H&M Packaging

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Ok, this is probably the first and last time I’ll write this but… I have a crazy urge to go out and buy women’s stocking and tights. No, not to wear, but because they’re wrapped in a gorgeous packaging design by one of my all-time favorite studios, BVD.

Why can’t all packaging design be this damn good? Too bad it was in circulating between 1999-2001. Bummer.

Via Lovely Package        

rw/2 Identity Design

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Stunning identity design for photography studio rw/2 by Sebastian Gram while working with Hello Monday. Excellent choice of color, love the minty green, and great use of white space. The grid brings all these elements together to create a superb design.

Via Jason Alejandro        

In House

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I’m telling you, there is a serious design boom going on in Australia and New Zealand. Just the other day I wrote about Scenrio and now I’ve been contacted by another excellent firm in Auckland called In House. A fantastic portfolio that exhibits quality work. Check them out.        

Design by Silnt

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I’ve been meaning to write about these guys for sometime now and this new project was a nice kick–in–the–butt to finally do it. Silnt is a studio based in Singapore and led by Felix Ng.

Pictured above is a lovely special edition box set containing the artwork and sounds created by the participating artists for the Dual City Sessions / Art with Sound exhibition. 1290gsm cardboard is used for the packaging and the artwork is printed on 300gsm Recycled FSC Certified Wove Fresh White. Best of all, it’s all set in the gorgeous Alte Haas Grotesk typeface.

You can purchase the set at The Asylum.        

Corporate Diversity : Swiss Graphic Design by Geigy

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Image above is from Things To Look At.

Here’s a great book that’s just been released by Lars Müller Publishers titled Corporate Diversity: Swiss Graphic Design and Advertising by Geigy, 1940–1970. Designed by Norm and set in their typeface Replica (thanks Jonathan!), it features the brilliant work of the in house design studio at J. R. Geigy AG, most of which was created for the medical industry. Geigy was based in Basel and the work helped spread the International Typographic Style with its minimal approach and by employing designers such as Karl Gerstner, Jörg Hamburger, Toshihiro Katayama and Armin Hofmann.

Corporate Diversity displays Swiss graphic design at its best and rivals the classic ABC Verlag book, Publicity and Graphic Design in the Chemical Industry. It makes a great addition to any collection.

A short film was created on the exhibit that accompanied the book.

You can also see more images of the book here and here or purchase a copy for yourself from Amazon.