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Drool. The folks at Container List posted some photos of a PBS Identity Manual created by Chermayeff & Geismar back in 1984. The manual is part of the Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. I wonder if non SVA folks can get access to the archives. Would love to study this manual in person.
BVD recently updated their site with some great new work, one of which is this beautiful 7-Eleven branding. Unfortunately for us US folks, it looks like it’s just for the European market. We have to settle for this crap.
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.
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.
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.
Roseta y Oihana is a Barcelona based design agency founder by Roseta Mus Pons and Oihana Herrera Erneta. I absolutely love the identity and publication design they did for the MCP’s (Commonwealth of the Pamplona) Environmental Education Program.