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Logo Design Brief

Branding Brief: Cobbossee Coffee and Provisions
Name: Cobbossee Coffee and Provisions

Location: Gardiner, Maine


1. Business Overview
Cobbossee Coffee and Provisions is a soon-to-open specialty coffee roaster, bakery, and sandwich café located in a 2,000 sq. ft. downtown storefront in Gardiner, Maine. The café will offer house coffee drinks, tea, pastries, in house made bread, sandwiches, and cold grab-and-go items in an elevated, casual setting. In the future, the brand will expand into retail coffee, tea, and food products — both in-store and online.


2. Brand Vision & Mission
To create a locally rooted, modern café experience inspired by the natural beauty of Maine's Cobbossee Stream. Our goal is to serve exceptional coffee and teas alongside thoughtful food, while fostering community and building a brand that’s both timeless and scalable.


3. Design Goals

Updated Logo Direction for Cobbossee Coffee and Provisions

Hi Designers,

Thank you for the thoughtful submissions so far. I appreciate the creative energy that’s gone into capturing the feel of Cobbossee Coffee and Provisions. After reviewing, I’d like to shift the design direction from a landscape-style logo toward something more symbolic, timeless, and emblematic — inspired by vintage marks with a clean, modern presentation.

A helpful visual reference is the circular logo for Time Market (Tucson, AZ) - attached to brief. Please ignore the multi colored outer Ring as it was taken from a profile photo from Instagram.

Updated Logo Brief
Format: Circular badge-style logo
Center Symbol:
- A compass rose or starburst as the core design.
- In the very center of the compass, I’d like to explore a stream swirl motif — something minimal and abstract, such as a spiral or curved line — symbolizing the Cobbossee Stream and the natural flow of time and place.

Surrounding Decorative Elements:
- Include stylized wavy or radiating lines around or behind the compass/star emblem to suggest movement, water, and energy — ideally subtle and clean, not overly detailed.
- At the 3 o’clock position, place a small sun icon.
- At the 9 o’clock position, place a small moon icon.
 - These elements represent balance, daily rhythm, and time.

Text:
- COBBOSSEE — at the top outer curve, in bold serif or vintage-inspired type
- COFFEE AND PROVISIONS — at the bottom outer curve
- GARDINER, MAINE — curved along the upper inner circle
- SINCE 2025 — curved along the lower inner circle

Style Goals:
- Vintage-inspired with modern clarity — should feel at home on signage, packaging, stamps, and apparel.
- Typography should be strong, clean, and legible (preferably serif or slab serif).
- Begin with a monochrome or two-tone palette (e.g., dark green and cream, or black and tan) — we can explore color once the form is locked in.

Please let me know if you’re able to revise or create a new submission in this refined style direction. I’m excited to see what you come up with!


Thanks so much,

Todd Wagner

Cobbossee Coffee and Provisions

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Cobbossee Coffee and Provisions

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