St. ERHARD by Bedow, Sweden
Posted: January 24, 2018 Filed under: Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Alcohol Packaging, Amber Glass and Plastic Packaging, Best Packaging Designs, Blue Block Foil, Bottle Label Design, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Coaster Design & Beer Mats, Craft Beer Packaging, Craft Brewery Packaging, Designed by Bedow, Drinks Packaging, Foil Blocking, From Scandinavia, Green Block Foil, Lettering, Modernist Brand Identities, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging Opinion, Red Block Foil, Silver Block Foil, Swedish Design, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best Packaging of 2018, Type Play Comments Off on St. ERHARD by Bedow, SwedenOpinion by Richard Baird
With a desire to stand out, and in response to the extensive saturation of heritage-related visual cues throughout the German beer market, brewery St. ERHARD worked outside of the country with Swedish studio Bedow to develop a modern graphic identity for three of its brews. Farmer, Mayflower and Saison are premium beers, each of which are crafted, brewed and bottled by St. Erhard in the Bamberg area of Northern Bavaria.
Bedow’s work is characterised by a strong use of contrast, a graphic simplicity and immediacy. This can be seen in the meeting of curvy traditional structure and rectilinear labelling, in the mix of black ink, white substrate and colourful foiling, in the reductive typographical form of the range and the more conventional logotype of St. ERHARD, and finally, the systematic nature of the collection yet the irregularity and playful character of each label.
Aspall designed by NB Studio
Posted: October 16, 2014 Filed under: Food and Drink, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Alcohol Packaging, Amber Glass and Plastic Packaging, Back of Pack Design, Best Packaging Designs, Bottle Label Design, Bottle Packaging, Branding Blog, British Design, Business Card Design, Cider & Cyder Packaging, Condensed Typography, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Designed by NB Studio, Foil Blocking, Gold Foil, Graphic Design Blog, Handcraft, Illustration, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Packaging Opinion, Stationery Design, The Best Packaging of 2014, Website Design Comments Off on Aspall designed by NB StudioOpinion by Richard Baird.
Aspall is a British family run cyder maker with a significant history, now into its eight generation and third century. In response to increased competition from both the Cyder and Vinegar categories, Aspall recently worked with NB Studio to help reinvigorate and re-craft its brand identity. This included new logo and packaging treatments for retail and trade as well as website, point of sale and livery design. Drawing on Aspall’s rich history and archive of documents, records, old marks, motifs and photographs, NB Studio looked to connect the new design to the past and capture the unique quirks and eccentricities of the business, and the family members that have had a hand in running it.
Föllinge designed by Amore
Posted: June 10, 2014 Filed under: Fitness, Health and Beauty, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Amber Glass and Plastic Packaging, Best Packaging Designs, Brand Identity Design, Branding, Branding Blog, Cosmetic Packaging, Creative Packaging, From Scandinavia, Packaging Company, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging News, Packaging Opinion, Serif Logotypes, Skincare, The Best Packaging of 2014, Typography Comments Off on Föllinge designed by Amore 
Föllinge is a natural and organic skincare brand named after the small village in the north of Sweden where each of its products are manufactured. Design studio Amore recently worked with Föllinge to develop a new brand identity and packaging solution for its diverse range of face creams, moisturisers, deodorants and ointments. Inspired by Nordic nature, Amore brought to the forefront Föllinge’s unique knowledge and expertise, handcrafted production processes, origin and authenticity, by juxtaposing the traditional amber glass tones and clinical effectiveness associated with a lab environment and the craft of a calligraphic past through a logotype based on Veljovic Black, alongside contemporary structural choices, bright highlights, a recent and utilitarian mono-spaced sans-serif, logo with an organic container and a longitude, latitude and date detail.
