Unfolded by Commission
Posted: November 19, 2018 Filed under: Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Black Block Foil, Blind Emboss, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Colour in Use: Fluorescent, Coloured Paper, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Commission Studio, Festival and Event Brand Identities, Fluorescent Paper, Foil Blocking, From Europe, From the United Kingdom, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logotypes, Material Thinking, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimal Package Design, Minimalist Brand Identities, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Sans-serif Logotypes, Sans-serif Typography, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, The Very Best Packaging of 2018, Thermographic Ink, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Unfolded by CommissionOpinion by Richard Baird
Unfolded is a design and print festival that celebrates the creative work happening across Europe in the disciplines of design, printing and brand communication. This was held by and at The Gmund Paper Factory in Germany on the 9th November 2018. The event created a space for sharing ideas and fostering dialogue between creative individuals, providers of printing services, brand managers and experts from the business and agency scene. Unfolded also hosted lectures, keynote speakers and panels around brand strategy, materiality and sustainability. An exhibition, running in parallel to these events, showcased the latest developments within the industry.
The innovative dimension of the event, its desire to develop industry discourse, and the potential of design, material and print to synergise, is expressed in the delivery, presentation and form of the Unfolded invitation, created by London-based design studio Commission. This is initially marked by the impact of colour and type, volume and robustness, form and mechanism yet, and in contrast, is followed by the framing of a delicately micro-perforated and block foiled invitation.
Teatulia by Here Design
Posted: November 6, 2018 Filed under: Cafes, Bars and Restaurants, Packaging Reviews, Retail | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Interior Design, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Here Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logotypes, Organic Packaging, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Sign Design, Spot Colours, Tea Packaging, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, The Very Best Packaging of 2018, Typography Comments Off on Teatulia by Here DesignOpinion by Richard Baird
Teatulia is a Bangladeshi single origin tea brand that recently moved into the UK market, opening a flagship store, tea shop and cocktail bar in London’s Covent Garden. It is a social enterprise creating jobs in a remote region of Bangladesh and has, so far, transformed 3,000 acres of barren land into an organic tea garden. Drawing on Teatulia’s single-source positioning—common for coffee but unusual for the tea market—Here Design developed a graphic identity that, through colour and form, and inspired by the work of renowned Indian filmmaker and graphic designer Satyajit Ray, is infused with Bangladeshi culture. This intersects an elegant interior design of warmth and texture by way of packaging and window decals.
Anton&Anton Kioski by Bond
Posted: October 26, 2018 Filed under: Packaging Reviews, Retail | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Bond, Finnish Design, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logotypes, Organic Packaging, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Pastel Colours, Sign Design, Skincare, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, The Very Best Packaging of 2018, Tote Bag Design, Typography Comments Off on Anton&Anton Kioski by BondOpinion by Richard Baird
Anton&Anton (A&A) is an alternative to and antithesis of the large supermarket chains. Staff are described as relaxed, smiley and proud. Their ranges (mostly) organic, some homecooked and also available online for home delivery. With a desire to express an approachable, playful yet credible positioning, and a need to develop a cohesive set of packaging and communications assets A&A worked with Bond to create a new visual identity. This is characterised by an intersection of an elegant wordmark, simple shapes, multi-colour and distinctive structural designs that also move into a retail space designed by Futu Design. Alongside wordmark, iconography and packaging, Bond also designed signage, tote bags, aprons and sweatshirts.
