Students were always interested in the different events and announcements the BBC had. The manager of more than 10 years made the space warm and inviting, if not cliche and quirky. All of these were things students loved about the cafe and also helped invite community members to the space.
To maintain this, we worked to create a set of icons of all the things students loved—coffee, leaves, books, Christmas, the local raccoon, etc. Then using those icons, we build a simple grid system and scaling rules to develop a flexible brand and logo for the cafe.