MOAA Architects by Inhouse, New Zealand
Posted: October 9, 2017 Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Logo Reviews | Tags: Architecture Logos, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Coloured Paper, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Inhouse, Edge Painted Detail, Fonts in Use: Neuzeit, From New Zealand, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Design Trends: Dynamic Brand Identities, Logo Design Trends: Flexible Logos, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logos, Logotypes, Modular Logos, Print Finishing, Responsive Websites, Sans-serif Typography, Stationery Design, The Best Architecture Logos, The Best Business Cards of 2017, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Best New Logo Designs of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, Type Play, Typography, Website Design, Wordmark Design 6 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird
MOAA Architects was founded in 2010. It has an office in Hamilton, New Zealand, and a portfolio of new builds and renovations that span the residential, education, commercial and public sectors. Highlights include their work on St. Johns Church, a square plan rotated 9 degrees off the street grid, and Piako House, a renovation and extension of 1940s domestic planning to meet a 21st century lifestyle.
MOAA Architects have a passion for ideas and people. An ethos rooted in reduction and a responsiveness to client needs. And an approach that seeks out innovation yet remains friendly and accessible. This is expressed by a flexible new graphic identity of modular play and variety, and a bright yellow and cool grey colour palette designed by Inhouse. This post was updated November 2017 to include images of Inhouse’s work on MOAA Architect’s website.
The Broadview Hotel by Blok, Canada
Posted: August 29, 2017 Filed under: Graphic Design Reviews, Leisure and Tourism, Logo Reviews | Tags: Black Block Foil, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Canadian Design, Coaster Design & Beer Mats, Condensed Logotypes, Condensed Typography, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Blok, Fonts in Use: Grouch, Fonts in Use: GT Sectra, Fonts in Use: Neuzeit, From Toronto, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Hotel Logos, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logos, Logotypes, Sans-serif Typography, Stationery Design, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, Type Foundry: Grilli Type, Typography, Wordmark Design Comments Off on The Broadview Hotel by Blok, CanadaOpinion by Richard Baird.
The Broadview Hotel is located within one of Toronto’s most recognisable architectural landmarks. This was built in 1891 by a wealthy businessman who recognised the strategic importance of the East End as the city was expanding. It has been home to a business centre, acted as a political and social hub, and used as a hotel, boarding room and more recently, a strip club.
The building, over the last two years, has undergone extensive restoration and renovation, and now features a distinctive glass structure and new floor on the roof. This was done with great consideration for the original architectural details. Interior design, created by DesignAgency is inspired by the local community and is infused with a contemporary yet old-world grace. The hotel is made up of public spaces and 58 private bedrooms. These are peppered with what is described as a witty eclecticism that pays homage to the building’s past, with certain rooms featuring the original brass poles from the strip club. These homages are set alongside modern finishes and amenities.
Canadian graphic design studio Blok worked with the hotel to develop a visual identity that would embrace and express the building’s contemporary new voice, possess a similar wit and attitude, and finally acknowledge and celebrate the hotel’s East End roots. This is achieved in the contrast and collision of image and type, emphasised by a simple colour palette, and in the variety of secondary typefaces. This run across and links a plethora of printed assets. These included business cards, menus and coasters as documents here, but also wayfinding and signage.
Two of Us
Posted: February 11, 2015 Filed under: Art and Design, Logo Reviews, Self-Initiated | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Business Card Design, Colorplan Papers and Boards, Coloured Paper, Colourful Business Cards, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Design Studio Logos, Duplex Business Cards, Fonts in Use: Neuzeit, Fonts In Use: Simplon, G.F Smith Papers & Boards, Letterhead Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Opinion, Minimal Design, Pastel Coloured Papers, Sans-serif Logotypes, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2015, The Best Business Cards of 2015, The Best Logo Designs of 2015, Type Foundry: Swiss Typefaces, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog 3 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Two of Us is a new British design studio run by Ash O’Brien and Ian Caulkett working from Brighton and Birmingham. Together they specialise in brand identity design, have a philosophy that is based around an honesty and openness in the sharing of feedback, and individual styles and skill sets that when working together complement each other. As an alternative to large studios, the duo choose to pick out the small-scale and personal two-man nature of their business with a simple naming strategy and visualised as a contrast of type detail, type size and of colour. this runs across business cards, letterhead, parcel stickers and website.
