Tuesday April 10, 2012 18:06
Being a graphic designer, I love being surrounded by innovative and artistic objects. Right from my bedroom to the workplace, I always keep the ambiance adorned with elements of graphic design. While surfing on the internet, I came across a humorous yet brilliant artwork that startled me. CB2 is a website [...]
Monday April 9, 2012 23:06
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Friday April 6, 2012 18:54
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Friday April 6, 2012 18:54
There are few logo ideas that are as widespread as the dove/hand combination.
Sketches by Sunny Zheng.
Image via QBN.
Designed by Timur Yevtuhov.
Designed by Daniel Evans.
For Hospice of the Valley. Via Bill Heyman.
Designed by Austin & Company.
Designed by Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain.
Designed by Robin Kosnas.
Designed by ZeeBrands.
Designed by Pentagram for The Waterways Trust (probably not a dove).
Designed by Green [...]
Wednesday April 4, 2012 09:51
There was this design client of mine who approached me in the middle of the project and said, “The design is great. Could you just make the font bigger? I asked what font size would he like me to use on which he raised his index finger and replied, “This big!”I’m sure most [...]
Wednesday April 4, 2012 09:51
From March 10th to 31st this year the Ministry of Tourism of Haiti ran an open call for people all over the world to submit logos and slogans.
Current Haiti tourism logo
The winners will receive round trip plane tickets to Haiti, 3 nights and 4 days and a meeting with Stephanie Villedrouin, Haiti’s Minister of Tourism.
Haiti [...]
Tuesday April 3, 2012 14:49
A competition was launched in January where the entrants were briefed to create a logo using the Liechtenstein national colours of blue, red and gold, and to reflect values such as self-determination, independence and security.
Liechtenstein flag, via wallpapersnova.com
The winning design (below) was created by UK-based designer and citizen of Liechtenstein Marc Weymann.
“According to the Liechtenstein [...]
Thursday March 29, 2012 20:26
This nice little book landed on my doorstep today.
“Although Mash Creative has only been a studio since 2009, I have actually worked as a graphic designer for more than 14 years. This book showcases 41 of my favourite logos I have designed during that time. All logos have been shown in their most basic state [...]
Thursday March 29, 2012 01:22
The winners of the second Brand New Awards by UnderConsideration have been announced. The criteria included that work must have been implemented or approved for implementation during 2011. Here’s a snippet.
Best of show (1 of 2)
Saint Bartholomew’s Church, by OCD | The Original Champions of Design
Best of show (2 of 2)
New Theatre, by Interbrand Sydney
Logo [...]
Monday March 26, 2012 16:20
Typography is an integral aspect of designing and a graphic designer requires meticulous knowledge to work on it. Selection of fonts can make or break a typographic design. There are several impending questions that should be answered before you start with a typography project… like what family of font should be [...]