My Sweet Kyiv
Мій солодкий Київ
My Sweet Kyiv is a self-initiated project that we classify as a subjective territory branding. Typically, territory branding aims to generalize numerous people's thoughts and feelings about a particular place and reflect it in a directive symbol. As opposed to that, subjective branding offers an individual experience of a single person. Besides that, we did this project as a tribute to the beloved city.
Idea
This story is about the big Kyiv cake. And if you cut it to 16 triangle pieces you can compose the name of the city Kyiv (Київ) out of them. Two dots over the letter Ї are made of white flowers that are part of traditional creamy decorations. The illustration keeps original design of Kyiv cake that became recognizable throughout the years.
Background
Delicious Kyiv Cake appeared by mistake in 1956 at Karl Marx Kyiv Confectionery Factory. Since then, it became one of the most popular souvenirs brought from the Ukrainian capital and even a symbol of the city to some degree. For a long time, it was available exclusively in Kyiv, but our days, one can buy it worldwide. Many try to bake it at home; however, the exact recipe is a secret that welcomes experiments and variations.
Size
When the t-shirt is a piece of cake, its size is measured in kilocalories to replace ordinary XS, S, M, L, XL, and XXL. We produced six gender-neutral sizes as desserts are beyond gender. The smallest size is 300 kcal while the biggest one is 1050 kcal.
Box
When the t-shirt is a piece of cake, it is packaged in an original cake box. The box depicts chestnut leaves that symbolize Kyiv and are the authentic decoration for the Kyiv Cake packaging during decades. The expiration date on the lid says it is timeless and good forever.
When the cake is not only a t-shirt...
To be continued.
To be continued.
