Work/Identity

Hawn

Hawn
My roleVisual identity
Year2025
CategoryVisual identity
SectorApparel
How do you design an identity for a clothing brand that says calm is strength?

Hawn makes comfortable, practical, refined clothes for light everyday errands. The name means serenity, dignity, gentleness and ease without weakness. In a world full of noise, comparison and pressure, the brand believes calm is where strength begins, not its opposite.

Calm is not surrender. Calm is strength.

Audience & personality

Who Hawn is for

An ambitious but pressured audience that values detail and looks for comfort with style.

Audience

Ages 18–30 in Greater Cairo: university students and people working at startups and corporates. Ambitious but pressured, they value experience and detail, and want comfort with awareness and style.

Personality

  • Down-to-earth
  • Honest
  • Sincere
  • Wholesome
  • Cheerful, but calm

Tone of voice: calm, reassuring, human and balanced.

Arabic wordmark

Hawn, with a fatha

The fatha makes sure the name is read correctly, since with a damma it means humiliation. The open space of the noon suggests ease, flow and serenity, in a letterform that balances strength and clarity.

English wordmark

Room to breathe

A modern, confident sans serif with an open A that leaves room to breathe, and considered spacing that feels calm and reassuring.

Colour & type

Quiet, natural colours

Deep, earthy and calm tones, set in Myriad Arabic and Avenir.

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#2F3A44
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Applications

The identity in everyday life

From bags and labels to the clothes and social media.

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