A Vortex of Groovy

Located in London’s Islington neighborhood and housed in an 18,000-square-foot Victorian property that was, in 1855, a post office and, later in 1911, a cinema, The Halcyon is a new retail development that will be “highlighting the best of British retail, creativity and artisan dining,” and will include a restaurant (The Thunderbolt), bar (The Sundower), artisan food hall, gallery, and a coffee house. The Halcyon’s identity has been designed by London-based SomeOne. Main logo, first row. Restaurant and bar logos, respectively, second row. Chiseled version of Gill Sans. Pattern. This whole project is super British-infused but you would almost never know it as there are no roundels or white-blue-and-red color combos and no Gill Sans. Well, there is Gill Sans, but it&#