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Case study

ATRIN RAD MEHR

A seal, not an industry icon

Oil and gas identities tend to reach for the same pictures: a droplet, a flame, a pipeline. This one is built from the company’s own short-form name instead. The letters of ARMEH interlock and abstract into a single continuous symbol that carries the weight of a seal, and a deep purple sets it apart in an industry that runs on blue, black and orange.

Client
Atrin Rad Mehr
Role
Graphic & Visual Designer
Industry
Oil and gas engineering
Scope
Logo, brand identity, signage, workwear, industrial assets
Typeface
Montserrat
Turnaround time
Two weeks
Tools
Illustrator, Photoshop
Case study cover: an engineer in deep purple workwear and a branded white hard hat standing with arms folded in front of a refinery, the Atrin Rad Mehr mark on the hat and on the chest, with the role, client, timeline and tools for the project across the foot The written case study on a deep purple ground: the concept behind the mark, the visual identity and the colour decision, and where the system was delivered The finished lockup: the interlocked ARMEH symbol beside the words Atrin Rad Mehr and the descriptor Oil and Gas Engineering, in purple on white Typeface and colour: Montserrat shown across its weights from Thin to Extra Bold, beside the two brand colours, deep purple 512D88 and white FFFFFF Three applications side by side: an engineer working at a refinery at sunset in branded workwear, the back of a purple work jacket, and the mark mounted as a dimensional sign on a stone wall A shipping container in deep purple carrying the mark and the full Atrin Rad Mehr lockup at industrial scale
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Concept

Atrin Rad Mehr operates in the oil and gas engineering industry, where precision, reliability and technical expertise are essential. The identity’s mark is a typographic treatment of ARMEH, the company’s short-form name, its letterforms interlocked and abstracted into a single continuous symbol. Rather than illustrating the industry literally, the mark is rooted in the brand’s own name, giving it a distinctive form that reads with the weight of a seal rather than a generic industry icon. Its layered circular structure suggests motion and technical precision while holding a strong, recognisable silhouette even at small sizes. A bold typographic lockup pairs with the symbol to complete a confident, professional identity suited to both corporate and industrial contexts.

Visual identity

A deep purple was chosen as the primary colour, setting Atrin Rad Mehr apart within an industry visual language traditionally dominated by blue, black and orange. The geometric mark and a clean typographic system in Montserrat work together to balance technical credibility with a modern, distinctive character.

Delivered

The system launched across the places buyers meet Atrin Rad Mehr in the field: facility signage, workwear, and industrial assets like shipping containers, taking the identity from screen to job site.

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