Posted by Neil Cummings
This summer sees the emergence of a ‘jolly, self-confident, adventurous, spontaneous, and actually quite shrewd little’ South African leopard called Zakumi. Complete with hair dyed green to help him camouflage against the pitch he is the friendly face of the 12th World Cup Finals. But in this multi billion pound entertainment business dominated by player personalities is there really any relevance to a mascot?
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Posted in Branding, Culture, Iconography, Social responsibility
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Posted by Jon Hewitt
In early 1958, on a quiet North London side street just around the corner from Kings Cross Station, a little known designer called Gerald Holtom presented his ideas for a symbol which went on to become one of the most enduring icons of modern times.
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Posted in Iconography
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Posted by Tom Crabtree
A couple of weeks ago, through a surprising discovery, I was fortunate enough to meet and have lunch with legendary American graphic designer Ivan Chermayeff, in New York. More
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Posted in Architecture, Iconography, Inspiration, Typography
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Posted by Tom Crabtree
With all the recent talk (and action) in environmental policies and clean energy initiatives by the Obama administration, I thought it would be a good opportunity to briefly review the state of play of design and branding for the so-called ‘green sector’. More
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Posted in Advertising, Branding, Iconography
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Posted by Matt King
Often overlooked, the favicon is a key brand area for a web site. It’s a big design challenge for a little space. A 16×16 pixel square that appears next the web address in your browser. Designing for such a tiny space can be tricky. It can even be controversial. More
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Posted in Branding, Iconography, Information Design, Interactive
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Posted by Ralf Metzger
The origin of our daily dose of graphic design inspiration has a common cultural and geographic background. The presence of graphic design from Japan in book shelves and blogs doesn’t do it’s qualities justice — perhaps much is simply lost in translation? More
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Posted in Architecture, Exhibition, Iconography, Information Design, Inspiration, Print, Uncategorized
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Posted by Chris Wilson
I never paid much attention in junior school Religious Education (R.E.) classes. However, one lesson back in 1992 has stayed with me ever since. More
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Posted in Iconography, Inspiration, Originality
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Posted by Neil Cummings
In 1969 the world adopted a pictogram by Danish designer Sussanne Koefoed as the international symbol for disability. The crudely drawn stick figure with its tiny arm and bulbous head is still, after nearly 40 years, the main recognised descriptor for those of us with mobility issues. More
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Posted in Iconography, Information Design, Signage
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