Brand identity and typographic signature for Nocturne Sauvage: an elegant serif wordmark, a Japanese kanji seal, a four-colour midnight palette, and silver-foil stationery for a luxury niche perfume house. The identity pairs refined serif lettering with the kanji 夜想曲 ("nocturne"), uniting Kyoto and Zurich influences into one quiet, premium brand voice. Created as a portfolio concept for perfume houses, niche fragrance startups, and premium beauty brands.

THE CONCEPT A luxury fragrance house needs a signature that feels timeless on a bottle, a box, and a business card. Nocturne Sauvage uses a spaced, high-contrast serif wordmark for classic elegance, and a vertical kanji seal as a small, memorable mark of Japanese craft. Together they express the brand's wabi-sabi and brutalist direction: calm, restrained and deeply atmospheric.

THE COLOURS OF MIDNIGHT

Obsidian Charcoal #141416: the deep base of the brand

Smoked Silver #8C92AC: the soft metallic tone used for typography and foil

Raw Basalt #332F2C: a warm, earthy dark that echoes the stone stopper

Moonlit Mist #F8F8FA: a clean off-white for contrast and breathing space

BRAND ASSETS

Serif wordmark with a clear typographic hierarchy

Kanji seal in a framed vertical lockup

Colour palette with named swatches and HEX codes

Embossed card and silver-foil stationery mockups on a raw stone surface

WHAT THIS DESIGN DELIVERS

Luxury brand identity and logo direction

Typography and colour system for a niche fragrance brand

Premium stationery and print finish concepts (embossing, silver foil)

A consistent look across packaging, advertising, e-commerce and social media

WHO THIS IS FOR Perfume houses, niche fragrance startups, cosmetics and luxury brands that need a distinctive, high-end brand identity with a strong typographic signature.

Note: This is a conceptual project created for portfolio purposes, not a commissioned client project.

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