Introducing @chipeenofficial - a modern chip shop in vibrant Galway city, serving up fresh Irish potatoes, cut daily by hand.
Chipeen draws on recognisable cues from traditional Irish shopfronts, road signage, and the charm of rural Irish life, while reflecting the boldness and energy of its owners. Familiar to anyone who has spent time in Ireland, but reimagined with a confidence and clarity that feels current.
We worked alongside @moore_letters , an incredible traditional sign painter, to design the logomark and hand-paint the Chipeen wordmark on the shopfront, using the same techniques that gave old chippers and pubs their character.
In addition to designing the identity, we carried this language through the interiors, creating a cohesive, immersive experience from street to counter.
Itās open now, and our case study is live on our website. More to come. š
From Sketch Sheet to Shop Street
We couldnāt be happier having, the dream team @crowncreative and @moore_letters create our wordmark for Chipeen. After months and months of hard work put into Chipeen, Crown and Tony we canāt thank you enough for bringing our vision to life š¤
Chances are you have walked past Tony Mooreās work dozens of times without realising it.
It hangs above shopfronts, stretches across museum walls and gleams in gold leaf on glass.
His hand-painted signs are stitched into the fabric of Belfast, from The Dark Horseās distinctive signage to the elegant script that frames the entrance to Pottingerās Entry.
Sophie Clarke chatted to the graphic designer and lettering artist, who is reluctant to make too much noise about any of it.
Read her interview on The Irish News website.
Gilding Laverysā cutout letters @laverysbelfast
Removing these letters from the original glass was no joke, but great exercise nonetheless!
Some filling, sanding and priming next, before the gold leaf was applied.
And most importantly - an apostrophe was added in! Thanks so much to @signcraftni for letting me play with their toys to make it š
Compliments to the glass chef; Mark at Glass Artistry - the new panels look incredible alongside the fine new paintwork on the building.
@laverysbelfast take so much pride and pleasure in looking after their premises and it really does showā¦and glow š see what I did there.
Hooray for apostrophes!
Letters and learning in Limerick!
Iād the privilege of spending some time with @handpaintedsignslimerick recently, at his amazing workshop in Limerick City.
While also talking shop, listening to great tunes and eating class food, I was there to get stuck into lots of different gilding processesā¦something I have struggled with for many years and probably will do forever. But Tom being the whizz that he is has helped me understand so much of this side of the craft and Iām incredibly grateful for his time and patience with someone like me who is really good at smashing pieces of glass (sorry again).
Hereās one of the things we made and also loads of other letters I saw while I was in Limerick, (much of which by Tom himself).
Thanks to @craft.ni and @belfastcitycouncil for the opportunity to go learn and receive mentorship for my craft, youāre very good and nice.
Final thanks to @piquant_media for the photo of myself and Tom, nice to meet you!
Refreshing the Villa Italia sign.
It was great to get to breathe some new life into a Belfast sign that Iāve admired for a very long time.
With this new version, I tried to bridge the gap between the previous design and the typeface used by the restaurant (vivaldi), in an attempt to increase readability and give it a bit more impact.
Iāve essentially drawn a chunkier, softer Vivaldi for the main text and the other wording is a kind of a spikey Tuscan style, which was equally fun to draw!
Iāve included the old version of the sign in the last slide and also the Aās from the new and old, my favourite characters from this adventure. Iām not sure who painted it previously, so if anyone has an idea, please feel free to leave a comment š #mooreletters #villaitalia #belfast #alwayshandpaint #lettering
I got to breathe some new life and new gold onto these vintage whiskey vessels, for Willie at the Duke of York here in Belfast.
Some process shots here that show the before, the cleaned out letters and the final pieces after new leaf was applied.
These are really beautiful pieces and itās so cool they get a new lease of life amongst Williesā vast collection of both pub and Belfast ephemera.
