Common Lot by Perky Bros, United States
Posted: October 24, 2016 Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: American Design, Animated Logos, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Colour in Use: Brown, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Perky Bros, Fonts in Use: National, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Restaurant & Cafe Menu Designs, Restaurant Logos, Sans-serif Typography, Sign Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, The Best Logo Designs of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, Type Foundry: Klim Type Foundry, Typography, Unbleached Materials, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Common Lot by Perky Bros, United StatesOpinion by Richard Baird.
Common Lot is restaurant located near the Papermill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey. It has a menu of seasonal dishes made from locally foraged produce and fresh ingredients, and features an interior design described as being minimalist with unexpected finishes, natural materials, texture and light.
The restaurant was created by Australian chef Ehren Ryan and draws upon his globally diverse culinary background and free spirit. This is seen in the communal dining experience, open kitchen and shared tables which contribute to a relaxed and convivial atmosphere.
Chef Ehren Ryan is described as being serious about food and jocular about life, and it is this that informed the visual identity design for Common Lot, created by graphic design studio Perky Bros. This runs across and links a variety of assets that included menus, stationery, bags, thank you cards, signage and branded aprons.
Helsinki City Museum by Werklig, Finland
Posted: October 21, 2016 Filed under: Graphic Design Reviews, Leisure and Tourism, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Business Card Design, Colourful Business Cards, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Werklig, Designed in Helsinki, Finnish Design, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Trends: Clever Logos, Logo Opinion, Museum Logos, Poster Design, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, The Best Logo Designs of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, The Very Best of BP&O, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog Comments Off on Helsinki City Museum by Werklig, FinlandOpinion by Richard Baird.
Helsinki City Museum, through its collection of objects and images, provides visitors with historical insight into the everyday lives and personal experiences of the people of Helsinki. It is free to enter and features 2400 sqm of exhibitions and public spaces, a cafe, inner courtyard, areas to relax and conference rooms.
To coincide with a move to a new space; created by interior architecture office Kakadu and located in the oldest part of the city, the museum worked with Scandinavian graphic design studio Werklig to develop a new visual identity based around the Museum’s vision that “Everyone has the opportunity to fall in love with Helsinki”. This runs across stationery, business cards, merchandise, ad campaign, signage and website created in collaboration with Byroo.
YO! by Paul Belford Ltd, United Kingdom
Posted: October 13, 2016 Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Book, Brand Guidelines, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Cafe Logos, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Paul Belford Ltd, Designed in London, Fonts in Use: Aktiv Grotesk, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Illustration, Lettering, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Neon Sign Design, Patterns, Restaurant & Cafe Menu Designs, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, The Best Logo Designs of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, Typography, Wordmark Design Comments Off on YO! by Paul Belford Ltd, United KingdomOpinion by Richard Baird.
London-based graphic design studio Paul Belford Ltd. worked with UK restaurant chain YO! Sushi, now Yo!, to rebrand, as it expands into the US, the Middle East and further into Europe. This included an updated logo together with an extensive 200 page brand book, presented in a bespoke Japanese bento box, that covered a variety of new assets. The brand book covers menus, packaging, signage and illustrative noren curtains, as well as a guide to art direction.
