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Some nice diecutting going on here: ashortinspiration: VCE...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:30:33 -0400

Some nice diecutting going on here:

VCE Season of Excellence

The VCE Season of Excellence, by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), is a series of events and exhibitions celebrating a selection of A+ grade work produced by VCE students in an array of creative fields.

A Friend Of Mine created a graphic campaign around the concept of ‘process’ for the umbrella event and 5 sub events. The identity had to translate in both a 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional environment as exhibition signage was a key consideration alongside more traditional print applications. A series of multi dimensional hand-cut dioramas were created for each field, depicting the depth of talent and process behind each event. The human element was important to capture in the visual language of the campaign to reflect the students it celebrated. Each event diorama opens as a window of action through the silhouette of an arm, reflecting the level of work the students have put in through their studies and capturing a feeling of excitement and pro-activity evident in the work and attitudes of the students.

A Friend of Mine worked with Ryan Ward on the campaign identity, Chris Methers of White Cube on the exhibition design and Shane Loorham on the campaign photography.

More on: afom.com

Very nice coffeehouse branding - fun, modern and patriotic!...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:30:20 -0400

Very nice coffeehouse branding - fun, modern and patriotic! Perfect since it’s in Massachusetts:

inspirationfeed:

Fuel is a new “vintage-modern” American coffeehouse that celebrates friendships, inspiration, hard work, and the American “can-do” spirit. To “Ignite your Journey,” they offer custom coffee, better beverages, fresh foods and baked goods.

Source: http://inspirationfeed.com

Vintage-inspired-but-modern travel...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:30:26 -0400

Vintage-inspired-but-modern travel posters:

inspirationfeed:

Alex Asfour is a graphic designer specializing in print design as well as illustration and web design. For his latest project, Alex created a series of beautiful travel posters that is inspired by vintage design.

Source: fancycrave.com

Beautiful wine labeling ‘Nagging Doubt’ – inspired...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:30:33 -0400

Beautiful wine labeling ‘Nagging Doubt’ – inspired by hand drawn chalkboard art:

kateoplis:

Tanamachi Studio

Love this gorgeous identity featuring a 3D stamp and lots of...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:30:26 -0400

Love this gorgeous identity featuring a 3D stamp and lots of embedded meaning:

ashortinspiration:

Ashford & Ashford’s

Ashford & Ashford’s mark holds great symbolic importance to the company as a whole. Two main ideas founded the mark. The first: to create a very structured mark to convey stability, credibility, and legality. The second idea was to use an underlying organic feeling in order to communicate reliability, approachability, and accessibility.

This balance was struck in both the typography and the crest itself. The typeface is structured yet curvilinear. When creating the crest of the mark, we did so in layers. The first layer, the outlining of the crest, is designed to mirror the organic curvature within the typeface. Next was the incorporation of the signature ‘A.’ The ‘A’ is used as a reference to an oil-rig, in relation to the work of Ashford & Ashford. Finally, three curvilinear lines were integrated behind the ‘A’, used to symbolize the layers of the earth. The placing of the diamond in the lower half of the crest was chosen as a reference to minerals.

More on: ghostokc.com

kateoplis: From Chicago Tribune to Boston, With Love

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:30:45 -0400

kateoplis:

From Chicago Tribune to Boston, With Love

laughingsquid: Light Projections in Brooklyn In Support of...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:20:47 -0400

laughingsquid:

Light Projections in Brooklyn In Support of Boston After Bombings

kateoplis: Amnesty International Welcomes Putin To Amsterdam

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:30:20 -0400

kateoplis:

Amnesty International Welcomes Putin To Amsterdam

laughingsquid: Exploded Flowers, Photos of Artfully...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:31:27 -0400

laughingsquid:

Exploded Flowers, Photos of Artfully Disassembled Flowers

weandthecolor: Graphic Calendar Design Martin Oberhäuser, well...

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:30:35 -0500

weandthecolor:

Graphic Calendar Design

Martin Oberhäuser, well known for his user interface, web and infographic designs created this stunning calendar for 2013. The calendar is printed on mat 170g paper and is available in black or white. More on oberhaeuser.info.

