Boundless Theatre by Spy, United Kingdom
Posted: March 2, 2018 Filed under: Fonts in Use, Logo Reviews, Theatre | Tags: Animated Logos, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, British Design, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Spy, Designed in London, Fonts in Use: Akkurat, From the United Kingdom, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Poster Design, Sans-serif Typography, Stationery Design, The Best Business Cards of 2018, 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, Theatre Programme, Typography, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Boundless Theatre by Spy, United KingdomOpinion by Richard Baird.
Boundless Theatre, led by Artistic Director Rob Drummer, is a UK based theatrical group that creates plays for 15 to 25 year olds, “as well as curious others”, that respond to a diverse global culture and empowers young people to collaborate and find their voice. In the spirit of the name, Boundless Theatre tours both nationally and internationally.
With the intention of increasing the profile of the theatre, developing the audience within their core demographic, and engaging with guardians, teachers and donors, Boundless Theatre worked with design studio Spy to develop a new graphic identity. This links a variety of printed materials. These included posters, programmes, business cards and box tape, and extend to digital experiences for mobile and desktop.
Chus x Chus by Pentagram, United States
Posted: February 28, 2018 Filed under: Art and Design, Logo Reviews | Tags: American Design, Art Direction, Black Block Foil, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Coloured Paper, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Design Blog, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Pentagram, Die Cut Design Detail, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Jewellery Logos, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logos, Natasha Jen, New Logo, The Best Business Cards of 2018, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2018, Typography, Women of Design Comments Off on Chus x Chus by Pentagram, United StatesOpinion by Richard Baird.
Spanish jewellery designer Chus Burés is recognised for the avant garde quality of his work and his ongoing collaborations with a wide variety artists and designers. These have included American-French artist Louise Bourgeois, American-Cuban painter Carmen Herrera and French fashion designer Agnès B.
Working with those in the fields of contemporary art, fashion, cinema and music, Chus Burés has developed CHUS X CHUS, a new range that intends to appeal to a younger audience. This range is characterised by a back to the fundamentals philosophy; everyday pieces created in partnership with emerging artists. This is expressed by the brand’s launch campaign which features the singer-songwriter Sophie Auster, who was photographed by Andres Serrano, and through a graphic identity of custom typeface, website and art direction developed by Pentagram partner Natasha Jen and team.
CCA Architecture by Manual, United States
Posted: February 21, 2018 Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Education, Logo Reviews | Tags: Animated Logos, Architecture Logos, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Brochure Design, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Manual, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Prospectus Design, Sans-serif Typography, Stationery Design, 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 CCA Architecture by Manual, United StatesOpinion by Richard Baird.
The Architecture Division of the California College of the Arts (CCA) is an internationally recognised leader in architecture and interior design education. Its programs, which focus on digital technologies and material systems, design research and urban agency, were developed to prepare students for creative practice where material innovation and formal experimentation meet social engagement and cultural collaboration. CCA Architecture strives to develop the next generation of architects and designers, those who will go on to shape the future of the built environment.
American studio Manual worked with the college to develop a unifying graphic identity for the division, to differentiate it within an art college with a diverse curriculum, and strengthen its wide-ranging communication materials, those that are aimed at prospective international students, faculty members and visiting lecturers. Using a simple /\ motif and employing a variety in its implementation Manual find an interesting balance between the structural, the material and the digital across brochures, posters and wayfinding.
