Brand Guidelines · V1 Specialty Coffee

VANT

café · specialty coffee
Quiet luxury, slowly.
Riyadh · Est. 2024
01

Brand Essence

Who we are, held to the fewest possible words.

VANT is quiet luxury specialty coffee — a place you sit and stay, not somewhere you rush through.

Warm, confident, calm — never loud. Our craft lives in restraint: what we leave out is the point. The room breathes, the coffee speaks, and the brand stays out of its own way.

i.

A tiny wordmark

The mark is never enlarged to fill a surface. Small, precise, secure in itself.

ii.

A single hairline

One thin brass rule ties every touchpoint together — never two, never bold.

iii.

Generous space

Negative space is the luxury. We let each element stand alone and unhurried.


02

The Mark

Fraunces, set uppercase with wide 0.14em spacing. Warm, high-contrast, unmistakable.
VANT
café · specialty coffee

Clear space — keep a margin of at least the cap-height of “V” on every side. Never crowd, skew, recolour outside the palette, or add effects to the wordmark.

VANTPrimary · Ink
VANTReversed · Navy
VANTBurgundy
VMonogram
VANTBrass on Navy
vantSoft lowercase

03

The Symbol

A family of marks built from the letter V, each carrying a single brass note.
Primary
A

The Seal

A serif V inside a thin brass ring. Composed and complete.

Primary
C

The Ascend

Two peaks forming a V — one ink, one brass. The most distinctive.

E

The Facet

A serif V inside a thin brass diamond. Cut, precise, jewel-like.

F

The Point

A pure, minimal V with a single brass dot. The quietest of the set.


04

Palette — The Four Moods

Four moods, one identity. The brass thread ties them all together.
VANT
Base
Panel
Mist
Navy“Evening service.”

The calm, professional register. Signage after dark, menus, digital, packaging.

Base #141B2EPanel #1F2A44Mist #DFE3EC
VANT
Base
Deep
Blush
Burgundy“Warmth in the cup.”

The intimate, indulgent register. Seasonal moments, hospitality touches, accents.

Base #7A2233Deep #5C1826Blush #E8B7A8
VANT
Paper
Oat
Ink
Daylight“The everyday face.”

The hero, everyday register. Interiors, stationery, cups, most surfaces in daylight.

Paper #F4F1EAOat #E8E3DAInk #141B2E
VANT
Signature“Where navy meets burgundy.”

Flagship and hero moments only. Balance: 60% neutral · 25% one dark · 12% second dark · 3% brass.

60% Neutral25% Navy12% Burgundy3% Brass

05

Typography

Two families, clearly divided: Fraunces speaks, Inter organises.
FrauncesDisplay · Serif
Aa
ABCDEFGHIJKLM
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
1234567890 & italic
Weights 300 · 400 · 500 · 600 + italic
InterText · Sans
Aa
ABCDEFGHIJKLM
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
1234567890 & SR 18.00
Weights 300 · 400 · 500 · 600
DisplayFraunces · 300
Slowly, please.
HeadingFraunces · 400
The morning pour
Section labelInter · 500 · 0.28em
Specialty Coffee
BodyInter · 300
A single origin, roasted lightly and poured with patience. We measure to the gram and pour to the second — then let it rest.
In practice · a menu block
Ethiopia Guji / 24
Filter · Washed
Jasmine, bergamot, white peach. Brewed as V60 or batch, served black. Ask us for the cupping notes.

06

Voice & Slogan

We say little, and we mean it. The lead line invites you to slow down.
Slowly, please.
على مهلك
  • LeadSlowly, please.
  • Arabicعلى مهلك
  • Alt · premiumCoffee, unhurried.
  • SignatureQuiet luxury, slowly.

On tone

Calm, confident, warm. We never shout, never over-promise, never chase a trend. One clear thought at a time, with room around it.

If a line feels loud, cut it back. If it feels rushed, slow it down.

CalmConfidentWarmUnhurried

07

The Space — Inside & Out

The casual VANT: painted navy, a burgundy line, brass wordmark and warm wood. Premium in feel, simple and affordable to build and to replicate across locations.

08

Packaging

Clean and minimal, in the spirit of the best local cafés. White and kraft bases, a small navy wordmark, one burgundy star — nothing more. Cheap to print, easy to love.

More of the library is on its way — retail bean bags, napkins, aprons and the social launch set. This page updates as each piece is approved.