Bitter Plus Sweet Aikin Farko: Shaidar Kamfani by Liying Wang

Bitter Plus Sweet Aikin Farko: Shaidar Kamfani by Liying Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe in Zane-zane Competition Category.

Baƙin ƘarfeZane-zane· 2026

Bitter Plus Sweet Aikin Farko: Shaidar Kamfani

by Liying Wang

Client: Liying Wang

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe Winner in Zane-zane Category

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The Design

About Bitter Plus Sweet Aikin Farko: Shaidar Kamfani

Rubutun Littafi: Shaidar kamfani ta Bitter plus Sweet ta sake tunanin kyawun kofi na hannu ta hanyar wata alama mai karatu biyu. An samu wahayi daga kishiyar kofi, wanda ke daidaita ƙarfi da laushi, ƙirar ta haɗa zuciya mai siffar lissafi tare da haruffan farko na alamar kasuwanci. Wani B mai tsari yana nuna soyayyen kofi mai ɗaci, yayin da S ke isar da zaƙi. An gina shi a kan tsaftataccen zangon lissafi mai tsauri, alamar da za a iya faɗaɗa tana amfani da launukan halitta na Ruwan Kasa na Espresso da Kore na Sage. Wannan hanya tana kifar da tsofaffin ra'ayoyin masana'antu, tana jan hankalin masu saye da wani labari na gani ɓoyayye mai ba da lada.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe

Zanen Bitter Plus Sweet Aikin Farko: Shaidar Kamfani ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe, wata karramawa mai daraja da ake bai wa kyawawan zane-zane waɗanda ke cika buƙatun ƙwararru da masana'antu da ake tsammani daga ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire da aka tsara da kyau. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Baƙin Ƙarfe suna nuna babban ƙwarewa, ƙwarewa ta musamman, fahimtar ƙwararru da ikon ƙirƙira na masu ƙirƙirar su. Ana sa ran zanen Bitter Plus Sweet Aikin Farko: Shaidar Kamfani ya zama ƙirƙira da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna wacce ke da amfani kuma mai sababbin abubuwa. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyukan fannin kuma yana da halayen fasaha masu cancanta da ke da alaƙa da sanin yadda da baiwa. Ana girmama zanen Bitter Plus Sweet Aikin Farko: Shaidar Kamfani saboda cikakkiyar kulawarsa kuma an tsara shi don ba da ingantuwar rayuwa da ke taimakawa wajen mai da duniya wuri mafi kyau.

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.