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Notable New Books By and For Graphic Designers
New and noteworthy books by and for graphic designers.
AMEX Credits Pentagram and McGarryBowen With Brand Reposition
Amex’s new advertising campaign and brand positioning, including a more legible logo, positions the company as an essential part of consumers’ lives.
Holly Kowalski
After years as an in-house designer and then solo designer, Holly Kowalski launched her own design studio, Kay James Design, in 2011.
Communicating Beauty To A Visually Sophisticated Audience
Created by advertising agency The Republik, a new site seeks to communicate beauty to architects and interior designers.
Beachside Restaurant Graphics Brings The Outside In
IdeaWork Studios completes the naming, brand identity, and web presence a new beachside restaurant using design elements from sand, sea and sky.
Designers Deal Advice on Reaching Visual and Hearing Impaired
Studio Analogous has created “Designing for Everyone” cards advise designers on how to create communications that effectively reach the sizable percent of vision or hearing impaired customers.
Siegel+Gale Puts Fresh Face On Beauty Brand Birchbox
Siegel+Gale has created a visual identity for online cosmetics retailer Birchbox that appeas to “The Beauty Majority” where beauty is fun rather than an obsession.
Kick Looks At Minnesota Opera From New Angles
Branding and design agency Kick partnered with Minnesota Opera on a rebrand that underscores innovation and vitality.
New Mohawk Guide Pushes The Envelope
Mohawk has released A Maker’s Field Guide to Envelopes, the latest in a series of guides designed to inspire and educate designers, their clients and printers.
Rum Label Is Passport to Caribbean Culture
Project M Plus designed the label for Atlantico rum, made in the Dominican Republic, elevating the brand by capitalizing on the clients’ love of the Caribbean
NEENAH Packaging Helps Beauty Brands Shine
Neenah Packaging has introduced new Pearlized Folding Board into its portfolio to meet the growing demand for “shimmer and shine” in beauty packaging.
LogoLounge 2017 Trend Report
Trend cycles that used to run in 30-year chunks are now cycling through at half that rate, if not less.
Courtney Hurst-Windham
Courtney Hurst-Windham is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design in the School of Industrial + Graphic Design at Auburn University.
Brand Union Empowers All-Female Sub-Saharan Startup
Brand Union has unveiled a new brand platform and website for technology start-up Kiteka, an all-female, all-mobile digital outsourcing network for female entrepreneurs in Uganda.
Jennifer Morla Honored By Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards
Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announces National Design Award honorees in 11 categories of various disciplines including Communications Award winner Jennifer Morla.
US Postal Service Having A Ball
In June, the U.S. Postal Service will release first-of-a-kind stamps with the look and feel of actual balls used in eight popular sports.
Pentagram’s Natasha Jen Gives Ice Cream A Minimalist Flavor
Pentagram’s Natasha Jen and team serve up a new brand identity system for artisanal ice cream makers Van Leeuwen.
New Glenmorangie Packaging Evokes Sunset Over Madeira
Boutique design agency ButterflyCannon was inspired by the colors and crafts of Madeira in its package design for Glenmorangie Bacalta, a private edition whiskey aged in Madeiran casks.
Lily Fulop
Lily Fulop believes in art, beauty, and design to enhance life and interaction.
New Taco Bell Logo Is About Customization and Color
Taco Bell has a flexible new logo created by Lippincott in collaboration with Taco Bell’s internal design group, TBD.
Simmered Cider Scent Just in Time for Fall
Graphic design firm Wink has developed the packaging for a new fall scent from candle and gift fragrance studio Thyme.
Landor Identity for Australian Open Is Game Changer
Landor Australia reinforces the Australian Open’s reputation for fun and innovation with a new identity.
FormNation Styles New Look For Uberliss Haircare Products
FormNation, formerly Studio Jan Habraken, developed a fashion-forward look for haircare brand Uberliss.
Introducing #ColorOf: An Experiment in Human Interaction and Color
Type in a hashtag and, courtesy of Rule29, see the predominant colors of the latest Instagram posts associated with that hashtag.
2016 Logo Trends Report Sees Simplicity As King
Top 15 Logo Trends for 2016 via LogoLounge, a unique site that explores logo and identity design. Simplicity is king, typography is austere, and the circle is central as screens become smaller and more dominant.
Thinkso’s Give a Brand!® Celebrates Five Years of Pro Bono Rebranding
Thinkso is giving a free brand makeover to a worthy medical care nonprofit; please vote online to help choose the winner.
Bluemarlin Has Fun With Chocolate’s Heritage As Currency
TCHO Chocolate has a colorful new look for its Pairings line.
Landor Helps Cracker Barrel Launch Modern Southern Restaurant
Landor partners with Cracker Barrel to cook up a whimsical, inviting brand and environment.
Trollbäck Animations Attract Spotify Listeners
Spotify turns to Tröllback to attract increasingly distracted users
4 Beauty Packaging Trends To Watch
Exciting trends in beauty packaging as observed by Interbrand strategist Kelsey Anderson.
Uber Rebrand Mixes Atoms and Bits To Mixed Response
Uber, the ride-sharing service, has been rebranded by its inhouse team. The effort is ambitious, the response mixed at best.
Dian Holton
Dian Holton is deputy art director at AARP and her creative passion continues to be fueled by random jaunts globally to discover new social initiatives, artists and inspiration.
Manuella Bonomi
Manuella Bonomi is a Nigerian art student currently studying Communication Design at PrattMWP.
Gallery Show Features New Paula Scher Map Paintings
A new exhbition of paintings by Paula Scher opens February 18, 2016.
Legalities Inform Pentagram Packages For Snoop Dogg Cannabis
A new Pentagram identity for cannabis connoisseur Snoop Dogg.
SFMOMA Identity Inspired By Hills, Fog and Nonconformity
SFMOMA has repositioned its brand to reflect the expansion of its physical plant and to express an more open and welcoming attitude.
CF Napa Helps Brother Duran Fulfill His Mission
CF Napa bottle for Brother Duran evokes the early 19th century California missions.
HIDC Boston: Visual Design + Technology November 5-7
The How Interactive Design Conference is coming up Nov 5-7; it’s a look at how visual design intersects with emerging interactive technologies; use GDUSA
Courtney Welcomes Visitors To Washington’s Largest Event Facility
Seattle’s Washington State Convention Center in Seattle welcomes over 400,000 guests each year. However, the 30-year-old wayfinding system at WSCC struggled to greet, guide and direct these guests. Built in a challenging urban location, the success of the original building led to three expansions, spreading across several city blocks and creating the largest meeting and event facility […]