SPRING ‘24 UNIVERISTY OF HARTFORD BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION: 1ST PLACE
SPRING ‘24 UNIVERISTY OF HARTFORD
BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION: 1ST PLACE
SPRING ‘24 UNIVERISTY OF HARTFORD BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION: 1ST PLACE
For Hot Spell was I tasked with coming up with and designing a new canned beverage. I returned to the project to expand on it for the Spring 2024 Business Plan Competition.



Hot Spell is hot chocolate that utilizes self heating can technology to allow the consumer to have a hot drink whenever and wherever. By twisting the cap at the bottom it breaks the seal in a separate compartment that begins to heat up the drink. Hot Spell means a brief period of warmth, which I felt was a fitting name. Although the product is for anyone, it was mostly targeted to younger children, so I tried to make the logo, and the designs friendly.
Branding



The Wink
The counter space of the p makes the open eye, and the eye of the e makes the winking eye. This design makes a key element of the branding. The wink can be used as a secondary logo mark whenever a smaller or more square design is needed.
The wink can be seen in
the original logo, and it
adds a more playful element to the company.



Cozy Chocoholic is the dark chocolate flavor



Nuthing Butter is the peanut butter flavor



Misty Rose Mint is the peppermint flavor
Advertisement
This is a sample of what an
advertisement for the drinks could look like while using the companies branding.
This utilizes the tagline ‘Hot
Chocolate with a twist’ as mentioned before the cans begin to heat when the caps on the bottom are twisted. This is a playful nod to the uniqueness of the drink and the way to heat the can. While this only shows three cans there would be many more planned flavors.
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Motion
This animation shows off the new three drinks as a 25 second mobile ad.



Packaging
The can’s patterns are carefully designed to ensure that when wrapped they create a seamless look. This also showcases the ingredients and the
instructions.
To view the business plan I presented for the Spring ’24 University of Hartford Business Plan Competition, click on the download button below.
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