My 3 Rules
- The colours should flow consistently and relevantly.
- The design must be concise, crisp and clear.
- The overall elements of the design should be harmonized.
I was assigned to find graphic designs that fulfilled and specified each one of my rules.
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Waldo Trommler Paints approached Ukrainian design studio Reynolds and Reyner with a challenge. The small Finnish company was planning to enter the US market and desperately needed a brand that really stood out from the rest of the traditional brands of paint in the market.
The results are absolutely outstanding – a colourful and vibrant identity that makes the new brand friendly and memorable.
The White House Project’s 2011 EPIC Awards are a celebration of women’s leadership in the media and in popular culture.
Hyperakt created the branding for the event that took place at the IAC Building in New York City.
Finnish designers Lotta Nieminen and Janine Rewell worked in collaboration to create the layout and illustrations for the anniversary issue of poetry magazine Tuli & Savu.
“The visual concept was based on paper surfaces and their shades, and used in typographic illustrations made of paper throughout the magazine. A die cut cover was designed to create an optical illusion of folded corners.”
- Lotta Nieminen
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Studio 2br is an independent design consultancy working with clients in the UK, Europe and the United States.
They are responsible for many of Deutsche Bank’s corporate comms and publications and were also behind the beautiful brand guidelines.
This is another example of their fine work, a sleek publication for the bank’s Private Wealth Management service.
Papeterie Haute-Ville Logo by Alexey Busygin
Logo by Alexey Busygin for Papeterie Haute-Ville, a furniture and office supplies store based in Québec, Canada.
New Identity: Dry Creative Agency
Dry is a London-based creative agency specialising in graphic design, branding and art direction.
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Pilot Magazine by Inhouse
Pilot showcases the best in contemporary creative culture from connected global networks, promoting new ideas, new perspectives and new futures. With spirited writing and a strong creative identity, PILOT brings a fresh perspective to a range of issues, offering a unique mix of progressive pop culture, provocative feature articles, world-class fashion editorials and stunning art and photography.
The magazine is a project by Inhouse from New Zealand.
Slice Identity by Manual
Slice Identity by Manual, a graphic design and branding consultancy based in San Francisco.
From Manual’s website: “Slice collaborates with world-renowned designers such as Yves Behar and Karim Rashid, to create award-winning ceramic cutting tools for the home and office. Manual created an iconic brand identity to illustrate this cutting edge product. We articulated the brand identity across a packaging system, print literature and exhibition graphics to showcase the angular nature of the logo. Designed in collaboration with Joshua Swanbeck.”
Herbalist & Alchemist Branding by Chad Michael
This rebrand of herbal remedy company Herbalist & Alchemist is an outstanding piece of work by New York-based graphic designer Chad Michael.
“I wanted to take the client in a much hipper, modern and slightly more sophisticated direction while rethinking the target market and gearing it towards a more youthful crowd. The type treatments & patterns were created from the ancient language of alchemy which is what the company’s traditions are built upon.”
- Chad Michael.
I was also assaigned to find alternative media that also fulfilled my rules.
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Black & White Faces by Alexander Khokhlov
Great personal project by Russian photographer Alexander Khokhlov.
2011 Ferrari World Design Contest
Design students Kim Cheong Ju, Ahn Dre and Lee Sahngseok from Hongik University won the 2011 Ferrari World Design Contest with this outstanding hybrid Ferrari concept named ‘Eternita’.
Ferrari’s design brief asked for a thoroughbred ‘hypercar’ which featured new materials and technologies while being extreme not only in its architecture but also in every other aspect.
Amazing architecture project by Bernardo Rodrigues.
From Designboom:
“Portuguese studio Bernardo Rodrigues Arquitecto has completed ‘house on the flight of birds’, a single family home on St. Michael Island in the Azores, Portugal. Informed by the landscape and the prevalent high winds and rain, the design looks to establish a strategy that allows the family to remain connected and exposed to the outdoors regardless of the conditions.
A series of stacked and intersecting volumes are linked by a dominant contoured form, which appears to cut directly through the home. Developing a collection of variously sized sheltered terraces and an undulating roof top patio, the contrasting expression along with a dominant red wall, both defines the overall aesthetic and the organization of space.”
Adidas Laces Signage System by Büro Uebele
Awesome signage system and interior design for Adidas by German studio Büro Uebele.
Here’s an excerpt from their press release:
“The name ‘laces’ has a metaphorical value, capturing what the building says about the networked communications of a globally active corporation – a market leader in the development of sports goods and apparel. Movement is the essence of sport – and movement also defines the design language: turbocharged typography runs through the new adidas design centre. It is also reflected in the typeface of the signage system: fast and light, it leaps and bounds across walls and balustrades, its form vibrating and altering in the process.
Liquid Lamp by Kouichi Okamoto
Amazing lamp design by Kouichi Okamoto. Kouichi is the CEO/designer at Kyouei Design, a Japanese design and manufacturing company.
