Blackhorse Lane Ateliers by StudioSmall, United Kingdom
Posted: February 28, 2017 Filed under: Fashion, Fonts in Use, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Canadian Design, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by StudioSmall, Fonts in Use: Calibre, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Label Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logos, Logotypes, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Sans-serif Logotypes, Swing Tag Design, Typography, Unbleached Materials, Uncoated Papers & Cards 2 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Blackhorse Lane Ateliers is a UK-based premium selvedge and organic raw denim jeans brand. It was founded in 2016 by Han Ates, who has over 25 years experience in the textiles industry, and is located in a renovated 1920s factory building with a distinctive profile in Walthamstow, North London. Blackhorse Lane Ateliers is committed to implementing a sustainable and ethical production model. This began with with the growing of Japanese Indigo in their factory allotment, the use of organic materials, using denim woven in Europe and a lifetime repair policy. StudioSmall worked with Han on developing brand identity, this included logo design, packaging, tags and e-commerce website.
Modern by Dwell Magazine by Collins, United States
Posted: February 27, 2017 Filed under: Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews, Retail | Tags: American Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Colour in Use: Yellow, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Collins, Designed in New York, Fonts in Use: Milo Serif, Furniture Design Logos, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Homeware, Label Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Designs, Logotypes, Modernist Brand Identities, Packaging Company, Packaging Design Resource, Retail Logos, Sans-serif Logotypes, Spot Colours, Swing Tag Design, The Very Best of 2017, The Very Best of BP&O, The Very Best Packaging of 2017, Typography 1 Comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Modern by Dwell Magazine is a new range of home decor products, tablewear and furnishings for those who want to create a welcoming space with a modern aesthetic. It is a collaborative project between design and architecture magazine Dwell, designers Chris Deam and Nick Dine of Deam+Dine, and the American retailer Target.
The range features over 120 products. From chairs, tables and glassware to kitchen utensils, bowls and cocktail shakers. These all balance an everyday functionality with what is described as a high-quality material beauty and share a modernistic design foundation, good design for everyone, only truly made a reality with more recent improvements to mass manufacturing.
New York-based design company Collins, working with the Target Creative Team, drew on a similar modernistic approach taken by Modern’s designers to create brand identity and packaging. This can be seen in structure and high quality materials, and throughout the range’s graphic expression, a balance of high-impact colour, typographical detail and a practical grid-based layout.
Lorod by Pentagram’s Natasha Jen, United States
Posted: January 24, 2017 Filed under: Fashion, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: American Design, Art Direction, Blind Emboss, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Pentagram, Fonts in Use: Austin, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Label Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logotypes, Lookbook, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Natasha Jen, Sans-serif Logotypes, Swing Tag Design, The Best New Logo Designs of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, Type Foundry: Commercial Type, Typography, Women of Design 2 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Lorod is an American fashion label that redefines timeless basics with modern, modular construction, distinctive fabrics and vintage-inspired chic. The designers at LOROD experiment with production methods to give each garment a quirky, personal and one-of-a-kind quality, and utilise new distribution tools to produce collections within the U.S.
This intersection of the classic and contemporary, refined craftsmanship, a utilitarian functionality and quirky personality informed Lorod’s brand identity, designed by Pentagram partner Natasha Jen and her team. This is expressed in the combination of wordmark, colour and form, in messaging and art direction, and the way that these are used across tags, business cards and website.
