Mandacaru do Mangue Recanto Natural is a villa-style inn located in Jericoacara, Ceará, Brazil. The inn was constructed on a beach filled with mandacaru cactuses, a local plant. The owners preserved a significant amount of the surrounding landscape to ensure a natural feel for guests. The inn is quite environment-friendly, with numerous solar panels and a rain collection system installed onsite - and the owners reforested all trees that were moved during construction.
The Ask
As you'd expect, the client requested a branding package revolved around "nature vibes" and beach colors. They also wanted a wordmark for their logo.
The Insight
Mandacaru is a type of cactus. Thus, I decided to design my own typeface for the words "Mandacaru" and "Mangue" to play with the cactus shape within the letters.