Britt's Picks: Cielito Querido Cafe

As an undergrad studying interior architecture, I had to redesign the interior of a coffee shop–a point of inspiration for that project was the very modern, very hip Cielito Querido Cafe chain in Mexico City. On a recent trip there, I knew I wanted to keep an eye out for it and discovered one of their many cafes by serendipity in Polanco.

Everything at Cielito Querido, from the menu on the wall to the coffee cups, is covered in bold, witty typographic phrases and bright colors–really a graphic designers dream! Their packaging (which we featured in a blog post on Mexican inspired packaging not too long ago) and merchandise reflects the cafe's theme, and I picked up one of their ceramic mugs that read "En Tu Boca Llevaras Sabor De Mi".

When I first walked in to the cafe, I wondered if their food could possibly be as wonderful as the place itself–and it was! They even served ponche and mini Roscas de Reyes (part of my lunch for that day) and delicious sandwiches. Delicious design and delicious food–a highlight of my trip to the city!

Mexico Inspired Packaging and Logo Design

From Cielito Querido's loud, typographic coffee packaging to Corona's limited edition Dia De Los Muertos beer cans, there are plenty of Mexican inspired packaging designs in the graphic design world–here are a few of them:

Awesome, modern packaging (with a hint of vintage typographic inspiration) from the popular "Cielito Querido" cafe chain in Mexico City (images found here.):

Illustrator Carlos Lerma's colorful and hand-lettered logo design for the fictional "Ponche Loco":

Copper Kettle Brewing Co.'s beer bottle and packaging design for their Meican Chocolate Stout, based off of an Aztec recipe (images found here):

Corona's limited edition Day of the Dead beer can designs (image found here):