Talawa by Spy, United Kingdom
Posted: December 2, 2015 Filed under: Logo Reviews, Theatre | Tags: Animated Logos, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, British Design, Brochure Design, Business Card Design, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Spy, Designed in London, From the United Kingdom, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Design Trends: Dynamic Logos, Logo Design Trends: Flexible Logos, Logo Opinion, Sans-serif Logotypes, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2015, The Best Logo Designs of 2015, The Very Best of 2015, Theatre Logos, Tote Bag Design, Type Foundry: Commercial Type, Type Foundry: Klim Type Foundry, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog 2 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Talawa, Jamaican patois for “small but feisty”, is an all black theatre company that looked to address the lack of opportunities for minorities and their marginalisation at the time of its founding in 1986. Since then it has established itself as one of the most successful theatres of its type in the United Kingdom.
“Our work is informed by the wealth and diversity of the Black British experience, and through that we create outstanding work by cultivating the best in emerging and established Black artists. We invest in talent, develop audiences and inspire dialogue with and within communities across the UK and internationally. By doing so we enrich the cultural life of all.” – Talawa
Talawa has a diverse portfolio of productions, from Shakespeare to African classics, Oscar Wilde to new Black British, and from Nobel-prize winning playwrights to musicals. Some of these have gone on to win awards, tour internationally, and have provided many of its staff and performers with the skills necessary to go on to develop successful careers in radio, film and television.
London based Graphic design studio Spy worked with the theatre to develop a new brand identity and visual language that would help convey the theatre’s powerful spirit. This went on to include an animated logo, stationery, business cards, posters and website.
Life or Death by DIA, United States
Posted: July 8, 2015 Filed under: Art and Design, Fashion, Music | Tags: American Design, Black Paper, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Brochure Design, Business Card Design, Calligraphic Typography, Catalogue Design, Colour in Use: Black, Designed by DIA, Designed in New York, Fabric Covers, Graphic Design, Letterhead Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Trends: Dynamic Logos, Logo Designs, Logos, Logotypes, Minimal Design, PR Logos, Public Relations Logos, Sans-serif Logotypes, Stationery Design, The Best Brand Identities of 2015, The Best Logo Designs of 2015, Tote Bag Design, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog, Website Design, White Block Foil, White Ink 2 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Life or Death is a New York and LA based full-service public relations and management business with hip hop roots. It draws its name from the idea that, within the music industry, there is no middle ground, it is either life or death. This abstraction and dual notion manifests itself within the firm’s new brand identity system, designed by DIA, as a black and white colour palette and a contrast of dynamic script logo and a static sans-serif logotype across business cards, artist cards, brochure, tote bags and responsive website. DIA describe their intentions as wanting to create an artistic and fashionable identity that honours Life or Death’s hip hop origins, and marks the firm’s move into fashion, art, and writing.
Global Art Project by Work In Progress, Norway
Posted: June 23, 2015 Filed under: Art and Design, Logo Reviews | Tags: Art Gallery Logos and Brand Identities, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Business Card Design, Calligraphic Typography, Custom Typefaces & Logotypes, Custom Typography, Designed by Work In Progress, Die Cut Design Detail, Duplex Business Cards, From Europe, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design, Letterhead Design, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Designs, Logos, Logotypes, Norwegian Design, Notebook Design, Pastel Coloured Papers, Pastel Colours, Serif Logotypes, Typography, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Visual Identity Design Blog, Website Design, White Block Foil, White Ink Comments Off on Global Art Project by Work In Progress, NorwayOpinion by Richard Baird.
The Global Art Project was established by Norwegian independent curator and writer Selene Wendt as a professional platform and framework for the communication, development and presentation of international contemporary art across geographical borders with the intention of bringing together all aspects of exhibition development. The Global Art Project is based in the city of Oslo and features a new brand identity, developed by multi-disciplinary Scandinavian design studio Work In Progress, that included duplex and die cut business cards, notebook, A6 presentation folder with inlay cards, website design, A1 poster and stickers.
