Lim Peh’s began as a hawker-inspired noodle shop in Canberra, with a homemade identity and fast-casual franchise ambitions. Chef Shaoyi, who grew up in 1990s Singapore, wanted to create something his son growing up in 2020s Canberra could connect with too. Lim Peh’s is about blending generations, cultures and memories into a shared, experience that is familiar but not nostalgic.

During briefing conversations, it always came back to one word: rebellion. Not rebellion for its own sake, but a welcoming, purposeful one. Lim Peh’s wanted to feel as familiar to a first-time visitor as it did to a lifelong hawker lover. The identity needed to flex to be comfortable in a tucked-away laneway and in Woden Westfield. It had to be multicultural, multilingual and full of attitude. Never ‘yeah, nah’. Always ‘yeah, lah.’

DT Strait Sans by Death of Typography brings the Singaporean-ish flavour to the brand across menus, staff uniforms, packaging and the logotype itself. Full of personality and plays well with other faces, even our hand-drawn custom type, Noodle Sans (not shown here). Lantinghei is used for Chinese text.

Tom Ross is an Australian architectural and editorial photographer whose work has appeared in publications including Monocle, Dwell, Wallpaper, and Dezeen. His new visual system was designed to convey credibility, cinematic warmth, and quiet confidence while maintaining an authentic, human quality. This balance is thanks to the use of ABC Diatype by Dinamo, chosen for its precision, it is easy to use beautifully, and enjoyable when intentionally misused. Its balanced geometry introduces subtle tension when layout rules are intentionally bent, creating space for nuance and personality.

Tom’s identity is set exclusively in Diatype’s Medium weight, delivering clarity across print, digital, and motion applications, anchoring the identity, letting the images take centre stage without needing the type to take a backseat.