Independent Creative Exploration// DARK MATTER GRID / CASE STUDY P06

BRAND IDENTITY / PACKAGING / CAMPAIGN / RETAIL

ZODIAC WINE

A wine identity that organizes twelve zodiac signs into one packaging family, with a campaign and retail design drawn from it.READ THE STORY ↓
Zodiac Wine celestial campaign featuring a galaxy-filled wine glass
DISCIPLINEBRAND IDENTITY / PACKAGING / CAMPAIGN / RETAIL
ROLEBRAND STRATEGY + IDENTITY + PACKAGING + ART DIRECTION
PROJECT TYPEINDEPENDENT BRAND CONCEPT
PATHARCHETYPE → GLYPH → BOTTLE → EXPERIENCE

THE STRATEGIC HOOK

Twelve bottles have to belong together.

The zodiac gave the collection an immediate structure. Each sign could have a distinct expression, but I did not want twelve unrelated labels. I kept the bottle information restrained and used the glyphs to carry the differences. The shared mark holds the family together.

THE CHOICE

“Match the mystery of the night sky with the personal ritual of choosing a wine.”

WORKING THROUGH IT

Give each edition a clear place.

01

ONE SIGN, ONE SIGNAL

One oversized zodiac glyph leads each bottle, making the collection easy to recognize and choose from.

02

A SHARED NIGHT SKY

Moon-white type sits on matte black glass, with fine constellation details connecting all twelve bottles.

03

PERSONAL BY DESIGN

The signs give each bottle an emotional point of entry without fragmenting the master brand.

04

FROM LABEL TO ATMOSPHERE

Orbital lines frame celestial photography. Restrained light carries the packaging idea into campaigns, retail, events, and merchandise.

PROPOSED FIRST EDITION

Let the labels work at one tasting table.

The twelve-sign collection has a full visual identity. I would introduce a small selection at an existing wine bar before building the constellation cellar. The glyph can start a conversation while the label still tells you what is in the bottle.

THE FIRST OFFER
One proposed hosted tasting with a licensed wine operator. Use a small selection from the label family. A specialist would choose the actual wines and write their information.
HOW YOU TAKE PART
The sign-led poster introduces the evening. Guests compare the wines and read the bottle details, then leave with a tasting card. The sign guides discovery without replacing the wine information.
WHAT I WOULD DELIVER
Complete labels and a tasting menu, with the event invitation and shelf display. Use the same hierarchy across the selected signs. Keep the operator and product information legible.
BEFORE IT GROWS
Can guests identify the wine as well as the sign? Check shelf readability and the usefulness of the tasting card. The actual wine selection is separate from the astrology concept.

Where it could go next

The full twelve-bottle designs and constellation cellar stay in the case. The larger setting is a later hospitality direction. A first tasting establishes how the identity helps people choose.

THE IDENTITY

Taste the divine.

A circular mark holds the name inside a small night sky. On the bottle, one large sign glyph leads. Product information stays small but readable beneath it.

PRIMARY IDENTITYZODIAC WINE logo
BRAND THESIS

Taste the divine.

TYPE 01ZODIAC
GEOMETRIC LIGHTMASTER BRAND / CAMPAIGN
TYPE 02BE AMONG THE STARS.
MODERN SANSSIGN NAMES / INFORMATION
NIGHT GLASS#07080CPRIMARY FIELD
MOON WHITE#F4F3EETYPE + GLYPHS
NEBULA VIOLET#554C82CELESTIAL DEPTH
STAR SILVER#9FA5B2DETAIL + LIGHT

THE VISUAL LANGUAGE

The sky becomes a shelf system.

The identity moves between two scales: a spare circular master mark and a bold sign-led bottle architecture. Constellation imagery adds atmosphere without competing with the clarity of the packaging.

COMPLETE PACKAGING FAMILY / 12 SIGNSONE SKY.
TWELVE IDENTITIES.

