Crafting a Coffee Culture Icon: Building Community Through Faith-Inspired Branding
In a small Transylvanian town lacking authentic community gathering spaces, Bogdan needed more than just a coffee shop—he wanted to create a true place where neighbors connect and community flourishes.
Without a compelling brand identity, his vision for kingdom-focused hospitality would remain unrealized, and the shop would become just another café competing on price.
In a small Transylvanian town lacking authentic community gathering spaces, Bogdan needed more than just a coffee shop—he wanted to create a true place where neighbors connect and community flourishes.
Without a compelling brand identity, his vision for kingdom-focused hospitality would remain unrealized, and the shop would become just another café competing on price.
Drawing inspiration from an ancient story of hope and renewal.
After completing our discovery and research, we carefully designed three distinctive logo compositions. Each weaving in elements inspired by the biblical story of Noah's Ark and Bogdan's vision for creating a gathering place that serves both great coffee and community connection. This narrative added a layer of depth and meaning to the brand, infusing it with character that resonates with faith-minded customers while remaining welcoming to all.
After completing our discovery and research, we carefully designed three distinctive logo compositions. Each weaving in elements inspired by the biblical story of Noah's Ark and Bogdan's vision for creating a gathering place that serves both great coffee and community connection. This narrative added a layer of depth and meaning to the brand, infusing it with character that resonates with faith-minded customers while remaining welcoming to all.
From sketch to sip:
Building community
one cup at a time.
Once we had the approved logo and the other visual identity elements, we moved on to the collateral pieces, crafting visually enticing to-go cups that serve the brand as little ambassadors of hope and community. This small piece became critical in building authentic connections in a close-knit community where relationships matter more than transactions.
Once we had the approved logo and the other visual identity elements, we moved on to the collateral pieces, crafting visually enticing to-go cups that serve the brand as little ambassadors of hope and community. This small piece became critical in building authentic connections in a close-knit community where relationships matter more than transactions.
A scalable future: Growing with purpose.
We enabled Noah Coffee for seamless adaptation to growth and expansion, ensuring visual consistency across diverse locations and touchpoints by designing a scalable identity system rooted in timeless values.
The brand system we created does more than look professional—it invites community. Every touchpoint, from the cup design to the apparel, reinforces Bogdan's calling to serve his neighbors and create authentic connections in his small Transylvanian town.
We enabled Noah Coffee for seamless adaptation to growth and expansion, ensuring visual consistency across diverse locations and touchpoints by designing a scalable identity system rooted in timeless values.
The brand system we created does more than look professional—it invites community. Every touchpoint, from the cup design to the apparel, reinforces Bogdan's calling to serve his neighbors and create authentic connections in his small Transylvanian town.
We are here to stay.
We also contributed to bringing Bogdan's coffee vision to life by designing signage to help the coffee aficionados find this new gem. With that, we paired memorable merchandise you can wear if you love coffee, helping the brand spread its vision quickly and naturally through all these pieces.
Today, Noah Coffee stands as more than a successful business—it's become the community gathering place Bogdan envisioned, where quality coffee serves as the foundation for authentic relationships and kingdom-focused hospitality.
We also contributed to bringing Bogdan's coffee vision to life by designing signage to help the coffee aficionados find this new gem. With that, we paired memorable merchandise you can wear if you love coffee, helping the brand spread its vision quickly and naturally through all these pieces.
Today, Noah Coffee stands as more than a successful business—it's become the community gathering place Bogdan envisioned, where quality coffee serves as the foundation for authentic relationships and kingdom-focused hospitality.
We ABSOLUTELY LOVE our unique, simple, modern logo. It helps us stand out and be easily found. Ruben's work provided the much-desired ease with which people can connect with us. The visual identity helps us connect with our customers, allowing them to identify with our product and have a complete experience at Noah Coffee.
Bogdan Nemes
Founder | Noah Coffee
We ABSOLUTELY LOVE our unique, simple, modern logo. It helps us stand out and be easily found while honoring the deeper story that inspired our vision. Ruben's work provided the much-desired ease with which people can connect with us—not just as customers, but as community. The visual identity helps people understand that Noah Coffee is more than great coffee; it's a place where neighbors become friends and everyone finds a welcoming table.
We ABSOLUTELY LOVE our unique, simple, modern logo. It helps us stand out and be easily found. Ruben's work provided the much-desired ease with which people can connect with us. The visual identity helps us connect with our customers, allowing them to identify with our product and have a complete experience at Noah Coffee.
Bogdan Nemes
Bogdan Nemes
Founder | Noah Coffee
Founder | Noah Coffee