Speculations On Anonymous Materials by Zak Group
Posted: November 13, 2018 Filed under: Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: Book & Magazine Cover Design, Book & Magazine Design, Book Review, Custom Typography, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Reviews: Editorial Design, Designed by Zak Group, Designed in London, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Magazine Design, Magazine Spreads, Metallic Spot Colours, Spot Colours, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best of 2018 Comments Off on Speculations On Anonymous Materials by Zak GroupOpinion by Richard Baird
Speculations on Anonymous Materials (2013), nature after nature (2014) and Inhuman (2015) is a trilogy of exhibitions, curated by Susanne Pfeffer, that took place at Fridericianum, Europe’s oldest public museum, located in the German city of Kessel. The exhibitions, which mark the institution’s turn towards post-humanist thinking, intended to demonstrate how current artistic practices shift the theoretical boundaries separating the natural from the artificial. London-based design studio Zak Group was recently commissioned to catalogue the trilogy of exhibitions, which was then published by Koenig Books. The catalogue is set in German and English, has 220 pages and features three metallic spot colours.
Everlea by Studio Brave
Posted: November 12, 2018 Filed under: Property, Uncategorized | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Catalogue Design, 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, Illustration, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Material Thinking, Property Development Logos, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Best Logo Designs of 2018, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, Typography, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Everlea by Studio BraveOpinion by Richard Baird
Everlea is a new property development described as a private sanctuary of townhouses located in the Melbourne suburb of Keysborough, an expanding community marked by its space and natural surroundings of native trees, shrubs, parkland and a landscaped network of safe pedestrianised streets. Developed by SB&G, working in collaboration with Bruce Henderson Architects, landscape architects Tract and Kathy Demos, Everlea “offers a pairing of design expertise guided by a vision of individuality.” Naming and visual identity, designed by Studio Brave, is based around the notions of “establishing an authentic life”, “the everlasting landscape” and “space to grow”, and touches upon the themes of family, home, community and environment. This is expressed through a series of commissioned illustrations by UK artist Tom Abbiss Smith. These illustrations link every customer touchpoint, from bound booklets to binder to single house-style sheets and website.
Tea & Glory by Socio Design
Posted: November 9, 2018 Filed under: Fonts in Use, Food and Drink, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Bag Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, British Design, Cafe Logos, Colour in Use: Pastels, Coloured Paper, Copper Block Foil, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Socio Design, Designed in London, Fonts in Use: Domaine, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Kraft Paper, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logotypes, Luxury Logos and Packaging Design, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Newsprint, Pastel Colours, Sans-serif Logotypes, The Very Best of BP&O, Type Foundry: Klim Type Foundry, Typography, Unbleached Materials, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Tea & Glory by Socio DesignOpinion by Richard Baird.
Tea & Glory are loose-leaf tea experts and are described as the antithesis of fast-paced coffee culture. In the same spirit of ancient tea drinking rituals, the brand is interested in the continued promotion of slow-living, a lifestyle that seeks to place more focus on the small details and experiences of everyday life. With a desire to better express this position Tea & Glory worked with London-based design studio Socio Design to develop a visual identity, packaging system and interior signage that connects retail and hospitality experience, and that materially projects their ethos outside of the T&G space. Assets included loose tea pouches and boxes, takeaway cups and shopping bags. These are linked by a T&G logo, Klim Type Foundry’s Domaine Display, Sans and Condensed, a pastel colour palette, copper block foiling and a delicate pattern.
