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CRUST

Café Bakery. Slow Made. Well Loved.

A scattered pile of CRUST takeaway cups in brand blue and off-white, the wordmark repeated three times down each one

Full brand identity for a neighborhood café bakery: strategy, packaging, environmental design, and a warm digital presence.

CRUST

A neighborhood café bakery that needed a brand as warm as its morning coffee and as honest as its bread.

The CRUST wordmark repeated three times in rounded white lettering on a deep blue field, with hands passing a mustard yellow coffee cup

The Challenge

Great coffee. Great bread. No brand to match.

CRUST already had the essentials: a loyal morning crowd, killer pastries, and a pour-over that kept people coming back. What was missing was a brand that felt as intentional as their menu. They needed an identity that could carry from the chalkboard to the coffee sleeve to the storefront.

3

Brand workshops

12

Concept directions

200+

Design variations

1

Perfect outcome

Packaging

Grab a seat. Grab a coffee. Stay a while.

From the cup you carry out to the bag your pastry comes in, every touchpoint is a chance to say "this café cares." Earthy textures and the confident CRUST mark make the whole experience feel connected, whether you're at a table or on the go.

Two blue CRUST branded deck chairs printed with white bakery icons on a sunlit terrace
A hand holding a white CRUST coffee cup with the blue mark, photographed against a dark background
The CRUST brand guidelines board: logo, color, type, packaging, and signage laid out as one tall composition on blue

Slow made. Well loved. Your favorite café bakery.

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