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Tina’s New Orleans Contemporary

A restaurant identity project for Tina’s New Orleans Contemporary, moving from cultural inspiration and crest design into logo, menu and signage concepts.

Restaurant Logo, Menu & Signage ConceptFood & BeverageThailand
RestaurantBrand IdentityMenu DesignSignage
The brief

What the project needed to solve.

The restaurant required an identity that could translate New Orleans references into a contemporary dining brand without becoming generic or overly themed.

Inside the work

From thinking to application.

Explore the decisions and design work behind this project.

01 / 03Project stage

Culture and visual research

Zest researched visual cues including heritage crests, lilies, pineapple symbols, music, New Orleans architecture and dining culture to build a distinctive brand world.

Logo design inspiration board.

Tina’s New Orleans Contemporary selected project visual page 38
Logo design inspiration board.
02 / 03Project stage

A custom crest and identity

The identity system developed through inspiration boards, a custom crest, logo applications, menu design and signage concepts.

Custom crest design.

Tina’s New Orleans Contemporary selected project visual page 40
Custom crest design.
03 / 03Project stage

Menus and signage

The project created a rich identity direction that connected place, food culture and premium restaurant communication.

Menu design system.

Tina’s New Orleans Contemporary selected project visual page 42
Menu design system.
Project value

What the work made possible.

The project created a rich identity direction that connected place, food culture and premium restaurant communication.

Selected deliverables
  • Visual research and inspiration board
  • Custom crest design
  • Logo design
  • Menu design
  • Signage concept
  • Restaurant identity applications
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