James Bun Restaurant

We helped this Paris based restaurant create a brand that personified their down to earth, welcoming and inclusive nature. Deliverables included custom logotype, colour & type, hand drawn illustrations, and collateral for their restaurant.

Client

James Bun

Date

March 2024

Industry

Restaurant

Location

Paris, France
In 4 weeks

This could be your brand

Two clear ribbed glasses of sparkling water with lemon slices on blue coasters labeled 'Club Seltzer' on a light stone surface.
Person wearing an olive green jacket carrying a white tote bag with bold red text reading 'espresso affo syrup'.
Dark wine bottle with an orange label reading 'L'ASIE SANS CHICHI' resting inside a cardboard box filled with other sealed bottles.
Glass window decal with purple text reading 'Adesso! Bakeshop BK NYC'.
Coastal beach with rows of blue and white umbrellas, people swimming, and historic stone arches and buildings in the background.
Close-up of a person’s hands holding a can of Tomiris kvass drink and placing it into a beige net shopping bag outdoors.
Ulysses Design Co logo with large text offering a free sample pack of hand-drawn typefaces, templates, and illustrations.
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Our Process

Paul walks through the project goals, challenges, solution and results for this brand.

Process

We set out to design a distinctive, eye capturing brand identity that would position James Bun as an affordable, generous, friendly restaurant. The identity needed to feel elevated without conveying pretentiousness. To achieve this, we created a playful brand identity that perfectly balanced sophistication with fun.

The challenge

The challenge for this fast casual Asian street food canteen was to create an identity that felt elevated, but authentic, without cleaning on cultural stereotypes.

Solution

With a bold hand drawn logotype and vibrant colour palette, this identity was a lot of fun to create. We created a cohesive set of poster designs that could be used flexibly across all collateral needs. And to top it off, we created a set of playful, Asia-inspired illustrations to deepen the brand narrative.

Results

Our journey with this James Bun project resulted in a playful yet elevated brand identity that embodied their brand personality and allowed them to connect with their audience.

Recognition

Rebrand allowed connection with a wider audience

Growth

Brand set up to scale across France

Trust

Represents quality and convenient Asian food

Expansion