[Project Complete] Due Dec 7: $250 : 1 page Restaurant Menu

[TulaneJeff]

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I need a one page (8.5 x 11) menu for the Mockingbird Cafe. The menu will attach to a clipboard and the customer will fill it out at the table...similar to a sushi restaurant. It should be oriented vertically, unless space is an issue.

Bounty: $250
Proof due: Friday, Dec 7

Here's what we're after...
http://www.thecounterburger.com/photoGallery/displayPhoto.php?id=33&width=361&height=330
http://www.thecounterburger.com/images/complete_menu.gif

Attached you will find...
1. The Menu (Word format)
2. 2 Sample Menus for design style (pdf)
3. 2 versions of our logo (pdf)

There will eventually be three versions of the menu...MORNING, DAY, NIGHT.

This project is only for the NIGHT menu, but I would like a logo representing each time of day (perhaps a sunrise, full sun and a moon...or just the word in text. see also reginellis attachments, i like the hand drawn pizza pie logo). Perhaps we can have all three logos on the top of the page, with the current time-of-day logo accented in some way. I'd like to use the same to designer to develop the other two menus, via separate projects in the near future.

You will also find our logo attached, which can be used in your design as well.

The menu should be very similar to the attached menu sample. It should have check boxes. If you can fit a spot for qty, that would be cool too to see as well. For example, I may want 3 burgers and 2 pizzas.

In terms of design style...I am interesting in any style, but our cafe is very much vintage/modern in style (you can see the place here http://www.mockingbirdcafe.com).

I like the vintage school house look...hand sketches, kraft paper, rubber stamps, chalkboards, rulers (as seen here http://fiveandten.com/index.html).

The menu can incorporate 1 or 2 colors, but I also want it to reproduce well in black and white.

Thank you and please feel free to chime in if I can clarify anything.

[TulaneJeff]

Admins and Designers:
I am increasing this project by $100. New bounty is $250 for a 1 page menu.

Admins, can you please edit the title of this thread?

Please let me know if you are planning to join in. Thanks!

[tini1]

I am working on your menu...this is the direction I'm going:)
This will work in 2/or one color(the logo would have to be changed) please let me know if on track as to what you wanted..Thanks:)

[tini1]

here is a variation with a 'stamp' on kraft (frenchpaper).....would easily work with black only

[TulaneJeff]

Just a note that the whole menu has to fit on a single page.

The qty boxes are not required, as long as there are check boxes.

[tini1]

oops, I will repost, half of my page got cut off (when I converted your.doc to a illustrator file) :blush:

[TulaneJeff]

I'd love to see some vintage versions, as well as the modern style to matches "the counter" menu.

Typewriter font, or handwritten, or chalk.

Thanks!

[tini1]

here is the whole menu....I will work on some variations..:)

[tini1]

and here is a vintage style menu;)

[TulaneJeff]

tini,
The latest version is looking great.

A few quick thoughts.

- Try using the MockingbirdBW logo as a watermark instead
- I'm liking the look of the tab for time of day. Can we see it as a sidebar, and across the top as well (make the address/phone/website go along the side).

Thanks!

Designers: look forward to other submissions as well! :D

[tini1]

:)

[TulaneJeff]

tini,
Can we see the menu with the other mockingbird black and white logo as a watermark? Just one watermark in the middle, not two like the current version.

Also, can we see the menu with check boxes and with a two column layout, like the left side of samplemenu1.pdf.

Finally, can you change the color to white.

Thanks!

[tini1]

:)....do you mean the prices aligned? Thanks

[TulaneJeff]

Actually, I wanted to see the content aligned in two columns. For example, rather than having burgers and pizza span two columns, they would start in the left column and then carry over.

Take and look at "samplemenu1" and you'll see how the categories are aligned. If spacing is an issue, let me know.

Also, I think we can eliminate the qty box and just have one check box.

[tini1]

it fits...I also added the special instruction area..:)

[TulaneJeff]

tini,
The layout is looking good.

Can we try a few different styles of the header and the side distressing?

Also, maybe add a hand drawn checkmark and handwriting that says "check off your favorites to order".

At the bottom, I think we can move up the beverage section and make the logo at the bottom a tad bigger. Increase the craft beer font size a bit as well.

Also, move special instructions up to the top line to make more room for notes.

Thanks!

[tini1]

:)I added a moon to the logo(I've shown detail of)

[TulaneJeff]

tini,
I'd rather not mess with our logo.

I really just wanted to see different ways the NIGHT tab header can look, as well as the distressing you had on the right side.

