Posted: | Author: Richard Baird | Filed under: Art and Design, Fonts in Use, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Black Paper, Box Packaging, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Coloured Paper, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Huaman, Designed in Barcelona, Fonts in Use: Circular, From Europe, Geometric Pattern, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Homeware, Illustration, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logotypes, Minimal Logos, Packaging Company, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Packaging Opinion, Paper and Card Packaging, Spanish Design, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2015, The Best Packaging of 2015, Type Foundry: Lineto, Typography | Opinion by Richard Baird.
Hidraulik is a Barcelona based business producing rugs for contemporary spaces. These are inspired by cement panels hydraulically pressed, rather than fired, with a layer of coloured pigment.
Hydraulic panels originated in the 1850’s and experienced a resurgence in the mid 20th century, these would often feature brightly coloured and detailed patterns, and were popular during an era of personalisation and interior expression. Hydraulic brings these into the present, by applying a similar aesthetic qualitiy to a thin, flexible and moveable surface.
The range includes a variety of Art Nouveau prints produced in house, and modernist inspired designs developed by Huaman, the graphic design studio also responsible for Hidraulik’s brand identity, business card and package design.
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Posted: | Author: Richard Baird | Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Logo Reviews | Tags: Bag Design, Bakery Logos and Packaging, Box Packaging, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, British Design, Coffee Cup Designs, Coffee Logos and Packaging Design, Condensed Logotypes, Condensed Typography, Confectionery Packaging, Copper Block Foil, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Designed by Pentagram, Foil Blocking, From Europe, From the United Kingdom, Heritage, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logos, Logotypes, Luxury Logos and Packaging Design, Packaging Design Resource, Paper and Card Packaging, Restaurant & Cafe Menu Designs, The Best Brand Identities of 2015, The Best Custom Logotypes, The Best Logo Designs of 2015, Typography, Visual Identity Design Blog | Opinion by Richard Baird.
Melba is a pâtisserie and cafe, located on the corner of The Strand and Savoy Place in London’s North Bank, and is one of nine places to eat and drink at The Savoy hotel. The patisserie is described as offering a glimpse into the exclusive and luxury world of The Savoy, and is the first time that the hotel, accessed via private road, will have a presence on the high street. Melba features a distinctive interior of black and white tiles, white marble alongside dark stained woods, cornicing, a curved glass counter and gold chandelier. It also features a distinctive visual identity treatment developed by UK based Pentagram partner John Rushworth.
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Posted: | Author: Richard Baird | Filed under: Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Bottle Label Design, Bottle Packaging, Branding, Branding News, British Design, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Horse, Drinks Packaging, Flowers, Food Logos and Packaging Design, Food Packaging, From Europe, From the United Kingdom, Graphic Design, Illustration, Packaging Company, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Packaging Opinion, Structural Package Design, The Best Packaging of 2015, The Very Best of 2015, Water Packaging, Watercolour | Opinion by Richard Baird.
Nongfu Spring is a bottled mineral water brand and a leading Chinese beverage business. Nongfu worked with British design studio Horse to develop a new package design treatment that, using labels illustrated by designer Brett Ryder and a distinctive structural design with a slim profile and proprietary leak-free sports cap, would engage the youth market.
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