East Sydney Early Learning Centre by Toko, Australia
Posted: December 1, 2016 Filed under: Graphic Design Reviews | Tags: Colour in Use: Pastels, Designed by Toko, Designed in Sydney, Fonts in Use: DIN, From Australia, Pastel Colours, Sign Design, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, The Very Best of 2016 7 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
East Sydney Early Learning & Community Centre is a state of the art space located on Bourke Street. It provides childcare places for parents living or working in the inner city suburbs of Sydney. The centre, designed by ABA Architects, features five play rooms set over three levels, indoor playground on each floor and an open-air play area on the top floor. The space also includes a distinctive signage and wayfinding system, developed by Australian graphic design studio Toko, inspired by children’s building blocks.
Brewdog Abstrakt by O Street, United Kingdom
Posted: November 25, 2016 Filed under: Food and Drink, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Alcohol Packaging, Beer Packaging, Best Packaging Designs, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Brewdog, British Design, Colour in Use: Blue, Condensed Logotypes, Condensed Typography, Craft Beer Logos, Craft Beer Packaging, Craft Brewery Logos, Craft Brewery Packaging, Creative Packaging, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by O Street, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Microbrewery, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Sans-serif Logotypes, Spot Colours, Structural Package Design, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, The Best Packaging of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards 2 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Brewdog’s Abstrakt is a limited edition craft beer concept that has released 20 different varieties since it began in 2010. Each beer is bottle-conditioned (bottled with a small amount of yeast, providing further fermentation and maturation), brewed and released just once, individually numbered and known only by their release code. It is a concept described as more art than beer, as boundary pushing and blurring the line between categories.
Graphic design studio O Street worked with Brewdog to create a new brand identity and packaging system for Abstrakt, informed by its creative, limited edition concept, flavour varieties, individually crafted nature and the use of release codes rather than names. This is expresses through colour, typography, print finish and structural design.
Hidden Characters by RE, Australia
Posted: November 24, 2016 Filed under: Business, Banking, Law and Finance, Graphic Design Reviews, Logo Reviews | Tags: Austrian Design, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Agency, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Business Card Design, Colour in Use: Orange, Corporate Identity Design, D&AD Award Winners 2017, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Re:, Designed in Sydney, Foil Blocking, Fonts in Use: Brown, Fonts in Use: GT Sectra, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logo Opinion, Logotypes, PR Logos, Public Relations Logos, Smile In The Mind, The Best Brand Identities of 2016, The Best Business Cards of 2016, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2016, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog, Wordmark Design 5 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Hidden Characters is the latest PR offering from international advertising agency network M&CSaatchi. It replaces/is an evolution of Bang PR, developed in response to the changing public relations landscape.
With the advent of social media and the subsequent growth of non-traditional influencers and an increase in inauthentic product placement, Hidden Characters intends to make sure that their client’s reach is handled in an ethical and authentic way.
Sydney-based graphic design studio RE worked to created a brand identity for Hidden Characters that articulates this intention with a concept that makes a connection between the hidden characters that shape how text appears and the creative behind the scenes shaping of a brand’s public perception. The idea of the seen and unseen plays out in a number of ways in print, and links business cards, headed paper, stationery and brochure.
