Beer Label

Craft your favorite brew

The Brief

Design a label, front and back, for a craft beer brand

Trim Size

4 × 3.5 inches (102 × 89 mm)

Learning Points

  • Choosing type and color

  • Working with layered 3D fonts

  • Creating a 3D mockup in Dimension

Fonts Used

Prater Sans, Prater Script

Tools

Illustrator, Dimension

Inspiration

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The last two decades have seen a proliferation of micro breweries and the increasing popularity of craft beers. While we’re interested in the flavor nuances of these brews, what really floats our boat is the venerable tradition of beer label design. For our fictitious brew, we chose the name The Cat’s Whiskers because we like funny colloquialisms that signify something appealing, because we are cat people, and ...

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