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 as the 60’s original, and they also abandon it for all the supporting materials, with things such as icons and […]
Tag: red
Just Eat Rebrand
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 consumers can discover and order food from a range of local takeaways in their area. In my graphic design day […]
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 […]
Beef over Burger Brand
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 pattie, Chipotle have developed a burger chain concept with branding separate from the parent design. However, local burger joint owner, David […]
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 […]
MasterCard
If you were in a magical design bubble where no company had any branding, and you started a new business, when it came to your own branding, you’d surely stumble upon a venn like overlapping of two circles pretty quickly. It’s a strong solution, easy to recognise and simple to reproduce. You could then start […]
Pech.ru
St. Petersberg agency Science have put together this fabulous identity for Pech.ru, sellers of all things warming in Russian homes. Centred around illustrated stoves and fireplaces, with designs good enough to have as a print on my office wall. Produced in just 2 colours, a peachy red and brown, they look outstanding. The logo itself takes a […]
Simply Google
It’s on every design blog and tech site so I won’t bore you with a rash of personal opinion, but not to mention it on a logo blog seems daft. Google, the multi billion uber company launched a new logo to be seen across it’s properties and that will be most notable on it’s web […]
Chesterfield Council reveals new spire logo design
Chesterfield is a large market town in North Derbyshire, I spent a good deal of time there whilst studying design at the FE College, and right at the end of 2014 the borough council revealed a new logo design. Created by local outfit Crush Design, the new logo features a rather abstract representation of the […]
Hats off for Pizza Huts New Logo
I remember my first Pizza Hut pizza well. I don’t recall if it was my first ever pizza, we weren’t a family who ate pizza, indeed despite essentially being cheese and tomato on bread, my dad still will not eat one (he once said, in these very words, “I eat to survive not for enjoyment”, but in […]
Enter the Dragon – Mille Cymru Cycling Logo
Mille Cymru is a 1000km cycle event across the length and breadth of Wales. Cyclists visit the 3 Welsh coasts climb over 15,000m – all within just 75 hours. Visiting many of Wales’ most spectacular vistas along it’s challenging routes. One of very few 1000km+ Audax events, the Mille Cymru organisational team were looking to improve the branding of this prestigious […]
Colour me Happy – Major League Soccer Rebrand
A fascinating rebrand by North American football league Major League Soccer sees the typical american sports association logo listed for something strikingly European. Created in line with lots of changes to the league such as new clubs and stadiums, gone is the footy boot (cleat) and ball and welcome to a shield and stars! The […]
Brewers Fayre put a lid on it. An awful, awful lid.
I’ve not stacks of detail about the where and when of this one, but I passed a local Brewers Fayre the other day and was struck by the not insubstantial sign. I’d not noticed the change itself but was pretty flabbergasted, a key element of the design is a pan lid. A pan lid. Goodness […]
Back to the Future – Carl Hansen & Søn
A fantastic move by Danish design brand Carl Hansen & Søn who’ve chosen to reintroduce a logo originally created by designer Hans J. Wegner for the 100th anniversary of his birth. They dropped it in the 80’s for a bland blue square with a C and a line. The original Wegner logo is a nicely drawn monogram with plenty […]
Iowa Department of Transport Logo can’t see the road for the asphalt
When you’re short $215 million a year for road infrastructure repairs asking the public to swallow a rebranding exercise that you cost at $100,000 is a tricky task. But that didn’t deter the Iowa Department of Transport (Iowa DOT) who earlier this week revealed a new logo and put that $100K price over 5 years […]
What do you get when you cross football and business? A retro looking new logo for Soccerex
Football is big business and Soccerex are into the business of football (we’re talking about the football that’s mostly played with the foot, not the one where folks hold the ball and throw it). If I were cynical (I am) then I’d suggest that these are the kind of people that suck the life out […]
New logo: Atlantis Resources
This is a really sweet initial based logo for Atlantis Resources. Using the tidal power map arrows is a smart wee idea. Cups of tea to all involved, using power created by tidal electricity natch. Atlantis Resources is a company that works to commercialise tidal power, capturing the energy generated from currents through turbines located […]
Eindhoven – an open source city brand?
From branding a country to branding a city in this case the Dutch city of Eindhoevn. Both city and country identities can encounter similar issues, governments, councils and business usually see the case for a strong brand to promote them but the general public tend to see the costs associated as a waste and usually […]
Folkoperan: Art Deco Opera
There’s a great deal I like about this rebrand for the Folkoperan Opera. I like it’s history, that the letters have a great story, and the little bird, I’m liking the bird. The limited colour scheme is smart too, but I prefer it most when monochrome I think, the added fussiness doesn’t add much value. […]
AdFest – How not to Spirograph
In a bizarre coincidence, a 2nd Spriograph based identity rears it’s head in my news inbox. After the (smart) identity for Automic by SomeOne comes this logo for Thailand based advertising festival, AdFest. There’s not a great swath of info about the logo, just some mumbo, but it’s most certainly a representation of a couple […]
J. Hornig Identity and Collateral
This is an über smart set of assets for J. Hornig by Moodley. No tricks, no gimmicks just some rich colours, that red and brown, the smart uppercase lettering and tidy supporting script. Just Lovely. Moodley Brand Identity developed this work for J. Hornig, a new coffee brand. More to see right here. Read […]
Denmark TV 2
I’m always happy when an entity has a commitment to a well designed logo and TV2’s original by Finn Hjernøe from 1988 has managed to stick it out well. First flirting with a red box, then a late 2009 glossy, shiny phase (we’ve all done it) but now back to it’s stand alone look, all be […]
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commision
A crown, a book & some stars.via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/fPmjJi