ShopAround by Design by Toko
Posted: Filed under: Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Toko, Designed in Sydney, Fluorescent Ink, From Australia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Sans-serif Typography, Smile In The Mind, The Best New Logo Designs of 2017, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2017, The Very Best of 2017, Tote Bag Design, Typography Comments Off on ShopAround by Design by TokoOpinion by Richard Baird.
ShopAround is described as a creative supermarket, however, in more conventional terms, began as an artist representation agency in 1998. It has grown, since then, to become a creative production agency specialising in contemporary illustration, graphic design, animation, motion graphics and interactive design. ShopAround co-ordinates a network of over 80 international freelance designers, and fosters new creative talent from its offices in New York, Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
ShopAround worked with Sydney-based Design by Toko on a new visual identity. This appropriates the visual vernacular associated with independent supermarkets and small gift shops. Multi-colour and shape are the basis of identity, with a referential quality that is playful and distinctive in its new context and proportionality. This links business cards, stickers and tote bags, with an updated website soon to follow.
Mathias Dahlgren Edition by Essen International, Sweden
Posted: Filed under: Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Essen International, Fonts in Use: Maax, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logotypes, 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, Silver Ink, Smile In The Mind, Swedish Design, The Best Packaging of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Mathias Dahlgren Edition by Essen International, SwedenOpinion by Richard Baird
Mathias Dahlgren Edition is a set of contemporary kitchen appliances which are the product of a collaboration between the Grand Hôtel Stockholm, its renowned Swedish Michelin starred chef Mathias Dahlgren, and kitchenware retailer Dafra. Scandinavian graphic design studio Essen International worked with the trio to translate the culinary vision and creativity of Mathias Dahlgren into a modern graphic expression and packaging solution that would be perceived as creative and timeless, whilst working across a variety of boxes as well as pan and pot inserts.