Tropical rainforest with dense green foliage and various large leaves. The word 'Nyakiyo' is overlaid in white text with a small canopy icon above the 'i'.

Nyakiyo

Moisturising shea butter start-up

Many people baked their way through Covid lockdowns, but my friend was stirring up body cream recipes with shea butter. As a projection of how this could take her from her living room to the most intimate parts of people all over the world, I came up with a brand to package and promote her creams.

Project involved

— Logo, logomark and pattern design

— Packaging and poster design

— Photography selection

A seamless pattern of semi-circle shapes in black, off-white, and light green, arranged in a grid.
A product label for Shea nourishing body butter with 100% natural ingredients, featuring green tropical leaves and a person receiving a massage.
Packaging for Shea nourishing body butter with natural ingredients, featuring green leaves and a woman with smooth skin.

Posters

Stylized letter 'N' with geometric shapes and a light green background.

Monogram

Logo with the word 'Nyakiyo' underneath a black parasol, over a light green and beige striped background.
A jar of Nyakiyo Shea nourishing body butter with a green label, black lid, and illustrations of green leaves on the label.

Packaging

Photography

A young man with wet, curly hair and a tan, shirtless, standing near the rocky shoreline on a foggy day.
Close-up of vibrant green plant leaves with prominent veins in natural light.
A person with freckled skin and short hair is shown from behind, stretching with arms raised and hands behind their head against a plain gray wall.