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Creating Physical Design For Coffee

Creating Physical Design For Coffee

6 min read

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August, 14th 2024

6 min read

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August, 14th 2024

More than just 'merch'

Robi has always ensured Cairngorm was a brand with a key focus on great quality merchandise, not just slapping logos on cheap tees and calling it a day. So the pairing of my production and design skills linked with Robi's vision has delivered a new injection of merchandise offerings. We're now always brewing new ideas up and the 'made to order' model is really benefitting their profits per item alongside the ability to release what they want whenever they want.

In-store art that pop

With a lot of events, updates and requirements for in-store branding, it's a very natural process to get fresh posters out to the stores each month or at any interval really. I work to design any new event or product posters alongside arranging the printing of said posters to then be displayed in the flagship Melville cafe and at other partner venues.

Menus don't have to be boring

Another benefit of sharing a production space is the spontaneity of fixes to problems most brands would just go along with. After Anna (the head of operations for Cairngorm) purchased some new display boards for holding menus in the cafe, we realised that A5 paper wasn't going to fit due to the shape of the boards. Therefore, I instantly stepped into gear in helping create a menu formatted for that exact shape, cut it using the Cricut and after all was approved, printed + cut another 24 menus to be placed on all the new boards.

Shooting mouthwatering produce

Video isn't the only thing that helps launch and advertise current offerings - its old friend photo still kicks around and I'm happy to help Cairngorm photograph their new drinks + food options whenever they're launched. Ensuring that you're capturing both a natural vibe yet maintaining a professional edge creates the perfect visual for keeping the customer interested and not swaying too much into corporate mush.

Clean products, clean pages

Alongside consumable product photography, I also ensure all of Cairngorm's new website imagery of their products shines and comes across as professional as possible. After a packaging change in 2023, I shot the range of their new coffee bags to then create a Photoshop template allowing any of the team to edit changes to the bean sources, new varieties and more without the need to shoot the bags all over again. This also allows us to then match any other accessory or merchandise imagery as close to the bags as possible, with our merchandise images now focusing on modelled content to better give customers an idea of how garments fit and look when worn.

Making great memories, always

I'm forever grateful for the opportunity Cairngorm and Robi have given me in getting involved with their brand and flexing me creative muscles wherever they're needed. It's an integral brand to the Edinburgh and Scottish hospitality scene and as a guy who doesn't actually like coffee, I sure as hell enjoy being around all these coffee nerds.

Shooting mouthwatering produce

Video isn't the only thing that helps launch and advertise current offerings - its old friend photo still kicks around and I'm happy to help Cairngorm photograph their new drinks + food options whenever they're launched. Ensuring that you're capturing both a natural vibe yet maintaining a professional edge creates the perfect visual for keeping the customer interested and not swaying too much into corporate mush.

Clean products, clean pages

Alongside consumable product photography, I also ensure all of Cairngorm's new website imagery of their products shines and comes across as professional as possible. After a packaging change in 2023, I shot the range of their new coffee bags to then create a Photoshop template allowing any of the team to edit changes to the bean sources, new varieties and more without the need to shoot the bags all over again. This also allows us to then match any other accessory or merchandise imagery as close to the bags as possible, with our merchandise images now focusing on modelled content to better give customers an idea of how garments fit and look when worn.

Making great memories, always

I'm forever grateful for the opportunity Cairngorm and Robi have given me in getting involved with their brand and flexing me creative muscles wherever they're needed. It's an integral brand to the Edinburgh and Scottish hospitality scene and as a guy who doesn't actually like coffee, I sure as hell enjoy being around all these coffee nerds.

Shooting mouthwatering produce

Video isn't the only thing that helps launch and advertise current offerings - its old friend photo still kicks around and I'm happy to help Cairngorm photograph their new drinks + food options whenever they're launched. Ensuring that you're capturing both a natural vibe yet maintaining a professional edge creates the perfect visual for keeping the customer interested and not swaying too much into corporate mush.

Clean products, clean pages

Alongside consumable product photography, I also ensure all of Cairngorm's new website imagery of their products shines and comes across as professional as possible. After a packaging change in 2023, I shot the range of their new coffee bags to then create a Photoshop template allowing any of the team to edit changes to the bean sources, new varieties and more without the need to shoot the bags all over again. This also allows us to then match any other accessory or merchandise imagery as close to the bags as possible, with our merchandise images now focusing on modelled content to better give customers an idea of how garments fit and look when worn.

Making great memories, always

I'm forever grateful for the opportunity Cairngorm and Robi have given me in getting involved with their brand and flexing me creative muscles wherever they're needed. It's an integral brand to the Edinburgh and Scottish hospitality scene and as a guy who doesn't actually like coffee, I sure as hell enjoy being around all these coffee nerds.

by

Jack Macaulay

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Let's get creating…

Speak with me today about your project + vision and we'll take it from there.

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Let's get creating…

Speak with me today about your project + vision and we'll take it from there.

© FKJK 2024

A photo of Jack Macaulay with a camera

Let's get creating…

Speak with me today about your project + vision and we'll take it from there.

© FKJK 2024