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Academia Panameña de Gastronomía

A brand identity for APG — Panama's academy of gastronomy. Built on the ideas of community and cycle, the lowercase "apg" sits inside a perfect circle, and the system runs on two gradients — one warm, one fresh — with Gilroy and Poppins. The belief that holds it together: good gastronomic habits have no borders.

The APG logo — the circular 'apg' isotype and 'Academia Panameña de Gastronomía' wordmark — over hands harvesting fresh greens in sunlight
Client
APG · Academia Panameña de Gastronomía
Industry
Education · Gastronomy
Year
2017
Location
Panama City, Panama

Good habits have no borders.

The Academia Panameña de Gastronomía studies how global cuisine shapes — and is shaped by — Panamanian cooking. The identity had to feel open, generous and alive: a place where food cultures meet and circulate.

From the ideas of conjunto (community) and ciclo (cycle) we drew a circular morphology — the soft lowercase "apg" enclosed in a ring. The colour system pairs a warm gradient (coral to amber) with a fresh gradient (blue to teal), so the brand can swing between heat and freshness like a kitchen does. Gilroy carries the headlines, Poppins the editorial text, and the whole system stretches across stationery, presentation templates, event posters and out-of-home.

Brand Strategy Logo & Isotype Color & Gradient Typography Stationery Posters & OOH
The mark
The APG isologo — the circular 'apg' symbol and wordmark in charcoal on white
The 'apg' isotype across white, warm-gradient and fresh-gradient backgrounds
The APG logo applied over food photography — fresh onions and garlic, and a dark clay pot
Color & type
The APG logo in white on the warm coral-to-amber gradient
The APG logo in white on the fresh blue-to-teal gradient
The APG palette — coral, amber, blue and teal with greys, plus the Warm and Fresh gradients and their codes
Typography — Gilroy ExtraBold & Light for print, Poppins Light/Regular/Bold for web
Stationery
APG stationery in the warm palette — cards, envelope, letterhead and notebook
APG business cards — warm-gradient front with the logo, white back with contact details
APG stationery in the fresh palette — the same set in blue and teal
Applied
Panamá Gastronomía 2017 event posters — bold stacked type over dark food photography
The Gastronomía 2017 posters running as out-of-home — a bus shelter and a street stand
The APG presentation template — an editorial layout system over food imagery
Hanging banners — 'Bienvenidos' on the warm gradient and 'Conoce nuestras ideas' on the fresh gradient
An APG storefront sign and an orange branded shopping bag
Los buenos hábitos gastronómicos no tienen fronteras.
APG · Academia Panameña de Gastronomía — brand line
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