A crest for your vineyard or winery
Wine labels have used heraldry for centuries. How to design an estate crest for the label, the gate and the cellar door, with a real example.
Heraldry & Monograms
Read the language of crests, coats of arms and monograms. Explore their symbols and histories, and the ways personal marks live on in stationery, gifts and everyday objects.
A monogram for a café or bakery
A small mark for the window, the cup and the pastry box: how cafés and bakeries use a monogram, and how to make one that works on paper bags and stamps.
Restaurant logos with old-world character
A monogram or crest for a restaurant that wants to feel established from the first night: on the menu, the door, the bill folder and the gift voucher.
A crest for your hotel or bed and breakfast
How small hotels and B&Bs use a crest to feel like a house rather than a chain, with ideas for welcome cards, room notes, menus and gift certificates.
A personal crest for your library: bookplates for professors and authors
The bookplate is the oldest personal mark in a library. How to design a crest for a scholar or author, and where it goes after the bookplate.
A studio monogram for architects and interior designers
Why architects and interior designers suit an entwined monogram, how to draw one that sits in a title block, and examples on letterhead and proposal covers.
A mark of permanence for accountants and family offices
Accountants, wealth managers and family offices sell continuity. How a monogram or seal says it, with examples on letterhead, annual accounts and Christmas cards.
A mark for a private medical practice
How to choose an emblem for a private practice, why the rod of Asclepius is not the caduceus, and how a quiet mark builds trust on every referral letter.
Dental stationery patients keep
Appointment cards that do not get lost, letters that reassure and thank-you notes that bring patients back: a guide to the stationery of a dental practice.