Mohammed Baobaid
A commerce logo system that turns a cart, circular motion, and the Cartaro name into a scalable brand mark.
A detailed identity project for Cartaro and www.cartaro.co, shaped around the platform promise of Arabic-first ecommerce, white-label storefronts, and dependable store operations. The mark combines the functional shape of a cart with the completeness of an arc, creating a warm, memorable symbol for a modern commerce product built in the UAE.
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Role
Brand identity designer
Outcome
I created a complete logo direction with concept sketches, geometric construction, wordmark pairing, color usage, minimum-size guidance, and real-world application mockups across web, app, packaging, signage, business cards, and social identity.
Cartaro needed a logo that could work harder than a decorative shopping-cart symbol. The brand had to feel modern and trustworthy for ecommerce merchants, compact enough for favicons and app icons, warm enough for everyday retail, and flexible enough for Arabic-first storefronts, packaging, signage, dashboards, and product pages.
I started from the name itself: Cart for commerce function and Aro as a circle-like idea of motion, unity, and completion. The final direction turns the opening letter C into the body of a cart. A straight shelf line forms the basket, vertical supports keep the symbol legible, two equal wheels lock the mark to a stable baseline, and a short angled handle suggests movement without making the icon busy.
The identity begins with a simple equation: C + cart = Cartaro mark. The C gives the brand a recognizable initial, while the cart makes the ecommerce purpose immediate. The circular form also adds a softer strategic layer: movement, reliability, completeness, and a seamless buying journey.
The early sketches tested how much detail the cart could carry before it became fragile. I explored heavier and lighter C strokes, different basket depths, wheel positions, and wordmark relationships. The selected direction keeps the symbol friendly and readable while giving the mark enough geometry to feel deliberate rather than illustrative.
The final mark is built on a measured grid. The outer C uses a uniform circular stroke. The inner arc creates a secondary detail line that reinforces motion. The basket shelf stays horizontal to preserve visual stability, the support lines use even spacing, and the wheels share size and baseline alignment so the icon does not wobble when scaled.
The wordmark pairs the icon with rounded, geometric letterforms to keep the brand approachable. Open counters protect readability, consistent stroke rhythm links the letters back to the icon, and the spacing avoids crowding the symbol. The result is a logo lockup that can sit in a website header, browser tab, app interface, or printed collateral without needing a separate explanation.
The palette keeps the brand warm and dependable: primary brown for the mark, soft cream for calm backgrounds, sand beige for surfaces, charcoal black for high-contrast text, and white for clean spacing. The logo works as a single-color mark, a reversed mark on dark backgrounds, an app icon, a favicon, and a compact version down to 20px.
The identity was stress-tested across the surfaces Cartaro would naturally touch: website navigation, mobile splash screen, shopping bag, delivery box, business card, email signature, storefront signage, social profile, favicon, and app icon. These mockups prove the mark can move from software to physical commerce without losing recognition.
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