BRANDED: KINDRED

Our friend Michelle is launching a boutique called Kindred in our city of Raleigh, NC.  They state "We are a shop that will incubate emerging NC artisans via mentorship & a boutique". It's a place where creators and artisans will receive mentorship in their journey as well as a place to sell their products. Michelle asked us if we would create a logo for Kindred.  She wanted something clean and modern yet feminine.  We wanted to give it a aged classic look but also keep it modern and fresh. Kindred is warm and inviting and we wanted the logo to reflect that as well. We wish the best of success to Michelle and company and can't wait to be a part of this boutique and watch it bloom in downtown Raleigh.

BRANDED: SLINGSHOT COFFEE CO.

Introducing our most recent branding and packaging design project: Slingshot Coffee Co. This Raleigh, NC based company is not only in our hometown, but also owned by a friend of ours, Jenny Bonchak. This stuff is amazingly tasty and comes in a ready-to-drink and concentrate.

We really wanted to give the logo and overall branding a unique look that would pop off the shelf, while keeping a rustic, vintage-modern aesthetic, which was important to the client. To differentiate between the ready-to-drink and concentrate bottles, we reversed out the bold black and cream colors and added one accent color to each bottle. We used lid stickers that coordinate in color with their coffee type. This coffee is seasonal and the lid sticker text will change with each new coffee blend, describing the flavor profiles of each one. Slingshot is currently available in the Triangle area.

INTRODUCING THE CITY LOVE PROJECT

Hey Y'all! We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We're back in studio and excited to introduce a new print to the shop. This print is the first in a series of other city prints that we are coining the City Love Project. We are focusing on a handful of cities in the south including Nashville, TN, Austin, TX and Charleston, SC. We love Raleigh and are proud to call it home, so we wanted to pay homage to in our opinion, the greatest the city in America! Stop by the shop and pick one up for yourself, or let us know if you'd like a custom city print designed for yourself that isn't included in the series. Show some love to the city that you love!

OUR SPIFFY CITY: RALEIGH, NC

We love our city. And, in case you are unfamiliar with the capital of North Carolina and our hometown, here is a cool and fun video entitled "How to Make it in Raleigh" that provides a little insight into the vibe and spirit of this city.

Throwing a little hometown pride your way. So ya'll catch it, okay??

How to Make it in Raleigh from William Hardy on Vimeo.

video found via one of our local news blogs, New Raleigh