Day of Design
← All workLAVA RICE NOODLE / 2026

Warm bowls. Bold flavour.

Lava Rice Noodle / Identity applications & bilingual menus

Lava Rice Noodle red brand composition with the supplied noodle photograph
Portrait composition with the original Lava identity, headline and supplied food photograph
Lava Rice Noodle / New visual composition · Supplied food photograph
01 / APPETITE AT FIRST SIGHT

Vivid red. A warm, generous bowl. Building on the noodle curves in the original identity, we give colour, typography and information a clearer rhythm. Food leads the visual story; the menu makes flavours, dishes and prices easy to find.

  • Identity applications
  • Bilingual menu design
  • Typographic poster
  • Food-image art direction
02 / A DISTINCTIVE STARTING POINT

Keep the character. Clarify the expression.

Chopsticks lift the noodles; a chili joins the bowl’s outline. We retain this distinctive identity and extend it with cream, generous typography and three flowing lines shared by menus and posters.

The original Lava identity alongside the new red, cream and warm-ink palette and line motif

The original Lava identity alongside the new red, cream and warm-ink palette and line motif

03 / THE MENU SYSTEM

Plenty of choice. A clear order.

A separate broth column, a clear Chinese name, an English description and a consistent price edge. Red guides the eye, fine rules separate the dishes, and space keeps a varied menu easy to navigate.

Rice-noodle menu design: seven broths, thirteen dishes and prices from the source menu

Rice-noodle menu design: seven broths, thirteen dishes and prices from the source menu

01 / Rice noodles & broths
Second menu sheet: four rice dishes, ten snacks and braised dishes, and six drinks

Second menu sheet: four rice dishes, ten snacks and braised dishes, and six drinks

02 / Rice, bites & drinks

Portfolio menu concept · Dishes and prices from the archive · Select an image to view larger

04 / TYPE & APPETITE

One bold character. A taste of the identity.

An oversized 鲜 — flavour and freshness — turns the strokes of Chinese serif type into the poster’s centrepiece. Supplied food images retain their original character, shown generously for colour and texture.

Lava typographic poster with a large red Chinese character and three flowing lines

Lava typographic poster with a large red Chinese character and three flowing lines

Typographic poster / New flat artwork
Supplied photograph of meat, rice, egg and greens; the source does not identify a menu itemSupplied photograph of sliced meat and rice; the source does not identify a menu item

Supplied food imagery / Not assigned to specific menu items

LAVA RICE NOODLE / IDENTITY & MENU

A 2026 portfolio refinement concept. The original identity and food photographs come from the supplied project archive; layouts, palette extensions, line graphics and poster are new. All 33 Chinese item names and prices follow the source menu, with selected English translations edited against the Chinese. Unlabelled photographs are not assigned to specific dishes. This is not a current operating menu or evidence of manufactured applications.