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ANTE COFFEE & BAKERY












Ante is an independent coffee shop in Edinburgh, built around a simple but underrepresented idea: that exceptional coffee can sit naturally alongside local, foraged, seasonal food.

The brand was to occupy that in-between space - less coffee shop as a trend, more good hospitality as a practice - where sourcing, seasonality and restraint shape both the menu and the atmosphere. The identity avoids rustic nostalgia and specialty coffee clichés, instead aiming for something quieter and more human. A personality that is approachable and engaging, working alongside a place that feels closer to being in a friend’s kitchen for breakfast than a designed destination, grounded in care, familiarity and a strong sense of place.
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Logomark
Brand Identity
Packaging
Signage + Wayfinding
Merchandise