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Sibling Rivalry Identity Is Classic
Sibling Rivalry conceptualized and designed the logo, trailer, screen passes, and animated elements for Turner Classic Movies 13th annual Classic Film Festival. The “C” is a nod to the iconic film reel that made up the TCM Film Festival logo in the past.
Unilever Food and Beverage Brands To Halt Kids Advertising
Unilever will no longer be marketing its substantial portfolio of food and beverage brands to children. Citing new global principles for responsible marketing, the conglomerate has decided to raise the age limit from 13 to 16.
So: Brands Must Get Social & Political
Alan So of the Skona agency on why brands should be affluent in social/cultural ideologies and not just on product anymore. Airbnb, Target, Patagonia provide good and relevant examples.
In Memoriam: Harvey Hunt (1949-2022)
Harvey Hunt of Berthold Types passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on April 3. He will be missed and he will be remembered for his very real contributions to the worlds of digital type and graphic arts.
Neenah: Create Memorable Moments
Brand decision makers and designers alike are all working towards a common goal — create memorable moments to drive brand loyalty.
AIGA Sets Design + Business Conference
Lynda Decker, Michael Bierut and Katrina Alcorn are among those featured in AIGA’s second annual Design + Business Conference to showcase how design is impacting businesses in measurable ways.
Gordon Kaye: Our 2022 Package Design Awards
Our 59th anniversary package design awards program is among the largest – and is certainly the most selective – we have organized. This is all the more significant as it comes against the backdrop of a boom in the packaging industry.
ECP Designs For EARTHDAY.ORG
Extra Credit Projects is helping to bring national awareness and creativity to Earth Day through its partnership with EARTHDAY.ORG and the Out of Home Advertising Association of America. The theme: Invest In Our Planet.
Lippincott Plugs Hydrogen Revolution
Plug Power Inc., a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, reveals a new brand, purpose, and an optimistic logo with the help of venerable brand design firm Lippincott.
Warner Bros. Discovery Embraces Shield
Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv have designed the identity for the merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery to form Warner Bros. Discovery. The WB shield has been retained but updated.
‘Cash Is Best’ In USAID Student Design Competition
College students from all over the US created public service announcements about why monetary donations are the best way to help communities after international disasters.
Tweaking A Milton Glaser Logo
Brooklyn Brewery has launched its global design refresh by Robot Food. Building carefully and respectfully on a logo created by design legend Milton Glaser, the design firm notes that “It’s all too easy to f*** up an icon.”
Infinitely Generative ‘Unbiased’ Logo
Talia Cotton is a designer and coder at Pentagram, and a 2018 GDUSA Student to Watch. Her logo for GBA, a new arts organization, is infinitely generative, computer-generated but human-driven and, thus, the inherent design bias is reduced or removed.
Univenture Invites General Public To Invest
Investors have the ability to join growing Biotech & Eco Packaging sectors with the announcement of Univenture’s funding round on investment platform WeFunder.
Pentagram, NYT Top Type Directors Club Competition
The winners of the Type Directors Club TDC68 Communication Design and 25TDC Typeface Design competitions have been announced. Pentagram and The New York Times Magazine were the most honored.
Dirt Matters To Affinity Creative Group
Raventós Codorníu engaged Affinity Creative Group for an eyebrow-raising and differentiating branding for their latest California grown wine. The solution: a play on the double meaning of dirt.
Design Museum Everywhere Sets Week Of Programming
Design Museum Week will feature five days of virtual and in-person programs in cities nationwide from April 25-29. The organizer is Design Museum Everywhere; workshops, presentations and lightning talks are included.
Extra Breaks With Dental Hygiene Codes
Mars Wrigley approached Elmwood to rebrand Extra, creating a new brand expression to unify global markets, appeal to younger consumers, and transform it into a lifestyle brand that shifts from hygiene to flavor.
Gwen O’Brien: Crypto, NFTs and Design
An interview with Gwen O’Brien, an award-winning designer, currently working on her latest project, Design X Collective, a decentralized design studio in the metaverse. She specializes in NFTs, the blockchain, and the future of graphic design.
