If you are considering opening a coffee shop or want to transform an existing site you already have the potential to create an incredible experience for your customers. But how do you turn your vision into a reality and create a coffee shop design that connects you with customers and goes above your competitors? Crafting...
There are an estimated 20,000 coffee shops in the United Kingdom, with the two largest chains making up just under 3,500 of those. Independent coffee shops are thriving, and so is the UK coffee industry, currently valued at £15bn. Timing has never been better to go it alone. Coffee shops are the ultimate day time...
There’s nothing that inspires us more than to design a restaurant interior. There are many factors to consider when designing a restaurant and it’s often a fine balancing act to get it completely right. The key things that usually need to be considered for restaurant interior design are as follows: In a post pandemic world...
Leading with purpose and building connected experiences for hospitality brands. The world is not the same place it was 12 months ago and the hospitality industry seems a long way away from getting back to operating how it once did. However for hospitality brands it’s important to not sit around and wait for the old...
Connected brand experience is the ability to shape consistent experiences across all customer touch points. At Grey Coffee we really believe that your customers’ brand experience starts way before they interact with any brand touch point and lasts long after that initial experience. Understanding how and where customers interact with your brand is critical...
Connected Brand Experience In a digital first world with a developing ‘instant’ culture, every interaction customers have with brands leaves a lasting effect, whether that be positive or negative. Engaging with a company is no longer just about the physical experience of buying a product or service it’s so, so much more than that. A...
Understanding ‘Branded Interior Experiences’ Often overlooked, Brand Interior Experience is the key link between a brands identity, their physical environment and their customer. It’s the difference between a space just being designed to look nice and a space that is designed with brand purpose. Tangible & intangible | Essentially, when creating a brand interior experience...
Meet Charlie As the newest member of Grey Coffee… I wanted to share an insight into my creative experience so far and also let you in on the truths about starting my first graduate role in the middle of Covid-19. I enjoyed developing my creative design practice throughout University and having gained industry experience as...
Calling all App developers we are currently on the hunt for some new talent to support us with existing and new projects we have coming up in the studio. We are looking for mid-level App developers that have experience building native Apps for iOS or Android. Required Skills (iOS): Strong experience in iOS Development in...
As consumers we are constantly interacting with brands all of the time, sometimes consciously and at other times subconsciously. User experience or ‘UX’ is a term that designers use when reviewing a website, app/interface basically any experience when interacting with a brand online. The result when design has considered the user is absolute bliss, a...
Google have recently confirmed that they made an update to the Google Search algorithm. The update has been labelled as a ‘broad core search ranking algorithm update’. As a result of this update some website owners are suggesting that their search rankings have been negatively affected. Unfortunately, it would seem that if your rankings have...
It has been quite some time since we posted on our blog and we really do have a lot to catch up on. 2018 was an incredible year for Grey Coffee and we started the year by moving into some inspiring new studio space at Kelham Hall. Kelham Hall is based just outside of Nottingham...
