Good design should go beyond the menu.
Branding, websites, and creative direction for restaurants, bars, and hospitality business owners that care just as much about the experience as what's being served.
Your menu, website, Instagram, signage, and photography all shape how guests perceive your business before they walk through the door.
Every detail is part of the experience.
OUR SERVICES
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WHAT'S ON THE MENU?
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OUR SERVICES ⋆ WHAT'S ON THE MENU? ⋆
BRAND IDENTITY
Guide diners & drinkers to your spot with branding that makes them think “yeah, I think I’d like it there.”
We’ll handle the design that gets them in the door, and you’ll keep them coming with your world class hospitality.
MENU & COLLATERAL DESIGN
Whether it’s menus, signage, or social media, don’t forget to have fun with your design.
At Guestlist, our philosophy is: it’s all in the details. Restaurants, cocktail bars, wine bars, cafés, and hotels have a unique opportunity to show their attention to detail through bespoke collateral design.
WEBSITE DESIGN
You don’t need anything complicated, or a months-long process. You just need an online home for your business, where customers can discover you, check out the menu and vibes, and make a reservation.
We make it easier than ever to get your business online, without the agency-level price tag. Perfect for business just starting or have an online home.
BASED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND, DESIGNING WORLDWIDE.
This is for your business if you…
⋆ Appreciate attention to detail
⋆ Want bespoke, strategic design without agency-level timelines & prices
⋆ Want to show up with integrity + intention
⋆ Want a designer in your corner that will be invested in your success (🙋♀️)
⋆ Want a mix of your ideas + designer expertise
⋆ Value a designer with hospitality experience (4 years in the restaurant industry)
OUR WORK
01 / go bananas!
GO BANANAS! CAFE BRANDING
A brand inspired by the cozy, lived-in charm of a Nancy Meyers kitchen paired with playful, modern cartoon illustrations.
OUR WORK
02 / apres ski
APRES SKI HOTEL BAR BRANDING
Welcome to Après Ski at Nordiq, where everything feels considered: the energy, the visuals, the way it exists online before you ever step inside.
OUR WORK
03 / aFTER HOURS
AFTER HOURS COCKTAIL BAR BRANDING
The type of place you begin your night with wine and end with a night cap, bump into friends you haven’t seen in awhile, or just had a dirty, filthy martini at the bar 🫒
Meet your Creative Director
HI, I’M SAMMI, AND I BELIEVE I WAS PUT ON THIS EARTH TO DESIGN FOR RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND CAFES. SO YOU’RE IN GOOD HANDS HERE.
Fun facts about me:
✴︎ Where I get my design inspiration? I’ve been to 19 countries (and counting!) and countless major cities. Everywhere I go, I make it my mission to visit as many cocktail bars as I can. I follow the 50 Best Bars ranking (World / North America / Asia etc), and I’ve visited 10+ locations from these lists all over the world. You best believe I’m taking note of their specific vibes, cocktails, and collateral design.
✴︎ The most unique bar I’ve ever been to? Has to go to Bar With Shapes for a Name in London, England. It’s sort of a speakeasy-meets-Squid Games, and it literally has shapes for a name.
✴︎ My favourite restaurant? Honestly, it’s anywhere thats hospitality can keep up with its vibe / aesthetic. I’ve been to many places where the stunning design that brought me in ends up having bad service, which is a total vibe killer.
✴︎ My drink of choice? Impossible to choose. Faves include a Negroni, crispy glass of Chablis, and any fun twist on a classic Vodka martini. Or probably, whatever you’re serving up 🍸
If you’re looking for a worldly designer that will commit everything to help you be a leader in your category, you’ve come to the right place.
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So before you waste another second not showing up as the brand you could be or building the wrong foundation, I invite you to hop on a call with me and discuss is Guestlist is right for you.
