Gift Horse

A horse of a different color.

Gift Horse Bar & Cafe is the anchor bar & cafe of The Well, a food hall and community gathering space in Downtown Colorado Springs. We worked with Justin at Simpatico Hospitality to pair their high-class service with bold style, cheeky details & a just a helluva lot of personality.

⛛ Strategy
⛛ Branding
⛛ Packaging, Menus & Printed Collateral
⛛ Signage & Environmental Graphics
⛛ Messaging + Copywriting
⛛ Brand Guidelines

2022 Bronze Award  |  One Club for Creativity

Services

A black travel mug with white text that reads 'Remarkably Decent' on a wooden table, with green potted plants in the background.
A black mug with the words "Hot to Trot" and a horse icon, tipped over on green grass, spilling out white salt crystals.
Man wearing a black cap and glasses drinking coffee from a white mug with a horse jump illustration and the text 'That'll Put Kick in Your Step'.
A color palette with six colors and text labels, including white, dark teal, light gray, brown, beige, and another shade of beige, alongside various logo design mockups and branding elements for 'Gift Horse C.S. Bar & Cafe'.
Close-up of blue denim jacket with a metal button and a black enamel pin that says 'Remarkably Desert'.
A black knit beanie with a small pin on it, placed on a white textured surface. Next to the beanie is a book with a red and black cover titled 'Do the F*ck Work' and a small potted succulent plant in a speckled gray pot.
Collection of business cards and promotional cards on a white textured surface near a cup of black coffee, with a green potted plant partially visible on the left.
A person holding a menu at a bar with bottles of colorful drinks, a small pumpkin, and bowls of snacks on the counter.
Menu board outside a bar and cafe called Gift Horse, listing craft cocktails, rotating drafts, and beer, cider, and seltzers options.
A paper flyer with the title 'Giddy Up' resting on an orange upholstered chair with black metal legs. The flyer contains event details for Gift Horse Bar & Cafe, located at 315 E. Dicks Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, with a message welcoming guests accompanied by social media handles.
Sign on a counter displaying Summer 2023 coffee selections at Gift Horse Bar & Cafe, with details about Camber and HEX coffee roasters.
A person filling a small glass with dark espresso from a coffee machine labeled 'The Ciddy Cup' at a café.
A black paper coffee cup with a white lid, labeled "Gift Horse Bar & Cafe", placed on a white speckled table. Behind it, a stack of books and a potted succulent plant in a speckled white pot are visible, with a paper placemat beneath the cup.
A blue enamel mug with white speckles, sitting on a white circular table, with a logo that reads 'G HORSE BAR & CAFE' and 'COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.' The background is softly blurred.