El Vazo's Lounge Bar and Bistro is a family run restaurant located in the town of Rojales, located in the province of Alicante, Spain. Charming, intimate and well located this hidden gem is the perfect place to meet with friends and family. Serving delicious Spanish cuisine and a great range of drinks all year round in a comfortable bistro style environment.

I was asked to undertake this project in September 2021, before their grand opening in October. This was a great opportunity as it was my first overseas freelance experience, which really helped me develop my skills and gave me more confidence. The owners and staff were very kind and patient, so working as one and creating something together was a great way of getting to know each other and developing our friendship. I started off by re-designing their existing logo, so it could be used to aid and promote public identification and recognition and also so it could be used across opening advertisements and social media and upcoming branding concepts.

Then started creating the main menu, which I have recently updated for summer 2022; sticking to the classic black and white theme, with some food illustrations that fit their branding. Throughout the year I made many menus and posters such as, live entertainment posters from local singers and musicians. Themed nights like Halloween and Christmas Parties. Also created many menus for weekly menus like Fish Fridays, Grill Night and Sunday Lunch, which change all year round and are well loved by locals. They are all either posted on social media or printed by a local print studio STUDIO 21, Who helped my designs come to life.

After being in Spain for just over a month, I currently continue to work remotely creating content and advertisements for El Vazo’s. This opportunity really helped me with developing my skills in the industry. I would like to thank El Vazo's Lounge Bar and Bistro for providing me a key role to learn and excel on my experience.