‘Carlos Garaicoa, The Politics and Poetics of Space’ by Work In Progress
Posted: March 22, 2018 Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: Art Gallery Logos and Brand Identities, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Colour in Use: Blue, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Work In Progress, Exhibition Design, Exhibition Logos & Brand Identities, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Norwegian Design, Sans-serif Typography, Typography Comments Off on ‘Carlos Garaicoa, The Politics and Poetics of Space’ by Work In ProgressOpinion by Richard Baird.
The exhibition ‘Carlos Garaicoa, The Politics and Poetics of Space’ brought to light and incorporates several different stories. It explored the city as a place people live and reside. It talked of the buildings that were founded on power and political ideologies. And of the ruins of those that enjoyed a former greatness or were too troubled to ever see completion. The exhibition featured a variety of art forms and techniques. These were unified by the theme of architectural perspective, which was then explored throughout graphic identity, designed by Work In Progress, using constructed points of view.
Lumik by Hey, Spain
Posted: November 1, 2017 Filed under: Art and Design, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Colour in Use: Blue, Coloured Paper, Colourful Business Cards, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Hey, Designed in Barcelona, Designed in New York, Duplex Business Cards, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logos, Manufacturing Logos, Sans-serif Typography, Spanish Design, Stencil Cut Logotypes, The Best Custom Logotypes, Typography Comments Off on Lumik by Hey, SpainOpinion by Richard Baird
Lumik is a Spanish lighting design and manufacture company, and partnership between the traditional metalworking company of Francesc and Ferran Martí, and interior designer and art director Frank Domínguez. Together they have 65 years of experience, and have built a catalogue of products with simple forms, moments of colour, elements of play and the industrial. These move between those that are hidden and utilitarian and those designed to be a feature and focal point. Lumik is described as being a trendsetter with a customisable and made-on-demand approach that offers customers a multitude of possibilities. This is expressed by the company’s graphic identity, designed by Barcelona based Hey, through a variety of cheerful and modern colours, a custom typeface, and the strong material qualities of brochure and business cards.
Maisonette by Lotta Nieminen Studio, United States
Posted: October 30, 2017 Filed under: Logo Reviews, Retail | Tags: American Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Colour in Use: Blue, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed in New York, Fonts in Use: GT Walsheim, Gold Foil, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Illustration, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logos, Lotta Nieminen Studio, Retail Logos, Sans-serif Typography, Swing Tag Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Custom Logotypes, Type Foundry: Commercial Type, Type Foundry: Grilli Type, Typography, Women of Design Comments Off on Maisonette by Lotta Nieminen Studio, United StatesOpinion by Richard Baird
Maisonette is an American online retailer of luxury children’s brands, founded by former Vogue co-workers Sylvana Durrett and Luisana Mendoza Roccia. The retailer carries a carefully selected yet extensive catalogue of clothing, homeware, gifts and accessories that mixes local up-and-coming brands with those that are well-established and international.
Maisonette’s visual identity, designed by New York based Lotta Nieminen Studio, intends to balance and juxtapose a sense of play and a modern sophistication though scribbles and their arrangement and colour, a simple outline logo, similar logotype and a gold block foil finish. These link a variety of assets that include swing tags, stationery, business cards, packaging and website.
This is one of a number of recently documented projects designed over the last few years and uploaded to the Lotta Nieminen Studio website last week. Also check out Rent The Runway, and Cienne.
