Gramática Studio created a clean, Swiss-inspired identity for Four Hundred, a Swiss specialty coffee roastery using electric roasting technology. The design emphasizes precision, sustainability, and minimalism through a restrained black-and-white palette, functional typography, and environmentally conscious packaging. The system enables in-house brand management while reflecting the roastery’s technical and ecological ethos.
The article spotlights 'Hamburgerfonts,' a playful type specimen book created by Contrast Foundry in collaboration with The Office of Ordinary Things. The project reimagines the traditional type specimen through a mix-and-match children's book format, categorizing typefaces as burger ingredients. With humor and tactile design, the publication celebrates creativity and collaboration between the two studios.
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The article profiles London-based illustrator and designer Tommy Brentnall, who has recently shifted away from digital work to focus on more tactile, hand-made illustration and printmaking. Inspired by sci-fi, fantasy, and Dungeons & Dragons, his work embraces imperfection and a DIY aesthetic. Brentnall also collaborates with The Hundred Club, creating print materials with children to explore social justice through art.
The Brand Identity’s biweekly feature ‘The Edit’ spotlights five new design projects, including Rethink’s motorsport-inspired identity for gourmet mushroom brand Full Pin, HAL Typefaces’ new release HAL Magic, and branding for Spitfire Cheese and Sundry by Callin Mackintosh. It also covers Alex Hunting Studio’s launch of the art journal Footnote and Pentagram’s bold identity for photographer Jack Davison’s publishing house Helions.
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BP&O features LG2’s rebrand for Quebec cucumber producer Toundra, highlighting a fresh and friendly identity inspired by greenhouse colors and organic forms. The new design replaces a dated, clinical look with a rounded custom wordmark, minimal illustrations, and sustainable packaging. The result positions Toundra as a modern, lifestyle-oriented food brand with strong shelf appeal.