In a masterstroke of self-flagellation, Antioch City (the second largest city in Contra Costa County, California, US, a suburb of California) have selected a new logo that highlights that “Opportunity Lives Here”. Only trouble from…
Well, the march of the flat design with geometric text continues as the Ubisoft logo, once a gradient happy, shiny early 2000’s swirl design, with a 2 colour replacement swirl with broken and abrupt terminals formed…
Big in so many ways, Verizon, the US telecoms mega company who have purchased AOL and are in the process of purchasing Yahoo, are planning to roll the two companies into a new brand called…
“The new branding has been designed by German consultancy Illion Markensocietaet, and features a brighter colour palette and more three-dimensional look.” Source: Aldi rebrands to appear more “contemporary” – Design Week
Fashion heavyweights Calvin Klein revealed a new logo via Instagram the other day. It’s an all uppercase design, with somewhat less tall characters than the previous design, and less pointy. It’s pleasingly kerned too. A…
Natwest have gone and turned their pointy arrows back a retro notch and updated their logo with a blast from the 1960’s (following CO-OP‘s lead). It’s all very accomplished, though the gradient’s not quite as exciting…
Hot on the heels of Deliveroo, takeaway app Just Eat have launched a rebrand of their own. Just Eat are an intermediary between the customer and the takeaway, via the web or a mobile app…
Dell, the people who make computers have to me, always be Dell, the people who do computers. I had a pretty awful Dell Vostro laptop once at a place I worked, it was weighty and…
Food bloggers are getting lots of attention, people don’t cook recipes from books but search online for them, often from their favorite famous celebs or blogs. Bloggers coining phrases like ‘clean eating’ seem to get…
“Saint Octave is a cheese and charcuterie delicatessen in Brussels. Octave, the owner, is a lover of cheese and decided to open up his own shop so he could bring good food to the every…
So hot, it’s cool! I can sometimes be guilty of featuring brands with a certain style that checks some of my boxes, especially when there’s nothing “big” on my radar from some huge multinational. So…
Finding an appropriate solution which is concentrated on the unique aspects of the entity your branding is usually the holy grail of identity design. The branding for a bank should ideally assure it’s customers that…
A tasty bit of branding for a Tuesday post Bank Holiday. The Marmalade Pantry is a small chain of 3 outlets in Singapore. Alongside the opening of a new bistro in the Oasia Hostel, Bravo has…
An interesting identity with a unique goal by magneticNorth, who have been working with the BBC to develop the identity for a new project named CAPE (Creative a Positive Environment) which is a new diversity…
I enjoy super stripped back designs like this one for Swedish fashion brand Daisy Grace by Twenty Five Art House. It has some similarities to the Sally Beauty branding, both featuring strong serif typefaces front and centre….
The University of Suffolk is an educational institution located in the English county of Suffolk which was, prior to August 2016, formerly known as University Campus Suffolk(UCS). UCS was granted Taught Degree Awarding Powers by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in November…
Some excellent vintage branding on show at a visit to the excellent Tredegar House near Newport, Wales. We’re fully paid up National Trust members. For those outside of the UK, the National Trust is a middle-class…
Judicious use of black and white photography combined with blocks of red and bold strokes of a “lipstick” mark device makes for a punchy design by Anagrama for Sally Beauty. The inside of the envelope in red…
What could be better than a Tasty Burger? How about a “Tasty Made” burger from a new restaurant chain owned by American firm Chipotle? Looking to get a processed cheese slice of the luxury burger…
Here’s a bright and bold identity for the biannual product design focussed ADI Awards. With 3 categories, product design, student work and a more abstract cultural work the awards have been given since 1961 and…
This is a really rather lush identity from Russian firm Eskimo. All chocolaty and earthy and woody. The logo is well executed despite its simplicity. The real ‘oooh’ comes from the depth and richness provided…
As you’d expect from an international arts festival, the introduction is packed with plenty of indescipherable copy. Stick with it though as fortunately, the branding is really strong: “Is Donald Trump going to be president? Is wheat…
When you’re a King (one assumes) you don’t simply print your letterheads from your office inkjet. When accepting invitations to visit from other global monarchs such as our very own Queen (aka Elizabeth the Second,…
Some excellent branding for Mexican tea brand tesis by Anagrama. The logo elements themselves are understated, with a lowercase name above the “tea culture” tagline. I think they’re set in Caslon Semi Bold and Regular respectively. There’s…
