Spotted the illustrations of Tavis Coburn on Design Work Life (one of the best blogs out there, by the way). Here the images are promoting the BAFTAs, Britains equivalent of The Academy Awards. Love how a single style is applied across multiple movies titles — we need more of this.
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There is a debate on in Britain about whether or not graphic designers should be certified in the manner of other professions. “The Chartered Society of Designers has filed an application to the Government to approve a system of professional certification for designers.” according to an article in Design Week.
The scheme hopes to add credibility [...]
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While famous for so many things, London [still] lacks a unifying, cohesive graphic brand identity under which all sectors can co-exist. The Mayor, and other officials, sought to bring together the previously branded elements of transport, tourism, government, the Olympics, and other public programmes with the creation of a new branding effort.
Back in September, I [...]
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A few weeks ago, I commented on the search for London’s new identity. In brief, the City asked design firms to pitch for a unifying brand identity and graphic toolkit with which all public services and departments can rally behind. The controversy had to do with how firms were asked to submit creative ideas without [...]
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We’ve already been using the letters WTF to describe the London 2012 Olympics for over two years, but let’s continue the trend, shall we.
The Olympic pictograms — you know, those airport-signage-looking icons to describe each event without the use of words — have been revealed. And by my eyes they are shockingly ordinary, conventional event. And [...]
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Take that, Matthew Dent! The Royal Mint has debuted the first of 29 50-pence coins with different fun tails sides, leading up the the 2012 Olympics extravaganza. The design, by nine-year-old Florence Jackson of Bristol, was the winning design from 17,000 submissions to a BBC contest. While her illustration of a high jumper may be [...]
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Although I don’t drink, I love observing the beer arena through a branding and design lens. The latest, um, Brew-ha-ha is coming out of Britain, where folks take beer seriously. Here’s the skinny: A small brewing company called Brew Dog debuted very strong brew called Tokyo, which clocks in at a whopping 18.2% APV. A [...]
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