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THE DESIGN EDITIONS / ART DIRECTION NOTES

Three brands. Three points of view.

Studio Coffee, Studio Days and Maison Studio: three fictional Sydney brands with their own stories, menu priorities, typography, photography and pace.

EDITION 01 / Specialty Coffee

The everyday, considered.

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Display
Manrope
Reading & utility
Instrument Sans

Open, understated letterforms give quiet compositions their character. A disciplined editorial grid leaves the coffee and the place to speak.

Composition

A typographic masthead. A ruled coffee index. An architectural pause.

The small things

Square actions, aligned prices, generous margins, restrained olive accents.

No serif inserts, decorative stamps, repeated product cards or floating symbols.

EDITION 02 / Brunch & Lifestyle

Make a morning of it.

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Display
Barlow Condensed
Reading & utility
DM Sans

Condensed display type creates energy without crowding the reading text. Warm, flat colours are balanced by generous daylight photography.

Composition

A confident headline. Full-width food. An interactive seasonal table.

The small things

A 4px button radius, strong horizontal rules, an uneven two-image journal.

No cartoon shapes, arched cards, decorative sun icons or novelty rotations.

EDITION 03 / Artisan Bakery

Time is an ingredient.

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Display
Bodoni Moda
Reading & utility
Source Sans 3

A high-contrast serif recalls a bakehouse journal. Open, humanist body text balances its delicacy and keeps practical information easy to read.

Composition

A centered title. A pastry film. A process note. A typeset counter list.

The small things

Fine rules, one considered italic phrase, warm baking photographs, quiet burgundy.

No luxury crests, gold gradients, ornamental stars or generic three-card grids.

ONE THOUGHTFUL FOUNDATION

Shared purpose.
Independent expression.

Six working routes, independent structured brand content, accessible native controls and a clearly labelled reservation demonstration. Style selection follows you across pages and is remembered in this browser.

Icons are limited to the menu control, dropdown and directions. A consistent 1.5px stroke, 18px size and 8px gap keep functional details balanced. No card decorations, repeated stamps or ornamental symbols.

Typefaces are self-hosted under the SIL Open Font License. Photography is from Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Source references and font licenses are included in the project.

This cafe, address, menu and brand history are fictional sample content. No real bookings are taken.

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