Playtype’s Pop-Up Show at ARAM, London
Playtype, the Copenhagen type foundry, took over ARAM in London with a pop-up of posters, mugs and stationery — Scandinavian type as objects.
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Chocolate Grotesque
Peter Roden turned a typeface into chocolate: bars moulded as capital letters, in a pack that sets 100% CHOCOLATE GROTESQUE in blue.
Branding the Grand Budapest Hotel by Andrea Bianchi
Andrea Bianchi designs the Grand Budapest Hotel's stationery as 1930s paperwork, in cream on pink.
Sayo Umezaki’s ‘Poetry Graphics’ Poster
Sayo Umezaki's 2014 poster 'Poetry Graphics'.
Globetouch Branding by Bunch
Bunch gives Globetouch a rounded sans-serif wordmark, set white on blue and, on the black card, white over a grid of white dots.
Elliot Freeman’s Patterned Jungle Illustrations
London illustrator Elliot Freeman packs his jungle scenes so densely with pattern that the animals almost disappear into the foliage.
Dominic Kesterton’s Comic-Strip Illustrations
Edinburgh illustrator Dominic Kesterton tells wordless stories in flat, geometric panels — four colours and a punchline.
Bastl Instruments branding by Anymade Studio
Anymade Studio's identity for Bastl Instruments is black type on white labels, each instrument given its own lockup.
Wedding Invitations by Studio Rufus
Studio Rufus designed a folded wedding invitation in red and deep blue, illustrated with flat, cartoonish figures.
Murals of Faceless Figures by Julien Malland
Julien Malland paints large faceless figures onto rural buildings: a kneeling figure on a brick house, a pair back to back under a canal footbridge.
Cari Vander Yacht’s Illustration
Selected illustration work from New York's Cari Vander Yacht.
Typographic experiments by Mark Richardson
Mark Richardson of Superfried made a poster series of single uppercase letters, each manipulated with modern shapes and blackletter traces.
Mjölk Visual Identity by Tung
Tung keeps Mjölk's mixed-case wordmark and reshapes it — lowercase m, j and ö against capital L and K, set charcoal on white card.
Direct Mailer – Office Essentials by Helen Vo
Helen Vo's self-promotional mailer pairs miniature food models and black pencils with a box printed 'JUST IN CASE YOUR EMPLOYEE STEALS YOUR LUNCH'.
Naomi Wilkinson’s Illustration
Illustration from Naomi Wilkinson — bold shape and flat colour, applied with obvious pleasure.
New Metaphor Books
New Metaphor Books sells rare titles on design, film, architecture, fashion and photography, from Le Corbusier to a cream jacket dotted with discs.
Identity for Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing by Perky Bros
Perky Bros gives Forgotten Boardwalk a Victorian wordmark and pink-on-metal cans, each carrying a single illustration.
Branding for Bronuts by One Plus One
One Plus One's Bronuts mark reads as a doughnut and a takeaway coffee cup at once, printed black on white cups.
Branding for B O N N E by Studio XL
Studio XL built B O N N E from letterspaced copper capitals on warm grey stock, carried through letterhead, envelopes and cards.
Astonishing Views of the Canary Islands Photographed by Lukas Furlan
Moss-wrapped laurel trees and a rock peak, then a hillside village glowing orange in night mist: the Canary Islands by Lukas Furlan.
Dan Christofferson
A ghost bison takes arrows under the words WATCH OVER US, and a gold skull in a top hat wears a head of flowers on crimson.
Nicolas Dehghani’s Illustration
Recent work from French illustrator Nicolas Dehghani.
Good Design Business Cards by Murmure
Murmure's business card carries its own argument: good design is for good clients, set in heavy lowercase on thick charcoal stock.
Stephen Maurice Graham’s Illustration
Featured illustration work from Stephen Maurice Graham.