Two-panel painted plywood menu covers with laser-engraved dual brand identity, black leather hinge binding, and antique brass rivets — produced for a combined beer and taco concept in Meridian, Idaho.

Custom Painted Plywood Menu Folders with Leather Hinge Binding for Loose Screw Beer Co. & Big Beantz Taco Co.

Loose Screw Beer Co. and Big Beantz Taco Co. operate as a single venue under two complementary brand identities — a craft beer bar and an authentic taco concept sharing the same space and the same guest. When the client came to us for menu covers, the brief called for both marks to appear on a single cover, treated equally and laid out to read as a coherent double identity rather than a compromise. The result is a dark painted plywood folder that carries both logos through laser engraving, bound along the spine with black leather hinges and antique brass rivets.
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The Cover: Dark Painted Plywood and Laser Engraving

The panels are cut from plywood and painted in a deep graphite-black finish that gives the surface a consistent dark tone with a visible grain texture underneath. Laser engraving burns through the painted layer to reveal the natural wood beneath, producing marks in the warm honey tone of the raw plywood — a high-contrast combination that reads clearly at table distance without any additional pigment or foil. The two brand marks are positioned on the front face: the Loose Screw Beer Co. circular emblem above, with its script wordmark and "Cheers to the crazy ones / Meridian, Idaho" descriptor; and the Big Beantz Taco Co. shield badge below, with its banner ribbons, sun illustration, and "authentic guisados" tagline. Both marks are engraved at a scale that gives each one sufficient presence on the panel without the two competing for dominance.

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The Binding: Leather Hinges and Brass Rivets

The two panels are joined along the left edge by a series of black leather hinge straps — flat cuts of leather looped through laser-cut slots in each panel and fixed with antique brass dome rivets. The hinges function as the spine of the folder, allowing the cover to open and close with the panels lying flat without a central binding strip or tape. Each hinge strap is fixed with two rivets, set flush against the leather surface and finishing in the aged brass tone that complements the warm engraved wood beneath the dark paint. The construction is visible from the front of the cover and reads as a deliberate material detail rather than a fastening — the leather and brass are part of the object's character, not incidental to it.

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One Cover, Two Brands

Producing a single menu cover that carries two distinct brand identities is a specific challenge: both marks need to read as intentional, neither can appear subordinate, and the combined result needs to work as a unified object rather than a divided one. The format works here because the two logos are structurally different — one circular and script-led, one heraldic and illustration-led — and occupy the panel in a vertical arrangement that gives each its own zone. A guest picking up the cover reads Loose Screw first, then Big Beantz below, and understands the relationship between the two concepts immediately. If you are operating a multi-concept venue and need branded hospitality materials that carry more than one identity, we can develop a custom design to your specifications. Get in touch to discuss your project.
01

The Cover: Dark Painted Plywood and Laser Engraving

The panels are cut from plywood and painted in a deep graphite-black finish that gives the surface a consistent dark tone with a visible grain texture underneath. Laser engraving burns through the painted layer to reveal the natural wood beneath, producing marks in the warm honey tone of the raw plywood — a high-contrast combination that reads clearly at table distance without any additional pigment or foil. The two brand marks are positioned on the front face: the Loose Screw Beer Co. circular emblem above, with its script wordmark and "Cheers to the crazy ones / Meridian, Idaho" descriptor; and the Big Beantz Taco Co. shield badge below, with its banner ribbons, sun illustration, and "authentic guisados" tagline. Both marks are engraved at a scale that gives each one sufficient presence on the panel without the two competing for dominance.

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The Binding: Leather Hinges and Brass Rivets

The two panels are joined along the left edge by a series of black leather hinge straps — flat cuts of leather looped through laser-cut slots in each panel and fixed with antique brass dome rivets. The hinges function as the spine of the folder, allowing the cover to open and close with the panels lying flat without a central binding strip or tape. Each hinge strap is fixed with two rivets, set flush against the leather surface and finishing in the aged brass tone that complements the warm engraved wood beneath the dark paint. The construction is visible from the front of the cover and reads as a deliberate material detail rather than a fastening — the leather and brass are part of the object's character, not incidental to it.

03

One Cover, Two Brands

Producing a single menu cover that carries two distinct brand identities is a specific challenge: both marks need to read as intentional, neither can appear subordinate, and the combined result needs to work as a unified object rather than a divided one. The format works here because the two logos are structurally different — one circular and script-led, one heraldic and illustration-led — and occupy the panel in a vertical arrangement that gives each its own zone. A guest picking up the cover reads Loose Screw first, then Big Beantz below, and understands the relationship between the two concepts immediately. If you are operating a multi-concept venue and need branded hospitality materials that carry more than one identity, we can develop a custom design to your specifications. Get in touch to discuss your project.
Absolutely exceeded our expectations!

Loose Screw Beer Co. & Big Beantz Taco Co.

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