Honki Factory 視覺識別 by Daichi Takizawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 平面設計 Competition Category.

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Honki Factory 視覺識別

by Daichi Takizawa

Client: Honki Factory Co.,Ltd

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 平面 Category

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The Design

About Honki Factory 視覺識別

概念為「開拓道路，Honki之道」，將Honki定義為認真，意指擁有明確目標並採取具體步驟邁向目標。掌握結構化業務發展方法嘅人士能夠藉此開創新路徑。培育眾多Honki人才嘅願景透過H形框架呈現，象徵結構；標誌字體靈感源自工廠，代表生產。符號與字體嘅可變設計反映其對各行各業嘅適應能力。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Honki Factory 視覺識別是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Honki Factory 視覺識別將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Honki Factory 視覺識別是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The logo reflects the concept of a "Establishing entrepreneurship training centers" where various people, both corporate and individual, can learn about entrepreneurship and increase the number of people willing to take on challenges. The logo was inspired by the "frame" representing the shape of new businesses and the "factory" symbolizing production. The adaptable "H" shaped symbol mark and the variable design of the logotype express that the company can support any type of business.
Dimensions & Packaging: The visual design was created using Adobe Illustrator, and the corporate font was made with the font creation software Glyphs.
Tags: VI, Visual Identity, Logo, Symbol, Corporate font, Poster, Website, Stationery, Variable
Production Technology: "Honki" means "Seriousness," and its passion and spirit of challenge are represented by the bold color red. Both the symbol mark and logotype have a variable design, showing that Honki Factory's services can adapt to any business size or industry. The symbol mark features an open door shape within the frame, symbolizing new opportunities for all companies.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was how to implement the newly created visual identity. The company's members are not designers, and the application they use most is PowerPoint. To make the VI easy to use, we created PowerPoint templates where users only need to replace text. We also predefined the corporate fonts and colors. Background images for video conferencing and business cards were designed to allow simple text updates, ensuring that anyone can effectively represent Honki Factory Co.,Ltd's corporate identity, regardless of their role.
Research: I focused on enhancing the quality of the details. The logo was carefully examined for aspect ratio, the thickness of vertical and horizontal strokes, and optical balance. For the corporate font, in addition to optical adjustments, each character's width and side spacing were precisely calculated. Over 500 test patterns were evaluated during this process. As a result, I won the Silver Award at the Graphis Design Awards 2025 (USA) and were featured in the Japan Typography Yearbook 2025, enhancing Honki Factory Co.,Ltd's brand value.
Inspiration: Honki Factory needed to update its visual identity to achieve its vision of "Establishing entrepreneurship training centers." The specific goals were to gain credibility from large corporations and to enhance the company's branding for recruitment. Therefore, a visual identity that represents the company's vision was essential.
Project Duration: This project started in June 2022 and was completed in March 2024.
Operation Flow: After changing the visual identity, despite having only about 10 employees, the company secured service agreements with over 30 major Japanese corporations within a year. This proves that the visual identity is effective and gives large companies a sense of trust and credibility.
Image Credits: Image #1, Art director Daichi Takizawa, Corporate Logo , 2024
Image #2, Art director Daichi Takizawa, Corporate Font, 2024
Image #3, Art director Daichi Takizawa, Website, 2024
Image #4, Art director Daichi Takizawa, Name card, 2024
Image #5, Art director Daichi Takizawa, Poster, 2024