Zuzunaga by Folch, Spain
Posted: May 20, 2015 Filed under: Fashion, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity Blog, Brand Identity Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Brochure Design, Coloured Paper, Design For Print, Designed by Folch, Designed in Barcelona, From Europe, Graphic Design Blog, Handcraft, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo News, Logotypes, Minimal Logos, New Logo, Sans-serif Logotypes, The Best Brand Identities of 2015, Uncoated Papers & Cards Leave a comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Zuzunaga is a homeware and fashion accessory business founded in ’07 by London and Barcelona based artist and designer Cristian Zuzunaga. Zuzunaga’s products, which include towels, tech covers, cushions, shawls, shoes and upholstery fabrics, are informed by contemporary living and seek to find a charm, warmth and humanity within the digital world. Products are characterised by lines, pixels, geometric abstractions and a high contrast colour palette across good quality handcrafted materials.
Design studio Folch worked with Cristian Zuzunaga to deliver a broad and cohesive brand identity treatment that spanned packaging, editorial design (lookbook & brochure), art direction, website development and revisions to the Zuzunaga logotype that frame the rich visual texture of the Zuzunaga collection.
The Mansion on Marylebone Lane by Pentagram, United Kingdom
Posted: May 19, 2015 Filed under: Logo Reviews, Property | Tags: Brand Identity Blog, Brand Identity Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, British Design, Brochure Design, Business Card Design, Colour in Use: Brown, Copper Block Foil, Design For Print, Designed by Pentagram, Designed in London, From Europe, From the United Kingdom, Graphic Design Blog, Handcraft, Letterhead Design, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo News, Logotypes, Luxury Logos and Packaging Design, New Logo, Newsprint, Slab Serif Typography, Slab-serif Logotypes, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2015, The Best Logo Designs of 2015, Uncoated Papers & Cards Leave a comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
The Mansion on Marylebone Lane will be a 22-unit high-quality residential development in Central London with lower ground, ground and seven upper floors, roof terraces and two basement levels. It will feature reflective glazed terracotta external cladding with a subtle variation in colour and shade to achieve an element of interest and complexity, while the reverse will be a white reflective glazed terracotta inspired by the brick courtyards of Victorian London.
Informed by the long history of mansion buildings in London—built for those looking to secure a prestigious address in the city during the boom of the industrial revolution—Pentagram partner John Rushworth developed a strategy and brand identity treatment for the property based around a monogram, slab-serif typography, terracotta colour palette, lifestyle photography and illustration. This extended across brochure, bag and box.
The Assembly by Bravo, Singapore
Posted: May 18, 2015 Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Logo Reviews, Retail | Tags: Brand Identity Blog, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Coffee Cup Designs, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Bravo, Designed in Singapore, From Asia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Neon Sign Design, Restaurant & Cafe Menu Designs, Sans-serif Logotypes, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards Leave a comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
The Assembly and The Assembly Ground are a men’s retail destination and coffee shop in Singapore. The store stocks a variety of lifestyle labels for the “fun and spontaneous gentlemen who appreciate quality” while the coffee shop is a space for like-minded individuals to get together. Graphic design studio Bravo was responsible for creating a cohesive interior design and visual identity for both experiences.
Described as classic, versatile and playful, Bravo’s treatment mixes familiar fashion patterns with hand drawn illustrative flourishes and practical sans-serif typography across menus, business cards, bags and tags, and sets these within the context of an interior of robust, industrial and earthy material textures, surfaces and furniture. The project also included neon signage and menu design.
