Freigeist Zine Issue 2
Posted: Filed under: Art and Design, BP&O Publications, Graphic Design Reviews, Hands On, Material & Print Specs | Tags: Book & Magazine Cover Design, Book & Magazine Design, Freigeist Zine, Magazine Design, Magazine Spreads Comments Off on Freigeist Zine Issue 2Text by Richard Baird.
Freigeist was a popular concept within 18th Century German literature and journalism. It was used to describe those who believed that thinking should not be constrained by certain fundamental and non-contestable values, traditional ideas and established channels of distribution. The concept of the “free-spirit” and of free-thinking is also a recurring theme within Nietzsche’s own philosophy. Although, at first glance, the Freigeist concept may appear as lacking complexity, Nietzsche found a philosophical significance within it. To him, it was more than an invocation towards individuality and the subversion of expectation but the search for and liberation of a spirit. In this second issue of Freigeist, conceptualised, designed and edited by Richard Baird and published by BP&O, the search for that spirit continues in the form of a Zoom call turned transcript.
Brigade Court by Jack Renwick Studio
Posted: Filed under: Logo Reviews, Property | Tags: Art Direction, Best Brochure Design 2020, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Brochure Design, Corporate Identity Design, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Inspiration, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Jack Renwick Studio, Designed in London, Fonts in Use: Calibre, Fonts in Use: GT Sectra, From the United Kingdom, Gold Foil, Gold Ink, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logotypes, New Logo, Property Development Logos, Sans-serif Typography, Stitch Detail, The Best Brand Identities of 2020, The Best Design for Print 2020, The Very Best of 2020, The Very Best of BP&O, Type Foundry: Grilli Type, Type Foundry: Klim Type Foundry, Typography, Visual Identity Design Blog, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Brigade Court by Jack Renwick StudioText by Richard Baird.
In The London Borough of Southwark sits the Grade II listed building and former headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, the city’s first fire station and a site currently under development. This will see it transformed into residential apartments with period conversations of the original Victorian building alongside a modern new-build. It is a one-of-kind property development that offers a unique intersection of historic and contemporary city living. London-based Jack Renwick Studio (JRS) were commissioned to develop the name, visual identity and communications for this new development, and were challenged with the task of appealing to both local and international markets.
Under the concept “Traditionally Different”, JRS developed the name Brigade Court and a visual language of juxtapositions. These celebrate the distinctive contrasts that exist throughout the property. These juxtapositions move between the elegant and sophisticated materiality of the brochures, the intersection of modern and historic images, and then towards moments of playfulness throughout the property’s marketing suite, which also features a deli and cafe. The visual identity links a variety of different touch-points, from property and floor-plan brochures to custom framed photo-montages, coffee cups, menus and window decals.
Inside Lottozero by Studio Mut
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Inside Lottozero was an exhibition of international artists that covered a wide-range of artistic disciplines. It was conceived by Arianna and Tessa Moroder and curated by Alessandra Tempesti. The exhibition took place at Lottozero / textile laboratories in Toscana, Italy and ran until November 20th, 2016. Under the concept of “Non-stop Fruition”, the exhibition opened with a 12 hour overnight event in which people were invited to stay and immerse themselves and connect more deeply with the artwork. This included
The exhibition catalogue is a hardback 184 page book, edited by Tessa and Arianna Moroder, curated by Alessandra Tempesti and designed by Studio Mut. It features the 13 exhibiting artists, brings to light how wide-ranging textile art and research can be and is a tri-lingual publication that threads together English, Italian and German. These languages are graphically interwoven, with each language delineated by its orientation on the page.
