George + Powlett by Studio Brave, Australia
Posted: May 15, 2017 Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Property | Tags: Black Block Foil, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Studio Brave, Designed in Melbourne, From Australia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Graphic Identity Shortlist 2017, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Modernist Brand Identities, Property Development Logos, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, Type Foundry: Lineto, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Wordmark Design Comments Off on George + Powlett by Studio Brave, AustraliaOpinion by Richard Baird.
George + Powlett is a residential property development of 11 apartments, created by ICON Developments, and located in East Melbourne. ICON’s properties are described as having a precision and balance, and this continues through to their latest project, which was designed by acclaimed architectural practice Powell & Glenn. The development is set within an environment of what is described as a place of elegant contrasts. This can bee seen in the strong geometric forms of structure, and the surrounding leafy suburb of East Melbourne. Balanced contrast informs brand identity, designed by Studio Brave, with each element said to express the seamless connection between environment and structure. This connects brochure, material sample pack, foldout floor plan and website.
Fabric of Onehunga by Richards Partners, New Zealand
Posted: February 21, 2017 Filed under: Fonts in Use, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Property | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Brochure Design, Colour in Use: Red, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Richards Partners, Designed in Auckland, From New Zealand, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Graphic Identity Shortlist 2017, Hoarding Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Packaging Company, Property Development Logos, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, The Very Best of BP&O, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards 6 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Fabric is a residential property development project and new pocket neighbourhood within the area of Onehunga, one of Auckland’s oldest suburbs and a brownfield site of warehouses with a light industrial heritage. Developers Lamont and Co., alongside Colliers International, commissioned graphic design studio Richards Partners to create a brand identity for the development that would link brochures, specifications pack, website and a variety of print communications for the showroom.
Richards Partners’ concept reflects the architecture and surrounding context of Fabric, which takes its name from the historical use of the site as a clothing factory, through logotype connected by the thread-like qualities of hyphens, built up into a custom display typeface, and the material quality of uncoated dyed papers, fabric cover and blind deboss. This post was updated August 2017 with a bunch of new images.
APartMENT by UMA, Japan
Posted: August 29, 2016 Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Logo Reviews, Property | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by UMA, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Japanese Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Design Trends: Clever Logos, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Monospaced Typography, Property Development Logos, Sign Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Website Design, Wordmark Design 2 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
APartMENT is a residential property development in Kitakagaya, a former industrial area of Osaka, Japan. It is part of the Kitakagaya Creative Village Project, an initiative to turn an area, left unused since 1988 following the withdrawal of Namura Shipbuilding Co., into a creative hub. With recent investment many of the warehouses and sprawling factory buildings have been turned into creative spaces and facilities to attract artists, architects and arts organizations.
Working in collaboration with 8 artists, APartMENT is an effort to renovate worker’s housing of Kitakagaya’s industrial past for these new creative inhabitants. This development goes beyond architecture, also encompassing contemporary art, product design and lighting, new technology, interior design and landscaping. APartMENT is made up of three floors, has 18 apartments and a “tool box project” / workshop that allows residents to “edit” their space. It also features a brand identity by local studio UMA. This included naming, wordmark, signage and facade design.
