gaps, visually encoding active recovery principles. These findings informed RestBase's evidence-based design system that repositions rest as measurable productivity accelerator.
Inspiration
The brand philosophy "disciplined rest fuels peak performance" became the creative catalyst. The logo embodies this through structural rigor in letterforms contrasting with fluid negative space. The intentional gap acts as a visual manifesto – rejecting passive downtime in favor of strategic recalibration. Warm orange radiates energized comfort, while monochrome photography conveys meditative stillness. Each element systematically rebrands rest from passive state to strategic investment.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2024 in Beijing and finished in November 2024 in Beijing.
Operation Flow
RestBase operates as a science-driven brand helping individuals achieve peak performance through proactive rest. It delivers rest-related knowledge, methods, and designed products, providing users with scientific recovery solutions. This design helps users intuitively recognize RestBase's expertise, transforming rest from passive downtime into an actively optimized discipline essential for sustained excellence.
Patents
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Team Members
Chen Xu, Huang Hao, Dr. Zhang Rong, Liu Beibei, Hao Qian, Wu Fangbo, Li Shulong, Li Jiaxu, Zhang Mingjie, Gao Jingyan, Dr. Wang Lijing, Tian Jianing
Image Credits
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