Big Sur MotorcycleGarage

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Rider on a café racer seen from above, from the Big Sur brand guidelines
ClientBig Sur Motorcycle Garage
LocationMálaga, Spain
Year2024 · Freelance
DeliveredLogo, lettering, guidelines,
print, merch, social

Big Sur was about to open in Málaga, run by people who'd rather be riding. The logo they had came out of an AI. Bikes built by hand deserved a face drawn by a person.

The logo

Big Sur main logo, white on black
Main
Big Sur logo in bronze
Bronze

The idea

Every biker cliché, used on purpose. Skull, wings, lightning. Seen head on, the skull turns into a headlight, two bolts turn into handlebars and BIG SUR grins through the teeth. Classic enough for the old guard, sharp enough for whoever just bought their first leather jacket and a bike to match.

Colour & type

Big Sur colour palette pageBig Sur typography in use page

Out in the world

Big Sur sweatshirt
Merch · Sweatshirt
Big Sur grand opening poster
Poster · Grand opening
Big Sur shop sign
Shop sign
Big Sur t-shirt
Merch · Tee
Big Sur cap
Merch · Cap
Big Sur business cards, light side
Business cards

Still riding

The best review a logo can get: people wear it. On shirts, stickers, caps and helmets, and on the sign over the door. Two years on, the garage still launches new merch with it, and it still sells well. All of it drawn by me, shape by shape, from the first sketch of the skull to the very last sticker.

Hiring a creative director?

Good. I come with ideas, a way to get them made and a decent stock of dad jokes. Drop me a line, or at least say hi.