KUDIO: Grill’d
Check out this identity for Grill’d, an Australian restaurant chain that offers healthy burgers. The design was created by Andrea Wilcock of Kudio while at at Fabio Ongarato Design, and features illustrations by Josh Gurrie.
Tag Restaurant Design
Concrete: Fabbrica
Here’s a great brand for a celebrity-chef-owned restaurant in Canada: Fabbrica. Taking a cue from the name, which means “fabricate” in Italian, Concrete developed a brand—including identity, collateral, website and signage—that draws inspiration from the design aesthetic of postwar Italy.
Javas Lehn: Still Liquor
Great work for Seattle’s Still Liquor by Javas Lehn.
Matchbox: Bone Daddy’s Restaurant Design
Here’s a great identity for Bone Daddy’s, a Texas barbecue joint. The work was created by Dallas-based Matchbox, and prominently features the amazing illustrations of Nate Williams.
Bryant Ross
This morning I’m admiring the work of Bryant Ross, who has quite a few restaurant brands in his portfolio from his time at Korn Design. It was tough to choose which to feature, but I’m really loving all the warm…
NothingSomething
Just recently checked in with NothingSomething—I’ve always loved their intricate branding work—and came across this eclectic brand for Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery.
Menosunocerouno
Some of you may be aware of the fact that restaurant branding is one of my favorite types of projects to feature. So I was really excited to be introduced to Mexican design firm Menosunocerouno over on Graphic Exchange the…
Nathaniel Cooper: Oak 63
I last checked in with Nathaniel Cooper when I posted about the Julian restaurant design. So I was excited to see this equally lovely identity for Oak 63 when I recently took another look.
Foreign Policy
Table Nº 1, Shanghai’s first gastro-bar that serves up tapas-style modern European cuisine, features a rustic, handmade identity designed by Foreign Policy.
William Morrisey
I’m really liking the simple sophistication of the Bar Milano (now closed, unfortunately) identity by William Morrisey.
Yummo
I’m not sure how Tad Carpenter finds such amazingly fun projects to work on, but he’s done it again. Yummo is a frozen yogurt and smoothie shop geared towards the whole family that Tad branded from the ground up. You…
Julian
Nathaniel Cooper wrote in this week to let us know about Julian, a new collaborative project between him, Jordan Gray and Brent Anderson. The new Kansas City restaurant features “refined twists on familiar comfort food from James Beard award-winning chef…
Typejockeys
Typejockeys is part type foundry, part design studio based in Vienna, Austria. Run by three young designers—Anna Fahrmaier, Thomas Gabriel, and Michael Hochleitner— their work really seems to shine when it utilizes both, as in this identity for Marktachterl restaurant.
Ben Whitla
Fellow Syracuse grad Ben Whitla has some great work in his portfolio. I’m really enjoying the restaurant design work he’s worked on while at Korn Design, especialy this identity system for Mercat Chicago. Ben and I both also worked at…
Granola
Danish design firm, Designbolaget created this complete identity system, including packaging, menus and signage, for Granola coffee company and coffee bar. For a closer view, check out their site. via Fleuron
The Continental
I saw this project by National Forest a little while ago and was just luckily reminded of it again… The Continental epitomizes great restaurant design, and great branding for that matter. All the details come together to create a memorable…
Fresh Oil
I discovered Fresh Oil when they recently signed up for our mailing list, and was extremely impressed with their portfolio. They’ve done tons of great work for non-profits, retailers, and restaurants, including Mucho, shown below. Take a look at the…
Sis, Deli and Cafe
I am in love with the graphic black and white pattern that adorns the identity for Sis Cafe and Deli by Rasmus Snabb.