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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Brand identity and typographic signature for Nocturne Sauvage: an elegant serif wordmark, a Japanese kanji seal, a four-colour midnight palette, and silver-f...
