Wallop Beer

Design: Merril Cledera
Project Type: Concept
Location: New York City, USA
Packaging Contents: Beer
Packaging Substrate / Materials: Glass Bottle
Printing Process: Digital Printing

As the popularity of craft beers continues to accelerate, competing aesthetics have emerged: the two most common styles are spartan, logo-forward, sans-serif minimalism and over-the-top, colorful displays of tongue-in-cheek humor.

The goal with Wallop was to maintain a certain degree of approachability while evoking the creative science of craft beer brewing. Making Wallop boring and intimidating is definitely not a good idea. Thus, the best design that would fit the Wallop brand is a balance in the contrast between a simple bold sans-serif logo and unpretentious geometric illustrations prominently featuring figurative, natural elements.