Café signage
CONCEPT
Before visiting Neighbourhood Coffee Brisbane, I researched the interior design and menu in order to prepare a sign to gift to the owner.
For this design, the oval contours of coffee beans resonated and I felt the e, o and g could take on the oval coffee bean shape. I started by decomposing the lowercase g into ovals with a separate ear/serif which led to the remaining letters featuring similar extended serifs — some nested, some hooked and others joined.
HAND PAINTING
After mapping out the letter outlines and coffee beans, I prepared raw umber, quinacridone gold, burnt sienna and lemon yellow watercolour paint, which aligned to the earthy tones of the venue’s interior. Here’s the process video.
CHALK PASTEL
Here’s some additional signage I created using chalk pastel, then erasing mistakes with black paint before spraying with a fixative to maintain vibrancy.
