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British condom manufacturer Durex has undergone an “activist” rebrand, in a bid to “challenge the unrepresentative and damaging sexual conventions prevalent throughout society” Led by ad agency Havas London, the new visual identity for the 91-year-old brand includes a new typeface, communications and logo, and will accompany a new brand strategy. “Building on quality and trust” Used across the updated visual identity is a slightly more pared back version of the previous Durex logo. According to Lorenzo Fruzza, head of design at Havas London, the idea behind the minimal change was to keep the brand familiar. “[The logo and the colour] were two aspects that were linked to the product, and [we knew] we could build on the quality and trust that that they stood for,” he tells Design Week. Taking inspiration from the well-known logo, Durex’s brandmark – the so-called “Lozenge” – features across communications. It can be found in both “story” communications, which use photography so that Durex “can hold up a mirror” up to its audience, and across subtly updated packaging designs. One Night Sans. While the logo and packaging themselves have received relatively minor updates, Fruzza says elsewhere a “complete overhaul” was needed to bring Durex’s visual identity into line with its new positioning. “The Durex strategy is to liberate good sex for all, to normalise conversations around sex,” he says. “The Identity Design was intrinsic to bringing this mission to life and give us a visual system that would allow us to talk to everyone, everywhere, outside the watershed, about the topics that matter in a disruptive and engaging way.” Among the bigger changes is the adoption of a new bespoke typeface, One Night Sans. The font was designed by London-based typographers Colophon Foundry and intends to be “characterful”, while also being flexible enough to work across a range of “verbal and visual tones”, according to Fruzza. One Night Sans can be found across a host of Durex communications, from billboards and tube posters, to the packaging itself and even sexual health information leaflets created in partnership with the NHS. Cutting through the “crowded landscape of love” Ultimately, Fruzza says, the new visual identity is designed for versatility. Alongside an adaptable typeface, and photographic imagery, this is also achieve through an “intelligent colour palette” which adapts according to place and message. “In creating this flexible brand identity, we can talk to local markets with the sensitivity of someone who understands them, but paired with the trust that a global sexual wellbeing brand can in-still,” he says. Launched to coincide with Valentine’s Day and cut through the “crowded landscape of love”, Fruzza hopes the redesigned identity will resonate with “real people and real scenarios” “I genuinely hope it helps people to feel empowered to discover and celebrate what good sex is for them.” The post Durex’s “sex positive” rebrand introduces One Night Sans typeface appeared first on Design Week. MORE
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Adonit has quickly become one of the better names in the manufacturing of stylus for almost a decade and the Pixel is still one of their best products. Coming from a stylus manufacturer, the Mark comes with the precision you would expect all thanks to its smudge-free mesh tip. MORE
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2001) " EQ3 is a Canadian retailer and manufacturer offering simple, clean, functional furnishings and home accents for every room. “Three’s a Crowd Pleaser”. MORE
GPU manufacturers should be on notice in 2020 as Intel’s return to the graphics market is heralded by the release of their newest GPU built on a second-generation of Xe graphics. With 2019 now behind us, people are starting to look forward to 2020 and all of the tech the new year will bring. MORE
Since leaving his position as creative director of EQ3 , a nine-year tenure he capped off by spearheading the design and building of the Canadian manufacturer’s New York City showroom, Thom Fougere has already had a busy schedule as an independent designer. All of the pieces in Fougere’s line are made in Toronto by various manufacturing shops (the daybed’s cushions, crafted in Calgary, are an exception). MORE
With a clean design, it still incorporates subtle details that reference Sotol’s manufacturing process; for the pattern at the bottom alludes to the rhombus shapes found in the Sereque plants when cut MORE
The unique markings on watch dials, surprisingly consistent from one manufacturer to the next, evolved separately from typography: these are forms unconcerned with the needs of type designed for printing words on paper, and unmoved by the changing fashions of graphic design. MORE
Established in 1995, Cervélo is a Toronto, Canada-based manufacturer of racing and track bicycles founded by Dutch and Canadian engineers Gerard Vroomen and Phil White. “Molto Bello”. MORE
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Created in collaboration with outdoor furniture maker Vestre and aluminum manufacturer Hydro , the playful bench is designed with a social mandate. The Peace Bench is a symbol of unity, not a means of manufacturing it. MORE
