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Portal+Zekka
October 23, 2011
Late nights of brushing ink about and coarsening everything to grains went into the plough toward creating the branding and graphics for Portal+Zekka – Perth’s newest independent gallery.
The project’s guiding principle is to not be confined to showing work of a particular or defined discipline. Rather, Portal+Zekka seek to present and promote work that has engaged the owners from the fields of design, art and fashion. This is the latest venture from Zekka – Perth’s purveyors of immaculate clothing and design objects. After recently presenting Diane Pernet’s A Shaded View on Fashion Film Festival and exhibiting Graham Tabor and Miguel Villalobos‘ Hic Et Nunc in Zekka’s King Street space, Portal+Zekka opens its doors in Mosman Park to present Collecting Intimacy, an exhibition of sculpture and installation by Mary Hardy. The exhibition ran from 21 September through to 18 October.
A considered selection of toothy papers were matched with a monospaced typeface and a range of textured supporting graphics to define the direction of Portal+Zekka. I’m hoping to have photographs of the work in the folio in the coming weeks, along with a few other jobs that I’m very happy with.
PORTAL + ZEKKA
1A Glyde Street, Mosman Park, 6012
The Secret Garden Café
March 28, 2011
I’ve just added the Secret Garden Café branding to the folio today. The identity was completed a little while back, but with arranging photography and keeping busy in the studio lately, it has been easy to put off updating the folio. Also, it has been lovely seeing the copper signage become a little duller and aging beautifully in the laneway on my occasional visits for coffee.
Owen and Jean – the new owners – sought out a distinct identity that touched on their vision for great food made in-house and delicious coffee, and tipped it’s cap to the heritage of the building. The business cards were letterpressed, each coffee cup is rubber stamped with the monogram, and the exterior signage is paint-filled, etched copper.
A full gallery can be seen here, and if you happen to be wandering in Perth, the Café can be found in the Murray Street Mews in the CBD.
Introducing Sunday Best
January 12, 2011
Sunday Best is a wooden coffee cart wheeling its way to all the lovely places you might find yourself wanting a little pick-me-up. Working closely with owners Jackson and Ledita, the focus on extracting premium single origin coffees, and a carefree, sunny day feel to the branding was clear. The challenges of creating an immediately adored and remarkable logo, and a method for contacting customers on a weekend morning about the temporary locations where the cart could be found was set, and – we like to think – met. Photos will be on the folio quite soon, but do find out more at sundaybest.com.au.