Municipal Barber
Brand Identity Collateral.
We crafted a visual identity that paid homage to Chicago roots while creating a look that felt unique and ownable in the competitive barbering space. The project involved developing a distinctive logo system, a thoughtfully curated color palette mixing rich golf inspired tones with vibrant accents, and custom typography that balanced clean precision with handcrafted elements inspired by golf tournament scorecards.
The brand identity shows Municipal's core value proposition: "Where craft meets culture" – an elevated experience with wide open doors, welcoming a community of people who appreciate both expert craftsmanship and creative conversation.
Municipal is an upscale barber club concept based in Chicago's West Town neighborhood. The brand was designed to create a space that would blend expert barbering services with elements of local style and culture. What set Municipal apart was their vision to incorporate a golf simulator space designed as a curated lounge, producing an environment where precision craftsmanship meets refined social experience.
The Source is an archetype that is extremely powerful and wants to help people. The Source seeks to find knowledge and truth, and once they have found that- use it to shape and understand their world. This can be through understanding a business and helping that business achieve their goals, or through sharing information and insights on a blog or shareable platform. A Source will use data and information to generate results.
The Creator seeks to express their more unique perspectives and expansive imagination to the world and is driven to see their visions come to fruition. They are motivated by a desire to inspire others and to pave the way for innovation. They use their originality and expansive imagination to problem solve. This archetype shines through in Inner Circles business efforts and ways in which they help their clients. We’ll also see creator attributions in the unique colors palettes and more design forward approach to layout.
"Having a strong visual brand is one of the most important aspects of your business. The team did a fantastic job and over delivered on our project."