NOR Specialties by Re-public
Posted: January 9, 2019 Filed under: Fonts in Use, Food and Drink, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2019, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Chocolate Packaging, Coffee Logos and Packaging Design, Coloured Paper, Creative Packaging, Danish Design, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Re-public, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logotypes, Material Thinking, Minimal Logos, Minimal Package Design, Minimalist Brand Identities, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Sans-serif Logotypes, The Best Logo Designs of 2019, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2019, The Very Best of 2019, The Very Best Packaging of 2019, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog Comments Off on NOR Specialties by Re-publicOpinion by Richard Baird
NOR Specialities supports the development of plantation farmers and helps sustain local communities across Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Bolivia by way of its range of chocolate, cocoa nibs, roasted coffee beans and cold brew coffee products. NOR trades directly with family farms and producers of its raw ingredients, working with them to develop transparent and sustainable practices.
Danish design studio Re-public worked with NOR to launch the brand into the highly competitive Western market, delivering creative direction and visual identity. This included packaging for coffee beans, chocolate bars and cold brew coffee cans. These are linked by a visual language based around the typographic simplicity, communicative immediacy and character of Agipo and its typesetting, paired with a material language drawn from the vessels and sacks of export.
Carlsberg Black Gold by Kontrapunkt, Denmark
Posted: July 4, 2017 Filed under: Food and Drink, Graphic Design Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Alcohol Packaging, Beer Packaging, Best Packaging Designs, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Creative Packaging, Danish Design, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Kontrapunkt, Designed in Copenhagen, From Europe, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Minimal Design, Minimal Package Design, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Packaging Shortlist 2017, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, The Very Best of BP&O, Typography Comments Off on Carlsberg Black Gold by Kontrapunkt, DenmarkOpinion by Richard Baird
Carlsberg is a Danish beer brand founded in 1847 by J.C. Jacobsen. It is part of the Carlsberg Group portfolio which also includes Tuborg, Kronenbourg and Somersby cider, as well as Carlsberg Export and Carlsberg Black Gold. Carlsberg has a significant heritage. And, like many other beer brands, has largely conveyed this using the visual language and associated legacy of the beer bottle label, which then made it on to cans.
Carlsberg has begun a steady move towards a more current visual expression. This is characterised by a concise communicative intention and a stylistic minimalism. This can be seen, initially, in the packaging design of the Carlsberg can for the German market, created by Copenhagen-based studio Kontrapunkt, and in the redesign of Carlsberg Black Gold, also by Kontrapunkt. Black Gold is a dark pilsner, brewed in the same manner as Carlsberg’s premium variety, only for longer, giving it a richer flavour profile and higher alcohol content. This difference is conveyed immediately using a black and gold print finish.
Gold—Smidt Assembly by Re-Public, Denmark
Posted: October 18, 2016 Filed under: Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: Art Gallery Logos and Brand Identities, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Danish Design, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed in Denmark, Fonts in Use: Patron, 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, Sign Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, Type Foundry: Milieu Grotesque, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Gold—Smidt Assembly by Re-Public, DenmarkOpinion by Richard Baird.
Gold—Smidt Assembly is a Copenhagen-based pop-up art gallery that exhibits contemporary fine art across the globe, and offers a consultation service, collaborating with professional artists to curate sculptural pieces for commercial, public and residential spaces. Danish design studio Re-public worked with the gallery to develop a visual identity that would link a variety of assets that included signage, print communication and website, and accommodate and support changing artistic themes.
