Halt Coffee
BrandA typographic identity for a small independent publisher, built around one obsessively-drawn serif.
View the projectI design in black, white and the space between. Most of my work is deciding what to leave out, then setting the one thing that remains as large and as calmly as it deserves.
A typographic identity for a small independent publisher, built around one obsessively-drawn serif.
View the projectTactile packaging and a print system that feels handmade without ever leaving the press.
View the projectA calm, image-led art direction for an audio studio that wanted to sound the way it looks.
View the projectA slow, readable site and a custom type pairing for a neighbourhood wine bar.
View the projectA botanical illustration series and accompanying marks for a tea house's first shelf.
View the projectA quiet practice built on subtraction — identity, type and interface for people who trust an empty page to do the talking.
I've spent the last decade in and around studios learning that the work I love most is the work I get to touch every part of — the brief, the sketches, the kerning at midnight, the press check. So now I keep things small on purpose.
When I'm not on a project you'll find me drawing letters that go nowhere, collecting paper I don't need, and teaching the occasional type workshop in Lisbon.
“He removed half of everything we'd asked for, and the brand finally looked like us. Restraint as a service.”
I take on a handful of projects each season. If you've got something you care about, I'd love to hear about it — a paragraph is plenty to start.