Spilt Milk Café Project Overview

Spilt Milk Café Project Overview

Spilt Milk Café Project Overview

Spilt Milk Café Project Overview

Spilt Milk Café Project Overview

Spilt Milk Café Project Overview

Client: Spilt Milk Café (Conceptual)
Role: Brand Identity Designer (Logo, Packaging, Visual Language)
Deliverables: Logo, Brand Guidelines, Packaging Design, Typography System, Mockups
Objective: To create a warm, eco-conscious café brand that turns the phrase "Don't cry over spilt milk" into a playful, sustainable coffee experience. The identity needed to balance whimsy with sophistication while emphasising sustainability and community.

Client: Spilt Milk Café (Conceptual)
Role: Brand Identity Designer (Logo, Packaging, Visual Language)
Deliverables: Logo, Brand Guidelines, Packaging Design, Typography System, Mockups
Objective: To create a warm, eco-conscious café brand that turns the phrase "Don't cry over spilt milk" into a playful, sustainable coffee experience. The identity needed to balance whimsy with sophistication while emphasising sustainability and community.

Research & Inspiration

Research & Inspiration

Research & Inspiration

Inspiration Board:

Curated illustrative design to showcase the fun, lighthearted, playfulness of "Don't cry over spilt milk". The organic shapes also represent the eco-conscious and sustainable aspect of Spilt Milk Café.


Keyword Themes:

Nostalgic, Sustainable, Handcrafted and Comforting


Audience:

Urban millennials and gen z people who value sustainability, artisnal drinks and social media-worthy aesthetics

Concept Development

Concept Development

Concept Development

Naming & Narrative

Naming & Narrative

Naming & Narrative

The name "Spilt Milk" reframes a negative phrase into a positive experience (spills = unexpected joy).

Tagline "Where every sip tells a story" ties into the idea of embracing imperfections.

Logo Ideation

Logo Ideation

Logo Ideation

Explored motifs: milk droplets, abstract bottle shapes, minimalist people holding milk bottles, coffee swirls, steam swirls

Color Palette Rationale

Color Palette Rationale

Color Palette Rationale

Trust, depth (anchors the brand)

#0e0b38

#0e0b38

Coffee, earthiness (organic feel)

#a6714c

#a6714c

Softness, milk (inviting warmth)

#fcf4e6

#fcf4e6

Typography Rationale

Typography Rationale

Typography Rationale

Tan

Nimbus

Tan

Nimbus

Tan

Nimbus

Elegant serif for a handcrafted feel

Elegant serif for a handcrafted feel

Clean, modern sans-serif for readability and contrast

Clean, modern sans-serif for readability and contrast

Bricolage

Grotesque