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A collection of branded cafe items featuring a pattern of green, orange and white stripes. The set includes two steaming coffee cups, napkins, straws, a plastic carrier bag and a cinnamon roll and orange.

Futuristic in a retro way: BVD's super nice rebranding of the old, faithful 7-Eleven

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Date
22 January 2013

7-Eleven has been leading the way in conveniently placed conveniences since 1927. But while it’s likely you might pop in for a chocolate bar and a cup of coffee, it’s less likely to be your first port of call for a graphic design fix.

And yet, what’s this, a super nice, stripped-back rebranding of 7-Eleven coffee by Scandinavian design agency BVD? It’s slick, simple, has an excellent palette and cleverly channels those classic go-faster stripes. Futuristic in a retro way, these coffee cups look like the kind you might grab behind the scenes while shooting an eco-friendly dystopian sci-fi movie in the eighties – and that’s certainly no bad thing.

A graphic of white, orange and red numbers set against a green background. The top row reads “1234” and the bottom row reads “567711”.
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BVD: 7-Eleven

Three identical rectangular packages stand side by side against a black background. They feature a bold pattern of black and white horizontal stripes, interrupted by a curved white shape and three thin orange, white and green lines.
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BVD: 7-Eleven

Four stacks of paper cups stand against a plain grey background. Each cup features a graphic pattern of green, orange and red horizontal stripes.
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BVD: 7-Eleven

An abstract illustration of alternating horizontal green and white stripes. The white stripes vary in thickness, creating a curved, organic shape that cuts across the green background.
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BVD: 7-Eleven

Three pieces of white stationery are arranged against a grey background. Each sheet features thin, horizontal stripes in red, green and orange.
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BVD: 7-Eleven

A large white sign reads “Kaffe” against a deep green background. Below the sign, several stacks of white paper cups with green and orange stripes are arranged on a shelf.
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BVD: 7-Eleven

Two paper cups with a green, orange and white striped pattern stand against a grey background. Steam rises from the shorter cup on the left.
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http://bvd.se/7-eleven/

We also wrote a comment piece based around some of the ideas contained in this redesign which you can read here.

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