Brand Development for IYO Burgers by Jonah LewisBrand Development for IYO Burgers by Jonah Lewis

Brand Development for IYO Burgers

Jonah Lewis

Jonah Lewis

IYO Burgers🧑‍🍳

I actually built this brand + business from the ground up. IYO Burgers was a burger restaurant on a mission to make ethical sourcing cool, social and seriously tasty. We built a warm principled brand around a simple belief: people do not choose better food out of guilt, they choose it when it feels good. The core of the brand was a sticky founder story about the mission and the two young founders behind it. We baked in something for people to talk about because great marketing isn't what you say—it's what people say to each other about you. That something was making the burgers ‘inside out’. Ingredients inside the patty. Total gimmick but one people spoke about tons! From name to menu and animated launch assets, the identity blended ethical food culture with warm, line-led design to position IYO as the burger brand with goodness on the inside. Featured on Discovery, Ted Talks, The Sunday Times, Eatout & More. Deliverables:
Brand Strategy
Business Strategy
Verbal Identity
Visual Identity
Photography & Image Direction
Fundraising & Sales Decks
Marketing Website
Tradeshow Designs
Video
Menu & Restaurant Design
Huge thanks to everyone involved!
Brand Design: Jonas Viljoen
Strategy: @jonahklewis 
Writing: @jonahklewis 
Video: Tim Weyer
Design Assets: @jonahklewis 
Creative: @jonahklewis + all the staff, customers, investors and more! --
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Posted May 22, 2026

An ethical, inside-out burger restaurant. Featured on Discovery, TED Talks and more.