I really enjoy how this mark by Louise O’Kane for Women Making Art leans into the current trend for 70’s typography with a modernist geometric flavour. The extreme thick thin strokes of the letters are distilled to make 6 sharp shapes, staked together. I don’t mind that they are abstracted beyond complete recognition, they look great. […]
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William Morris Design Line
I worked on a branding project down in Walthamstowe just as lockdown kicked in, it had a sprinkle of William Morris as inspiration (we even did some community lino printing) so this one peaked my interest when it hit my feed. Created by Arthur Stovell of mondial it mostly eschews the heavy pattern most famously linked […]
9th Berlin Biennale
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 poisonous? Is Iraq a country? Is France a democracy? Do I like Shakira? Am I suffering from depression? Are we […]
My Dream Taco Bar – Taquería Canalla identity
In another life I’d be super cool and hang out in achingly stylish bars and restaurants like this Taco store in San Pedro Mexico. My artsy buddies and I would drink refreshing beer and munch on flavour packed tacos whilst putting the worlds to rights and planning our next exhibition. In this life I’d stick […]