With shades of the Everett Logo Contest, the government of Mexico is looking for a new Mexico City airport logo and is offering $4,000 for the winner of its open competition (with rights granted on all submissions so I understand). The entries, all 1044 of them are somewhat underwhelming. I’m sure there’s a gem to be […]
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Tesis branding and packaging
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 a sweet supporting icon representing Japanese wind chimes which have a little “TEA” banner in the centre, which is my […]
Legs For Days by Futura
A quirky name for this Mexican clothing boutique, the design is sophisticated enough to appeal to ladies with regular legs too. The colour palette is sensational. Interestingly the name appears in 3 formats, a solid geometric sans-serif, a contrasting weight serif on the packaging and a handwritten version. Of the 3 I’d drop the serif, […]
Distrito Films Branding
This identity for Distrito Films by Anagrama oozes class to me. Again quality papers printed and debossed with subtle lines and shapes which reflect video calibration patterns all topped off with a hint of “live recording” red. I think the text is Futura (Heavy?), which is good for me though the “S’s” always seem too squashed, especially with an […]
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 […]