{"id":412,"date":"2011-01-20T23:31:03","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T22:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/?p=412"},"modified":"2011-01-21T00:12:01","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T23:12:01","slug":"branding-conundrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/2011\/branding-conundrum\/","title":{"rendered":"Branding: Conundrum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Preliminary designs for the corporate branding of a new upscale <em>nouvelle cuisine<\/em> restaurant situated in the centre of Cambridge. <\/p>\n<p>Client-wise, the aim of the branding is establish Conundrum as a fresh exciting new place to eat. A simple two-tonal design was preferred by the client, but with preference for a striking colour as the primary focus. The tails on the letters, particularly the <em>C<\/em> allow for a simplistic, yet recognisable, logo and is further expanded on throughout the branding. <\/p>\n<p>In designing the branding, the main focus was on the simplicity, and establishing a modern, yet funky (and in some respects young and fresh) look. Archer (H&#038;FJ) is used as the primary typeface, with a fair few of the weights being used throughout. Its clean cut elegance resounds well for this task, giving both the menu and the business cards a modern and classy vibe.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-414\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Outdoor-Sign.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Outdoor-Sign-231x300.png\" alt=\"Conundrum Outdoor Sign\" title=\"Conundrum Outdoor Sign\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" align=\"centre\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Outdoor-Sign-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Outdoor-Sign.png 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conundrum Signage - The main sign, prominently displaying the logo. <\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-415\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Alt-Outdoor-Sign-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Alt-Outdoor-Sign--231x300.png\" alt=\"Conundrum Alt Outdoor Sign\" title=\"Conundrum Alt Outdoor Sign\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Alt-Outdoor-Sign--231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Alt-Outdoor-Sign-.png 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conundrum Alternative Signage - Similar, but more in depth signage to be displayed in the foyer. <\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-416\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Menu-205x300.png\" alt=\"Conundrum Menu\" title=\"Conundrum Menu\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" align=\"center\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Menu-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Menu.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conundrum Menu - An example menu from the restaurant. <\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-417\" style=\"width: 170px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Business-Cards.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Business-Cards-170x300.png\" alt=\"Conundrum Business Cards\" title=\"Conundrum Business Cards\" width=\"170\" height=\"300\" align=\"center\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Business-Cards-170x300.png 170w, https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Business-Cards.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conundrum Business Cards<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Napkin-Graphic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Napkin-Graphic-201x300.png\" alt=\"Conundrum Napkin Graphic\" title=\"Conundrum Napkin Graphic\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" align=\"center\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Napkin-Graphic-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Napkin-Graphic.png 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conundrum Napkin Graphic<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/20\/branding-conundrum\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Conundrum_Outdoor-Sign-231x300.png\" alt=\"Conundrum Outdoor Sign\" title=\"Conundrum Outdoor Sign\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" align=\"left\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-414\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Preliminary designs for the corporate branding of a new upscale <em>nouvelle cuisine<\/em> restaurant situated in the centre of Cambridge. <\/p>\n<p>Client-wise, the aim of the branding is establish Conundrum as a fresh exciting new place to eat. A simple two-tonal design was preferred by the client, but with preference for a striking colour as the primary focus&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[38,30,39],"class_list":["post-412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design","tag-branding","tag-design-2","tag-portfolio","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":427,"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412\/revisions\/427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohoyt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}