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Kaani.
A bold visual identity for a homemade hot sauce brand with Senegalese roots.
Kaani is a homemade hot sauce brand built around a love for heat, bold flavor, and Senegalese roots.
Create an identity that feels authentic to its homemade origins while giving the brand a distinctive and memorable presence.
Bring together heat, strength, heritage, and personality into one visual system — from the logo and bottle down to every printed and digital touchpoint.
Bold flavor with a
strong sense of identity
Kaani is built around a simple idea: bold flavor with a strong sense of identity.
The brand needed to feel warm and personal, reflecting its homemade roots, while still having the confidence and presence of a growing food brand.
Habanero + Lioness
“The habanero brings the heat. The lioness brings the strength. Together, they give Kaani a symbol with a story.”
The Kaani mark combines two key ideas behind the brand: the habanero pepper and the lioness.
The habanero represents the product itself and its fiery character, while the lioness represents strength, boldness, and a connection to Senegalese identity — a symbol that feels bold, distinctive, and directly connected to the product.
Where the identity comes to life
The packaging brings the identity into its most important application: the bottle — bold without becoming overly complicated.
Heat, confidence, and energy
Deep Red
Navy Blue
Yellow
Cream
Together, these colors give Kaani a flexible visual system that can move between bold, energetic applications and more refined brand moments.
Heritage meets modern clarity
Playfair Display
Helvetica Neue
Consistency beyond
the bottle
The identity was designed to work beyond product packaging.
Business cards and printed materials carry the same visual language through the logo, typography, color palette, and graphic elements — keeping the brand recognizable wherever customers encounter it.
One identity, many expressions
The Kaani system extends across digital, print, apparel, packaging, and everyday brand applications. From a phone screen to a T-shirt, the core elements keep Kaani recognizable.
A visual system that brings together heat, heritage, and homemade character.
From the logo and packaging to printed materials and digital applications, every touchpoint works together to tell the same story: bold flavor, strong roots, and a brand made with character.
- Distinctive
- Memorable
- Consistent everywhere