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Austrian hosiery manufacturer Wolford is teaming up with Vetements to launch a capsule collection. Comprising a pair of tights and a maxi knitted dress, the collection aims to redefine some of the wardrobe essentials every woman should have. More: Vetements, Wolford The idea? MORE
In her bright landscape paintings, Canadian artist Judith Berry at Art Mûr renders natural elements such as sticks, grass and vegetation to appear manufactured, posing the pressing question – what are the consequences of our interference with the natural world? MORE
In 2019 – the biggest year yet – the AZ Awards received projects from over 1,000 architects, landscape architects, product designers, interior designers, students and manufacturers from 50 countries. MORE
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O-rings are critically important for a wide range of applications, from aircraft and automobile components to medical devices and scuba diving equipment. MORE
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Thankfully, some manufacturers realized this and started making lenses to provide people with better options for taking quality photos. Sony is one of the best digital camera manufacturers in the world, always developing new technology to make the best photos possible. MORE
For him, the industrially manufactured color film, which was used by commercial and amateur photographers, perfectly reproduced the industrially manufactured colors of consumer goods in postwar America. MORE
Toronto’s design scene is thriving : the city is home to over 24,000 designers and 4,300 manufacturing firms. What kinds of resources — from metal factories to advanced manufacturing tools — are these labels tapping into? MORE
David Altemir, principal and inventory management consultant at Altemir Consulting, adds that inventory management requires effective stock planning and accurate inventory counts to drive your purchasing and/or manufacturing efforts. What is inventory management? MORE
More: Michael Hilgers, Radis h/t: contemporist The desk, created for furniture manufacturer Radis, has a simple round shape when folded up, however when the desk is dropped down, it reveals a couple of shelves and a hidden light with an integrated motion sensor. MORE
Austrian manufacturer Tyrolit showcases the extreme durability and high performance of its product with a mysterious metal billboard. Executed in collaboration with ad agency Heimat Wien Austria, the marketing technique is meant to draw consumer attention to Tyrolit’s Iceline knives. Unlike traditional billboard-based campaigns, this one does not make a permanent imprint on consumer. Source. Design advertising billboard knife outdoor rust tyrolit MORE
The increase in companies providing sophisticated and uniquely personalised services and products to users, particularly in the cosmetics and wellbeing markets is going to escalate in 2020, opening new doors to on-demand manufacturing capabilities in the process. MORE
Following on from black and white renditions of the calendar, this latest edition, designed by TM , delves into the exciting world of colour, through the paper manufacturer's environmentally-friendly range, Woodstock. MORE
Circular and 100% recyclable, Napapijri’s Infinity jacket is the first of its kind, manufactured from former waste including plastics and fishing nets, treated and repurposed for a second life and beyond. MORE
Founded in 1860, the French furniture company is building on over a century and a half of history to foster a spirit of innovation in technology and manufacturing, not to mention design. Ligne Roset looks great for 160. MORE
Retaining a “human aspect” Powell and Hudson Powell say: “Covariant didn’t want the human aspect of their offer to become lost in an identity that only focused on manufacturing and robots.” MORE
Established in 1973, Expograph is a designer and manufacturer of signage, wayfinding systems, decoration, and visual communication for indoor and outdoor applications. “Expo Marks the Spot”. MORE
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They will start to adopt more circular approaches, meaning the entire life cycle of a product is better accounted for and communicated directly to consumers, from manufacture to distribution to sitting on shelf to shipping to being disposed of properly. MORE
Most of us wouldn’t automatically associate the term ‘beauty’ with the stark lighting and never-ending production lines of factories, the industrial manufacture of sausages, or power stations – but photographer Alastair P Wiper has long used his superbly framed, thoughtful documentation of such spaces to showcase their aesthetic, as well as production, possibilities. The Copenhagen-based photographer first became fascinated with this subject matter in 2009 when he saw some images by photographers from the 1950s and 60s of power stations and factories and “fell in love with it straightaway,” as told us in 2018. His approach to capturing such vast, strange and occasionally dystopian-seeming sites – that have previously included a spam factory, a Danish waste incineration plant and a factory producing adidas shoes in Indonesia – is reminiscent of the work of filmmaker Wes Anderson in its soothing sense of stillness