kohi Cafe

Field Notes Journal cover portrait: motion-blurred profile of a person in a white jacket turning their head, against a grey backdrop

Role

Visual Identity & Art Direction

Client

Designerbriefs

Project type

Branding

Project overview

Kōhi is a conceptual brand identity developed for a contemporary slow coffee bar. The project explores a minimalist visual language rooted in ritual, simplicity, and the quiet intimacy of specialty coffee culture.

Field Notes illustration: charcoal drawing of a lone figure in a dark coat standing apart from a blurred crowd
Field Notes illustration: charcoal drawing of dark-suited figures walking away in a receding line across a white ground
Field Notes illustration: minimalist figure in a long dark robe facing stacked floating brushstroke slabs in soft grey
Field Notes illustration: minimalist figure standing atop a totem of stacked black brushstroke slabs
Field Notes illustration: high-contrast black silhouette of a birds head and beak against a white ground