LogoArchive Issue 3 by BP&O
Posted: December 12, 2018 Filed under: Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews Comments Off on LogoArchive Issue 3 by BP&O 
The first issue of LogoArchive in print was conceived, designed and sent to the printers (for quotation) within a day. It was inspired by a panel discussion that took place the day before at Somerset House as part of the exhibition Print! Tearing It Up. Following a successful launch of the first and second issues, LogoArchive returns with its third release dedicated to the corporate symbols of science and exploring the theme of reconfiguration. Image: Duane Dalton.
Unfolded by Commission
Posted: November 19, 2018 Filed under: Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Black Block Foil, Blind Emboss, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Colour in Use: Fluorescent, Coloured Paper, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Commission Studio, Festival and Event Brand Identities, Fluorescent Paper, Foil Blocking, From Europe, From the United Kingdom, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logotypes, Material Thinking, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimal Package Design, Minimalist Brand Identities, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Sans-serif Logotypes, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, The Very Best Packaging of 2018, Thermographic Ink, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Unfolded by CommissionOpinion by Richard Baird
Unfolded is a design and print festival that celebrates the creative work happening across Europe in the disciplines of design, printing and brand communication. This was held by and at The Gmund Paper Factory in Germany on the 9th November 2018. The event created a space for sharing ideas and fostering dialogue between creative individuals, providers of printing services, brand managers and experts from the business and agency scene. Unfolded also hosted lectures, keynote speakers and panels around brand strategy, materiality and sustainability. An exhibition, running in parallel to these events, showcased the latest developments within the industry.
The innovative dimension of the event, its desire to develop industry discourse, and the potential of design, material and print to synergise, is expressed in the delivery, presentation and form of the Unfolded invitation, created by London-based design studio Commission. This is initially marked by the impact of colour and type, volume and robustness, form and mechanism yet, and in contrast, is followed by the framing of a delicately micro-perforated and block foiled invitation.
Old Elephant House by Studio South
Posted: January 11, 2019 Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Cafe Logos, Condensed Logotypes, Condensed Typography, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Studio South, From New Zealand, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Illustration, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logotypes, Restaurant & Cafe Menu Designs, Sandwich Board Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2019, The Best Business Cards of 2019, The Best Logo Designs of 2019, Visual Identity Design Blog Comments Off on Old Elephant House by Studio SouthOpinion by Richard Baird
Old Elephant House is a new brasserie and courtyard bar in the former elephant enclosure at Auckland Zoo. It offers an à la carte menu and set three-course meals made up of light and elegant dishes. It is a building that is distinct in its proportions and location, with tall doors and windows from which to hear the distant calling siamang gibbons. Taking cues from the animals of the zoo and their jungle habitats, and with a mind towards a relaxed environment for family and friends, Studio South developed an illustrative collage of exotic motifs, cropped across menus and costers, and transitioning into a space designed by Izzard by way of hand-painted murals.
Varnom Ross by Bibliothèque
Posted: January 10, 2019 Filed under: Business, Banking, Law and Finance, Logo Reviews, Property | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, British Design, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Bibliothèque, Designed in London, Extended Typography, Fonts in Use: GT America, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logotypes, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Monochromatic Brand Identities, Recruitment Branding, Sans-serif Logotypes, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Brand Identities of 2019, The Best Business Cards of 2019, The Best Logo Designs of 2019, Type Foundry: Grilli Type, Visual Identity Design Blog Comments Off on Varnom Ross by BibliothèqueOpinion by Richard Baird
Varnom Ross is a London-based specialist recruitment agency carefully pairing property professionals with private and public sector clients operating throughout the UK. Their specialism emerges from a single-minded focus on searching for and discovering the perfect synergy between individual character and collective corporate culture, professional skill set and task. This is achieved through personal conversation rather than the impersonal algorithmic governance that characterises many of today’s recruitment firms. Varnom Ross worked with Bibliothèque to express this positioning through a distinct graphic identity of contrasts, graphic immediacy and personability across print (gifts, coffee cups, ink stamps, business cards and printed communications) and screen (website and social media posts).
NOR Specialties by Re-public
Posted: January 9, 2019 Filed under: Food and Drink, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2019, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Chocolate Packaging, Coffee Logos and Packaging Design, Coloured Paper, Creative Packaging, Danish Design, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Re-public, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logotypes, Material Thinking, Minimal Logos, Minimal Package Design, Minimalist Brand Identities, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Sans-serif Logotypes, The Best Logo Designs of 2019, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2019, The Very Best of 2019, The Very Best Packaging of 2019, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog Comments Off on NOR Specialties by Re-publicOpinion by Richard Baird
NOR Specialities supports the development of plantation farmers and helps sustain local communities across Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Bolivia by way of its range of chocolate, cocoa nibs, roasted coffee beans and cold brew coffee products. NOR trades directly with family farms and producers of its raw ingredients, working with them to develop transparent and sustainable practices.
Danish design studio Re-public worked with NOR to launch the brand into the highly competitive Western market, delivering creative direction and visual identity. This included packaging for coffee beans, chocolate bars and cold brew coffee cans. These share a visual language of the industry by way of a communicative simplicity and immediacy, pairing this with a material language drawn from the vessels and sacks of export.
