Crafty Beaver Logo Refresh

Crafty Beaver is a beloved Chicagoland hardware store that deserved a bit of a brand refresh. The new logo is highly inspired by Americana, the community surrounding the store, and all things midwestern.
The logo includes custom typography and archived type pulled from a 1930's type book to reference the store's founding year. 

This project is spec work and was originally created for Jacob Ristau's Identity System course at SAIC.

Type Sketches and Initial Explorations

Existing Logo Comparison and Experimentation

Final Logos