The Playlist Co. by Blok, Canada
Posted: Filed under: Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Music | Tags: Blind Emboss, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Canadian Design, Colour in Use: Green, Colour in Use: Pastels, Coloured Paper, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Blok, Fonts In Use: Geometric Sans-serif, Fonts in Use: Montserrat, From Toronto, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logotypes, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Sans-serif Logotypes, Spot Colours, Stickers, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on The Playlist Co. by Blok, CanadaOpinion by Richard Baird.
The Playlist Co. is a Canadian business providing music management and consulting services, AV construction, live music and playlists for a wide range of spaces and events, nationally and internationally. They are renowned for their encyclopaedic knowledge of music, and have collaborated with a some of Canada’s top hospitality brands, as well as local bars such as Buca, Canoe and Bar Raval.
The Playlist Co. worked with Toronto based graphic design studio Blok to develop a new brand identity that would work across a variety of touch points. These included business cards, posters, stickers and a soon to launch website, linked by a concept described by Blok as having a musicality that mimics the company’s highly curated playlists.
This concept manifests itself subtly in the typesetting of the wordmark and in the blocks of spot colour, inspired by jazz and soul album covers of the past. These blocks are given subtle shifts in tonality and hue as a way to express the power of music, and its ability to transform space and influence emotion.
Danish Selection by Kontrapunkt, Denmark
Posted: Filed under: Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Colour in Use: Pastels, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Kontrapunkt, Designed in Copenhagen, Designed in Denmark, Fonts by Hoefler & Co., Fonts in Use: Brandon, Fonts in Use: Knockout, Fonts in Use: Thirsty Script, Food Packaging, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Jam Packaging, Numbers In Branding, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging News, Pastel Coloured Papers, Spot Colours, The Best Packaging of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Danish Selection by Kontrapunkt, DenmarkOpinion by Richard Baird.
Danish Selection is a new range of high-quality fruit spreads cut with alcohol. The range includes blackcurrant infused with Jamaican rum, orange with cognac and a wild blueberry variety with Scotch whiskey. Orkla, the company behind Danish Selection, worked with Copenhagen based graphic design studio Kontrapunkt to develop a packaging treatment that would clearly communicate this new concept to consumers. Kontrapunkt’s solution is characterised by a circular label of type, pastel colour and uncoated paper.
LeMise by DIA, United States
Posted: Filed under: Art and Design, Logo Reviews | Tags: American Design, Art Gallery Logos and Brand Identities, Blind Emboss, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Business Card Design, Colour in Use: Pastels, Colourful Business Cards, Copper Block Foil, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by DIA, Designed in New York, Foil Blocking, Graphic Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Opinion, Pastel Coloured Papers, Pastel Colours, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Business Cards of 2016, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog Comments Off on LeMise by DIA, United StatesOpinion by Richard Baird.
LeMise is a Brooklyn based art and design advisory business, established by Andi Potamkin, described as being guided by the concept of mise-en-scene. LeMise considers the environment as a whole and works with its clients to bring together works of art and design, drawn from a vast network of designers and artists, to enhance space.
New York graphic design studio DIA worked with Andi to develop a visual identity for LeMise. This embodies Andi’s personality and eclectic taste, and expressed through characterful type, a warm and current colour palette of pastels and copper, a monogram and framing device across business cards, stationery and website.
