01 — The Shift From quiet to confident · Beverage-first

Coffee is the heritage.
Beverages are the future.

Blenz started with coffee. Thirty years later, we're showing up for every drink — matcha, cold brew, blue lattes, brizas, chillos, and whatever comes next. Same roots. New visual energy. No longer simply "coffee-first"; this brand refresh reflects our bold direction. We are old friends with a new style. A flexible store that shifts throughout the day. Coffee in the morning, variety at night. Be yourself at Blenz.

We are breaking with formality. BLENZ is now blenz. Scaled back, down to earth. We are a handshake and a hug, not a contract and a signature. More "come hang with us", less "come do your homework here". Less "grab and go coffee" and more "what are you doing after work?" vibe.

Built to be held. Crafted to be photographed. Designed to feed your soul. Equipped to hit what you crave. Wake up with a latte. Energize mid-day with a chillo. Hang out late at night with a briza. Every craving, designed and crafted for you. By you. Be you.

Was — 1992 to 2026

Polite. Quiet. A little beige.

Honey-yellow honesty. Frutiger uppercase. Rose-windmill icon. Read as warm but a little tired. Built to whisper "established," not to make anyone smile.

  • BLENZ COFFEE in formal caps
  • Muted Pantone 1215 honey
  • Watercolour mascot, used rarely
  • "Coffee" as the only category
Is — 2026 onward

Loud. Lowercase. Yours.

A bolder yellow that pops on a phone screen. A lowercase wordmark that feels like a friend, not a sign. A flexible cup colour system. A mascot you actually want on your jacket.

  • blenz lowercase, bold rounded sans
  • Vibrant Yellow #FFC107 + supporting category colours
  • Sticker-ready seasonal character drops
  • Coffee · Matcha · Cold Brew · Refreshers · Blue Latte · Specials
  • Lattes · Matcha · Cold Brew · Brizas · Shaken · Specials
02 — Personality Four principles · One voice

A friend you trust to
hit that craving you need.

Blenz isn't trying to be cool. It's trying to be the spot you actually go to. The four principles below are how we behave on a cup, in a caption, on a sign, and at the till.

01

Warm, not cold

A regular's "good morning/good afternoon/good evening," not a server's script. We use names. We ask the small questions.

02

Bold, not loud

Confident colour and type. No exclamation marks. The drink is the headline; the welcome is the wow.

03

Local, not regional

Heritage. Roots. History. Subtlety honors our roots, even when the brand travels to Toronto, Singapore, Dubai.

04

Made, not manufactured

Real ingredients. Real latte art. Real people behind the bar. Visibly human, deliberately handmade.

04 — Logo Usage Do · Don't · No exceptions

Treat the wordmark like a signature. Don't trace it twice.

Do
Set it big. Let it breathe. Keep tracking tight.
Don't
blenz
No italic. The wordmark is upright. Always.
Do
The rust wordmark is allowed at hero scale. It's part of the personality.
Don't
BLENZ
Never set the wordmark in uppercase. Lowercase is the brand.
Do
The b. mark is the alternative expression. Use it for app icons, stickers, seasonal cups, badges, and casual touchpoints.
Don't
b
Never use the b. in a script or italic style. The mark is always upright and bold.
05 — Colour Yellow always wins · Categories supply the rest

Yellow is the brand.
Everything else supports.

A warmer, brighter yellow takes over from honey-Pantone 1215. Navy anchors. Rust accents. Three category colours — matcha, ice, berry — earn their place when the occasion calls for them, whether in-person or online.

blenz Yellow
Hero · Primary · The brand
HEX · #FFC107 RGB · 255 193 7 CMYK · 0 24 97 0 Pantone · 7549 C
Deep Navy
Anchor · Type · Backdrop
HEX · #0A2540 RGB · 10 37 64 CMYK · 84 42 0 75
Rust
Accent · Stickers
HEX · #C2410C RGB · 194 65 12
Matcha
Category · Tea drinks
HEX · #6B8E4E RGB · 107 142 78
Ice
Category · Cold drinks
HEX · #A8D5E5 RGB · 168 213 229
Berry
Specials · Blue Latte
#C44569
Cream
Soft background
#FFF6E0
Pop Yellow
Hi-vis · UI accents
#FFD60A
Espresso
Body type · Dark mode
#1A0F08
06 — Cup System One cup per category · Same wordmark · Different colour

Pick a colour.
Pick a drink.

Every Blenz drink lands in a colour-coded cup. The wordmark is constant. The colour signals what's inside. Customers learn the system in one visit and become walking ads on their second.

Cup 01 · Yellow

Latte and Espresso

Yellow Cup
Cup 02 · Matcha

Matcha and Tea

Matcha Cold
Cup 03 · Ice

Cold and Iced

Cold & Iced
Cup 04 · Berry

Limited Drops

Berry Cup
07 — Photography Warm · Documentary · Adventurous and Outdoors

Real drinks. Real
hands. Real light.

No stock. No overhead beige flatlays. Photography looks shot on a film camera by someone who actually enjoys their drink. Golden hour, candid, slightly imperfect.

blenz b. mark
Matcha iced latte hand reaching
Matcha drink outside
Fresh For You
Good Things In Every Sip
Sips Good Vibes
Spring Vibes
08 — Typography Bricolage Grotesque · Hanken · JetBrains Mono

Three voices.
One conversation.

All sans-serif. All contemporary. The display does the talking, the body keeps things grounded, and the mono signals "this is a label, not a sentence."

Display Typeface — Bricolage Grotesque
smile
after
every sip.

