Reimagining Digital Upscale Asian Street Food Experience
Gamalsan is a digital pickup and delivery restaurant that emerged during the pandemic, offering high-quality Asian street food. It was launched in mid-2020 when we were all confined to our homes. While many were figuring out how to adapt to the situation, Gamal Haché, one of the most dynamic and successful minds in the entertainment industry in Santo Domingo, approached us with the intent to set a new standard. If premium restaurants provide a unique experience, how can we replicate this in a digital restaurant?
Honorable Eats:
Gamal wanted to reflect a very personal idea (hence the name), honoring his admiration for the legacy and processes of Asian cuisine. It was necessary to create the universe of this brand, starting with the name. The result is a visually rich brand, full of details, where although no one can visit the physical location, they can experience it through social media content. Every touchpoint is an opportunity to convey the concept we titled – Honorable Eats through a graphic download that blends the aesthetics of Tokyo’s alleys with Japanese manga, telling a unique story in the local gastronomy scene through an app that has broken download records in its category, the uniforms of the delivery staff, a carefully designed packaging system, communications, and the design of interiors that, although not open to the public, intrigue those who peek through the digital windows.
A new hotel proposal is set to open in the heart of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. This new concept needed to combine a ‘Young at heart’ spirit with a social club atmosphere. More than just accommodation, this hotel is a companion and creator of memorable moments for travelers through an urban lifestyle that blends culture, fun, and a free spirit.
After gathering the necessary information, our mission is to create a commercial name proposal that verbally represents its mystique. Based on this, we designed the logo and the entire visual identity system to represent them throughout the client journey.
We created an evocative name that sparks curiosity to discover a new form of hospitality. It connects the mystical aspect of urban life with the nature and beauty of the places where it’s located.
Traveling is discovering and discovering oneself. Santo Paradiso is an invitation to open the doors to different unknown experiences that coexist in this meeting place.
With many years of experience in the design and construction fields, architect Massiel Mejía leads her team and oversees Architecture and Landscape projects at her studio, MASSIEL MEJÍA | Architecture and Landscape. Massiel Mejía is a company on the path to change, taking steady steps toward comprehensive growth. With clear objectives and a continuous pursuit of new challenges, expanding operations and need to restructure the business.
To take advantage of this opportunity, they recognize the need to reassess their identity design and brand architecture, as well as expand the visual system that currently represents them. For a business of this nature and in its maturation process, we began by defining what their business is today, analyzing the new opportunities available to them, and the needs that this restructuring entails, but above all, what it means for their audience and the value of the potential strategies implemented.
For this proposal, we based our work on the various foliage and color contrasts inherent to our Caribbean landscape. We used these concepts to reflect a design with character, modern and flexible, exploring the implementation of an easily identifiable and unique icon or monogram.
Branding that is a history-infused cultural journey.
Casa Mella-Russo is a private, non-profit art center that opens its doors in the heart of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, housed in a colonial building that combines a living architectural experience with a cultural space featuring the private art collection of its owner.
When we were introduced and understood Altagracia Mella-Russo’s vision, both as a center housing her collection and as a vibrant space connecting the memory of the Colonial City’s past and present with the culture and art of our country, we had a clear starting point to tell this unique story.
The restoration of the house itself and the history it revealed led us to dive into deep research into the beginnings of printing in the Dominican Republic. The records we found in the National Archives served as a source of inspiration for creating a unique alphabet that would represent the distinctive character of Casa Mella-Russo.
As our starting point, the identity system highlights its architectural and flexible functional qualities, allowing us to communicate the multiple roles of a lively and dynamic cultural center like this one. We also designed a series of seals used according to the levels of communication, ranging from commercial, institutional, and secondary seals.
Once again, we had the good fortune to collaborate with our architect friends from PIIAU, who always elevate everything they touch.
Pioneer is the leading investment fund manager in the market, with a strong focus on social and environmental impact, democratizing investment opportunities nationwide through strategies aimed at meeting sustainable development goals. Pioneer strives to advance steadily and sustainably in the financial landscape, prioritizing the well-being of communities and the environment.
On its 12th anniversary, Pioneer aims to deepen the brand positioning work we’ve been doing over the past few years, this time focusing on revising their brand identity.
We guided them through an internal review process, not only in terms of the identity change but also to continue their growth in a new corporate stage, with a strategy based on their defining foundations: impact, growth, and transformation.
We developed their new identity and the various channels of contact with their audiences. We reinforced the brand concept that has characterized them since their inception, the Golden Ratio, represented as a constantly growing spiral through a seashell. Unified under a contemporary and fresh graphic language that will accompany them in this new stage.
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New way to experience upscale asian street cuisine.
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New way to experience upscale asian street cuisine.
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