Nanpi Hardware Ìdánimọ̀ Àmì-iṣẹ́ by Sxdesign is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìpolówó, Títajà àti Ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ Competition Category.
FàdákàÌpolówó· 2026
Nanpi Hardware Ìdánimọ̀ Àmì-iṣẹ́
by Sxdesign
Client: Nanpi Hardware
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ìpolówó Category
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The Design
About Nanpi Hardware Ìdánimọ̀ Àmì-iṣẹ́
Nanpi Hardware jẹ́ ìdánimọ̀ àmì-iṣẹ́ tí a ṣẹ̀dá fún àkójọpọ̀ ilé-iṣẹ́ irin ní Agbègbè Nanpi, Hebei, ní ilẹ̀ Ṣáínà. Àmì náà so onígun mẹ́rin àti òbìrìkìtì pọ̀, tí a fà pẹ̀lú jiọmẹ́tírì ìfarakanra. Ìrísí tí ó jáde nínú rẹ̀ hàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹnu-bodè àti pẹ̀lú gẹ́gẹ́ bí àmì ìfojúsùn, tí ó ń ṣàfihàn pípéye tí ó ní àfojúsùn. Àyè rere náà dábàá lẹ́tà N, bẹ́ẹ̀ sì ni ojú-ihò tí a wọ̀n dáadáa fi lẹ́tà P hàn nínú àyè òdì. Ìwádìí oníparámítà méjì ṣẹ̀dá àwọn ẹ̀yà oríṣiríṣi 147, tí ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan wọn di dídánwò fún kíkedere ní 10 mm. Jiọmẹ́tírì náà tún ṣe àtìlẹ́yìn fún ère-àmì onípele mẹ́ta tí àwọn ojú-ìwò pàtàkì rẹ̀ bá lógò pẹrẹsẹ náà mu.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Nanpi Hardware Ìdánimọ̀ Àmì-iṣẹ́ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Nanpi Hardware Ìdánimọ̀ Àmì-iṣẹ́ yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Nanpi Hardware Ìdánimọ̀ Àmì-iṣẹ́ jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A minimal square and circle construct forms a symbolic gate while suggesting the letter N in the positive space. A calibrated slit reveals the letter P in the negative space, forming the Nanpi initials. The mark also reads as a target reticle, expressing focused precision. Derived from the Turner cube, it supports a 3d totem whose key views align with the 2d logo.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Scalable vector, 1 to 1 square geometry, monochrome primary with optional single spot color. Minimum reproduction size 10 mm. Clear space at least the inner circle radius on all sides. 3d version based on a cube form, suitable for metal fabrication and desktop awards. Deliverables include vector, print ready, and manufacturing files.
- Tags
- Industrial identity, Precision machining, Turner cube, Geometric logo, Negative space lettering, Parametric design, Metal fabrication, City landmark, Collective trademark, Minimalism
- Production Technology
- The symbol was built from tangent geometry and tested through a two parameter matrix that generated 147 variants. Each variant was evaluated at 10 mm minimum size for legibility and balance. Vector masters and a strict grid ensure repeatability across media. A 3d model enables machining, casting, or anodized metal fabrication for awards, gifts, and landmarks.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest challenge was to honor Turner cube heritage while achieving a simple mark that stays clear at 10 mm. Another obstacle was embedding the letters N and P through positive and negative space without harming balance. The solution used strict tangency and calibrated gaps so 2d and 3d readings remain consistent.
- Research
- Type of Research field study, benchmarking. Research Objectives define a symbol for Nanpi metalworking. Methodology brand prism mapping, geometric coding. Data Collection and Research Tools Used visits, interviews, sample set, parametric matrix. Participants or Experiments manufacturers, officials. Results abstract direction confirmed, 2d 3d mark validated. Insights and Impacts memory anchor improves recognition and export communication. Effect supports unified cluster branding.
- Inspiration
- Nanpi County in Hebei is a dense metalworking cluster whose parts often stay hidden inside larger systems. The identity needed to show craft height at a glance and speak in a global industrial language. A Turner cube, a machining benchmark, inspired a door like mark that frames Nanpi as a gateway to the world.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2025 in Nanpi County, Hebei, China and finished in January 2026 in Beijing, China.
- Operation Flow
- In 2d, the mark serves as the collective trademark and anchors a modular identity system across print, signage, and digital media. In 3d, the form can be rotated so the top view reads as a Turner cube while the front view reads as the logo. This multi view consistency strengthens recognition from product markings to city landmarks and gifts.
- Patents
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- Team Members
- Ma Rujun
Ye Hanbo
Liu Hongxiu
Zhao Guojun
Huang Hao
Chen Xu
Dr. Zhang Rong - Image Credits
- sxdesign
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