Bricolage Grotesque carries the brand's headline voice. Confident, lowercase, warm — built to feel like the line a friend would say, not a slogan a brand would write.

Weights
700 / 800
Optical Size
36 — 48
Tracking
−0.03em hero
Line-height
0.95 hero · never airy
Usage
Always upright · Never italic
Body · Interface

Hanken Grotesk

Weights · 400 / 500 / 600 / 800
Tracking · 0
Line-height · 1.5 body, 1.4 lead
For paragraphs, captions, all interface

Made by hand. Crafted by you. Made for the moment you didn't expect to enjoy.
Mono · Labels & Eyebrows

JetBrains Mono

Weight · 500
Tracking · 0.16em — 0.20em
Always uppercase
Three words max · Never paragraphs

— Vancouver · Made by hand
09 — Graphic System Stripes · Badges · Brackets

Three moves. Used
everywhere. Always.

A small, memorable kit of graphic devices that makes any Blenz touchpoint instantly readable. Stripes for packaging. Badge for stickers. Bracket copy for brand voice.

01 · The Stripe
Yellow + Navy
house pattern.
02 · The Badge b. Sticker · App icon · Pin
03 · The Bracket ( b. since '92 ) Copy device
10 — Seasonal Limited drops · Wildlife Roots · Every season

A new cup every season. Always blenz.

Seasonal cup characters that celebrate our roots. The wordmark stays fixed. The illustration below it changes. One cup becomes the must-have of the season.

Limited drops Limited. Every season. Wildlife Roots · Cup art
11 — Voice

Specific. Brief. Local.
Always present-tense.

Blenz writes the way a regular speaks. Short sentences. Strong verbs. Real ingredients. Real places. No wellness-speak, no "elevating your daily ritual," no exclamation marks doing the heavy lifting.

This

"Made by hand. Crafted by you. Made for the moment you didn't expect to enjoy."

Not this

"Elevating your daily ritual through premium handcrafted experiences."

This

"Cold brew, slow brewed. Twelve hours, no shortcuts."

Not this

"Discover our artisanal cold brew journey, where time meets craft."

This

"Smile after every sip."

Not this

"Where flavour meets joy in every moment."

12 — Applications Cup · Bag · Storefront · Menu

The wordmark,
out in the world.

Paper, fabric, glass, and board. One identity across every application — photographable from across the room.

blenz hot takeaway cup — yellow ground, navy wordmark
12.1 — Hot cup · Primary colourway
12.2 — Takeaway bag
12.3 — Storefront signage
12.4 — Menu applications Six variations · In-store · Readable

Clear at a glance,
calm up close.

Six colourways, same structure — stacked so each board gets room to breathe. No carousel; scroll through the set.

blenz menu board 6 12.4 — Menu board · Variation 6
blenz menu board 1 12.4 — Menu board · Variation 1
blenz menu board 2 12.4 — Menu board · Variation 2
blenz menu board 3 12.4 — Menu board · Variation 3
blenz menu board 4 — Smile after every sip 12.4 — Menu board · Variation 4
blenz menu board 5 12.4 — Menu board · Variation 5
13 — Graphic Illustrations Collage · Poster · Campaign

Posters, collages,
and drops.

Campaign collages, seasonal posters, and chill-your-way drops — the graphic layer when photography isn't enough. Same voice as the cup: bold type, real ingredients, no filler.

Collage
Summer Collage 2
Chill Your Way
14 — Merch Two starter items · Built to be loved

Things people
actually want.

Two carefully chosen pieces to start. Both made to live in someone's daily life — not stacked on a counter shelf gathering dust. Sticker-card loyalty replaces the punch card.

Item 01

The Everyday Tote

Heavy 12oz natural canvas. Two-colour screen print. Reinforced 38cm straps. Heritage badge stitched inside seam.

Material
12oz natural cotton
Print
Navy + Rust, 2-colour
Blenz Sticker Card
Item 02

The Sticker Card

Replaces the punch card. New collectible sticker drops every month. Seven stickers earn the eighth drink free. The card itself becomes the keepsake.

Format
85 × 54 mm
Stock
350gsm uncoated navy
Foil
Yellow foil block · b mark
Reward
Collect 7 → 8th free
15 — Digital App · Web · Social

Built for the
phone-first world.

Digital is where Gen Z meets the brand first. The app icon is the b. The web hero is the wordmark and a single drink. Social is the sticker drop, the cup grid, the "what's new" cup colour.

Blenz App Icon
App icon · iOS, Android
Blenz Favicon
Web hero · Desktop & mobile
@blenz
Social profile · Instagram, TikTok
16 — Motion Soft easing · Confident timing

Movement that feels
warm, never frantic.

Motion follows the same logic as the type — confident, unhurried, never showy. Easing is custom-tuned to feel like a slow exhale. Six rules, applied everywhere.

M·01 Soft Ease cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1) — primary easing curve. Used for nav, hover, page transitions.
M·02 Character Bounce 220ms ease-out + 80ms settle. Used when seasonal characters animate (sticker reveal, cup drop).
M·03 Wordmark Settle Opacity 0 → 1 with subtle 8px upward drift. 480ms. Used on hero load and section reveals.
M·04 Pour Animation For drink visualisations only. Liquid fills cup vertically, 600ms ease-in-out, slight overshoot.
M·05 Sticker Pop Scale 0.8 → 1.05 → 1.0 with rotation jitter ±2°. Used on loyalty stamp moments.
M·06 Stripe Slide Background-position scroll on stripe pattern, infinite loop, 12s linear. Subtle, never distracting.