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A limited palette of black and white reigns this week, with projects from London, Athens, and London again. Bandido by Magpie Studio Bandido Coffee Co is a soon-to-be coffee shop in Los Angeles, CA. Its name — “Bandit” in English — has been very, very cleverly used by London, UK-based Magpie Studio to create a “B” monogram that doubles as a classic thief, ruffian, bandit mask. In application on the cup, this is one of those solutions that fills you with envy that the idea wasn’t yours. The choice of a woodblock-style “B” and the roughed up aesthetic really make this work. I also like the concept of stealing other coffee shops’ gift cards and vandalizing them with Bandido’s own branding as their business cards. When wrong-doi