One summer in San Teodoro

Logo, brand identity and packaging for an all-hemp grow shop

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Case study · branding, packaging, illustration

A shop for one summer, signed like a postcard.

Canaparium is a young grow shop in San Teodoro, Sardinia, that sells hemp and nothing else, and it opened for one summer season. It needed an image as fresh and playful as the season it was born in. A classic serif name signed by hand like a postcard, a hemp leaf held in a hand-drawn bloom, and the colours of the island summer carry the brand from stationery and a shop sign to merchandise and a series of stand-up pouches.

Client
Canaparium, hemp grow shop
Sector
Hemp retail
Location
San Teodoro, Sardinia
Scope
Logo & style, branding, packaging
Canaparium · the mark in motion

The brief

What was needed

A very young all-hemp grow shop was opening its doors on the north-east coast of Sardinia for one summer season. It needed a fresh, playful image for a creative summer project.

The idea

How it was solved

The logo holds two voices: CANAPARIUM in classic, spaced capitals, a shop you can trust, and "San Teodoro" signed by hand like the back of a postcard. A hemp leaf held inside a hand-drawn bloom becomes the symbol and the pattern, in sea cyan, leaf green and bloom magenta.

Sea, leaf and bloom.

01 · The symbol

A leaf in bloom.

The symbol is a hemp leaf held inside a hand-drawn bloom, its outline wobbly on purpose, as if sketched at a beach bar. It comes in the three colours of the island summer and is scattered across paper and fabric until it turns into the brand's pattern.

  1. CapitalsCANAPARIUM is set in classic, spaced capitals: a shop you can trust.
  2. Signature"San Teodoro" is signed by hand, with a few drops of ink and a small bloom at the end of the stroke.
  3. CharactersEvery strain gets its own colour and its own illustrated character on the pouch.
3D render for CanapariumLogoBrand identityPackagingIllustrationMerchandise

02 · Colour

The palette

Ink#0F090Dname
Sea#3ABBD2sea cyan
Leaf#56CE11leaf green
Bloom#D10E80bloom magenta

Hex values as printed on the colour and type board (board 04) of the Behance case study.

03 · Applications

Where it lives.

Three strainsStand-up pouches, front · 3D rebuild
AK-47Strain character, pouch front
Tangerine DreamStrain character, pouch front
StrawberryStrain character, pouch front
Colour versionsCyan on magenta, magenta on green
Shop signRound sign over the door · mock-up
Canvas toteBloom pattern around the logo · mock-up
HoodieFor the cooler evenings · mock-up
Tag us, press playPouch backs: playlists, Instagram, legal notes · 3D rebuild

What I did

  • 01Logo: serif capitals and hand-signed "San Teodoro"
  • 02Symbol: the hemp leaf in a hand-drawn bloom
  • 03Brand pattern and colour palette
  • 04Stationery: letterhead, envelope, business cards
  • 05Shop sign and merchandise (tote, hoodie)
  • 06Stand-up pouch packaging, front and back
  • 07Strain character illustrations

Credits

Client: Canaparium, hemp grow shop, San Teodoro (Sardinia)
Design: Luca Colucci · Tools: Adobe Illustrator
Pouches rebuilt in 3D from the original artwork. Sign, tote and hoodie are presentation mock-ups (stock models).