The logo was fine at the bottom.

I'm just not sure the bold black across the top flows fits in with the rest of the design. If you have any other ideas, I'd love to see them. :)

Also, the check box should be square to match the others by 'check off your favorite'. Can we try some other handwritten fonts too.

Thanks.

[tini1]

logo fixed,....

[TulaneJeff]

I still think the header is too formal. First off, let's lose the address and other details. Then we can try something like this...

http://www.juansflyingburrito.com/images/header.gif

Or the stamp or chalk designs here...
http://www.fiveandten.com/events.html

Can we add a pen inked or sketched moon to the top left? Sort of like the reginellis pie slice.

For the 'check off your favorite', maybe we can lose the checkbox and add a chalk arrow pointed down to the first empty box. Also, the handwriting font I'd like to be more free form.

http://www.fiveandten.com/images/pagetitle_events.jpg

Thanks so much!

[tini1]

:)

[tini1]

Hi Tulanejeff;)Just checking in to see if you require any revisions/variations for your menu:)...thanks so much...
missy/tini1

[TulaneJeff]

Admin: Can we go ahead and award this project to tini.

tini,
The latest version looks good. I will have the final menu for you tomorrow (just a few small tweaks). I like the new night and moon layout. I may want to see some more fonts and change the distressing behind it a bit...but we can talk about that tomorrow in the revisions forum.

Thank you!

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Congratulations Missy.

This thread has been moved to Revisions.

Client, please post a note in the thread once you receive the finals.

Thanks! :)

[tini1]

Thanks Jen:)

TulaneJeff,
I was just checking in to see if you had your final menu changes/revisions, Thanks so much & Happy New Year!

[tini1]

:)

[tini1]

:)

[TulaneJeff]

Hi Missy,
So sorry for the delay. Have been swamped with work.

Since we last talked, there have been many changes to the menu (probably best to recopy and paste all new menu items and descriptions).

Most notably I think we'll need to make two pages (front and back). I'll gladly pay any extra for this modification.

There is no "day" and "night"...we've merged everything into one single menu. So you can remove night from the top and just make a Mockingbird Cafe header.

The front should have starters, salads, deli sandwiches, paninis and beverages.

The back should have burgers and pizzas.

Please see attached word document and let me know if you have any questions.

[tini1]

Hello:) here are the changes, I've added 1 page, split menu per your instructions...let me know if good..
Thanks:)MIssy

[tini1]

:)

[TulaneJeff]

deleted...see below.

[TulaneJeff]

Missy,
Looks great. Just a few thoughts.

I'd like to change the header to describe our ordering process.

It should look like this...

1. check to order. >> 2. get your number. >> 3. eat and enjoy. <Mockingbird Logo>

Details...

1. make the arrow and font look more like the attachement (hand drawn)
2. make a round number like this... http://images.theknot.com/blimages/P1887_wl.jpg

Also...

- Change San Pellegrino water to "Smart Water"
- Align boxes on the burger section
- Delete "White" pizza
- Change Blue Cheese burger description to "gorgonzola crumbles"

[tini1]

Here are your changes, I hope I got it right..:)


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[tini1]

here is page two..:)

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[TulaneJeff]

Can we bump up the font size of the header items so it's a bit more prominent and rotate the items counterclockwise?

Also, drop some of the words down a line so it's more natural and not all horizontal. (so it matches the style of the "kitchen table" and "join us at the food bar")

Can we add a square box with a check in it to item no. 1, so all three numbers have images to correspond?

Rotate the "3" circle to make it look more like an object.

Hope this all makes sense!

Jeff

[tini1]

:)

Updated

[tini1]

page2

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[TulaneJeff]

Perfect!

- Under deli sandwiches...should read Boar's Head brand
- Move Mockingbird watermark down a tad.
- Remove double watermark on the second page.
- under the jalepeno cream cheese burger...change the word sliced to "fresh"

[TulaneJeff]

Also, just saw that the tops of the left and right columns need aligning.

- Move deli sandwiches down
- Move brick oven pizzas up

Also, I think we need to darken the fonts. The menu items descriptions are very light.

Can we make the menu items and description match this in terms of boldness...
http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=95303&stc=1&d=1196817999

The category headers might need to increase in size as a result...starters, deli, burgers, etc.

[TulaneJeff]

Also, for the no. 3 circle on item 2 in the header.

Can we make it a white circle (black outline), with "#" instead of 3.

