Case Study: Rise & Ride Roast

Branding + Tagline, Web Design, Packaging

Colorful webpage with coffee-themed design, including a coffee cup, coffee beans, and illustrations of various coffee drinks, promoting a coffee business for equestrians and encouraging social media follows.

We had the pleasure of building the visual identity for Rise & Ride Roast—a coffee brand created by and for equestrians.

As with any creative journey, we explored multiple directions—from Western-inspired character illustrations to the original tagline: “Put some giddy up in your cup.”


While that didn’t make the final cut, it helped shape the voice of the brand—along with another line we developed for the site: “Giddyup and Give Back.”

Black background with white text that reads 'Giddyup & Give Back'.

Scope of Work

We were tasked with developing a complete visual identity and packaging system for Sage, including:

  • Brand Identity Design

  • Logo Suite & Submarks

  • Custom Typography System

  • Color Palette

  • Key Brand Illustrations & Iconography

  • Packaging Design

  • Brand Messaging / Tagline

With a clear identity, versatile logo, and a visual system built for growth, Rise & Ride Roast is saddled up and ready to scale. Their mission-forward story—blending caffeine, care, and community—has already found traction among equestrian enthusiasts nationwide.

Logo for Ride & Rise Roast featuring white text on a black background with decorative lines radiating from the top.

CREATIVE DIRECTION

  • The logomark fuses two essential elements: the warmth of coffee and the grace of horses. Clean, balanced, and flexible, it works across packaging, apparel, signage, and digital.

    Typograpy

    We paired a strong, no-nonsense serif for headers with a clean sans-serif for body copy—giving the brand a balance of refinement and approachability.

    • Headline: Transitional Serif – Stable, classic, elegant

    • Body: Geometric Sans – Clean, legible, modern

  • At the heart of the palette:

    • Deep Purple – A personal favorite of the founder and the anchor color for the brand and its sister company, Bedding Blocker®.

    To add dimension and freshness, we introduced strategic accent colors:

    • Vibrant Green – for growth and energy

    • Sunny Orange – for optimism and warmth

    • Bright Aqua – for freshness and clarity

    These pops of color inject life into the digital experience and product storytelling without diluting the brand’s core identity.

  • Rise & Ride’s voice is confident, warm, and equestrian-savvy. It speaks to riders without pandering—blending insider language with universal values like energy, care, and purpose.

    We developed two key lines to support brand messaging and campaigns:

    • “Put Giddy Up In Your Cup” – an early concept that helped shape the brand’s playful, spirited tone.

    • “Giddyup and Give Back” – now used across digital promotions to highlight the brand’s mission of supporting horse rescues.

    The final tagline, “Start Your Day in Stride,” was created by founder April, and now serves as the brand’s headline across the website and marketing materials.

Giddy-Up & Give Back

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Start Your Day in Stride

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Put Giddy Up In Your Cup

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Giddy-Up & Give Back * Start Your Day in Stride * Put Giddy Up In Your Cup *