Essence Cafe had inherited their branding from a previous owner. It carried some recognition worth keeping, but the identity itself wasn't built with intention and no longer reflected the cafe as its own.
A local cafe should celebrate its location.
Using Essence Cafe's existing colour palette, we created a pictorial brand mark of a humpback whale balancing a coffee cup on its head, a playful nod to Nelson Bay's identity as a whale watching destination.


