T-Shirt Design & Logo Roundup - Summer 2017

With the oppressive heat in full swing, it's time to break out your favorite tees. Apparel is not something of which I do an enormous amount, but it's always a good time. Here are a few of my favorites from the past several weeks/months/years.

Barley's Craft Pizza & Beer
Greenville, SC

King's Sandwich Shop
Durham, NC

Key West Pub Crawl 2015
Funky Buddha Brewery
Oakland Park, Florida

Oconee Brewing Co.
Greensboro, Georgia

Euro-Awesome 2015
Personal Project

"Courage!"
Santa Maria Brewing Co.
Santa Maria, California

Hoke Family Reunion 2017
Cleveland, Ohio

King's Sandwich Shop
Durham, NC

Maple Bacon Coffee Porter Festival
Funky Buddha Brewery
Oakland Park, Florida

Iron Triangle Brewing Co.
Los Angeles, California

Silver Harbor Brewing Co.
Saint Joseph, Michigan

"Ales & Lagers"
Santa Maria Brewing Co.
Santa Maria, California

Funky Buddha, Barley's, Iron Triangle, Oconne, and Silver Harbor. were all done while I was at The Brandit, but not all of these shirts were ever produced. Sometimes it's fun to see what might have been.

White Street Brewing Co. Announces Release of Emmalynn

Earlier this month All About Beer Magazine posted that White Street Brewing Company has announced the release of Emmalynn, their new Belgian Blonde. This will be part of their Main Street Series of beers, likely available year-round. I have designed all of the White Street Brewing Company work since day 1, and this one was especially fun. We took inspiration from the traditional lampposts, a north star of the White Street brand, that line some of their larger cities more well-known plazas. The waves of golden wheat speak to the primary ingredients in the beer, and lend a flowing visual texture to the medallion.

From the article...

“Emmalynn fits perfectly into the Main Street series. Each of our flagships is a crowd-pleasing, approachable example of a classic style that showcases the different aspects of the beer world. Kölsch (winner of the 2014 World Beer Cup Gold Award) is our light, crisp, clean beer; the Scottish Ale highlights the sweetness of malt-forward beers; Hoptimist boasts the bright, tropical aromas found in West Coast hops. Emmalynn is unique because she possesses flavors and aromas that show off the yeast and fermentation practices.”

— Ian VanGundy, Brewing Operations Manager at White Street

The state-wide release of the beer will be on September 12th, which is White Street's 4th anniversary: a fitting date for their fourth product in the Main Street Series lineup.

A few interesting articles featuring my work have surfaced recently, including White Street's Main Street series featured on Packaging of the World, Funky Buddha's Hop Gun IPA featured on BeerLabelsInMotion, and very recently SunUp Brewing Company's new can lineup featured on TheDieline. 

This is especially exciting for me, because it is the last package design I worked on for White Street as a team member of The Brandit. For those of you who don't know, left my position as Art Director of The Brandit in June. We still have a wonderful working relationship; I continue to provide brand strategy and art direction as they need, and hopefully I can continue to provide packaging design for White Street Brewing in this manner for years to come.

Work Update Review - March 2016

In an effort to bring this portfolio somewhat up to date, last month saw three project additions to the website: all beer related, and all done with The Brandit. They are...

• TAPS Fishhouse & Brewery - Reminiscent of a grand old New Orleans or San Francisco brick warehouse, TAPS Fish House & Brewery in Brea Downtown has become a landmark in North Orange County. Inside, warm woods, hand crafted wrought iron and soaring ceilings create a feeling of upscale comfort. The restaurant offers a celebration of seafood and steaks, along with award-winning ales and lagers handcrafted in the European tradition. TAPS has been a client of The Brandit for over a decade, during which time I designed an updated logo, website, and branding suite for their beer products.

• Funky Buddha Brewery - Funky Buddha Brewery was founded in 2010 in Boca Raton, Florida, and is committed to producing bold craft beers that marry culinary-inspired ingredients with time-honored technique. Their mantra is big, bold flavors, made exactingly with natural ingredients. Flagship beers such as Hop Gun IPA and Floridian Hefeweizen, also strive towards big, bold flavor. The outrageous packaging design and illustration matches Funky Buddha's bold personality.

• Red Dot Brewhouse - One of my favorite projects to work on since joining The Brandit, Red Dot Brewhouse is Singapore's first locally owned, independent commercial microbrewery. Working with Linda Fennimore for illustration was extremely rewarding, and stitching all the brand components together to build the final product design equally so.