Carin Wilson designed by Studio Alexander
Posted: Filed under: Art and Design, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Designed by Studio Alexander, Designed in Auckland, Embossed Business Cards, Fonts in Use: Aktiv Grotesk, Fonts in Use: Proxima Nova, From New Zealand, Graphic Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Designs, Logo News, Logotypes, Metallic Spot Colours, Monogram Design, New Logo, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2014, The Best Business Cards of 2014, The Best Logo Designs of 2014, Triplex Business Cards, Type Foundry: Dalton Maag Comments Off on Carin Wilson designed by Studio Alexander 
Carin Wilson is a renowned furniture maker, sculptor, design educator and leader of the New Zealand craft movement throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s. As well as precisely crafted functional furniture, Carin also creates pieces that look to explore narrative through alternative form — check out his work Royal Pain in the Arse — and are influenced by his Maori heritage.
Carin Wilson’s new brand identity was designed by Auckland based Studio Alexander and recently announced as a finalist in this year’s Best Awards. By leveraging the traditional values typically associated with the craftsman’s monogram and using a contrast of heavy fill and fine lines, type size and weight, colour and the absence of colour, material choice, print finish and bilingual background online, the solution neatly resolves the heritage, craft and functionality of Carin’s work.
Ritualize designed by Shorthand
Posted: Filed under: Fitness, Health and Beauty, Logo Reviews, Technology | Tags: App Logos, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Coloured Paper, Colourful Business Cards, Duplex Business Cards, Edge Painted Detail, Fonts in Use: DIN, Fonts in Use: Flood, Fonts in Use: Proxima Nova, From Australia, Graphic Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Designs, Logo News, Logotypes, New Logo, Sans-serif Logotypes, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2014, The Best Business Cards of 2014, The Best Logo Designs of 2014 Comments Off on Ritualize designed by Shorthand 
Ritualize is a cross-platform fitness and lifestyle app that utilises leaderboards, education, challenges and exercises to establish and track small habits that should lead to improved physical and mental health, and a sense of well-being over time. Shorthand, an independent brand identity and graphic design studio based in Newcastle, Australia, were recently commissioned to help bring the app to market. This included naming, visual identity, website and stationery design as well as establishing the look and feel of the app’s user interface.
Passport designed by Passport
Posted: Filed under: Logo Reviews, Self-Initiated | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Colorplan Embossed Paper, Colorplan Papers and Boards, Coloured Paper, Colourful Business Cards, Design Studio Logos, Designed by Passport, Designed in Leeds, Fonts in Use: Apercu, Fonts in Use: Sabon, Gold Foil, Graphic Design, Handcraft, Ink Stamps, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Designs, Logo News, Logotypes, New Logo, Sans-serif Logotypes, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2014, The Best Business Cards of 2014, The Best Logo Designs of 2014, Type Foundry: Colophon, White Block Foil Comments Off on Passport designed by Passport 
Passport is an independent Leeds based brand identity and print design studio founded in 2012 by Jonathan Finch and Rosalind Stoughton. The studio’s approach is informed by international destinations and design culture, and looks to create thoughtful and effective visual identities that strike a balance between classic and contemporary aesthetics, and crafted and unconventional material choices and print processes. This philosophy is reflected in a revised brand identity treatment, designed to coincide with the studio’s second anniversary, that included new business cards, stationery set and responsive website.
