A collection of brand identity and packaging design projects published on BP&O that feature a distinctive material component, be that in external shape or internal structure, choice of substrate or print finish. This post includes work by Bibliothèque, Bedow and Mucho, and covers a variety of print finishes, material choices and production techniques. Although many of the featured projects could be described as being stylistically...
Highlights is an exhibition of works from French contemporary art museum The Collection of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain at the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA). The exhibition runs from May 30th to August 15, 2017, features work by artists such as Ron Mueck, David Lynch and Sarah Sze, and also includes commissioned pieces and major artworks by Korean artists. Highlights is curated...
June’s is a cafe and bar located on the corner of South Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. It offers breakfast, brunch, and grab-and-go pastries and coffee throughout the morning, and has an all day bistro menu that is served late into the evenings. The bistro menu is complemented by a changing wine and bar program managed by Master Sommelier June Rodil. June’s...
A continually updated collection of some of the best brand identity and packaging design work for luxury products and services, reviewed and published on BP&O. This post features work by Marx Design, UMA and Socio Design, and covers confectionery and cosmetic brands, fashion labels, apartments, resorts, and restaurants. These show how a strong concept and unusual structures can elevate the perception of...
REF is an environmentally conscientious Swedish hair care brand with a range of products that are made from high quality organic ingredients. With a desire to enter the international market of the US and further into the Nordic regions, both dominated by well-established FMCG, Scandinavian design studio Kurppa Hosk were commissioned to rejuvenate REF’s visual identity. This included packaging design, art...
A continually updated collection of some of the best brand identity, packaging and graphic design work for coffee shops, roasters and subscription services, reviewed and published on BP&O. This post features work by Bond, Triboro and Paul Belford Ltd, and covers packaging and coffee cups projects, and extends to broader brand identity programmes that include print communications, menus, signage and interior...
Frameline is an American nonprofit arts organisation and the world’s longest running LGBTQ film festival. Frameline continues its mission, since its founding in 1977, to change the world through the power of gay cinema, and to connect filmmakers with audiences locally and internationally. Graphic design studio Mucho worked with Frameline on its visual identity and campaigns for its 40th and 41st LGBTQ...
Anna Bjerger is a Swedish artist, born 1973 in Skallsjö, now living and working in Älmhult. Through a process of reconfiguring found imagery, bought from secondhand stores and garage sales, by transforming their context and reordering hierarchy with paint and a focus on dimension, Anna intends to intensify experience and create new narratives. Swedish design studio Bedow were commissioned to design...
Enea is a contemporary furniture manufacturer, located in Spain’s Basque Country, collaborating with respected designers such as Josep Lluscá, Gabriel Teixidó and the trio Lievore Alhterr Molina. Enea has a distinctive catalogue of versatile, comfortable and durable products, developed for both the private and commercial markets, with unique character in their play with form, colour and texture. With a desire to differentiate...
Endgame: Duchamp, Chess, and the Avant-Garde was a temporary exhibition that took place at Barcelona’s Fundació Joan Miró between October 2016 and January 2017. It was curated by Manuel Segade, explored the history of modern art through the lens of its relationship to chess, and featured a variety of works by 20th century artist. These included Marcel Duchamp’s La Partie d’échecs, Max Ernst’s...
Brighton & Brighton Beach are privately owned boutique childcare and early learning centres in Brighton, Australia. Brighton ELC, the first of the two, opened in 2001 and caters to 60 children, aged between the ages of 8 months and 6 years, and recently underwent renovations, led by Christopher Elliott Design. To coincide with this renovation, Brighton ELC worked with Studio Brave on...
A continually updated collection of brand identity and packaging design projects that feature fonts created by New Zealand’s The Klim Type Foundry. Klim creates both custom fonts for clients and retail fonts for designers, and is a firm favourite of BP&O. The foundry’s fonts frequently feature on the site, with Domaine, Founders Grotesk and Calibre being regulars. These, as with all of...