Brothers Coffee Roasters

Posted on October 6, 2010October 6, 2010 Posted in DesignTagged graphic design, identity, packaging3 Comments

Brothers Coffee Roasters

Elegant and simple identity and packaging design for Brothers Coffee Roasters by Australian studio Verse.

Soulellis Studio

Posted on October 6, 2010October 6, 2010 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, TypographyTagged graphic design, grid system, newspaper, print, typeface, Typography1 Comment

Soulellis Rockefeller Foundation Ad

This is a lovely ad for The Rockefeller Foundation by the excellent Soulellis Studio. Type is set in Knockout and Aktiv Grotesk on a diagonal grid.

Morten Iveland

Posted on October 1, 2010October 1, 2010 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged Books, graphic design, International Typographic Style, print, texture, vintage

Morten Iveland Book Covers

Here’s another great set of vintage book cover concepts by Norwegian designer, Morten Iveland. I love the attention to the detail of the paper textures. It really helps make the pieces feel authentic.

Via Minimalissimo

Julian Montague

Posted on September 26, 2010September 26, 2010 Posted in Books, Design, International Typographic StyleTagged Books, graphic design, International Typographic Style, print, vintage1 Comment

julian-montague-mcgraw-covers

Lovely set of faux book covers created by Julian Montague as a tribute to vintage McGraw Hill books.

Fritz Gottschalk

Posted on September 23, 2010September 23, 2010 Posted in Design, Design Legends, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged design legend, graphic design, International Typographic Style, passport, stamps, Swiss9 Comments

In 1973, Fritz Gottschalk designed these postage stamps for the Canada Post to celebrated the meeting of the main organizations involved in earth exploration. Beautiful.

Gottschalk is a renowned Swiss designer that founded the agency, Gottschalk+Ash International, and is widely known for designing the Swiss passport. I can’t seem to find an image online of his passport design, if anyone has one I’d love to see it. Gottschalk+Ash International is also responsible for two of lovely theater posters: one and two.

Ikko Tanaka

Posted on September 19, 2010September 19, 2010 Posted in Design, Design Legends, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged culture, graphic design, International Typographic Style, Japan, modernism

Ikko Tanaka Nihon Buyo Poster

Ikko Tanaka (1930–2002) was an influential Japanese graphic designer who combined Japanese tradition with the International Typographic Style to form a style of his own. He’s most known for this 1981 poster for a Nihon Buyo dance performance, in which he created an abstract geisha using basic geometric forms placed on a simple grid.