Posted: | Author: Richard Baird | Filed under: Food and Drink, Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Canadian Design, Colour in Use: Blue, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Brief, Designed in Vancouver, Frozen Yoghurt & Ice Cream, Graphic Design Trends: Cobalt Blue, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Opinion, Menu Boards, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimal Package Design, Minimalist Brand Identities, Retail Logos, Sans-serif Logotypes, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog | Opinion by Richard Baird.
Mister crafts all natural, artisanal and seasonal ice cream from its location on Mainland Street, Vancouver, using a liquid nitrogen technique that rapidly freezes products to create less ice crystals and air compared to traditional ice creams. This gives Mister’s ice cream a richer, creamier and denser quality that does not require stabilisers or fillers.
Mister worked with local graphic design studio Brief to develop a visual identity that would run across and unite signage, packaging and business cards. Taking their cues from the modern production technique, and in opposition to a premises with a rough interior of exposed brick and a history dating back to 1912, Brief created a reductive but impactful brand expression based around a pentagon motif and a bright blue ink.
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Posted: | Author: Richard Baird | Filed under: Fitness, Health and Beauty, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: Blind Emboss, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Business Card Design, Canadian Design, Colour in Use: Green, Coloured Paper, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Glasfurd & Walker, Designed in Vancouver, Gold Foil, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Opinion, Luxury Logos and Packaging Design, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimal Package Design, Minimalist Brand Identities, Retail Logos, Sans-serif Logotypes, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog | Opinion by Richard Baird.
The Glamoury is a Vancouver-based luxury make-up and styling salon where the classical and timeless meets the modern. The salon takes a personal approach, creating tailored looks that express the personality of its clients. It has a distinctive interior of period shapes, sufaces and detailing, flat colour and illustrative borders, and a brand identity, designed by Glasfurd & Walker, to match. This runs across menus, stationery, business cards and packaging, and features custom typography.
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Posted: | Author: Richard Baird | Filed under: Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Alcohol Packaging, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Canadian Design, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Glasfurd & Walker, Designed in Vancouver, Distillery Logos and Packaging, Foil Blocking, Gold Foil, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Illustration, Packaging Company, Restaurant & Cafe Menu Designs, Sans-serif Typography, Silver Block Foil, Surface Texture, The Best Packaging of 2015, The Very Best of 2015, Type Foundry: Letters From Sweden, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Vodka Packaging | Opinion by Richard Baird.
Park is a bar, restaurant and distillery located in the Canadian resort town of Banff, within the Banff National Park, and the province of Alberta. It is a region of diverse natural beauty, with mountains, prairies, forests and desert badlands that attract walkers, campers and skiers.
Park Restaurant is a celebration of Banff’s alpine history and lifestyle. This runs throughout its interior, campfire-inspired menu and a brand identity by Vancouver based graphic design studio Glasfurd & Walker which plays with the visual vernacular of mountain trails, camping equipment and walking clothes through type, colour and texture. Check out the project and BP&O’s review here.
Glasfurd & Walker continue to work with Park, designing packaging for its distillery business, and its range of vodkas, using the opportunity to build out brand identity with the introduction of illustration by Cristian Fowlie, the perceived value of a silver foil, choice of structure and further material texture.
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