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nevver: Color of the Year 2013

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:30:37 -0500

nevver:

Color of the Year 2013

gregmelander: HOUSING Vibrantly colored University Housing,...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:30:45 -0500

gregmelander:

HOUSING

Vibrantly colored University Housing, Gandía / Guallart Architects.

lovedesignlife: Bryan Fisher’s packaging for Imperial, a line...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:30:31 -0500

lovedesignlife:

Bryan Fisher’s packaging for Imperial, a line of men’s toiletries.

“The inspiration for the packaging was pure utility ephemera. We asked ourselves, if the military issued grooming products what would they look like? Or if you could buy men’s grooming products at a hardware store what would they look like? We wanted contemporary, masculine yet timeliness.”

(via The Dieline)

simple, clean cover.

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:30:32 -0500

simple, clean cover.

lovedesignlife: Georgian headmaster transforms old airplane...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:54:59 -0500

lovedesignlife:

Georgian headmaster transforms old airplane into a kindergarten

“The airplane has been transformed and features educational equipment, games and toys but the cockpit is still the same with over 1500 buttons that the kids love to play with while imitating real pilots ready for takeoff. The headmaster, Gari Chapidze, wanted to create a kindergarten where children can come and enjoy while learning too. The private play school that is set up in impoverished Georgian industrial city charges parents about $90 a month, which is more than double what is charged by state-run institutions, but give children an experience not many could get.”

(via Eco Chunk)

rmgdesign: (via Montague Projects Blog: Daily Book Graphics...

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:30:31 -0500

rmgdesign:

(via Montague Projects Blog: Daily Book Graphics #1247)

‘the common phobias of creatives’ poster

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:30:34 -0500

‘the common phobias of creatives’ poster

fastcodesign: A group of Estonian architects have built a...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:30:29 -0500

fastcodesign:

A group of Estonian architects have built a trampoline walkway through a Russian forest.

weandthecolor: Stunning Brand Design Porto, Portugal-based...

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:30:37 -0500

weandthecolor:

Stunning Brand Design

Porto, Portugal-based Royal Studio was hired to design the brand identity for McCooper Studios, a photography studio with a special touch in Sci-fi and a background in cinema. The designers of the Royal Studio combined a typical style of the 20s and 30s with a mad-man steampunk sci-fi era mood.

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ashortinspiration: GoHiking Industry Setting With the rise of...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:30:26 -0500

ashortinspiration:

GoHiking

Industry Setting
With the rise of a burgeoning middle class in Taiwan, interest in sportswear has grown rapidly over the past decade. The outdoor sports apparel market has become a highly competitive space as suppliers have proliferated, most of which lack well-defined brands or clear strategies. GoHiking is a local distribution channel that offers various foreign brands of outdoor sports apparel within this space.

Challenge
GoHiking was perceived as an outdated, old-fashioned sports apparel channel store. It suffered from poor, unattractive store design and a brand identity that people in the 20-30 age range found unappealing. With nothing to distinguish it from other local companies and a corporate acquisition bringing about a change in direction, the brand needed urgent modernization and a complete strategic makeover that would better align it with the tastes of a younger audience.

Strategy
Beginning with research that revealed fresh customer insights, we found that a gap in the market presented an opportunity for a striking and distinctive visual identity that broke ranks with the rest of the market. If original colors were combined with new materials and an approach that had never before been attempted in this space, a breakthrough could be made that captured the attention of the market. This would lead to the strategic repositioning of the brand, giving it associations of modernity, dynamism and aspirations for a better life that resonate with a 20-30 year-old audience.

Result
The new identity included color, store design, packaging, and bag design, and transformed GoHiking into a stylish, contemporary and chic brand. The choice of yellow, when used in combination with wood, created an in-store design that was unprecedented in the local market, achieving high levels of acceptance amongst a wider proportion of consumers and creating significant differentiation from competitors.

More on: ddg.com.tw