Posted: | Author: Richard Baird | Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Fonts in Use, Logo Reviews | Tags: American Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Cafe Logos, Colourful Business Cards, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Shore, Fluorescent Ink, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Hand Painted Signs, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Loyalty Card Design, Monogram Design, Neon Sign Design, Sans-serif Logotypes, Sign Design, Spot Colours, Stationery Design, T-shirt Design, The Best Business Cards of 2015, The Best Logo Designs of 2015, The Very Best of 2015, Typography | Opinion by Richard Baird.
Stone Way Cafe, formerly the Tiny Ninja Cafe, is a Seattle based neighbourhood meeting point, music venue and internet cafe, in the area of Fremont, with a formidable, geometric, concrete exterior structure and a warmer interior of wood surfaces created by goCstudio. Design studio Shore, working closely with signwriters and fabricators, created a brand identity treatment for the cafe, which included a variety of typographical assets, signage and business cards, that takes its inspiration from the industry and personality of the neighbourhood.
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Posted: | Author: Richard Baird | Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Fonts in Use, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: American Design, Best Packaging Designs, Brand Identity Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Coffee Cup Designs, Coffee Logos and Packaging Design, Coffee Shop Branding, Colour in Use: Blue, Coloured Paper, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Designed by Manual, Designed in California, Designed in San Francisco, Designed in Sydney, Drinks Packaging, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo News, Logotypes, Loyalty Card Design, Monogram Design, New Logo, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Serif Logotypes, Stencil Cut Logotypes, Stencil Cut Serif Logotypes, The Best Brand Identities of 2014, The Best Logo Designs of 2014, The Best Packaging of 2014, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Wood Menu Cover, Wood Textures in Brand Identity and Packaging Design | Opinion by Richard Baird.
Pablo & Rusty’s is a small-batch coffee roaster, wholesaler, retailer and cafe with four locations in and around Sydney, and a company culture passionate about sustainability and the pursuit of perfection. San Francisco based studio Manual created a visual identity for Pablo & Rusty’s that would better reflect their values, was sensitive to local coffee culture and is described as having a level of design sophistication that would allow the cafe experience and coffee to remain the focus. This extended across packaging, business cards, menus and signage.
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