Orgain HydroBoost Separates From Pack
Launch Innovation recently completed a branding and design project for client, Orgain, a nutritional supplement company. Packaging and labeling sends a clean and healthy message.
Barcelona Campaign Encourages A Greener City
Cuidem Barcelona is a new brand for Barcelona’s maintenance and cleaning service created by the agency Folch. The branding appeals to concepts including inclusiveness, empathy and citizen responsibility for a greener city.
Scott Beffort Heads New Landor & Fitch Toronto Studio
Landor & Fitch announces a new studio at the Waterfront Innovation Centre in Toronto to serve clients and to contribute to the thriving creative community. Scott Beffort is Executive Director.
Landscape Radiates Warmth For Cookma
Startup Cookma, a postpartum wellness meal delivery service, launches with an identity that focuses on warmth, tactility and motherhood by San Francisco design studio Landscape.
Baskin-Robbins Says ‘Seize The Yay’
Baskin-Robbins’ new logo and identity system were designed by experience agency ChangeUp to celebrate the heritage but modernize the brand. Leaning into the long time use of circus imagery, the look is meant to be fun and bold.
Rule29 Urges Stand With Ukraine
Rule29 has put together a campaign to raise money and awareness for Ukraine. This includes a website with multiple resources and, perhaps most important, a limited edition poster with funds going to help Ukrainian refugees.
Shakeel Makes Evian NFT’s Sparkle
Water brand evian has launched its first-ever NFT, making its move into the emerging digital art space. For the launch, 20 NFT artworks were done in collaboration with artist Sara Shakeel.
1883 Title Brings Tintype To Life
For the opening titles of the period tv series 1883 set in the Wild West, Elastic produced a series title that draws inspiration from tintype photography and its development process. 1883 is a prequel to the popular Yellowstone.
Instacart Logo Points To Future
As pickup and delivery service Instacart continues to grow, the brand is updating its look. Rather than focus on its familiar orange carrot, the emphasis has shifted to the green stem, which doubles as an arrow.
Eric Mower Helps Open Doors
Eric Mower has been honored by the One Hundred Black Men in New York for, among other things, the Mower agency’s pro bono creative and media for the non-profit.
Wolff Olins Identity Flips The System
Wolff Olins has launched a new brand for DailyPay, which integrates with company payroll systems to enable real-time access to earnings, enabling workers to access pay on demand.
72andSunny Takes On Period Poverty
72andSunny has partnered with PERIOD. and other non-profits to raise awareness around period poverty. The design team highlights fact that sanitary products are not eligible for SNAP with a ‘loophole’ that delivers tampons with cereal.
Jones Soda Adds AR Labels
Jones Soda releases a new collection of augmented reality (AR) labels that turn into short action videos of daredevil athletes, edgy artists and other masters of their preferred crafts. This marks the brand’s third AR series.
San Diego Museum Identity Is Happening
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) unveils a brand identity ahead of reopening the La Jolla flagship in April. Happening Studios, the creative agency, describes the system as fluid.
Ogilvy Squares Away NY Phil Logo
Ogilvy launches a full rebrand of the New York Philharmonic as the NY Phil prepares to return to David Geffen Hall this coming fall. The identity features the square within Lincoln Center that lives within the grid that is New York City.
Posters Celebrate Oscars And Pop Art
Shutterstock has released 10 bespoke pop art movie posters that honor the Best Picture nominees at the 94th Academy Awards, marking its decade-long annual Oscar Pop! poster series.
Arcana Academy NFT Collection Balloons
LA’s Arcana Academy creates NFT’s to support non-profit Balloon Brigade.
Rolling Stones Reimagine Logo At 60
The Rolling Stones have once again reimagined their iconic logo to celebrate the band’s 60th anniversary. The update is credited to British artist Mark Norton, who has contributed to the band’s projects over the years.
Creating Realistic CGI Scenes With 360-Degree Cameras
RICOH THETA Z1 is a 360-degree camera that captures the entire environment around the camera in one shot, and allows users to quickly capture RAW image data and integrate it into realistic live-action scenes.
How Modern Tools Are Reshaping Creative Workflows
Alan Reuter of MCD Partners on three ways the creative workflow is making the design and development process more team-oriented and collaborative.