Endgame: Duchamp, Chess, and the Avant-Garde by Hey
Posted: June 8, 2017 Filed under: Art and Design, Fonts in Use, Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: Art Gallery Logos and Brand Identities, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Hey, Designed in Barcelona, Exhibition Logos & Brand Identities, Fonts in Use: Founders Grotesk, From Europe, Geometric Pattern, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Patterns, Poster Design, Spanish Design, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, The Very Best of BP&O, Type Foundry: Klim Type Foundry Comments Off on Endgame: Duchamp, Chess, and the Avant-Garde by HeyOpinion by Richard Baird.
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 Chess Set, and Mercè Rodoreda’s Untitled (Composition IX), amongst many others. Fundació Joan Miró commissioned Spanish graphic design studio Hey to develop a visual identity for the exhibition. This linked a variety of printed materials, from large format posters, banners and indoor signage to opening night invitations and a programme set in four languages.
Sant Jordi Festival 2017 by Requena & Capdevila, Spain
Posted: May 25, 2017 Filed under: Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: Bookmark Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Coloured Paper, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed in Barcelona, Festival and Event Brand Identities, Fonts in Use: Domaine, From Europe, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Illustration, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logotypes, Poster Design, Spanish Design, Spot Colours, The Very Best of 2017, Type Foundry: Klim Type Foundry, Typography Comments Off on Sant Jordi Festival 2017 by Requena & Capdevila, SpainOpinion by Richard Baird.
Sant Jordi Festival is an annual celebration that combines culture and romance, and takes place in the city of Barcelona on April 23rd. The festival honours Sant Jordi, the patron saint of lovers in Catalonia, is rooted in the legend of Sant Jordi and the dragon, and in the tradition of visiting the Chapel of Sant Jordi at Government Palace where a rose fair used to take place. In celebration, couples, friends and family exchange gifts of books and roses, bought at flower and book stalls set up along the streets of the city.
The historical legacy and legend of Sant Jordi, as well as the traditions that sprung up around these, are brought to life by Spanish design studio Requena, with the help of Olga Capdevila, in a series of illustrations. These capture the roses and books, history and celebratory air of the event, and are used as a strong focal point throughout the festival’s visual identity. This links large format posters and banners, flyers, flags and bookmarks.
Fab Media by Bedow, Sweden
Posted: February 1, 2017 Filed under: Fonts in Use, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Publishing, Technology | Tags: Brand Guidelines, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed in Stockholm, Fonts in Use: Domaine, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Graphic Design Trends: Monolinear Illustration, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Monolinear Typography, Sans-serif Typography, Swedish Design, Tote Bag Design, Type Foundry: Klim Type Foundry, Typography, White Ink 1 Comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Fab Media is one of Sweden’s leading media companies. It produces inspiring and entertaining content aimed at young women, and owns a variety of multi-media brands made up of websites, social media platforms and magazines. Fab Media’s specialisation, engaging exclusively women and the creation of modern cross-platform brand experiences, is expressed by their new visual identity, created by Stockholm-based graphic design studio Bedow, in the combination of colour, type and pattern. This links stationery, business cards and tote bags, and also included illustration, pictograms and website.
