Thisaway’s rebrand of a casting agency is inspired by rolling credits
Kahleen Crawford Casting has worked with a wide range of directors, with recent highlights including I Hate Suzie and His Dark Materials.
Graphics
The latest graphics projects spanning logo design, animation and print, along with interviews with up-and-coming and established graphic designers.
“Our isolation makes us resourceful”: a New Zealand design guide
As part of our series exploring countries’ design cultures, we look at how the island nation’s close-knit community is intent on challenging tradition.
DesignStudio wants its AO brand refresh to raise smile with customers
Alongside a custom typeface, the new look for the online electrical retailer also includes a rethought colour palette, and a redrawn smile logo.
Hackney Church repositions as community focused “cathedral of creativity”
Omse has designed an identity for the East London church to flex across its many functions, from place of worship to gig venue and brewery.
RSA brand refresh focuses on a “commitment to impact”
Design outfit Studio Texture has led the redesign, keeping the previous Pentagram-designed logo but introducing new colours, typography and tone of voice.
Good Measures launches to improve COVID signage systems
The newly-established partnership hopes to create more aesthetically-pleasing solutions to COVID wayfinding in working, retail and even domestic spaces.
Winners of Penguin Student Design Award 2020 revealed
The 14th edition of the competition saw more than 2,000 entries from students designing covers for The Night Manager, A Short History of Nearly Everything and Goodnight Mister Tom.
The new identity for Mexican beer Tecate resists “macho stereotypes”
Elmwood New York has updated the beer brand’s identity in an attempt to reach a younger and more “progressive” generation.
“Think Lego or Minecraft”: Designing a school in 15 minutes
Seismic, a collaborative construction project funded via Innovate UK, looks to speed up the process and reduce the costs of school building.
Museums Association’s visual update balances heritage and activism
The campaigning organisation, which comprises over 10,000 members, needed an identity that would align it in the modern cultural landscape.
Getting to know Marylou Faure and the “strong and feminine” women she draws
The Parisian illustrator is well-known for her playfully proportioned women and colourful characters — but where does this style come from?
Creative Spark brand hospitality app Peazi with “northern charm”
The app has been given a new visual identity in an attempt let customers order food and drink while maintaining social distancing.
D&AD Awards 2020 reveals winners including four Black Pencil awards
Two of this year’s top prizes were design awards, including the first ever Black Pencil for a typography entry from a London-based foundry.
Why flowers have “seduced” artists and designers for millennia
A new book from Phaidon charts the history of flowers as a medium for creativity, from the frescoes of antiquity to the product designers of today.
Brentford FC reveals new bee-inspired visual identity
Following a sleek crest redesign and a recent move to a brand new stadium, the West London club now has an updated look from Thisaway studio.
A Bond-inspired identity for the world’s first AI-powered insect mini-farm
Ascend Studio has branded a Cambridge-based biotech company which hopes to reduce waste in the food production industry.
Gay Times redesigned as it switches to quarterly publishing schedule
The “untraditional” new look, created by its in-house design team, includes bigger page dimensions, updated Pantones and “unapologetic” typography.
A new logo to help the world understand electronics recycling
Creative studio Truant has designed a mark which aims to unify the efforts of councils and retailers to get consumers recycling their electronic products.
Everything you need to know about London Design Festival 2020
This year’s event will be going ahead with some significant changes in the face of the pandemic — here’s all the information you’ll need.
Could AI continue artists’ legacies after their deaths?
Urbancoolab has designed an AI programme that has studied and replicated the style of the late Jean-Michel Basquiat, but what this could mean for the future of creativity?
London Design Festival 2020 reveals big names for talks programme
Es Devlin, Paula Scher and Neri Oxman are among the line up for this year’s Global Design Forum, with panels, discussions and workshops taking place online.
2028 LA Olympics reveals “ever-changing” logo co-designed by celebs
Branding for the games has been designed to encompass and represent the multitude of different identities found in the Californian city, according to organisers.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in September
From exhibitions to books, there’s plenty going on this month for designers, their kids (and even their dogs) to catch.
Generative design and 90s nostalgia: Euro 2020 kits revealed
We take a look at the kits for the postponed Euro 2020 tournament and speak to Nike about the inspiration behind this year’s designs.