Yahoo! trumpeted a new logo back in 2013, designed alongside then CEO Marissa Mayer. It was underwhelming. A new design appears courtesy of Pentagram, which follows the seemly endless trend of the bold sans geometric. Ir’s differently underwhelming, though the “y!” element yes have character and some panache. A switch to all lowercase from all […]
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Sally Beauty
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 is perhaps my favourite thing. The lipstick mark is maybe a little obvious, but it’s used with confidence and doesn’t […]
Muller – Font of the Week #7
Muller by Font Fabric It’s tempting to make my font of the week posts all about fancy, pretty new fonts, the latest cool thing going. This week however it’s a font I’ve used for a client. It’s a carefully crafted geometric font with a full set of weights. Muller by Font Fabric comes with a […]
New logo: Melbourne Festival
The new logo and identity for the Melbourne Festival takes its inspiration from local street layouts which sit on a 20° angle to the surrounding streets. I do like a jaunty angled logo and jaunty angled design elements in general so thumbs up. The angle give the whole design a cohesive feel without the elements […]