A collaborative effort between Wolff Olins, the Uber Brand Experience Team, and MCKL Type Foundry results in a more modern and friendly look for the global mobility company.
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Jean-Pierre Lacroix Is Passionate About Design
Desire By Design is a new book by industry veteran Jean-Pierre Lacroix which explains how to drive desire for a brand.
Red Hot Technologies Heat Up PRINT® 18
PRINT 18® is celebrating its inaugural Red Hot Technology Program recognizing game-changing print and design technologies. The tradeshow is set for September 30 – October 2 in Chicago.
Arthur Ashe Stadium Nets New Identity
Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv designed a new identity for Arthur Ashe Stadium, home to the recently concluded US Open Tennis Championships.
Library of Congress Logo Is Metaphorical Bookshelf
Pentagram has created a brand identity for the Library of Congress in Washington DC.
Trailblazing Goldsholl Design Firm On Exhibit In Chicago
Northwestern University’s Block Museum examines the trailblazing Goldsholl husband and wife design team who had great influence on mid-20th Century advertising and design.
BooneOakley Bakes in Headlines
Boone Oakley actually baked in the headlines for this artisanal breadmaker’s campaign. Sort of.
UNO Brands A Feel Good Workplace
UNO Branding has executed the office graphics and branding of Manitoba Harvest’s new office space in Minneapolis.
Documentary Reveals Playboy’s Art Paul
Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny chronicles the story of the life and artistic impact of Art Paul, founding art director of Hugh Heffner’s iconic magazine.
Goal Is A Team of Austin’s Own
The Butler Bros creates a brand for Austin’s prospective Major League Soccer team that focuses on iconic symbols of the city and the color green.
Goodwill Positioned As Fashion Resource
Young & Laramore created a social media-first campaign for Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana that asks local artists to transform donated garments into their own unique designs.
Jennifer Morla Monograph Spans Four Decades
Jennifer Morla is publishing a monograph of her legendary work in collaboration with Letterform Archive; a Kickstarter campaign is alive through September 8.
SVA Showcases the Best of Chinese Design
SVA presents Graphic Design in China, a juried biennial that aims to showcase the growth of Chinese graphic design to an international audience.
Ample Hills Interactive Ice Cream Museum
C&G Partners has created an engaging visitor experience at Ample Hills Creamery factory in Brooklyn complete with a self-guided tour of the ice cream making process.
Vanity Fair Debuts Weightier Masthead
Vanity Fair magazine debuts a new look which features a new logo design and a weightier masthead. Post-Graydon Carter editor Radhika Jones positions the change as a modest revamp.
Lucid Branding Promises Luxury Auto Experience
San Francisco-based Tolleson helps position and brand Lucid Motors as a new kind of luxury vehicle. The logo is intended to reflect the car itself: sleek, modern and elongated.
WE DISSENT Exhibit of Feminist Design Set For Cooper Union
A new exhibition at Cooper Union in New York City offers a timely reconsideration the women’s movement through graphic design and diverse artifacts.
New Book Urges Designing Activism
Design Activism is a new book that profiles 31 designers fighting to make the world better as they see it.
Substantial CEO Sends Message to Women in Tech
Carey Jenkins is the first female CEO at Seattle-based Substantial digital agency and she hopes it sends a message.
Jovenville Updates Grunge For GRAMMY Fundraiser
Jovenville designed marketing materials for the annual Concert For Recovery sponsored by MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation.
Rizco Adds Designer To Team
Branding agency Rizco adds a new designer, Alexa Saltzman, to their team.
Siegel+Gale Reinvents ‘Timeshare’ For Wyndham Destinations
Siegel+Gale partners with Wyndham Destinations on a brand identity and strategy aimed at a younger demographic.
BuzzFeed Spinoff Evokes Traditional Newspapers
A new logo and Identity for Buzzfeed News, a serious news spinoff from the parent, looks newspaper-y and is executed inhouse.
Character Opens NY Office Led By Former R/GA Creative Directors
San Francisco-based branding and design agency Character adds new partners and ECDs for East Coast launch that includes a next generation office space in (where else?) Brooklyn.
Ford Foundation Head to Receive 2018 Director’s Award
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, is the Director’s Award recipient of the 2018 National Design Awards.
Timothy Goodman Makes Mischief
Elysian Brewing Company unveiling of murals across the U.S. under the umbrella of a “Making Mischief” campaign.
ESI Visual Identity Powers Historic Portland Building
ESI Design transforms an historic office building into a workplace for 21st century companies, while paying homage its original character and significance as a power station.
Pentagram Designs Magazine For The Wing
Pentagram designs a biannual magazine for The Wing, the network of co-working and community spaces for women.
Jovenville Creates Addictive Designs for Narcos
Jovenville creates design elements to promote the third season of the popular Netflix show and to help extend the brand
Superunion Conducts Campaign For Apple and London Symphony
Superunion helps spread the message that Apple and the London Symphony Orchestra are partnering to bring classical music to new audiences via exclusive content on Apple Music.
Rolling Stone Enhances Print Edition
Iconic pop culture magazine the Rolling Stone gives its logo, pages and website complete facelifts in recognition of changing audience tastes.
Grassroots Graphic Design Helps Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Win
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez waged an outsider campaign with an identity that emphasized grassroots activism and multiculturalism.
Mohawk Offers Line of 43 Uncoated Colored Papers
Mohawk is the exclusive distributor of of Keaykolour by Arjowiggins Creative Papers, a quality uncoated grade with a range of of 43 fresh colors.
PRINT® 18 Is All About Learning
For creative and marketing professionals, PRINT 18 promises fresh ideas for ‘wow’ print marketing, impactful digital techniques, seminars and hands-on design labes, and a better understanding of the fusion of digital and print technologies. Visionary Seth Godin, above, delivers the keynote.
Educators to Watch
Design education and educators have more influence than ever on the fast-changing shape of design, media and culture. This is certainly true of the 2018 group…
Flexible Design Speaks For TimesTalks
TimesTalks, a live conversation and performance series organized by The New York Times, introduces a new identity developed by the New York office of Base. With lots of type and color options, the system is flexible within a coherent system.
C&G Partners Designs ‘Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11’
The emotion of the crowd is the inspiration for C&G Partners’ design of “Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11,” a new special exhibition opening soon at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Ogilvy Reimagines Itself With Help From COLLINS
Venerable Ogilvy is rebranding with help from Brian Collins of COLLINS, who is a former CCO of the Ogilvy design and brand experience division.
SVA Gets On Board The PrideTrain
SVA Design faculty and alums are spreading messages of love and tolerance in NYC subway stations in anticipation of NYC Pride events.
In Memoriam: Susan Jackson Keig (1918-2018)
Susan Jackson Keig, an internationally noted graphic designer and art director for over seven decades, has died. She was active to the age of one hundred.