Commoner Inc.

Work by Commoner Inc.
 http://abduzeedo.com/beautiful-design-work-commoner

Fast Eddie's Barber Shop:
"Fast Eddie's is a no nonsense barber shop found in Allston, MA. one of Boston's many historical neighborhoods. This place is the epitome of traditional Americana, which I wanted the mark and typography to represent; Franklin Gothic and ATF Bodoni scanned from a letterpress book with a mashup illustration combining an iconic eagle and barber's comb.
I wanted to stay away from the "red, white & blue" barber pole theme and stick with something high contrast and modern. Stark, rich blacks screen printed on whitewash 100 lb. card stock give the collateral a strong masculine feel while referencing the brand's age and history."

 

The Lower Depths:"Identity for a taproom and restaurant in Kenmore square, inspired by it's port town history."

Rat City Beer Inc:
"Rat City is a boutique brewery specializing in artisanal craft beer, located in the heart of Allston, MA. The company was named as a tribute to the neighborhood it resides in, notorious for it's overwhelming rat population. Being ever optimistic, the name was a way to show local pride as well as differentiate itself from the many other brewhouses in Boston and the surrounding area.
Drawing much influence from the prohibition era, the design and copy give a nod to the classics while still remaining relevant and contemporary. The brand reflects a blue collar, D.I.Y. aesthetic that is steeped in tradition with respect for the craft of home brewing."

Taste of Ink

Some really good business card and logos:

http://tasteofink.com/gallery/business-cards/18

Avro Ko

http://www.avroko.com/

Avro Ko create fantastic designs for interiors in restaurant, hotels, residential, retail environments.
here is a selection of graphic design work, that they have created to go along with many different styles of restaurant they have worked for.
They include things such as: logos, menus, business cards, letterheads, compliments slips, bottle designs, plate designs, gift certificates, and uniforms.

Analysis of restaurant Websites

Park Avenue Season Restaurant
http://www.parkavenyc.com/

I chose to analyze this restaurant as it as easy to navigate around, and is clear and informative. It provides enough information, in the right style that is complimentary of the restaurant itself.

Navigation:
This stays at the top of each page

 About:
Talks about the restaurant environment, how you can imagine the set up, and then about the chefs. has an image of one of their dishes.

Menus:
Consists of image of the dishes. Each image you are able to click on to select different menu's including dinner, lunch, brunch, dessert and the wine list.

 The menus then are then laid out for each dish explaining what they consist of, and also the price.

Reservations:
Image of a table in the restaurant.
The first page allows you to choose your party size, the date and the time you wish to make a reservation...

 You are then directed to another page which says if that date and time is available, and then gives you the choice to change it if it isn't.

 You then are directed to another page were the customer details are needed. Including their name, phone number, email adress and special requests (if any).
After completing the reservation, an email is sent to you as confirmation.

Private Events:
This then directs you to 3 separate pages of three different rooms available for private hire. It also has a private dining enquiry page.

Photos:
It also has sub pages that each fade through images of each season on page for: 'photos', 'seasonal transitions', 'seasonal desserts', and 'seasonal interiors'

 Press:
These ar elinks to where the restaurant has been mentioned in the press.
There are also sub pages for, fact sheet, restaurant bios (chefs), openign announcement

Contact:
Consists of the address
Telephone
Fax
Location map - pin-pointing the restaurant
How to get there on the subway
Google maps link
Yahoo maps link
And also a sign up list, as a chance to receive information on upcoming events through emails.
It also has the email addresses for the general manager, private events organizer and for press inquiries.

This appears at the bottom of each page:
It has another navigation. And also has the restaurant address, phone number, website url, and copyright.

I have tried to map out the interface for this website to make it clear. And to help me when coming up with my website interface, so I have thign son the right pages and don't miss anything out.