Kristin Cofer - Design That Kills

check out the clean, modern package design, typography and concept of this scrabble chocolate by mary & matt

yum!

thanks to my creative curly haired co worker lisa marie- i finally found a favorite san francisco coffee shop, ritual coffee roasters-

i love coffee and they obviously do too- below, a direct quote from their website-

“WE OBSESS ABOUT OUR COFFEE: HOW IT IS GROWN, HOW IT IS PROCESSED, AND HOW IT IS ROASTED. EACH WEEK WE SPEND HOURS TASTING THE HIGHEST QUALITY COFFEES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FARMERS WHO ARE GROWING AND HARVESTING THE VERY BEST. THEN WE ROAST THE COFFEE IN TINY BATCHES, PRESERVING THE CLEAN, SWEET TASTES INHERENT IN THE COFFEE FRUIT. MAKING GREAT COFFEE TAKES DOZENS OF STEPS, WE’RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO OBSESS ABOUT EVERY ONE.”

as a caffeine addict, i am sold on ritual coffee- it’s my new favorite san francisco spot! xo

and some fun yelp reviews:

“Ritual has the best logo for a coffee shop I’ve ever seen. Visually, it’s one of the hottest coffee shops around SF. What kind of a review to you expect from a graphic designer?”

“A great cup a joe from baristas that take the care in making your coffee experience well worth the wait. If you’re hip, then grab your single speed and yer laptop and plop your ass down for great cup of coffee or two and free wifi.”

“Amazing coffee. People who cared about the shot they were pulling. The fact that tapes-n-tapes was playing and that they had midnight cupcakes with lavender frosting didn’t hurt much either. I’ve bought art here. I’ve had blind dates here. I buy coffee here every week. I’ve run into people from elementary school here.

I’ve developed one hell of a retail crush that has me coming back every Saturday to stutter at that one guy behind the bar that makes me nervous. And if anything ever did happen and then didn’t work out and it was even more awkward than it is now it doesn’t matter. I’d still be back for the coffee.”