Olio & Balsamico
Olio & Balsamico: Transforming a familiar bottle into a refined culinary object. For this project, I reimagined a standard beer bottle as a premium balsamic vinegar & extra-virgin olive oil line: botanical accents, elegant type, and a warm, earthy palette that reads artisanal on shelf and online.
Brand Guide.
The brand guide for Olio & Balsamico brings together all the visual elements I developed for the project, including the primary logo with botanical illustrations, two custom submarks, and a carefully selected type system. It also features the full color palette of muted olives and warm neutrals, along with a moodboard that captures the inspiration behind the brand’s refined, artisanal direction. Together, these components create a clear visual language that guides the look and feel of the olive oil and balsamic bottles across packaging and mockups.
Mockups.
Design Process.
I transformed a simple beer bottle into a refined line of balsamic vinegar and olive oil, creating a brand identity rooted in elegance and craftsmanship. The primary logo pairs a tall serif wordmark with hand-drawn botanical illustrations, supported by two versatile submarks that add flexibility across labels, caps, and small print applications. Mockups explore how the identity lives across glass bottles, squeeze formats, and gift sets, highlighting contrast, texture, and functionality.
Throughout the design process—from sketching botanicals to refining monograms and testing dielines—the goal was to elevate an everyday object into something thoughtful, premium, and beautifully crafted.