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Quán Nhii
From Nha Trang to Orange County...


Artistic Direction
Brand Design

Restaurant Identity


For Quán Nhii, Bánh Uót is a vietnamese dish and experience that has brought together families, cultures, and traditions. Their goal isn’t just to serve food, but to provide a wholesome dining experience. Ultimately inviting their guests into a story of home, family, community, and culture—a story fellow designer; Jason Liu and myself helped develop through a robust visual identity.


The overall approach to defining the look/feel of the brand ties back to the the owner’s family’s origin and roots to Nha Trang, a small city in Vietnam. The color palette was developed to reperesent some of the resturants’ core values and traits.  The cream & golden yellow  to represent joy and royalty, forrest green for nature and fortune, orange for energy & warmth, and red for love and joy.

Illustrative elements & unique geometric forms are Inspired by various sources of restuarant interior and decor and vietnamese culture. These shapes were used as graphic placeholders both photos, colors, and type in various instances throughout the brand.



With a strong focus in inclusivity, Quán Nhii pride themselves on being a bridge between cultures. Creating a space that appeals to all, regardless of background. They strive to ensure that every guest feels valued and embraced, making Quán Nhii a haven for not only Vietnamese cuisine enthusiasts but for anyone seeking to broaden their culinary horizons in a friendly and accessible environment.



The dish Bánh Uót was the general focus of the visual applications for social media. As it is the staple and anchor to the restaurant’s primary  experience and service.

A brand guide was also designed to highlight rules when utilizing the identity within social and print applications for the restaurant and any other collateral that may be created in the future.

                


EdVoice

Changing Policy. Changing Lives.



Brand Design

Social Toolkit

Web Design


The state of California’s educational conditions are divided in two. Children who have access to higher educational quality and children who do not based upon the areas in which they live in. EdVoice’s mission is to create changes in policy to bridge this gap so children in low-income areas may also benefit educationally as well.



The logo icon is the silhouette of a joyful child. This serves as a symbol of hope, while the rays of color protruding from the child represents the diversified voices of these children within these affected areas.




The overall branding package included a new website directed at the insights of the organization, a call-to-action for donations towards EdVoice’s work; along with policy solutions and priorities.

The rebrand also expands across all major social platforms. Completely reshaping the new aesthetic to match the bright and optimistic purpose. Bringing a revitalized sense of legitmacy that can appeal to audiences within the educational space and the policymakers whom EdVoice is targeting and working towards. 

These graphical and web elements were built off the foundational rules of the brand guidelines. Highlighting all colors, patterns, fonts, and photographic directions that can be utilized in a variety of applications.




Quán Nhii
From Nha Trang to Orange County...




Artistic Direction
Brand Design

Restaurant Identity

For Quán Nhii, Bánh Uót is a vietnamese dish and experience that has brought together families, cultures, and traditions. Their goal isn’t just to serve food, but to provide a wholesome dining experience. Ultimately inviting their guests into a story of home, family, community, and culture—a story fellow designer; Jason Liu and myself helped develop through a robust visual identity.




The overall approach to defining the look/feel of the brand ties back to the the owner’s family’s origin and roots to Nha Trang, a small city in Vietnam. The color palette was developed to reperesent some of the resturants’ core values and traits.  The cream & golden yellow  to represent joy and royalty, forrest green for nature and fortune, orange for energy & warmth, and red for love and joy.




Illustrative elements & unique geometric forms are Inspired by various sources of restuarant interior and decor and vietnamese culture. These shapes were used as graphic placeholders both photos, colors, and type in various instances throughout the brand.





With a strong focus in inclusivity, Quán Nhii pride themselves on being a bridge between cultures. Creating a space that appeals to all, regardless of background. They strive to ensure that every guest feels valued and embraced, making Quán Nhii a haven for not only Vietnamese cuisine enthusiasts but for anyone seeking to broaden their culinary horizons in a friendly and accessible environment.





The dish Bánh Uót was the general focus of the visual applications for social media. As it is the staple and anchor to the restaurant’s primary  experience and service.



A brand guide was also designed to highlight rules when utilizing the identity within social and print applications for the restaurant and any other collateral that may be created in the future.