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Ragged Edge rebrands restaurant chain Giraffe as as Giraffe World Kitchen

London-based branding agency Ragged Edge recently unveiled its work to rebrand restaurant chain Giraffe, aiming to "reinvent a family favourite for the Instagram generation".

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Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of Ragged Edge

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of Ragged Edge

The agency was briefed to create a new approach that would attract more snap 'n' share evening diners without losing its core customer base, mainly families eating there during the daytime.

A new proposition –Taste A Whole New World – was put in place. "The brand idea gives Giraffe a purpose that resonates with both existing customers and the new target audience of experience-hungry millennials," says Ragged Edge. “Just as importantly it’s true to its founding purpose: to travel the globe in search of the world’s best dishes.”

The look and feel of the new branding was inspired by sign painting styles from around the world, and the team created a set of hand-painted typefaces that aim to give Giraffe World Kitchen "a credible, authentic voice," says the agency. "The colour palette is bright but rooted firmly in food, while photography and illustration focus on telling the stories around each dish. And the new logo makes sense of the name, gently playing on the giraffe’s unique ability to raise its head above the trees in search of new discoveries."

Close-up of overlapping text displaying variations of the words "display", "chunk" and "skinny" in white, orange and green lettering on a dark purple background, showcasing the hand-painted typefaces created for Giraffe World Kitchen's rebrand
Four posters displaying Giraffe World Kitchen's rebrand with hand-painted typography and taglines: Vibrant, Curious, Unexpected and Real, each featuring food photography and illustrations on coloured backgrounds
Overhead view of Giraffe World Kitchen dishes including fresh strawberries, meatballs, burrata toast and soup on a grey wooden table with a blue napkin
Two menu cards for Giraffe World Kitchen displaying a Total Whoozie Whoopie Cookie priced at £4.95 and a Splash of Havana drink at £6.95, with hand-painted lettering on orange and green backgrounds
Staff member wearing green Salt in the Pumpkin t-shirt standing at a bar counter in a Giraffe World Kitchen restaurant with neon signage visible in the background
Giraffe World Kitchen brand rebrand showing tagline "Taste A Whole New World" with photographs of global dishes and people dining
Grid of 25 brand guidelines and design system pages for Giraffe World Kitchen, showcasing typography, colour palette, imagery and logo applications designed by Ragged Edge
Giraffe World Kitchen neon sign glowing above the restaurant storefront with diners seated at tables inside
Blurred figure walking past a restaurant interior with bold orange wall featuring "Taste A Whole New World" branding, shelving with tableware, and hanging brass lamp
Giraffe World Kitchen brunch menu and promotional card reading "Meet The World For Brunch" displayed on wooden table with place setting and salad bowls
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