Bronze A' Design Award Winner 2025
The image presents a printed poster or banner photographed from directly above, showing a bold graphic design composition executed in vibrant red and white, the material appearing to be fabric or heavy paper with subtle surface texture visible through gentle creases and tonal variations suggesting physical substrate rather than digital screen. Scanning from the upper left corner where the eye naturally begins, a compact logomark occupies approximately one-eighth of the composition's width, comprising three interlocking angular white forms that read as folded planes or ribbon-like surfaces meeting at right angles, accompanied by stacked letterforms in condensed sans-serif typography spelling what appears to be a three-line organizational name or acronym in white uppercase characters, each letter constructed from geometric shapes with uniform stroke weight creating clean, rational appearance. Moving rightward and downward across the composition, approximately six to eight flowing white curved lines emerge from the logomark area and extend across the red field in graceful parabolic trajectories, these pathways maintaining parallel relationships to one another while creating rhythmic intervals that compress and expand, the lines appearing smooth-edged and consistent in width throughout their journey from left to right, suggesting precision vector graphics or carefully cut vinyl material. The red background that occupies roughly ninety percent of the composition reads as warm and energetic, comparable in temperature to ripe tomatoes or autumn maple leaves, its intensity suggesting pigment saturation that would command attention from distance, the color exhibiting slight tonal variation from upper left to lower right creating barely perceptible dimensional quality, as if gentle directional light from above-left creates subtle luminosity gradient across the surface. The white linear elements against this red ground create strong visual contrast comparable to chalk on brick or fresh snow against red sandstone, the hard crisp edges between colors suggesting clean separation without bleeding or softness. The curved pathways themselves evoke various tactile sensations depending on interpretation: smooth as polished metal tubing, flowing as water streams, continuous as ribbon unfurling, or systematic as architectural circulation routes, their parallel arrangement creating visual rhythm like waves on water surface or contour lines on topographic maps. The overall composition occupies a horizontal rectangular format approximately in three-to-two proportion, photographed against neutral gray concrete or stone surface visible around all edges, the surrounding texture appearing rough and granular like weathered pavement or building foundation, providing material contrast between the smooth graphic surface and coarse environmental context. The lighting condition reads as soft and diffused, comparable to overcast daylight or indirect interior illumination, creating no harsh shadows but gentle overall visibility that reveals both the graphic content and subtle material qualities of the substrate. The scale relationships within the design show the logomark as compact and contained while the flowing pattern expands progressively, individual curved lines beginning in tight proximity near the logo before spreading to wider intervals as they extend rightward, this expansion suggesting growth, reach, or radiating influence moving outward from institutional source. The white elements maintain consistent brightness throughout, reading as cool neutral tone without warmth or color cast, creating clean clinical appearance against the energetic warm red field, this temperature contrast between cool marks and warm ground adding to the visual energy and ensuring optimal legibility across viewing distances.
This is the logo design for the Guild Association of Roofing Crafts in Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. My goal was to create a timeless and clean logo without using typical roof shapes, which are featured in over 90 percent of logos for roofing associations and companies. Many association members wanted to see a roof in the logo, but I was able to convince even the critics with my idea.