This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Brand Identity. Within the class, students are asked to develop a complete brand identity system based…
In 2012, Australia-based Studio Round was tasked with developing a brand new identity for the Jewish International Film Festival. Their goal was to reposition the event as a “contemporary, forward-thinking selection of international Jewish films, and move it away from…
I recently discovered the work of Vitae Design, the studio of Toronto-based independent graphic designer Cameron McKague. His work is equal parts minimal and playful, and runs the gamut from identity work to design for print, packaging and websites. A…
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: fruit & feathers. Fruit Fact: since an apple a day keeps the doctor away, carrying a…
Bogotá, Colombia-based design studio Indice recently completed the identity and collateral for Ocio, a creative, informal restaurant and bar. The encyclopediac imagery was inspired by head chef Laura Londoño’s recent educational culinary travels.
Savvy Studio recently worked on the design for Puebla 109, a new gastropub in Mexico City. The identity consists of a series of icons inspired by Mexican postage stamps throughout history.
I’m loving the identity and custom packaging design that Funnel developed for Lyon Distilling Co. Based out of Saint Michaels, Maryland, the distillery produces handcrafted spirits including the rum you see below. For more of Funnel’s work, be sure to…
Orlando-based studio Push recently took their design for restaurants one step further, by choosing to conceptualize, own and operate one for themselves. The result, Hubbly Bubbly Falafel Shop, is a new eatery offering, of course, falafel and other Middle Eastern foods. The dream…
I’ve seen Wedge & Lever, a relatively new (established in 2012) design studio out of San Diego, all over the place lately, and rightfully so. Their portfolio is filled with lots of incredible work, but these three projects particularly caught my…
While browsing around Behance recently I stumbled upon the awesome portfolio of Clara Mulligan, who happens to be a Design Director at Creature. And as someone often drawn to restaurant branding, one of the projects that immediately stood out was…
One of Apartment One‘s most recent projects is their work for Beespace, “a new concept nonprofit incubator, helping to identify and launch the next generation of innovative nonprofits.” You can take a look at the bold visuals below, but be…
Watch out: this Little Mule kicks. After sharing her talents and building her chops at Pentagram (Austin, TX) and Yee-Haw Industries (Knoxville, TN), Blair Richardson decided to set off on her own. After three years of freelance in Austin under the name…
Atlanta-based designer Alyssa Blank kicked off her 2014 with some exciting work for Bike and Build, a nonprofit that organizes cross-country bicycle trips for college aged students in addition to coordinating Habitat for Humanity builds in communities through which the…
This afternoon I am loving the stripped down, graphic brand identity and collateral that DIA developed for Porter & Plot: Porter & Plot is an artisanal wine brand currently being launched by California based online retailer Club W. The Porter…
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: aviation & avocados. Aviation The new year means new opportunities to dream and create, so it’s…
The latest project from BLOW’s creative team is the identity and collateral for Shanghai PoPo 336 a modern restaurant located in Shanghai: Inspired by the gorgeous yet warm atmosphere of the dining room in a Shanghai villa, Shanghai Po Po 336…
Heydays recently did a massive portfolio update (with a beautiful new site, by the way), and their work for Bolivar was one of the projects that caught my eye. An Oslo-based restaurant serving South American cuisine, wine and cigars, the…
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: noodles & numbers. NOODLES If your New Year’s resolution involves losing a few pounds and gaining…
