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BP&O Collections — Tote Bags

Opinion by Richard Baird Posted 28 November 2017

Creative Tote Bag Design – BP&O Collections

A continually updated collection of tote bags designed as part of a broader graphic identity programme, reviewed and published on BP&O. Between them, these bring to light how colour, type, form, orientation, layout and contrast can make a standard format distinctive and memorable, contribute to an effective graphic identity and catch the eye from a distance. These can function as an expression of belonging, work as low-cost advertising, appeal to our aesthetic sensitivities or, through frequency and proximity, signal a current event.

This post moves between a simple use of logos to those employing patterns and slogans, and covers work for festivals, museums, galleries and universities. Featured studios include Neue, Bunch and Spin. Click through to get a sense of how these fit alongside a variety of other assets and within the context of concept and the communicative intentions that underpin their design.

It is worth noting that the tote bag is often a useful canvas in which to communicate how a graphic identity system might work out in the world, an example of how a dynamic logo adapts to different contexts, or is supported by secondary graphics, copywriting and custom typefaces. Some only make it into production. Here, BP&O mixes the two as a way to inspire, to offer a post of stylistic pleasure and in-use examples. Check out plenty more at BP&O – Collections or subscribe to the series here.

Vessel Floats by Order

Branded tote bags by Order for flotation and deprivation therapy spa Vessel Floats

Avo Consulting by Bleed

Tote Bag Design – Avo Consulting by Bleed

The Architect’s Bookshop by Garbett

Tote Bag Design – The Architect's Bookshop by Garbett

NAU by Toko

Tote Bag Design – NAU by Toko

Assembly by Ragged Edge

Tote Bag Design – Assembly by Ragged Edge

CareerTrackers Awards by Garbett

Tote Bag Design – CareerTrackers Awards by Garbett

Broadgate by dn&co

Tote Bag Design – Broadgate by dn&co

Fluvia by Folch

Tote Bag Design – Fluvia by Folch, Spain

Sydney Design Festival by Re

Tote Bag Design – Sydney Design Festival by Re

Korea International Art Fair 2018 by Studio fnt

Tote Bag Design – Korea International Art Fair 2018 by Studio fnt

Colours May Vary by Build

Tote Bag Design – Colours May Vary by Build, United Kingdom

Centre for the Study of Political Graphics by Blok

Tote Bag Design – Centre for the Study of Political Graphics by Blok, Canada

Sumer And The Modern Paradigm by Clase bcn

Tote Bag Design – Sumer And The Modern Paradigm by Clase bcn, Spain

Little Wolf by Perky Bros

Tote Bag Design – Little Wolf by Perky Bros, United States

Den Norske Filmskolen by Neue

Tote Bag Design – Den Norske Filmskolen by Neue, Norway

University of the Arts Helsinki by Bond

Tote Bag Design – University of the Arts Helsinki by Bond, Finland

Traveller Espresso Bar by TCYK

Tote Bag Design – Traveller Espresso Bar by TCYK, Australia

Maldini Studios by Jens Nilsson

Tote Bag Design – Maldini Studios by Jens Nilsson, Sweden

Deptford X by IYA Studio

Tote Bag Design – Deptford X by IYA Studio, United Kingdom

Highlights by Studio fnt

Tote Bag Design – Highlights by Studio fnt, South Korea

Frameline 41 by Mucho

Tote Bag Design – Frameline 41 by Mucho, United States

Galerija Kranjčar by Bunch

Tote Bag Design – Galerija Kranjčar by Bunch, Croatia

Linden Staub by Bibliothèque

Tote Bag Design – Linden Staub by Bibliothèque, United Kingdom

InsideSource by Mucho

Tote Bag Design – InsideSource by Mucho, United States

Frameline by Mucho

Tote Bag Design – Frameline by Mucho, United States

Altaskifer by Neue

Tote Bag Design – Altaskifer by Neue, Norway

Tenderloin Museum by Mucho

Tote Bag Design – Tenderloin Museum by Mucho, United States

Record Mania by Bedow

Tote Bag Design – Record Mania by Bedow, Sweden

Swedish Handicraft Societies’ Association by Snask

Tote Bag Design – Swedish Handicraft Societies’ Association by Snask, Sweden

Huckle & Goose by Cast Iron

Tote Bag Design – Huckle & Goose by Cast Iron, United Kingdom

Here East by dn&co.

Tote Bag Design – Here East by dn&co. United Kingdom

Sim Smith Gallery by Spin

Tote Bag Design – Sim Smith Gallery by Spin, United Kingdom

Tamarindo by La Tortillería

Tote Bag Design – Tamarindo by La Tortillería, Mexico

The Dayrooms by Two Times Elliott

Tote Bag Design – The Dayrooms by Two Times Elliott, United Kingdom

MHM Architects by 26 Lettres

Tote Bag Design – MHM Architects by 26 Lettres, Canada

MOAA Architects by Inhouse

Tote Bag Design – MOAA Architects by Inhouse, New Zealand

BIFAN 2016 by Studio fnt

Tote Bag Design – BIFAN 2016 by Studio fnt, South Korea

Old Spike by Commission

Tote Bag Design – Old Spike by Commission

Trika by Bunch

Tote Bag Design – Trika by Bunch, United Kingdom

Collected Coffee by Fivethousand Fingers

Tote Bag Design – Collected Coffee by Fivethousand Fingers, Canada

A-TO-B by Stockholm Design Lab

Tote Bag Design – A-TO-B by Stockholm Design Lab, Sweden

KMP by Studio8585

Tote Bag Design – KMP by Studio8585, Denmark

Flamingo by Bibliothèque

Tote Bag Design – Flamingo by Bibliothèque, United Kingdom

Loupedeck by Bond

Tote Bag Design – Loupedeck by Bond, Finland

Holvi by Werklig

Tote Bag Design – Holvi by Werklig, Finland

SSU by Snask

Tote Bag Design – SSU by Snask, Swden

C( )T( ) – Typojanchi 2015 by Studio fnt

Tote Bag Design – C( )T( ) – Typojanchi 2015 by Studio fnt, South Korea

Helsinki by Werklig

Tote Bag Design – Helsinki by Werklig

Morris+Company by Bob Design

Tote Bag Design – Morris+Company by Bob Design