Interabang Books
Brand Identity, Environmental Graphics, Marketing Collateral, Signage, Website Design
Fig. 1 Interabang Books Primary Logo
In brief
Communicating both surprise and disbelief, this non-standard punctuation mark is the perfect namesake for independent bookseller Interabang Books. The death of printed materials has long been forecast and new to market indy, Interabang Books, aimed to continue to prove these reports exaggerated by offering a wide, curated selection of reading materials, a great environment, and a staff of knowledgable and enthusiastic booksellers. By leading with personality, Interabang Books seeks to be a guide to the excitement and wonder that reading brings and was in need of a similarly fun and captivating visual identity system.
Scope of work
- Logo and visual identity system
- Marketing collateral
- Web
- Signage
- Interior wall graphics
Fig. 2 Interabang Books rebus
Our directives were to create a system which was fun, engaging, a bit Bauhaus, and would integrate perfectly with the contemporary, Scandinavian inspired space GFF Architecture was in the process of building out.
Starting with a color palette of vibrant primary colors, we established a lock up consisting of a period extended typeface flanking a solid color bar meant to reflect, in totality, an abstracted stack of books. The interabang makes an appearance as both a stand alone icon and as a component in the combination mark. We emphasized the spirit of play in supporting materials with loud, repeating typography and quirky visual devices like the rebus.
Fig. 3 Interabang Books Business Cards
Fig. 4 Interabang Books children's room wall graphic concept
Fig. 5 Interabang Books shopping bags
Fig. 6 Exterior Neon Signage
“When we were discussing our vision for the store, ‘discovery’ and ‘excitement’ were words that came up again and again. The interabang symbol exemplified our essential idea.”
—Jeremy Ellis, General Manager
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Fig. 7 Interabang Books wall graphic concepts
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Fig. 7 Interabang Books wall graphic concepts
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Fig. 7 Interabang Books wall graphic concepts
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Fig. 7 Interabang Books wall graphic concepts
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Fig. 7 Interabang Books wall graphic concepts
Fig. 8 Interabang Books typographic figures for restroom icons
Fig. 9 Interabang Books stationery
Fig. 10 Interabang Books collateral
The store’s home on the web is similarly focused on fun with floods of color and the Interabang Books logo in the masthead doubling as a search bar. Developed on Drupal, the site is fully mobile responsive and integrates with the American Bookseller’s Association IndieCommerce database and tools. Visit Interabang Books.
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