Booze, machinery, and the state of the word in this week’s sites we like.

The City Foundry is a research and design group focused on improving small-scale manufacturing processes through the blending of science and art. The adaptive design harks back to old-school classifieds and manages to feel both diverse and cohesive with the use of one superfamily (and two typefaces): Proxima Nova and Proxima Nova Extra Condensed.

Also from The City Foundry is Industry City Distillery, a distillery making sugar beet vodka in Brooklyn’s old Bush Terminal. Here, Atrament and Franklin Gothic URW team up for a retro-industrial feel.

Finally, WordCamp San Francisco sports the lovely Brandon Grotesque. Note the subtle use of text shadows on the sidebar and (hovered) navigation.

That’s all for this week; share sites that you like in the comments, or peruse the Gallery for more inspiration.