Keep the bottle shape constant and change the glyph for each sign. The family reads together on a shelf. Closer up, the label tells you which edition you have.

♈︎ZODIACARIESWINE SERIES
01 / ARIES
♉︎ZODIACTAURUSWINE SERIES
02 / TAURUS
♊︎ZODIACGEMINIWINE SERIES
03 / GEMINI
♋︎ZODIACCANCERWINE SERIES
04 / CANCER
♌︎ZODIACLEOWINE SERIES
05 / LEO
♍︎ZODIACVIRGOWINE SERIES
06 / VIRGO
♎︎ZODIACLIBRAWINE SERIES
07 / LIBRA
♏︎ZODIACSCORPIOWINE SERIES
08 / SCORPIO
♐︎ZODIACSAGITTARIUSWINE SERIES
09 / SAGITTARIUS
♑︎ZODIACCAPRICORNWINE SERIES
10 / CAPRICORN
♒︎ZODIACAQUARIUSWINE SERIES
11 / AQUARIUS
♓︎ZODIACPISCESWINE SERIES
12 / PISCES

APPLICATION

Packaging becomes a point of view.

The original display and advertising studies establish how the collection looks on a shelf or at a tasting. Campaign images carry the same atmosphere.

EXPERIENCE

A celestial brand, made tangible.

The extensions show a full retail display and an intimate tasting event, with a focused merchandise family. Each uses the original identity.

01

RETAIL

The twelve-bottle presentation makes each sign easy to find and gives the collection a distinct shelf silhouette.

02

TASTING

Constellation light and restrained branded touchpoints make the product story spatial and social.

03

MERCHANDISE

The circular mark identifies shared merchandise. Individual sign glyphs distinguish the tasting cards and bottle editions.

THE WIDER DESIGN STUDY

The following designs explore later editions. Their rollout depends on the first encounter working and each partner agreeing its part.

INDEPENDENT LUXURY WINE CONCEPTCOLLECTION / MEMBERSHIP / HOSPITALITY
THE COLLECTOR MODEL

The sign starts
the relationship.

A sign can prompt the first bottle choice. The cellar proposal gives members time to compare the wine itself, with tasting notes and seasonal pairings. Repeat visits would depend on that experience.

01

SIGN RELEASES

Members receive the bottle for their sign and access to a contrasting seasonal pairing chosen for its flavor.

02

CELLAR PASSPORT

Each bottle opens tasting notes, provenance, serving rituals, and a growing map of the twelve-sign collection.

03

CONSTELLATION TABLES

Restaurant partners host guided dinners that use the signs as a social invitation, then let the wine lead the actual pairing.

04

NUMBERED OBJECTS

Magnums, stemware, cellar tags, and annual artist editions create a disciplined collector layer around the core bottle family.

Guests explore an orbital Zodiac Wine cellar with twelve constellation tasting rooms
FLAGSHIP ACTIVATIONTHE CONSTELLATION CELLAR
TWELVE WINES / ONE NIGHT SKY

Choose by instinct.
Remember by sign.

Twelve tasting rooms form one orbital route. Guests start with their sign and try an unexpected pairing, then choose a personal three-bottle constellation to take home.

GUIDED TASTINGMEMBER PREVIEWRESTAURANT NIGHTANNUAL VINTAGE DROP
WHY IT CAN WORK

Identity drives discovery. Completion drives return.

A sign gives someone an easy first choice. The proposed cellar program would need wine quality and provenance to bring them back, with food pairings and annual releases adding reasons to revisit.

12-BOTTLE SYSTEMMEMBERSHIPGIFTINGHOSPITALITY PARTNERS

WHERE THE CONCEPT STANDS

A collection you can read as a set.

The twelve-bottle identity stays consistent across the labels and campaign. The cellar and tasting program are proposed extensions. They give the collection a setting, while the sign remains the simplest way to find an individual edition.