All newspapers should look this good. By Mega Design for Danish newspaper, Information.
Category: Design
Bedow
I love this corporate identity and stationery by Bedow for Askeroths trappor och räcken, a small Swedish manufacturer specializing in custom built stairs and railings.
CN Logo
The timeless CN mark was designed by Allan Flemming in 1959. The story goes that Fleming came up with the design while traveling on a New York-bound airplane, where he sketched the idea on a cocktail napkin.
Graham Smith put together a great write-up on the history of the logo, with some links to more resourceful information.
To Have And To Hold
Sorry for the silence. Sandy took out my power, so haven’t had much internet access. I hope everyone in the NYC area made it through the storm ok.
Now for some design goodness. To Have And To Hold is an awesome Tumblr that features a collection of paper bags from the 70’s and 80’s. The collection is part of the Preston Polytechnic ephemera archive and is housed in their Library. Pretty cool.
1968 Mexico Olympics
The 1972 and 1976 Olympics are often referred to as having the best graphic identity systems, but the one for the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico is often overlooked. It’s right up there, in my opinion. The excellent site, Graphic Ambient, has a great visual overview of the identity system, including a list of the design team.
André Meca
Some very nice work from André Meca. My favorite is this London Guide set in Akzidenz Grotesk.