Carriage House logo motion graphic of spinning apple

Expertise

Brand Strategy

Brand Identity

Creative Direction

Visual Identity

Product Labels

Verbal Identity

Manifesto

Tagline

Brand Guidelines

Website Design

OOH advertising

Challenge

Carriage House is a small Michigan Cidery with a passion for making cider using natural ingredients and the traditional cider-making process. However, the inconsistency of their label design meant a lack of a recognizable identity and put friction in the production process.

Solution

We created a simple, consistent visual system that relied on color and scale for each variety. The type treatment reflects the unpredictability of the natural cider-making process. We designed the new logo to hold up under various print and digital conditions with a heart embedded into the apple mark to represent the love that founder Paula Camp has for the craft of traditional cider making.

Once we had the identity in place, we focused on design and copywriting for their new site, merchandise designs, and OOH advertising.

Results

Since the brand transformation, Carriage House has seen a 60% increase in revenue.

bottles of cider with colorful labels depicted illustrated apples and a tree
Image of a laptop and a smartphone displaying the website for Carriage House Crafted with Love, featuring information about European-style cider made in Southwest Michigan with sourcing details about apples from local orchards.
A promotional poster for Carriage House cider featuring a graphic of three apples on a branch. The text discusses their love for traditional cider made with natural ingredients, Michigan apples, and their unique flavor profiles. It emphasizes their creative approach, embracing bold flavors, using wild yeast, oak barrels, and restoring vintage cider-making techniques. The poster highlights their European-style cider, daring flavor combinations, and invites customers to try their apples.
Manifesto for Carriage House written by My Sister Fred featuring a close-up of colorful apples, with text overlay promoting orchard's apple varieties and cider.