vela seaport restaurant logo on black by boston logo designer

Eat. Drink. Explore.

A star is born

Vela is a proposed hotel restaurant concept to refresh an existing brand. We worked with the marketing team to create a new upscale name, branding and messaging for this Seaport restaurant.

The heavens are filled with stars and stories, like the constellation Vela and the story of Jason and the Argonauts. Named for the sails of their ship, Vela invites you to imagine a journey of adventure through the night sky, just as the restaurant invites you to experience different cultures and cuisines from your table by the sea. Vela is many things—elegant yet easy, sophisticated yet surprising.

vela seaport black woman with wine glass
vela seaport restaurant salmon being tossed in air with olive oil
vela brand art with constellations in blue
vela seaport brand illustration with constellations
vela seaport white logo on black
vela seaport gold and white stars

The brand identity art concept is a fanciful treatment of celestial symbols and constellations using delicate hand-drawn line art. By incorporating the various star symbols throughout the brand materials, it gave us a very fun yet elegant and cohesive look.

vela seaport 3 men sitting at bar talking
vela seaport black woman and glass of wine
vela seaport windows with white stars
vela seaport man mixing drink with lemon
vela seaport black truffles on dark plate
vela street poster with white logo

The proposed advertising connected the brand with gorgeous food photography. The copy pulled it all together with idea of a wonderful culinary adventure.

vela seaport stationery with black flaps
vela seaport branding with ipad and business cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

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