Extensive branding project for an Italian Restaurant, named after the Venetian Island, Burano.

Art deco with a twist; Venice is a bit different from the rest of Italy, so I wanted to exclude the usual Italian restaurant design clichés - There are no Italian flag inspired elements, glorified images of tomatoes or pasta.

Instead, I created a visual language mixing art deco and seafood iconography to get something new & fresh.

Fishermen from the island of Burano first started painting their houses in vibrant colours to see them in fog or from a long distance when they return from sea. However... many local guides say that houses were painted colorfully so that drunk sailors would recognise their houses as they came home after a long night of drinking…

In the design I wanted to reference this funny anecdote - therefore our logo is a little “off” in places; the line weight and the kerning is slightly different with every letter, and the characters’ heights do not align perfectly either - it is almost like you are looking at it after having a bit too much🍷

cheers😉