Atlas: Teatre Principal

Posted on April 17, 2017 Posted in DesignTagged brand, graphic design, Grid Systems, identity, International Typographic Style, print

Great brand identity work by New York and Spain based design consultancy, Atlas.

Commission Studio

Posted on December 5, 2016 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged branding, Design, identity, print

Commission is a London based studio founded by David McFarline and Christopher Moorby, that specializes in print, packaging, editorial, and advertising design.

They created this wonderful brand identity for Freight HHG, a UK homewares store. Commission drew inspiration for the visual system from the typography found on shipping containers.

Commission Freight HHG

Mildred & Duck

Posted on November 28, 2016November 27, 2016 Posted in Design, International Typographic Style, TypographyTagged branding, identity, Internationl Typographic Style, print, stationery

Mildred & Duck is a Melbourne-based design studio made up of by Sigiriya Brown and Daniel Smith. They specialize in print, digital and environmental media design.

They just recently completed a minimal typographic visual identity for window furnishing studio, Barlow & Hunt.

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Reissue of the 1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual

Posted on September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 Posted in Books, Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, TypographyTagged brand, identity, International Typographic Style, manual, NASA, system

Jesse Reed & Hamish Smyth, the fellas behind the wonderful 1970 NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual reissue, have announced a new Kickstarter for the reissue of the 1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual.

The original manual was created in 1975 as part of a NASA redesign done by Richard Danne and Bruce Blackburn, and it’s an important piece of American graphic design history. I’ve been on the lookout for years for a copy of the manual, but I still haven’t be able to find one. It’s super rare. That’s what makes this project so great. The manual will now be available to the general public, so everyone will get to enjoy it.

The reissued manual will be based on the Danne’s personal copy, and should ship in March 2016. Jesse and Hamish did an incredible job on the NYCTA manual, so I’m sure this reissue will be just as good. I’m definitely backing the project.

Here are the specs:

Images from the original presentation to NASA by Danne & Blackburn
500+ word foreword by Danne, who has provided never-before-seen materials from the DanneDesign archive
2000+ word essay on the culture of NASA at the time of the manual by Christopher Bonanos
Approximately 5lbs (2.3kg) on earth, 0.9lbs (0.4kg) on the moon
9.5 × 11.5″ (241 × 292mm)
200 pages including 10 gate folds
93 plates printed from high-resolution scans of Danne’s personal copy of the manual
CYMK + 5 Pantone® spot colors
Hardcover with soft touch lamination and two-color silkscreen
Printed in Italy
100 gsm Yupo Original and Perigord Matte 135 gsm
Stochastic printing
Red head and tail bands
Individually packaged in static shielding pouch

Atlas

Posted on July 23, 2015 Posted in DesignTagged brand, identity, minimal, print

Wonderful identity design by Atlas for the Barcelona Design Museum. You can see more of Atlas’ excellent work on Facebook and Instagram.

StudioSmall: Margaret Howell

Posted on May 18, 2015 Posted in Design, FashionTagged branding, Digital, identity, print

StudioSmall Margaret Howell

StudioSmall is a London-based agency that produced this lovely work for fashion brand, Margaret Howell. The work includes strategy, branding, digital, print, and environmental.