Brewdog’s Lone Wolf by B&B Studio, United Kingdom
Posted: March 30, 2017 Filed under: Food and Drink, Graphic Design Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Alcohol Packaging, Brand Identity Blog, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Brewdog, British Design, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by B&B Studio, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Designs, Material Thinking, Packaging Company, Packaging Design Resource, Typography Leave a comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Lone Wolf—a whisky, gin and vodka range—marks Brewdog’s entry into the craft spirits market. These are produced by Brewdog’s craft distillery in Scotland, and is said to be the only one to make base spirit from grain under one roof, modified to accommodate a 19m high 60-plate rectification column to get the purest spirit possible.
The range shares a packaging and brand identity design, created by London-based packaging specialists B&B Studio, which is described as being in defiance of category codes and conventions. These feature a stripped back label design and wolf’s head motif as an expression of product purity and the brand’s outsider stance. The spirits will be available at Brewdog bars, and as part of Brewdog’s equity scheme.
Mere by Bibliothèque, United Kingdom
Posted: March 29, 2017 Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Blog, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, British Design, Business Card Design, Coloured Paper, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Bibliothèque, Designed in London, Gold Foil, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Luxury Logos and Packaging Design, Material Thinking, Restaurant & Cafe Menu Designs, Restaurant Logos, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Business Cards of 2017, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, The Very Best of BP&O, Typography Leave a comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Mere–pronounced Mary–is a modern two-storey restaurant and bar, located in London’s Fitzrovia, developed by chef Monica Galetti and sommelier David Galetti, working in collaboration with Westbury Street Holdings.
The restaurant has a menu of simple dishes made from seasonal produce using classic techniques, and influenced by the French and South Pacific heritage of David and Monica, respectively. It also features a warm interior of rich material detail and pattern, created by Softroom.
Mere’s brand identity, developed by London-based design studio Bibliothèque, brings these interior details together and draws a sense of refinement, craft and character from the intersection of materials and the use of unusual typographic form across menus, receipt holders, business cards, cloakroom tags and signage.
Collect by Spin, United Kingdom
Posted: March 24, 2017 Filed under: Art and Design, Fonts in Use, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: Art Gallery Logos and Brand Identities, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Blog, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, British Design, Condensed Logotypes, Condensed Typography, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Spin, Designed in London, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Lettering, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Monochromatic Brand Identities, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, Type Foundry: Lineto, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards, White Ink, Wordmark Design 1 Comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Collect is an international art fair that this year took place between the 2–6 of February at London’s Saatchi Gallery. Presented by the Crafts Council, Collect gave visitors the chance to see and buy museum-quality and contemporary ceramics, glass, jewellery, wood, metal and textiles created by established and emerging artists and makers represented by over thirty of the world’s best galleries.
Collect’s brand identity, designed by Spin, draws character, play and visual interest from an economical use of a single and fairly austere font, and a black and white colour palette, and went on to include a variety of print communications including leaflets and catalogue, art direction, animation, advertising, signage and environmental graphics.
