Category: Graphic Design


  • Amber Coffee Roasters – Conceptual Brand

    Amber Coffee Roasters – Conceptual Brand

    This was a conceptual design brief from my class at briefbox.

    The brief

    What is the name of your company exactly as you want it to appear on the logo?
Amber



    What does your company offer?
We are an independent coffee roasters based in Brooklyn, NYC and we provide the finest coffee beans imported form verified and sustainable sources



    What is your company’s tagline (if any)?
Honest coffee house



    What are the deliverables required?
Logo



    What is the target audience for your company?
Coffee lovers which is quite a few different target audiences! But the majority of our customers are young busy professionals.



    Who are your main competitors?
https://www.reminyc.com/ https://hutchandwaldo.com/ https://felixroastingco.com/ https://www.astoriacoffeeny.com/ https://www.cultureespresso.com/


    What sets your company apart from your competitors?
I think the family aspect, we’re proud of being family run but also we take the time to get to know our customer base



    What values do you want your brand to convey?
Honest, Independent, ‘Current’ and on trend, Like family run and authentic but down with the cool kids and know what’s going on kinda thing



    What are the specific details needed in the logo?
Main type – ‘Amber’ Then ideally our tagline below or around, could add some small details like ‘midtown NYC’ or our founding date – 1987

Do you have any color preferences or existing brand colors that need to be used?
Open to suggestions but bright bold, strong



    What adjectives should best describe your new logo?
Engaging, eye catching, we like some of the custom type or crest stuff shared in our competitors



    What is the overall message you want to convey with your new branding?
That we are an honest family run and friendly coffee house who cares about our brand and visuals as much as we do coffee. We want it be modern, on trend and stand out from the crowd

When do you need the project completed by?


    Is there anything else you would like us to know?
Feel free to use custom type or crests or badges! We like those styles

    The brief expanded to include a brand roll out of packaging patterns, coffee bag and loyalty card.

    Mood Board and Initial Ideas

    I started off with a hand drawn logo, a A in the form of a carafe and various other inspirations from the moodboard I had created. Eventually settling on a slight tweaked bold A for the main logo with a straightforward sanserif typeface and an interpretation of the iconic Brooklyn buildings as background, incidental imagery. The colours were inspired by Amber’s warm yellow/orange and the browns of delicious coffee!

    Figma moodboard for logo

    Amber logo initial sketches

    Final Brand Rollout

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    This was a conceptual design brief from my class at briefbox. The brief What is the name of your company exactly as you want it to appear on the logo?
Amber

 What does your company offer?
We are an independent coffee roasters based in Brooklyn, NYC and we provide the finest coffee beans imported form verified and…

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  • Graphic Design: Fictional Cafe Flyer

    Graphic Design: Fictional Cafe Flyer

    Using photos in graphic design

    This is an example of where my interest in photography, food and graphic design came together!

    Using photos in graphic design This is an example of where my interest in photography, food and graphic design came together!

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  • Bromley Bloodbowl League Logo

    Bromley Bloodbowl League Logo

    This was a fun one. We had many ideas from boars to bees. Eventually after a bit of iteration we ended up with this. Three bees, BBBL, geddit? I love a bit of humour in a design!

    This was a fun one. We had many ideas from boars to bees. Eventually after a bit of iteration we ended up with this. Three bees, BBBL, geddit? I love a bit of humour in a design!

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  • Magpie vintage shop

    Magpie vintage shop

    This is a logo for a fictional shop. The idea for this popped into my head while out on a dog walk one morning watching the magpies. I am a big fan of all the corvids.

    This is a logo for a fictional shop. The idea for this popped into my head while out on a dog walk one morning watching the magpies. I am a big fan of all the corvids.

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    Margate Type Safari

    Wandering around Margate doing a treasure trail with the family, I couldn’t help but notice that Margate is absolutely choc full of fantastic type!

    Margate Type Safari Wandering around Margate doing a treasure trail with the family, I couldn’t help but notice that Margate is absolutely choc full of fantastic type!

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