Tea & Glory by Socio Design
Posted: November 9, 2018 Filed under: Fonts in Use, Food and Drink, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Bag Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, British Design, Cafe Logos, Colour in Use: Pastels, Coloured Paper, Copper Block Foil, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Socio Design, Designed in London, Fonts in Use: Domaine, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Kraft Paper, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logotypes, Luxury Logos and Packaging Design, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Newsprint, Pastel Colours, Sans-serif Logotypes, The Very Best of BP&O, Type Foundry: Klim Type Foundry, Typography, Unbleached Materials, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Tea & Glory by Socio DesignOpinion by Richard Baird.
Tea & Glory are loose-leaf tea experts and are described as the antithesis of fast-paced coffee culture. In the same spirit of ancient tea drinking rituals, the brand is interested in the continued promotion of slow-living, a lifestyle that seeks to place more focus on the small details and experiences of everyday life. With a desire to better express this position Tea & Glory worked with London-based design studio Socio Design to develop a visual identity, packaging system and interior signage that connects retail and hospitality experience, and that materially projects their ethos outside of the T&G space. Assets included loose tea pouches and boxes, takeaway cups and shopping bags. These are linked by a T&G logo, Klim Type Foundry’s Domaine Display, Sans and Condensed, a pastel colour palette, copper block foiling and a delicate pattern.
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.
