Growth Chart, by COÖP

Here is a lovely package/product design called Basic Shapes created by the COÖP, a design studio based in Melbourne, Australia. A family of animal characters were created by combining the square, circle and triangle. The characters were silk-screened to a 1680 X 500mm modernist growth chart for kids. Honest, pure and devoid of superfluous details, the product imaginatively introduces kids to basic geometric learning and spark the imagination through the inclusion of memorable animal facts. The charts are compactly packaged in custom triangular cartons made from 100% recycled post consumer waste pulp. These can be purchased only in the (uk) and (aus).

British Airways Ads

Just came across these British Airways Ads developed by design studio BBH (Bartle Bogle Hegarty). Not sure if this ad campaign will be an award-winning campaign, but the photography is sure great. I can also relate to the ad's messaging, which promotes adventure on a personal level. When you're traveling, sometimes the best thing to do is not to be such a tourist. You may find yourself discovering new ways of enjoying a city or place by getting lost, talking to locals, walking around instead of taking a tour bus, or a trolley, and by simply changing your plans as you go. Have a look.

Rubitone (Rubik + Pantone)

I guess it was only a matter of time for someone to come up with Rubitone, a Rubik's cube concept created by Ignacio Pilotto. This concept is not intended to be a commercial product. There is no affiliation between Pantone, Inc. and the Rubitone. PANTONE® and other Pantone, Inc. According to the designer PANTONE Color identification is solely for artistic purposes and not intended to be used for specification. Interesting concept indeed. Pilotto is an industrial designer based in Argentina. Check him out.

Pepsi, it's official

As some of you may already know how Pepsi's new $1 million logo leaked into every blog and online newspaper. It is now official that what was a "coming soon" brand, is now a reality. Over the next couple of years, Pepsi will be spending around $1.2 billion on a global overhaul of a new marketing strategy that began with new branding. There are a lot of lovers and haters out there in regards to the new branding. To some, Pepsi's new redesign defines the very essence of minimalist and modernism, and to others it seems as if a student won a Pepsi logo contest. Personally, I think that for a $1 million initiative, it leaves a lot to be desired. But who am I to judge, I guess we'll just have to wait and see how everyone else feels about it. You may find some in-depth articles on Pepsi's rebranding in Underconsideration's titles, "Pepsi Revealed. Sort of", "In Brief: Pepsi gets official", "The New Pepsi Challenge: Guess the Smile", and "Pepsi, New Bottles". Also read Brain Picking's "Pepsi: Can it?" article, and UK's Creative Review (CR) "Pepsi To Leave Em' Laughing" article. For those of you who have yet not seen Pepsi's new logo (designed by Arnell Group), here are some images.

Tee Sale! YWFT

Geez! Check out some of these sick Tees for sale over at YouWorkForThem's site. If you love limited edition artist/designer Tees, this is a place to check out. I'm assuming Tees are flying out the door with some steal of a deal prices. My favorite is the orange grid system design which reminds me of Brockmann's work. Check out their site for more tee designs and other goodies including: freebies, books, images, vectors, brushes, and more.

Anthony Dart, OntWerp

So my iMac is finally good and healthy again. Glad to be back up and running. I came across the work of Anthony Dart based in Johannesburg, South Africa. What caught my attention to his work were these beautiful magazine covers done for Nerve Magazine. Beautiful type, layout and color usage. Nicely done Anthony. Check him out.

isometrica, type experiment

One of our clients asks us to use a hexagon / honeycomb shape for a project we were working on. In trying to come up with a visually appealing way to display the shape, this type experiment came about by accident. The type is made from the hexagon/honeycomb shape rotated into a 30 degree angle to create a cubic form shape. A 30 degree grid system was then created to create each character. A gradient palette and casting shadows added more interest to this "happy accident". Although this is not part of our client's project, it is fair to say that sometimes unexpected outcomes may pop up during a design process. Since this typographic experiment is mainly developed using 30 degree angles, I decided to name it "isometrica".

Muggie Ramadani

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, but my main iMac got sick :(. I'll be posting more stuff as soon as I get it back. In the meantime, I came across the work of Muggie Ramadani, a graphic designer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. His work showcases a wealth of corporate identity and branding portfolio pieces that can impress just about anyone. His attention to detail and graphic standard guides created in his work is an example of what every designer doing this line of work should spire as a standard of quality and craftsmanship. Among many other examples, simply check out this corporate identity he did for H + H International. Very Impressive indeed.






















H+H Image Style photographed by Jens Larson.