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Gorgeous house in Melbourne, Australia by LSA Architects.
“A broad mix of architectural styles characterizes this densely populated South Yarra street, from traditional pitched-roof weatherboard terraces to flat-roofed rendered block-work apartment buildings. Narrow buildings sit tightly side-by-side along the one-way street.
The project aimed to provide a residence that makes a statement within the eclectic streetscape, capturing your gaze and holding your attention as you approach, enter and explore the home. Light-filled spacious internal spaces maintain strong connections to the exterior of the building and the home’s multiple courtyards, blurring internal/external boundaries.”
Light Sculptures by Makoto Tojiki
Impressive light sculptures by Japanese artist Makoto Tojiki.
“Makoto Tojiki is an artist and designer who uses light as his primary medium of expression. Tojiki, a 1998 industrial design engineering graduate of Kinki University, devoted his personal time to experimenting with light while employed as an industrial designer. In 2003, he launched his career as a full-time artist.
His most recent ‘No Shadow’ series is inspired by the interconnectedness of light and shadow and how they can be manipulated and controlled. Tojiki begins his creative process by breaking down the light and the shadow to capture the essence of their symbiosis resulting in fleeting images that are as ephemeral and enigmatic as shadow itself.”
Skeleton Make-Up by Mademoiselle Mu
Stunning work by make-up artist Mademoiselle Mu for Ever Magazine’s fashion editorial entitled “She has waited too long”.
Photos: Pauline Darley
Model: Clémentine Lévy
Model: Clémentine Lévy
2013 DoniRosset: Brazil’s First Supercar
DoniRosset is the first Brazilian Supercar, born from the mind of entrepreneur William Denis Rosset who wanted to give his father, Donino “Doni” Rosset, a one-off exotic for his birthday.
The sleek supercar is powered by a Dodge Viper-sourced, ethanol converted 8.4-liter V10 engine with twin-turbochargers, reaching an insane 1,007 horsepower, paired with a Mendeola six-speed sequential transmission.
Rosset is planning to produce 50 units at $1 million each.
Matadero Film Library by CH+QS Arquitectos
Fantastic design for the Matadero Film complex, created by CH+QS, an architecture studio based in Madrid, Spain.
“Over in Madrid, the people behind the cultural complex Matadero have decided to celebrate the world of non-fiction cinema by dedicating a brilliant new space, which includes a massive film library, film set, and two movie theaters to the subject. The space, designed by the Spanish architects at ch+qs, is exploding with vibrant lighting, which casts dramatic shadows, creatin exciting and dynamic points of interest.”
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Allure Night Club by Orbit Design Studio
Brilliant interior design project in Abu Dhabi by Orbit Design Studio, a multidisciplinary studio with offices in Bangkok, London and Singapore.
From The Cool Hunter:
“Allure overlooks the water and extravagant super yachts of the Yacht Club. It is also connected by a bridge to magnificent five-star The Yas Hotel. But the most amazing part of the nightclub is the view. What you see from its balcony is a real Formula One™ race track.
Lake Lugano House by JM Architecture
Awesome see-through house designed by Jacopo Mascheroni from JM Architecture.
“…this stunning house is located on a hill overlooking Lake Lugano in Switzerland. The steep hill was carved with a reinforced concrete structure in order to accommodate the house, which consists of a polygonal glass pavillion with rounded edges with a total surface area of 3,700 sqf distributed on two levels. The living area is on the ground floor and revolves around a center white volume that contains the kitchen and stairway, while the bedrooms, bathroom and garage are located at the lower level. The residence also features a geothermal pump, a rainwater collection system, a roof garden and radiant heating, making it a sustainable home.”
Insight Lamp by Solovyov Design
Clever design for this energy efficient lamp by Solovyov Design
The Future of Food: Paper Sculpture by Zim&Zou
Awesome paper sculpture created by Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann to illustrate the cover of Icon Magazine.
Zim&Zou is a French studio that explores different fields including paper sculpture, installation, graphic design and illustration.
“Rather than composing images on a computer, they prefer creating real objects with paper and taking photos out of them. A number of intricate illustrations actually come from the three-dimensional installations made by Zim&Zou. Their choice of paper is due to the versatility and good quality of the material, especially when it is sculpted and photographed. Zim&Zou’s strength is to be a complementary and polyvalent duo.”
Cool Cassette Art by Erika Iris Simmons
Erika Iris Simmons is a freelance artist that likes to “take things – random things – like what you would find at a garage sale or in a thrift store- and make them into composite art.”
“Most of my pieces become portraits of people associated with the item I’ve chosen. I don’t really add any paint or pigments… I usually just take things apart and re-arrange them in weird ways, cutting away pieces when necessary. A lot of my art is made with cassette tapes and old film reels in a series I call ‘Ghost in the Machine’.”
- Erika Iris Simmons
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