Melanin Cake

Hand-crafted body butter for women with melanated skin who need all day hydration –– with a natural and tender touch of love and care

Year

2019

Client

Melanin Cake

Project Type

Identity + Packaging

Role

Brand Identity Designer

Project Overview

Changing the way melanated women feel about their skin

Melanin Cake is a slice of self-care delight. The client needed a brand identity design and packaging that reflected the organic, feminine touch of mother nature

Challenge

How to make organic look chic

My Role/Responsibilities

Identity design
‍Art Direction
Packaging

Aesthetic

Naturally Delightful

The overall design aesthetic used for the logo design and creative visual assets were centred around natural and organic shapes coupled with a clean look and feel

Inspiration

African Indigenous Knowldge

Melanin Cake is organically produced in Kenya by the local women who have decades of expertise and a whole lot of passion for building their communities by creating generational wealth and skills

Logo

A classy logotype with a bit of organic contours

Typography

Two contrasting typefaces were chosen for both their aesthetic appeal and readability at small scales.

Color Palette

Neutral colours with a pop of zest that inspire calm serenity with a touch of revitilization

Final Design

Organic body butter with zero-waste packaging

With a focus on environmental sustainability, the packaging for Melanin Cake body butter utilized recycled glass jars packaged in compostable cardboard boxing

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