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Prepd Brand Identity by Cansu Dagbagli Ferreira Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Cansu Dagbagli Ferreira honored for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 17, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Prepd Brand Identity by Cansu Dagbagli Ferreira, designed for Cansu Ferreira, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Prepd Brand Identity
Prepd is an innovative food delivery platform that transforms digital influencer recipes into professionally prepared meals. Its identity centers on a bold, modern aesthetic designed to disrupt the food tech space. Featuring a clever logotype with a negative space frying pan and a high contrast Green and Lime palette, the brand celebrates the link between creators and consumers. Through expressive, human-first photography and clean geometry, Prepd turns the act of scrolling into a tangible, high quality dining experience.
About Cansu Dagbagli Ferreira
Cansu Dagbagli Ferreira is a designer specialized in brand design since 2014. She focuses on providing high quality and boutique brand strategy, visual identity, packaging and web design services. Recognized as an award-winning designer, Cansu Dagbagli Ferreira delivers exceptional quality work that elevates brands to new heights. A 360° brand approach, developed by her, has enabled her to forge brands that resonate and captivate. She has a credible portfolio, with esteemed international clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Jeep, Snapchat, Hallmark, Ambev. With a decade of international experience, she prioritizes client satisfaction above all.
Award Record
Cansu Dagbagli Ferreira is a winner of 9 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2022 - 2023 to 2025 - 2026 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award
The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/graphics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/181178
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/181178
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!181178
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/340188
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://tinyurl.com/4tbwmxvy
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Prepd Brand Identity
- Function
- Brand Identity
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Sky Blue, Light Steel Blue, Dim Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Cansu Ferreira
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Cansu Dagbagli Ferreira
- Country
- France
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #181178
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Prepd is a cloud kitchen marketplace bridging digital creator culture with tangible culinary experiences. It allows users to order influencer curated recipes prepared by professional chefs. The identity features a clever logotype with a negative space frying pan within the letter "p," symbolizing the behind the scenes. Using a disruptive forest green and lime palette, the design moves away from typical fast food aesthetics to position itself as a premium, personality driven taste platform.
- Inspiration
- The project is inspired by the modern phenomenon of scrolling for taste, where food lovers crave recipes seen on social media but lack the time or skill to replicate them. The design language draws from "digital to physical" transitions, mirroring the energy of influencer content—bold, candid, and high-impact. The minimalist geometric system was inspired by professional kitchen precision, while the playful typography and hidden symbols reflect the joy and creativity found in food curation.
- Research
- Type: Qualitative Consumer Behavior Research. Objectives: To bridge the gap between social media engagement and food consumption. Methodology: Social media sentiment analysis and trend mapping. Tools: Competitive landscape auditing and mood-board testing. Participants: Gen Z and Millennial "foodie" demographics. Results: Identified that users feel a strong emotional connection to influencer content but lack accessible ways to taste it. Insights: A confident, "loud" visual identity increases brand trust in the cloud-kitchen model. Impact: The design creates a new retail category for "Creator-Led Dining."
- Challenge
- The primary challenge was creating a brand that felt as vibrant as social media content without appearing "cheap" or "temporary." As a cloud kitchen, the brand lacks a physical restaurant space, so the packaging and digital presence had to carry the entire weight of the brand's premium positioning. Overcoming the "sterile" perception of food-tech required a human-first photography style and a sophisticated color palette that feels grounded in quality (Deep Green) while remaining energetic (Lime).
- Realization and Technology
- The project utilized a "Diverge and Converge" design thinking methodology. During the Diverge phase, extensive UI/UX audits of food delivery competitors were conducted to identify visual fatigue in the sector. In the Converge phase, custom vector work in Adobe Illustrator was used to refine the negative-space logo for scalability across digital icons and physical touchpoints like branded items. Extensive photographic art direction was applied to ensure a "human-first" aesthetic across billboards and social assets.
- Operation and Interaction
- For Prepd, the interaction bridges the digital and physical worlds through a seamless three-step flow: discover, order, and experience. Users browse a curated marketplace of dishes they have seen online, the recipes from their favortie influencer. Upon delivery, the branding takes center stage; the clever frying pan logo on the packaging signals a transition from a digital craving to a professional culinary reality. This tactile interaction, combined with premium sustainable materials and human-first imagery, transforms a standard delivery into a high-personality event that feels both personal and exclusive.
- Project Duration and Location
- 6 months, France and Saudi Arabia
- Specifications
- Colors selected in all systems: RGB, CMYK and Pantone to ensure the maximum loyalty.
- Keywords
- food, app, delivery, digital, modern, colorful
