The Counter Press
Posted: November 5, 2014 Filed under: Art and Design, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, British Design, Business Card Design, Colour in Use: Grey, Colour in Use: Orange, Coloured Paper, Design For Print, Design Reviews, Edge Painted Detail, Fedrigoni Papers & Boards, Fluorescent Ink, Fonts in Use: Plantin, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Handcraft, Letterpress, Letterpress Business Cards, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Designs, Monogram Design, Negative Space Logos, The Best Brand Identities of 2014, The Best Logo Designs of 2014, The Counter Press, Typography, Visual Identity Design Blog 5 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
The Counter Press is a letterpress studio and workshop located in an old chocolate factory in the East End of London. They work exclusively with hand set wood and hot metal type on antique presses to create contemporary typographic design, artwork and limited edition prints. While taking on small outside projects, founders David Marshall and Elizabeth Ellis are keen to stress they are not a commercial printer but full-time designers with a passion for traditional moveable type, and the craft and beauty of letterpress.
After three years of business The Counter Press recently found the time to build on their visual identity with a new set of business cards. While a limited canvas, these manage to bring together and convey some of the studio’s typographic and print expertise, and draw contemporary design sensibilities from traditional processes.
Awestruck Hard Cider designed by Buddy
Posted: September 30, 2014 Filed under: Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Alcohol Packaging, Back of Pack Design, Best Packaging Designs, Bottle Label Design, Bottle Packaging, British Design, Cider & Cyder Packaging, Condensed Typography, Copper Block Foil, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Designed by Buddy, Foil Blocking, Handcraft, Illustration, Laid Paper, Logo Design Inspiration, Microbrewery, Negative Space Logos, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging News, Packaging Opinion, Sans-serif Logotypes, The Best Packaging of 2014, Uncoated Papers & Cards 5 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Awestruck is a premium hard cider range from Gravity Ciders. It was created to offer America’s craft brew fanatics a refreshing alternative to beer. Awestruck is made from 100% fresh-pressed New York State apples and infused with unique flavours that reflect the company’s enthusiasm for experimentation. The range includes Lavender Hops, Hibiscus Ginger and Eastern Dry. Design studio Buddy were commissioned by Gravity Ciders to communicate Awestruck’s ‘surprising flavours’ and ‘delicious punch’ through a bold and iconic brand identity and packaging treatment.
Yksi elämä designed by Tsto
Posted: September 22, 2014 Filed under: Fitness, Health and Beauty, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding News, Colour in Use: Blue, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Tsto, Designed in Helsinki, From Scandinavia, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Trends: Dynamic Logos, Logo Opinion, Negative Space Logos, Sans-serif Logotypes, Spot Colours, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2014, The Best Logo Designs of 2014, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog Comments Off on Yksi elämä designed by Tsto 
Yksi elämä is a Finnish project set-up with the intention of encouraging people to become more interested in their own well-being and to improve public health care on both a professional and organisational level, as well as society in general. The project is a collaborative endeavour between the Brain Association, Diabetes Association and Heart Association of Finland.
Design studio Tsto were asked to create a visual identity for Yksi elämä that would reflect its forward-thinking and encouraging nature in a playful way. Bright colour, white paper, irregular letter-form alignment and a very smart use of negative space across the character work effectively draw a distinctive, youthful yet sophisticated quality from what is a simple logo-centric approach and an ink economy.