and possibility. This is augmented through his use of symmetrical framing and his apparent predilection for uncovering the softer tones of such spaces. Wiper brings out the softness in the pink tones of pig corpses hanging in a slaughterhouse in a way that on first glance really does feel beautiful, until that sense of wonder turns, for many of us, into disgust when we take in what we’re truly looking at. A new book published by Hatje Cantz entitled Unintended Beauty draws together Wiper’s work in this realm, and subtly documents the development of technical and digital technologies in ways that few do – aligning the huge complexity of industrial machines and computers alongside the people who work there. “These machines tell the story of what it is to be human: our needs and desires, our hopes and follies, our visions for the future,” says the publisher. Through his capturing of spaces few will ever see inside, let alone grasp how they operate, we’re given an insight into them. But ultimately Wiper’s images further underscore their vastness, despite their supposed orderliness and symmetry. Wiper’s work is impressive both for its aesthetic qualities and its unveiling of unseen industrial worlds; which it’s taken a while for him to gain access to. “I started off calling the Toyota company hotline and saying, ‘hey, can I come and photograph your car factory?’ and they were like, ‘no way’,” Wiper said. “I’ve learned who to approach and convince them it’s worth letting me in. My idea originally was that I would be let in places, and sell them the pictures afterwards because they would be so impressed. I don’t think that happened many times.” He’d previously worked in fashion photography and black-and-white street photography, working from a dark room in his apartment and struggling to find paying work. Since finding his niche in this industrial realm, things turned around – not just career-wise, but also in terms of what he sees as beautiful. “I’d discovered a whole new world by going to these places – just being there and seeing what people were doing, and the buildings and infrastructure,” he said. “The amazing intellectual capacity that goes into making these things was the most amazing thing for me. Being in these places is about seeing these things that other people don’t see, which I think is pretty sexy actually.” alastairphilipwiper.com. The post From sausage factories to CERN: photographer Alastair P Wiper’s new book appeared first on Creative Review. MORE
Though the renowned Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune (celebrating their 25th anniversary this year) launched a number of new products this February, their adorable line of ultra-small pendants for lighting manufacturer Wästberg was the undisputed star. MORE
The international furniture and design fair IMM Cologne – held annually in the eponymous German city – is set to run from January 13 to 19 and showcase a host of cutting-edge concepts, from the next generation of design thinkers to the latest offerings from trusted manufacturers. MORE
In the 1960s, toy manufacturers made a lot of space type toys as part of the Cold War rocket craze. They were to simulate moon walking. These rocket shoes are constructed of metal and plastic, and made to strap on to a kids shoes. The bottom have springs attached. h/t: vintag. Source. MORE
Schwab’s diverse methods include tapestry, ceramics, embroidery, furniture, printmaking, video and more, unified by a consideration of collective manufacture. MORE
The winning design Displayed as a graphic map, the project charts the life of Amazon’s device, from the manufacturing process through to its arrival in customers’ homes, signposting “issues” and “hazards” along the way. MORE
To address the growing need and consumer demand for more sustainable food packaging, bio-materials manufacturer Danimer Scientific has partnered with food container maker Genpak to launch a new line of eco-friendly packaging for the foodservice market. MORE
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British condom manufacturer Durex has undergone an “activist” rebrand, in a bid to “challenge the unrepresentative and damaging sexual conventions prevalent throughout society” Led by ad agency Havas London, the new visual identity for the 91-year-old brand includes a new typeface, communications and logo, and will accompany a new brand strategy. “Building on quality and trust” Used across the updated visual identity is a slightly more pared back version of the previous Durex logo. According to Lorenzo Fruzza, head of design at Havas London, the idea behind the minimal change was to keep the brand familiar. “[The logo and the colour] were two aspects that were linked to the product, and [we knew] we could build on the quality and trust that that they stood for,” he tells Design Week. Taking inspiration from the well-known logo, Durex’s brandmark – the so-called “Lozenge” – features across communications. It can be found in both “story” communications, which use photography so that Durex “can hold up a mirror” up to its audience, and across subtly updated packaging designs. One Night Sans. While the logo and packaging themselves have received relatively minor updates, Fruzza says elsewhere a “complete overhaul” was needed to bring