Polaroid Branding

Posted on December 15, 2011December 16, 2011 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged branding, graphic design, identity, International Typographic Style, minimalism, print7 Comments

Polaroid Branding

In 1958, Polaroid hired graphic designer Paul Giambarba to help them develop a new visual brand that would separate them from Kodak. What Paul designed was a simple, beautiful and unique visual language. At its core was a color bar system and sans-serif typeface that is still recognizable today. The typeface used in the branding is News Gothic, by Morris Fuller Benton.

To my enjoyment, Paul has blog where he’s written about the branding and gives a little insight on what went into developing this brand. This info is pure gold, and hopefully it remains available for a long time.

Salone Posters

Posted on December 12, 2011December 12, 2011 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged graphic design, grid system, international typographic, minimalism, posters, print2 Comments

Salone posters

The Salone Internazionale del Mobile is a trade fair that was formed in 1961 that is a showcase of excellent Italian furniture. Dwell has featured a great gallery showing the evolution of the event posters. My favorites are pictured here. Both were designed by by Alberto Longhi, the top in 1968, and the one below was done in 1976. You can find some additional information here.

Lark Cigarette Packaging

Posted on December 7, 2011December 7, 2011 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged graphic design, international typographic, minimalism, packaging5 Comments

George tscherny lark cigarettes

Love this packaging design created in 1968 by George Tscherny for Lark. A great design for a terrible product.

International Year of Chemistry 2011

Posted on December 1, 2011November 28, 2011 Posted in Design, International Typographic StyleTagged graphic design, International Typographic Style, minimalism, modernism, posters, prints5 Comments

Simon page international year of chemistry

In 2009, Simon Page created a series of wonderful posters to promote the International Year of Astronomy. This year he created another stellar series to increase the appreciation of Chemistry.

Coast

Posted on November 11, 2011 Posted in DesignTagged branding, graphic design, identity, minimalism1 Comment

Coast Design

Very nice work from Belgium based agency, Coast. Especially this branding for Alixx.

G-Star RAW for Vitra

Posted on September 19, 2011September 19, 2011 Posted in Industrial Design, MerchTagged classics, Design, furniture, industrial, minimalism, modernism

I’m really diggin’ this special edition furniture collection of nine classics by Jean Prouvé, remixed by G-Star RAW for Vitra. I’m a fan of G-Star clothing and I’m fascinated by how the furniture feels right in line with the G-Star brand. This is a great collab.

The collection is going to be available for one year at The Conran Shop starting in October.