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Brand identity · Burgman

A Cow in a Red Cape Is Selling Burgers, and the City Is Hungry

Burgman gives the everyday burger a hero: drawn letters, one red worn like a uniform, and packaging that works as advertising.

A burger joint whose spokesperson is a real cow in a red cape. Drawn letters, one red that behaves like a uniform, and packaging treated as advertising: the everyday burger taken very seriously, by a brand that does not take itself seriously at all.

The bag. Burgman is a character, not a restaurant name: someone you call when dinner needs saving.Make Believe House
The fry carton has six seconds to make someone across the table want fries.Make Believe House
The can and the napkin. Hand-lettered proclamations carry the small print.Make Believe House
The box. Letters drawn, not typeset: squeezed, spread and sauced into place. Eat the burger, keep the box.Make Believe House
Caps, stickers, tees: an identity designed to escape the restaurant. Real people, hard flash, food close enough to touch.Make Believe House
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