Soto by Richards Partners, New Zealand
Posted: January 9, 2018 Filed under: Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Property | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Richards Partners, From New Zealand, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Graphic Design Shortlist 2017, Hoarding Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Metallic Spot Colours, Property Development Logos, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Best Logo Designs of 2018, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2018, The Very Best of BP&O, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Soto by Richards Partners, New ZealandOpinion by Richard Baird.
Southside Group and Colliers International worked with New Zealand based studio Richards Partners to develop a graphic identity for their new property development, located in between Auckland’s Meadowbank and Remuera, which is made up of 58 ‘Residences’ and 7 exclusive ‘Pavilions’ designed by architects Monk Mackenzie and Hare Interiors.
The Soto name and graphic identity designed by Richards Partners functions as a way to tell a story of ‘mindful apartment living’ and expresses the unique material qualities of the residencies and pavilions. This is aimed at market downsizing from traditional homes, and is described as a combination of Japanese zen elements with a focus on an elegant materiality. This connects property brochures, material sample packs, advertising, website, display suite and signage.
Abodo by Richards Partners, New Zealand
Posted: December 7, 2017 Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: Blind Emboss, Book & Magazine Cover Design, Book & Magazine Design, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Brochure Design, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Reviews: Editorial Design, Designed by Richards Partners, Designed in Auckland, Editorial Design, From New Zealand, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Graphic Design Shortlist 2017, Magazine Design, Magazine Spreads, Material Thinking, Print Finishing, Stitch Detail, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, Website Design Comments Off on Abodo by Richards Partners, New ZealandOpinion by Richard Baird.
Abodo is a New Zealand-based timber specialist producing high performance and carefully crafted materials for architectural and structural contexts, and has a catalogue of cladding, decking, screening and timber panelling. Abodo worked with Richards Partners to better articulate its brand story, bring clarity to and emphasise the company’s respect for timber; where it comes from, where it is used and by whom, while also clearly communicating its ambition to architects and designers around the world through catalogue and website design.
Whitlam Place by Studio Hi Ho, Australia
Posted: November 30, 2017 Filed under: Graphic Design Reviews, Property | Tags: Black Block Foil, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Coloured Paper, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Studio Hi Ho, Designed in Melbourne, Foil Blocking, From Australia, Gold Foil, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Graphic Design Shortlist 2017, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Material Thinking, Modernist Brand Identities, Print Finishing, Property Development Logos, Sans-serif Typography, The Very Best of BP&O, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Whitlam Place by Studio Hi Ho, AustraliaOpinion by Richard Baird.
Whitlam Place is a collection of eleven residencies located in Fitzroy, Melbourne, developed by Milieu Properties and completed this year. The residencies are described as being ideally positioned within a leafy pocket of the city’s most vibrant cultural precinct, and feature views of the adjacent Whitlam Place gardens, Fitzroy Town Hall and city skyline. the residencies were designed to engage with the historic surroundings through the texture of their oxidized exterior and the use of oversized glass panels.
Whitlam Place is the product of a two-part design philosophy and strategic action of extended reflection and considered response. This is expressed by two documents, created by Melbourne-based design studio Studio Hi Ho, that made up part of a wider marketing campaign. The first document, Reflection, outlined the thinking, inspiration and rationale of the project through essay and image. The second, Response, presented the outcome through renders and a material expense rooted in the residencies quality, detail and richness of form. Although this project was completed in 2015, this is the first time it has been published online in its entirety.