- Last sentence under Mockingburgers...should read "All Mockingburgers"...plural.
- Change Mockingbird Soup to "Soup of the Bay"...with a description of "our daily soup"

[tini1]

:)pg1

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[tini1]

and page due...:)

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[TulaneJeff]

Can we bold the menu item names, so they still stand out like before?

The text is more readable this way though.

All other changes look wonderful. We're in the final stretch! Thank you!

- Capitalize "Bread" in Serious Bread under Antiposto.
- Change House Coffee to "Bay St. Louis Blend Coffee"
- Remove periods on the salad descriptions
- On the Texas burger, change the comma "," to a +
- under pizza add $2...add "fresh jalapeño" and "grilled pineapple"
- under add $2, make red peppers singular "roasted red pepper"
- make mushrooms "mushroom"

[tini1]

Hi jeff, I'll have your revisions first thing tomorrow morning.....
buona notte:)

[tini1]

:)your revisions:)
the only way to BOLD names is to make descriptions lighter weight(thats how they were before:))

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[tini1]

page 2

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[TulaneJeff]

- add comma after chopped eggs in Buffalo Chicken Salad
- Change Fresh Iced Tea to "Fresh Brewed Ice Tea"
- On Grilled 3 Cheese...change "and then grilled" to "then grilled"...dropping and
- On Sicilian Club...change "and then grilled" to "then grilled"...dropping and
- under Blu pizza...change to "sliced roma tomatoes"
- lower case the J in jalepeno under add $2
- should be "grilled pineapple"...missing an e
- on Blue Cheese Burger...should be "gorgonzola"...change the n to an r
- under Mockingburger description...change after White Sourdough bun...change to "with tomato, green leaf lettuce + red onion"
- the price 9 on the Jalapeno Cream Cheese Burger is not aligned. Is there a way to make them all match up? Move them all to the right?

[tini1]

Pg1

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[tini1]

pg2

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[TulaneJeff]

- in Mockingburgers description...add a period after "red onion."
- under deli sandwiches...put breadman in quotes "breadman"

I still think we need some way to make the menu items stand out like before, but without making the descriptions too "light".

Thoughts?

[tini1]

To make the menu items stand out I have 2 suggestions..
1. descriptions in grey
shown here.....(I use this on my restaurants menus, works really well UNLESS, you have dim lites AND use a colored paper, then it may be hard to read)

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[tini1]

OR, option 2, I sized the descriptions down, 1 point size....

shown here...

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[TulaneJeff]

I think option 1 with the grey will work well for us.

Can we add one more thing, then I think we're all done!

Near the special instructions part...add a larger round empty circle, where we can write their number inside. It needs to be large enough to fit a 2 digit number.

Also, add the handwriting font with an arrow pointing to the circle with the words "table number."

[tini1]

:)

[tini1]

2...

[TulaneJeff]

Two small edits...

- under Antiposto...olives should be singular "olive"
- under Calpurnia...lower case the c in "contains"
- changes items under Add $2 and Add $3 to make them grey
- Move add $2 up to the right side of add $3
- under Blu pizza, change the L in light to grey
- change Verde to grey
- make sure font sizes are uniform (verde looks smaller)

[tini1]

Hi...:)

[tini1]

due

[TulaneJeff]

I think you might have missed these...

- Move "add $2" section up to the right side of "add $3"
- under Blu pizza, change the "L" in the first word "light" to grey
- make all items under Add $2 and Add $3 section color grey

[tini1]

I'll do the revisions......will post in a minute:)

[TulaneJeff]

- in deli sandwiches description...capitalize the h in Boar's Head.

- Under Turkey Club...change description to...
cracked pepper turkey, smoked bacon, vermont cheddar, ripe tomatoes with our housemade pesto aioli then grilled

- make sure prices on the right side column are the same spacing as the left column

[tini1]

:)

[tini1]

2...

[TulaneJeff]

- on Atticus...the 7.5 price looks smaller than the rest.

Once you fix that, we are all done and you can prepare files!

Thank you,
Jeff

[tini1]

Great....I will save these as PDF files(this is best for print), please advise if you need some other format.
As far as the extra amount (for new page) you can paypal me directly...
Thanks:)missy

[TulaneJeff]

Thank you! PDF is fine.

Please pm me your paypal address.

[tini1]

Hi Jeff,
a link to download your pdf files has been sent to your private messages,
HERE (http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/private.php)

you are welcome, and I look forward to your next project/contest:)

[TulaneJeff]

Files received. Thank you for another great design job!

Hope to work with you again soon.

Best,
Jeff

[BlueCherryGraphics]

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