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Hard Worker

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Kyoorius Design Awards
Entrant Company
The Ramco Cements Limited
Client
The Ramco Cements Limited

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Description

The Ramco Cements Limited launched Hard Worker in 2025 as a new construction chemicals brand in a crowded category. We built an emotional brand around the people who build our world. “Hardworking products for hardworking people.” Our medal-inspired logo is a badge of honour for those who work hard. Nature is the ultimate hard worker. It became our core visual idea. Each product is represented by an animal or bird that captures its USP—Camel for Eco Plaster’s water retention and Cheetah for Block Fix’s speed. This visual language extended across packaging, literature, retail, website, app and communication. By turning technical benefits into familiar visual stories, it crossed language and literacy barriers, helping workers understand and remember products. Within 12 months, Hard Worker crossed ₹350 crore in sales, Design transformed a functional category into a distinctive, accessible and emotionally engaging brand.

Credits

Entrant Company

  • The Ramco Cements LimitedChennai, India

Individual Credits

  • Haridas BDesigner, Hari & Das Design
  • Premnath AlayilDesigner
  • Vipin K DasIllustrator, Vipin Das - Design / Illustration
  • Rajesh KhanPhotographer
  • Sanjyukta MohanProduction Manager, Banyan Tree
  • B.L. Mahesh Production Manager, Banyan Tree

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