Listva / IdentityFlower salon · 2019

Leaves, lettering
and a living signature.

A botanical monogram and a carefully refined wordmark turn the name into a recognisable identity.

Project
Listva · Kemerovo
This chapter
Concepts & sketches
Symbol & custom lettering
Visual identity & signage
Original Listva monogram sketches in an open notebook
Identity development / From the first drawings to a botanical signature.
01 / The original search

A letter inside
a world of leaves.

The visual search began with semantic groups and a moodboard to define the tone of the salon. Early drawings showed that the Cyrillic initial Л gave the identity more individuality than a generic floral emblem.

The next iteration focused on three connected decisions: the style of the leaves, the links between them and the letter, and the drawing of Л itself.

Original Listva pencil studies of botanical monograms
Original studies / Testing different structures.
Original Listva studies refining a leafy monogram
Refinement / The letter and the surrounding leaves.
02 / The wordmark

A shared rhythm.
A custom Л.

The symbol combines an organic, changing leaf contour with a traditional, stable letterform. That contrast guided the type search rather than a random comparison of fonts.

Philosopher Regular provided the starting point. The initial Л was redrawn, and spacing was tested against distances within the ornament so that the symbol and wordmark would share a rhythm.

Original Listva diagram showing changes to the Cyrillic Л and spacing derived from the leaf ornament
Original lettering study / The initial, proportions and spacing.
Lettering foundation / Philosopher Regular

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The finished wordmark uses modified lettering; the font sample shows its starting point.

03 / The finished system

One recognisable
signature.

The symbol, wordmark and flower-salon descriptor form the signature. Light, white and dark applications preserve the same drawing and proportions.

Original Listva signature versions on olive, white and dark backgrounds
Listva identity on a dark shopfront fascia
Signage concept / Wordmark and descriptor at architectural scale.
Botanical Listva monogram on a projecting sign
Symbol / A compact projecting sign.
Listva signature on glass
Signature / Applied to glass.
04 / Keeping the system coherent

From expression
to application.

The guideline brings the approved versions together with colour and type specifications.

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