Christopher Hall Somata Collection by Two Times Elliott
Posted: June 11, 2018 Filed under: Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews, Home and Garden, Interior Design, Logo Reviews | Tags: British Design, Coloured Paper, Designed by Two Times Elliott, Designed in London, Furniture Design Logos, Gold Foil, Interior Design, Material Thinking, Patterns Comments Off on Christopher Hall Somata Collection by Two Times ElliottOpinion by Richard Baird
Christopher Hall is an internationally renowned furniture and interior designer from New Zealand with studios in London and Istanbul, with a third due to open in Barcelona soon. His interiors and bespoke furniture collections are characterised by a sensitive integration of the classical and the contemporary, a material refinement and sculptural elegance. Somata, his latest collection of 32 handcrafted pieces, is an allusion to the metamorphisms of mythology. This manifests itself within the forms and surfaces of stools, tables and cabinets, which often transition between the functional and sculptural.
Two Times Elliott, the studio behind Christopher Halls graphic identity, worked to develop promotional boxes and individual product sheets. Taking inspiration from the bespoke nature and conceptual foundation of Somata and the craft of Christopher Hall’s work at large, Two Times Elliott blend a detailed graphic pattern with a bespoke material and structural elegance.
Den Norske Filmskolen by Neue, Norway
Posted: November 24, 2017 Filed under: Education, Film | Tags: Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Neue, Designed in Oslo, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Trends: Dynamic Brand Identities, Logo Design Trends: Dynamic Logos, Logos, New Logo, Norwegian Design, Patterns, Sans-serif Typography, Swedish, The Best New Logo Designs of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, Tote Bag Design, Type Play, Typography Comments Off on Den Norske Filmskolen by Neue, NorwayOpinion by Richard Baird.
Den Norske Filmskolen (The Norwegian Film School) provides a broad range of practical film courses taught by a full-time teaching staff and guest lecturers and instructors with active careers in the national and international film industries. It is the only one of its kind in Norway, developed as a separate department at Lillehammer University College in 1997 and now part of Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Courses cover film direction, screenplay, cinematography, sound and production design, digital design and documentary making.
With a desire to better articulate the “energy and vision” of the school, and to help them better differentiate themselves, foster emotions and reflect their role in producing the filmmakers of the future, Den Norske Filmskolen worked with Scandinavian graphic design studio Neue to develop a new graphic identity that would work onscreen and in print. This links a variety of assets that include posters, banners, tote bag and website.
DomésticoShop & DomésticoMarket by Mucho, Spain
Posted: November 22, 2017 Filed under: Logo Reviews, Retail | Tags: Bag Design, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Mucho, Designed in Barcelona, Geometric Pattern, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Kraft Paper, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logos, Logotypes, Patterns, Retail Logos, Sign Design, Spanish Design, Swing Tag Design, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards, White Ink, Wordmark Design Comments Off on DomésticoShop & DomésticoMarket by Mucho, SpainOpinion by Richard Baird.
DomésticoShop is online retailer of designer homeware which has grown to become the leader in the Spanish market. It stocks an array of items, from furniture and kitchenwear to textiles and lighting. To coincide with the launch of Doméstico’s concept store DomésticoMarket, and the opening of a new flagship store in Barcelona, the retailer worked with Mucho to revise its brand architecture and visual expression. This included a new logotype, a graphic identity of modern colour and form, and material assets that included bags, stickers, swing tags and signage.
