Established in 1978 Holmbury Honey is a small family run set of bee hives set in the Hampshire countryside of The South Downs National Park. From small beginnings with a single hive at Holmbury House, today the honey is harvested naturally from a number of hives in Petersfield. The result is a pure unblended honey, filtered using only gravity to ensure the honey is as the bees intended.

We were asked by head beekeeper Paul Garstin to help create an online presence for Holmbury. From the starting point of the existing in-house honey label the project evolved from creating a website into a full re-brand of Holmbury Honey.

The natural ethos of the honey production and history of the business provided a strong direction for the visual exploration in creating the logo mark. Engraved illustrations of honey bees were developed to create a refined, historic feel. A selection of sans-serif and scripted type are overlayed to further reference the filtration process used in production of the honey. A warm de-saturated colour palette complimented this to further enhance the brand values.

Logo variations using different layouts and colour themes allowed for flexibility in development of the website and print material. Deliverables included branding assets, design and build of a responsive CMS eCommerce website and creation of product packaging.