Creative Review
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Observatory CCO Linda Knight discusses why people won’t tolerate annoying ads anymore, and how a content-led approach can help brands of all shapes and sizes resonate in popular culture
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
When arts centre Tacoma Arts Live moved to a new area, a brand refresh and new wayfinding were urgently needed. Design studio ThoughtMatter explains how it went about it. Wayfinding is one of the most challenging tasks in graphic design. You want it to be on-brand, attractive and fun, but it must also be functional. When people are in a hurry, they're in no mood to appreciate your clever typography if they can't quickly find out where to go.
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BP&O
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
‘The weaker the brand character, the greater the need for distinctive visuals’. Said someone, at some stage. And of course, the principle works in reverse. It’s an important point: if the core is strong, the exterior can – and often should – be more malleable, softer, less obviously an exercise in ‘branding’. Countries, cities, communities; we all have a sense The post Urban Climb by Base Design appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Credit: Robot Food / Harringtons Robot Food Client Director Jess Cook sat down with Creative Boom to discuss the many nuanced considerations of designing brands that resonate with modern pet parents and how her team's love and respect for animals helps them design human-centred brands that pets will love, too. Leeds-based agency Robot Food has a penchant for crafting emotive brands from a pet's eye view – in the last year alone, they've given heritage brand Harringtons a contemporary rebrand, re
Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People
Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t
We And The Color
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Take a look at this beautiful illustrations series by Xuan Loc Xuan. Xuan Loc Xuan is a freelance illustrator who lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Despite working for a range of clients, the talented illustrator loves to create personal illustration projects. Xuan Loc Xuan’s colorful illustrations are inspired by childhood memories, nature, and the world in general.
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We And The Color
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Download this lovely vintage font duo for your designs. Designed and published by Pana Type & Studio, Thistails is the ideal font duo for any modern-vintage designs, combining a script and sans serif typeface. These fonts are perfect to use in your digital lettering, logo design, t-shirt prints, business cards, or branding materials. They are handcrafted with precision and care so you can create stunning visuals for quotes or nature photography like never before!
Design Milk
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
A rug at its most basic exists merely as a floor cover, protecting the surface and also to provide occupants an agreeable material to tread upon. But a rug of note can be a transformative, if not an artful expression within a room. Muuto’s Relevo Rug designed by Milan-based design duo Studiopepe represents the latter, a beautifully hand-tufted sculptural wool rug with an elevated attention to detail in its color, texture, and dimensions.
Abduzeedo
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Illustration inspired by travels, books and people, who can make our life amazing and colorful abduzeedo 0202—23 Irene Neyman is a self-taught illustrator & graphic designer from Ukraine, who creates a strong visual and emotional connection between brand, design, and audience. Irene is now based in Canada and for the last 4 years, she has been working on projects all over the world.
Azure Magazine
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Like its eponymous counterparts in London and New York, Hong Kong’s SoHo neighbourhood is a hub of culture and entertainment. The steep, meandering Elgin Street sits at the heart of the district, and is known for its eclectic selection of stalls, bars and restaurants. Here, a tall and sumptuously textured teal façade announces the Italian Club Seafood Wine Bar.
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Colossal
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
All images © Max Mudie, shared with permission “I’m not the first person to say it, and I’m not going to be the last, but when you find out how integral fungi are to our existence, it makes everything else feel insignificant,” says Max Mudie , whose foraging expeditions reveal the otherworldly elegance, diversity, and minutiae of the myriad denizens of the “ wood wide web.” Documenting a range of fungi and slime molds living in the U.K., the Sussex-based photographer is f
Moo
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
We’ve all seen those Twitter posts where a brand unveils its new logo. What you often don’t see is all the thought that goes into those rebrands. (Which might explain those “They paid a million dollars for THAT?!” replies.) So we asked our newest designer, Jonathan Davies, to redesign the Business Cards for three fictional brands. Out with the old A lot of rebranding is about removing the fluff, the superfluous.
Design Milk
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
This year, British designer Lee Broom had the honor of being invited by Maison&Objet to share his work in an exhibition that featured iconic pieces, fresh developments, and collaborations from some of Britain’s top designers. For the “British Capsule” Broom included his new Divine Inspiration collection of lighting, as well a selection of complementary furniture and decor.
Creative Review
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
The book, published by Counter-Print, boldly explores the ‘no-go’ colour combinations in graphic design and the designers choosing to break with convention
Speaker: Sean Adams, ArtCenter College of Design
Thomas Edison once said “Vision without execution is hallucination.” This statement applies not just to invention, but to graphic design. One of the greatest strengths of graphic designers is the ability to first develop a concept and then execute it to make it real. From visualization and ideation all the way through to actuation and execution, each step of this process takes skill and expertise.
Design Milk
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Hotel Riomar is a boutique hotel located in Ibiza, Spain, relaunched with a new design conceived by MA Hotels. As one of the first hotels to arrive on the island, and the first in Santa Eulalia, the new space embraces the building’s inherent mid-century layered interiors by celebrating the nostalgic qualities of its past. Pierre Jeanneret Armchairs are met with custom designed sofas facing archways framing views of the beach.
Creative Review
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Luxury fashion house Loewe is launching the final chapter of its Studio Ghibli collaboration with a spotlight on Howl’s Moving Castle. The classic anime directed by Hayao Miyazaki follows the story of Sophie, a teenager who’s transformed into an elderly woman by the Witch of Waste, and her quest to break the spell. The Spanish fashion label has launched a collection built around the film’s central.
Colossal
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
“Giddy Up” (2022), oil on canvas, 14 × 16 inches. All images courtesy of Thinkspace Projects, shared with permission Urbanites know the subway is a prime location to spot the city’s oddities, and yet, a run-in with one of Matthew Grabelsky ’s characters would be a particularly wild encounter. The Los Angeles-based artist has spent the last few years rendering human-animal hybrids that nonchalantly ride public transit.
Vandelay Design
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Use these wood fonts for outdoorsy-themed designs. Some have a realistic look, while others are fun and playful. The post Best Wood Fonts for Fun and Authentic Designs appeared first on Vandelay Design.
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Inkbot Design
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Why Branding Matters: Harness the Power of a Memorable Brand Identity Are you looking for a way to make your business stand out and be remembered? Or wondering why branding matters? Well, you've come to the right place! Let's face it – it's 2023, and you need a memorable brand identity to set yourself up for success. But don't panic – read on to learn why branding matters and how to harness the power of a memorable brand identity.
Design Week
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
The BBC broadcast identity and stage design for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 has been revealed, inspired by the natural synchronisation of human heartbeats to music and its ability to build bridges between nations. Superunion and Ukrainian studio Starlight Creative are responsible for the visual identity, while New York-based specialist production design firm Yellow Studio led the stage design.
Designspiration
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
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Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Influenced by the documentaries of Werner Herzog and his “misfit” characters, Lucas aims to convey a sense of dislocation through his softly realised work.
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Designspiration
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
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Design Week
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Oat has rebranded Kiki Cocktails with a new identity, which borrows from the visual language of magazine front pages and mastheads. Each cocktail now features an illustrated character, which overlaps a new logotype, coming together in a way which is reminiscent of a magazine cover and masthead. Kiki wanted to represent inclusivity and shared moments through the brand, moving away from the “stuffy.
Designspiration
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
70th Anniversary CCCM A series of 7 typographic posters to commemorate the 70 years since the first Congress of Croatian Cultural Workers.
The Die Line
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
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