Little Wolf by Perky Bros, United States
Posted: December 4, 2017 Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Food and Drink, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: American Design, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Cafe Logos, Coffee Logos and Packaging Design, Coffee Shop Branding, Colour in Use: Pastels, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Perky Bros, Fonts in Use: Maison, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Illustration, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, New Logo, Pastel Colours, Property Development Logos, Sans-serif Typography, Serif Logotypes, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Wordmark Design 1 Comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Little Wolf is an American small-batch coffee roastery, subscription service and café created by former accountant turned coffee roaster Chris Gatti. Tennessee-based graphic design studio Perky Bros recently worked with Chris to developed a new graphic identity that would link a variety of assets. These included stationery, business cards, individual coffee bags, tote bags, merchandise, subscription boxes and website.
Perky Bros describe their design as being inspired by one part science and two parts storybook. This can be seen in the systematic use of type and colour, and the variety and character of illustration. These draws together and convey Chris’ commitment to methodically sourcing, roasting and preparing the highest quality beans, his dedication to making specialty coffee a more accessible and friendly experience, and his belief that coffee is only as good as the company it is shared with.
Loyal Coffee by Mast, United States
Posted: October 20, 2017 Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: American Design, Bag Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Coffee Cup Designs, Coffee Logos and Packaging Design, Coffee Shop Branding, Colour in Use: Blue, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Mast, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Graphic Identity Shortlist 2017, Illustration, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logos, Minimal Logos, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Custom Logotypes, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Best New Logo Designs of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, The Very Best of BP&O, Typography, Unbleached Materials Comments Off on Loyal Coffee by Mast, United StatesOpinion by Richard Baird
Loyal Coffee is a barista-owned and operated specialty coffee shop located in Colorado Springs. It features a high ceiling, exposed beams and concrete surfaces, natural material detail such as tree trunk stools, and crafted finishes that include a mosaic floor, carved wood panel and what looks like a ghost sign. Drawing on this, the surrounding landscape, and the loyal bond that the six founders share, design studio Mast created a visual identity for Loyal Coffee. This is built around landscape references, the crafted details but geometric foundations of custom typography, and a modernity in colour and in the assembly of individual graphic elements online and in print across coffee cups, packaging, merchandise, menus.
Old Spike Coffee by Commission Studio, United Kingdom
Posted: July 27, 2017 Filed under: Food and Drink, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Bag Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, British Design, Coffee Logos and Packaging Design, Coffee Shop Branding, Creative Packaging, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Commission Studio, Designed in London, From the United Kingdom, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logos, Luxury Logos and Packaging Design, Packaging Shortlist 2017, Sculpted Emboss, Structural Package Design, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Best New Logo Designs of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, The Very Best of BP&O, The Very Best Packaging of 2017, Tote Bag Design, Typography, Unbleached Materials 1 Comment »Opinion by Richard Baird
Old Spike is a coffee roastery, subscription service and wholesaler, cafe and social enterprise working with the homeless, located in South East London. It is situated on the site of a former workhouse, a place where the poor would break rocks over metal spikes for food and lodgings, and where the roaster gets its name. With a desire to separate the roastery’s commercial and social activities Commission Studio worked to develop a retail and subscription packaging design that avoided the conventions of the market, and worked together a sense of the artisanal and wholesome and the eye-catching and luxury.
