Brand Strategy + Visual Guideline

Tista Express Brand Book

A modern Persian street-food brand system designed for UK urban markets, food trucks, packaging, UI, and campaign consistency.

Persian Warm Identity Modern Fast Brand Street-First Visibility Premium Casual Feel

01

Brand Core

Foundation

Tista Express is a modern Persian street-food concept built for fast service, memorable visuals, and scalable operations.

Brand Name

Tista Express

Category

Modern Persian Street Food

Business Model

Mobile food trucks and festival-ready vans

Primary Market

UK urban consumers

  • Young professionals
  • Street-food lovers
  • Food festival audience
  • Late-night buyers
  • Quick lunch crowd

02

Positioning & Story

Market Fit

Brand Idea

Persian flavor. Modern street food.

Brand Promise

Authentic Persian taste served fast, modern and easy.

Warm

Welcoming like Persian hospitality.

Bold

Strong flavor and standout visual identity.

Modern

Clean minimal language for digital and street touchpoints.

Energetic

Fast rhythm inspired by urban food culture.

Tista Express reimagines Persian cuisine as bite-sized street food for UK city life. Recipes stay authentic, while service, branding, and ordering experience feel modern and efficient.

Every bite is designed to be bold, warm, and memorable.

03

Voice & Tagline

Communication

The tone is friendly, energetic, modern, and warm. Messaging should be short, clear, and appetite-focused.

Friendly

Fresh Persian bites ready in minutes.

Confident

Street food with Persian soul.

Simple

Big flavor. Small bites.

Inviting

Try something different today.

Persian Street Food. Reinvented. Option 1
Small bites. Big Persian flavor. Option 2

04

Color Strategy

Visual System

Warm colors drive appetite, improve street visibility, and connect directly to Persian ingredients. The palette balances energy (red/saffron) with premium clarity (charcoal/cream).

#F59E0B

Persian Saffron (Primary)

Use for hero accents, primary branding moments, and warm highlights.

#C1121F

Pomegranate Red

Use for CTA buttons and strong action states.

#1F1F1F

Charcoal Black

Core text and premium base color for truck body and UI anchors.

#6BAF6E

Pistachio Green

Secondary freshness cue for herbs and ingredient-led visuals.

#F6E7D7

Cream Beige

Background and packaging support tone that keeps layouts light and appetizing.

Logo Saffron + Red
Truck Charcoal + Saffron
CTA Red
Background Cream
Body Text Charcoal

06

Website & UI System

Digital Product

Website principles: fast, minimal, visual. Homepage structure: hero food image, tagline, menu, food-truck locations, and order section. Base grid: 12 columns with generous spacing.

Buttons

Card Style

Persian Chicken Slider Warm, close, texture-focused photography style

Primary Button

#C1121F (hover #9B0F18)

Secondary Button

#F59E0B (hover #D48A00)

Main Background

#FFF9F3

Card Background

#FFFFFF

07

Brand Applications

Execution

The identity is optimized for food trucks, packaging, social, and menu systems with consistent visual logic.

Food Truck

Truck Design

Charcoal body, saffron logo, red accents, large lockup and simple 3-item side menu.

Packaging

Kraft + Cream

Cream surfaces with red logo and saffron accents for premium-casual takeaway presence.

Visual Grid

Close-up food shots, minimal text, bright brand backgrounds, and concise taglines.

08

Do / Don’t, Experience & Expansion

Consistency

Do

  • Use minimal design with warm colors
  • Keep logo large and clear
  • Show menu structure simply
  • Preserve generous spacing in UI

Don’t

  • Use Persian calligraphy styles
  • Overload layout with complex patterns
  • Build dark-heavy visual language
  • Add too many secondary colors

Target customer feeling: warm, curious, excited, hungry. The brand system must scale from a single truck to multi-city operations and packaged retail products.

Food Trucks Phase 1
Festivals Phase 2
Delivery Phase 3
Packaged Products Phase 4