Blues City Cafe exterior neon sign
Naming, branding creative and design by Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Sign fabrication by Frank Balton Sign Co.
Blues City Cafe interior
Restaurant interior design by Chuck Mitchell
Naming, branding creative and design by Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Blues City Cafe and Bar exterior neon signs
Naming, branding creative and design by Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Sign fabrication by Frank Balton Sign Co.
Blues City Cafe logo
Branding creative and design by Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
The late, great Bonnie Mack, RIP
Blues City Cafe logo tee
Branding creative and design by Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Blues City Cafe
Original lighting designed for the bar
Design © Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Blues City Cafe highchair
Hand illustrated art © Laurie Robinson
for Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Blues City Cafe Bar exterior neon sign
Branding creative and design © Chuck Mitchell
“Dripping Martini” with olive note
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Sign fabrication by Frank Balton Sign Co.
Blues City Cafe exterior bar sign
“Dripping Martini” with olive note
Branding creative and design © Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Sign fabrication by Frank Balton Sign Co.
Blues City Cafe Bar interior neon back-bar
Existing “LIQUOR” rescued neon sign from Downtown Memphis Pinch District
Design concept by Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Sign restoration by Frank Balton Sign Co.
I originally designed this for Does Eat Place / Memphis franchisee. That client later requested new name development, logo and sign adaption, etc. all within a 3-day turnaround. Thus all rebranded to Blues City Cafe.
Does Eat Place exterior neon sign
Branding creative and design by Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Sign fabrication by Frank Balton Sign Co.
Original Does Eat Place Memphis logo
Branding creative and design by Chuck Mitchell
Elements later adapted for Blues City Cafe
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Original Does Eat Place Memphis logo
Branding creative and design by Chuck Mitchell
Elements later adapted for Blues City Cafe
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Albert King’s Birthday Blues Bash on Beale concert invitation
Branding creative and design © Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Albert King’s Birthday Blues Bash on Beale concert invitation
Branding creative and design © Chuck Mitchell
Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee
Photo courtesy Albert King