Queremos Sonreír by Mucho
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Queremos Sonreír – Activar la Cultura Local (We want to smile – Activating local culture) brings together the voices of a variety of cultural agents–from citizen collectives and activists to artists and managers of cultural programmes–who are generating actions that intend to stimulate local culture, empower citizens, develop learning processes and further critical thinking. Through these voices the book explores questions around citizen participation and cultural practices, cultural activation and alternative ways of developing and accessing cultural capital.
The book is the result of a long research process led by Trànsit Projectes, who partnered with Mucho on the design of the project’s material form. Mucho worked on concept, design, and art direction with the the themes of cultural participation and visibility as central themes.Tthese manifest themselves by way of a striking use of colour and type, and book jacket that folds out and channels the provocative visual language of protest banners with the exclamation, queremos sonreír, or we want to smile.
DOIY Honom by Folch
Posted: Filed under: Fashion, Graphic Design Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Blind Emboss, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Coloured Paper, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Folch, Designed in Barcelona, Fonts in Use: Maax, Form Language, Material Thinking, Minimal Design, Minimal Package Design, Modern Luxury, Paper Craft, Sans-serif Logotypes, Spanish Design, Structural Package Design, The Very Best Packaging of 2018, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog Comments Off on DOIY Honom by FolchOpinion by Richard Baird.
Honom is a new “male-oriented” range from Barcelona-based DOIY, a product design company creating objects that move between the practical, the ornamental and the more whimsical. Honom veers heavily towards the former with objects that include a wallet, multitool, bottle opener, keyring and bike bell. In their design, materials and build these find a balance between everyday utility and premium positioning. This is expressed by the packaging of the objects, created by Spanish design studio Folch, through a confluence of material and form language, type and technical drawings.
Arper 2018 by Clase bcn
Posted: Filed under: Art and Design, Fonts in Use, Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: Art Direction, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Brochure Design, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Clase bcn, Fonts in Use: Futura, Form Language, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Spanish Design, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, Tote Bag Design, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards Comments Off on Arper 2018 by Clase bcnOpinion by Richard Baird
Arper is an Italian furniture company producing chairs, tables and furnishings for community, work and home spaces. They seek an elegant resolution of function, form and finish which is founded on a total design philosophy that covers design, production and long-term impact. Arper commissioned Spanish studio Clase bcn to develop and design a new on and offline graphic identity for all their 2018 communications and promotional materials. These included catalogues, notebooks, press packs and tote bags, were complemented by distinctive art direction and newsprint. These draw on and add to the essential forms and colours of Arper’s Salone del Mobile stand designed by MAIO Architects.
