The Maitland by Studio Brave
Posted: October 17, 2018 Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Property | Tags: Art Direction, 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, 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 The Maitland by Studio BraveOpinion by Richard Baird
The Maitland is a luxury 22 apartment residential property development from Gibson Developments located on Malvern Road in Glen Iris, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is marked by an architectural, interior and landscape design language—created by Bruce Henderson (architecture), Charlotte Henderson (interiors) and Jack Merlo (landscape)—of colour, texture and form that connect it intimately to the neighbourhood and its leafy streets. This connection is the foundation of The Maitland’s graphic identity and marketing campaign, designed by Studio Brave, presented as two documents; Space and Place.
Hands On: Migrant Journal by Offshore Studio
Posted: September 26, 2018 Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews, Hands On | Tags: Book & Magazine Cover Design, Book & Magazine Design, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Reviews: Editorial Design, Designed by Inhouse, Editorial Design, From New Zealand, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Magazine Design, Magazine Spreads, The Best Custom Logotypes, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Hands On: Migrant Journal by Offshore StudioOpinion by Richard Baird.
Migrant Journal is a six-part exploration of migration in all its forms. Indeed, it covers the very current and pressing political and socio-cultural implications of the migration of people fleeing from persecution, seeking better economic opportunities or under pressure from shifting environmental conditions, yet it also touches upon the more abstract movement of objects and ideas around the globe. Migrant Journal, in its breadth but continuity of theme, intends to reclaim the word migration, to make a break from the prejudices and clichés of migrants and migration.
This is a hands-on review, BP&O holds and has read issues 1,3 and 4, but unfortunately is missing Issue 2. Migrant Journal began as a Kickstarter project, is edited by Justinien Tribillon, Michaela Büsse and Dámaso Randulfe, co-edited and designed by Isabel Seiffert and Christoph Miler of Offshore Studio.
85 Spring Street by Studio Ongarato
Posted: September 5, 2018 Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Property | Tags: Architecture Logos, Blind Emboss, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Design, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Studio Round, Designed in Melbourne, From Australia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Material Thinking, Sans-serif Typography, 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, Unbleached Materials, White Ink, Wordmark Design Comments Off on 85 Spring Street by Studio OngaratoOpinion by Richard Baird
85 Spring St is a residential property development of 132 apartments by Golden Age Group, designed by Bates Smart and located in the Australian city of Melbourne. It will be marked by its total work of art philosophy, or Gesamtkunstwerk, which embraces a multitude of artworks to compose one singular piece, but also its distinctive, sculptural and high-rise modernity within an area of significant architectural heritage and many low-rise structures. Although disparate in its form and height, its stonework seeks a connection with the surrounding urban environment.
Studio Ongarato worked with the developer to create a visual identity and strategy for the marketing of the property. Mixing commissioned artworks, material craftsmanship and a modern graphic simplicity of type and colour the concept captures the essence and total design philosophy of the building and using archival materials and illustration recognises and brings to light the significance of the site. These ideas link a variety of communications modes that included stationery set and brochure packs, signage, direct mail and display suite.
