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How the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was designed

Design Week

The traditional indigo is a reference to the “refined elegance and sophistication that exemplifies Japan” while the pattern is inspired by ‘inchimatsu moyo’ patterns from the Edo period (1603-1867). The torch has been inspired by Japan’s cherry blossoms with a pattern that resembles petals.

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Designer Yannis Karlopoulos’s Work is a Celebration of Greek History and Culture

Eye on Design

Descending from street level, the first room is an assemblage of shops signs, early 2000s Macs, various bricks, and a vitrine full of supermarket product packaging. Copies of 01 magazine come out, a youth culture publication from the 1990s and one of Karlopoulos’ early projects using digital publishing techniques.

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The best book cover designs of 2020

Creative Review

Many of the UK’s nimbler small presses, well-used to shifting books online, have continued to do so but often alongside new initiatives such as book subscription services in order to maintain those close and intimate relationships with their reading public. Photographer: Jeff Cottenden.

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The History of Logos: Where Branding Started

Inkbot Design

Roger (Author) Multilingual (Publication Language) 432 Pages – 11/08/2015 (Publication Date) – Taschen America Llc (Publisher) −$8.00 $72.00 Logos from this era incorporated floral patterns, curved typography, and intricate illustrations. Sale Logo Modernism Hardcover Book Remington, R.

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Maybe we don’t have to (re)brand everything

UX Collective

They are being framed within selected shapes, colours, and patterns, just to reinforce the identity of their new upcoming fitness “brand.” Everyone could use a giggle now and then when they see a tacky shop sign seemingly made with Powerpoint. Think stylised social media posts and posters of people in ideal exercise poses.

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Is It Art, or Is It Type? What We Learn When Language is Built, Not Written

Eye on Design

Based on an image of four abstract concrete trees designed by Jan and Joe Martel for the Paris exhibition of the decorative arts in 1925, Boyce developed a pattern on paper that looks a bit like a repeating art deco motif. Both Boyce and Banner have drawn their own typefaces as part of their work. How much of life is coping?”

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15 Illustration Portfolio Websites That Are Brimming with Talent

High on Design by Wix

New York-based Brian Cronin has illustrated for publications such as The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal and Time, alongside his personal paintings which have been shown in various exhibitions worldwide. Neatly organized on Naomi’s homepage are her many projects, consisting of gifs, illustrated patterns and greeting cards.