V&A Exhibition Road Quarter by dn&co., United Kingdom
Posted: February 19, 2018 Filed under: Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: Branding Blog, Campaign Design, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by dn&co., Designed in London, Festival and Event Brand Identities, From the United Kingdom, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Spot Colours, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, The Very Best of BP&O Comments Off on V&A Exhibition Road Quarter by dn&co., United KingdomOpinion by Richard Baird
Exhibition Road Quarter is a new gallery built under and an extension of The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design. Although the V&A is known for its commitment to innovation its spaces within an early twentieth century Grade 1 listed building set limitations, with temporary retro-fitted interiors proving to be cramped and inflexible. Without the possibility of outward expansion, the V&A explored the subterranean, embracing innovation in architecture and engineering to create new modern spaces with greater scale and opportunity beneath. To celebrate the distinctive structure created by AL_A, and to tease and then announce the grand opening design studio dn&co. worked with the V&A to develop a campaign of posters and banners. These were unified by the line “A New Way In” and were based around the concept of concealing and then revealing through layers.
Nicollet by Pentagram, United States
Posted: February 6, 2018 Filed under: Fonts in Use, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: American Design, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Colour in Use: White, Colour in Use: Yellow, Design Blog, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Pentagram, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logos, New Logo, Paula Scher, Place Branding, Sans-serif Typography, Sign Design, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Best Logo Designs of 2018, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2018, Typography, Women of Design Comments Off on Nicollet by Pentagram, United StatesOpinion by Richard Baird
Nicollet Avenue runs between Loring Park and the Mississippi River and is described as the “Main Street” of downtown Minneapolis. It is a cultural and commercial centre, shopping and dining district, and home to flagship stores, major corporations, public transport hubs and landmarks. Nicollet Avenue also includes the Nicollet Mall, the first transit mall in the US, originally opened across eight blocks in 1967 and now covering twelve.
Following a major renovation to make the avenue more pedestrian friendly, and to coincide with its reopening and 50th anniversary, Pentagram’s Paula Scher and team developed a new graphic identity for Nicollet. This included a comprehensive system of signage, way-finding and environmental graphics which intend to capture the spirit of the street and its place within the city through typographic form, iconography, shape and colour.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine by Spy, UK
Posted: February 5, 2018 Filed under: Education, Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: British Design, Brochure Design, Business Card Design, Campaign Design, Catalogue Design, Design For Print, Design for University, Design Reviews, Designed by Spy, Designed in London, Foil Blocking, From Europe, From the United Kingdom, Gold Foil, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Prospectus Design, Spot Colours, The Best Business Cards of 2018, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2018, The Very Best of BP&O Comments Off on London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine by Spy, UKOpinion by Richard Baird
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) was founded in 1899 and has established itself as a world leader in the fields of research and postgraduate education in public and global health. The university is made up of more than 4,000 students and 1,000 staff across 100 countries, and is one of the highest-rated research institutions in the United Kingdom.
With a need to articulate a broad offering across both education and research, in a more relevant and engaging way, and a desire to become the first choice for research partners and prospective students amongst increasing competition, LSHTM worked with Spy to develop a new graphic identity that would link a wealth of printed assets. These included, reports, brochures and prospectuses, business cards, flyers and posters.