Durex’s visual identity into line with its new positioning. “The Durex strategy is to liberate good sex for all, to normalise conversations around sex,” he says. “The Identity Design was intrinsic to bringing this mission to life and give us a visual system that would allow us to talk to everyone, everywhere, outside the watershed, about the topics that matter in a disruptive and engaging way.” Among the bigger changes is the adoption of a new bespoke typeface, One Night Sans. The font was designed by London-based typographers Colophon Foundry and intends to be “characterful”, while also being flexible enough to work across a range of “verbal and visual tones”, according to Fruzza. One Night Sans can be found across a host of Durex communications, from billboards and tube posters, to the packaging itself and even sexual health information leaflets created in partnership with the NHS. Cutting through the “crowded landscape of love” Ultimately, Fruzza says, the new visual identity is designed for versatility. Alongside an adaptable typeface, and photographic imagery, this is also achieve through an “intelligent colour palette” which adapts according to place and message. “In creating this flexible brand identity, we can talk to local markets with the sensitivity of someone who understands them, but paired with the trust that a global sexual wellbeing brand can in-still,” he says. Launched to coincide with Valentine’s Day and cut through the “crowded landscape of love”, Fruzza hopes the redesigned identity will resonate with “real people and real scenarios” “I genuinely hope it helps people to feel empowered to discover and celebrate what good sex is for them.” The post Durex’s “sex positive” rebrand introduces One Night Sans typeface appeared first on Design Week.
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Most of us wouldn’t automatically associate the term ‘beauty’ with the stark lighting and never-ending production lines of factories, the industrial manufacture of sausages, or power stations – but photographer Alastair P Wiper has long used his superbly framed, thoughtful documentation of such spaces to showcase their aesthetic, as well as production, possibilities. The Copenhagen-based photographer first became fascinated with this subject matter in 2009 when he saw some images by photographers from the 1950s and 60s of power stations and factories and “fell in love with it straightaway,” as told us in 2018. His approach to capturing such vast, strange and occasionally dystopian-seeming sites – that have previously included a spam factory, a Danish waste incineration plant and a factory producing adidas shoes in Indonesia – is reminiscent of the work of filmmaker Wes Anderson in its soothing sense of stillness and possibility. This is augmented through his use of symmetrical framing and his apparent predilection for uncovering the softer tones of such spaces. Wiper brings out the softness in the pink tones of pig corpses hanging in a slaughterhouse in a way that on first glance really does feel beautiful, until that sense of wonder turns, for many of us, into disgust when we take in what we’re truly looking at. A new book published by Hatje Cantz entitled Unintended Beauty draws together Wiper’s work in this realm, and subtly documents the development of technical and digital technologies in ways that few do – aligning the huge complexity of industrial machines and computers alongside the people who work there. “These machines tell the story of what it is to be human: our needs and desires, our hopes and follies, our visions for the future,” says the publisher. Through his capturing of spaces few will ever see inside, let alone grasp how they operate, we’re given an insight into them. But ultimately Wiper’s images further underscore their vastness, despite their supposed orderliness and symmetry. Wiper’s work is impressive both for its aesthetic qualities and its unveiling of unseen industrial worlds; which it’s taken a while for him to gain access to. “I started off calling the Toyota company hotline and saying, ‘hey, can I come and photograph your car factory?’ and they were like, ‘no way’,” Wiper said. “I’ve learned who to approach and convince them it’s worth letting me in. My idea originally was that I would be let in places, and sell them the pictures afterwards because they would be so impressed. I don’t think that happened many times.” He’d previously worked in fashion photography and black-and-white street photography, working from a dark room in his apartment and struggling to find paying work. Since finding his niche in this industrial realm, things turned around – not just career-wise, but also in terms of what he sees as beautiful. “I’d discovered a whole new world by going to these places – just being there and seeing what people were doing, and the buildings and infrastructure,” he said. “The amazing intellectual capacity that goes into making these things was the most amazing thing for me. Being in these places is about seeing these things that other people don’t see, which I think is pretty sexy actually.” alastairphilipwiper.com. The post From sausage factories to CERN: photographer Alastair P Wiper’s new book appeared first on Creative Review.
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