Lest We Forget Stamps for Royal Mail
hat-trick design
Jamie Ellul:

hat-trick design have been creating beautiful Lest We Forget remembrance stamps for the Royal Mail since 2006. They’ve taken the humble poppy and elevated it to art form over and over with these wonderful designs and clever collaborations – working with everyone from photographer John Ross to artist Howard Hodgkin. And this years remembrance stamp in collaboration with photographer Giles Revel is just stunning. One icon but so many ideas – amazing. Can’t wait for next years.

Journeys with Johnston
Paul Felton:

Transport for London have launched a new poster project that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Edward Johnston’s iconic typeface for the London Underground. Some lovely designs from the likes of Alan Kitching, Magpie Studio, SEA and The Beautiful Meme show just how relevant the 100 year old typeface still is today.

Croft
Commission Studio
Jamie Ellul:

Croft is a men’s knitwear brand that specialises in high quality cashmere and soft wool garments, hand knitted on Scotland’s Shetland Islands by crofters. Commission’s crofting shears logo for the brand is lovely, but what really makes this identity work for me is the photography. Beautifully shot by Luke Evans to evoke the highlands themselves – they put the product central to the idea and really push a simple solution to get maximum impact.

Material Design: Making Color Easy
Buck / Google Design
Jeffrey Iacoboni:

Even something like color palette guidelines don’t have to be static. This animation not only explains the dynamics of choosing colors for Google products, but does in an easily digestible and enjoyable way. What designer doesn’t love watching moving fields of color?

NUA signage
Jim Sutherland:

A signage system for Norwich University of the Arts. The building shapes are used as wayfinding icons – linking a series of disparate locations across the city.

Hide&Eek!
Jim Sutherland:

A bedtime book for children (and adults) where hidden images magically appear by torchlight. Illustrated by Rebecca Sutherland.

Inflatable Bag Monsters
Joshua Allen Harris
Rob Duncan:

Great Idea by New York artist Joshua Allen Harris. Creatures constructed from trash bags come to life using the air flowing around and out of the New York Subway stations.

Pharmacy First
M_Four Creative
Rob Duncan:

Simple, effective, clever idea from M_Four Creative. How do you encourage people to go to the Pharmacy before heading to A&E? Take out A&E…Simple!

Natsuki
Erretres
Rob Duncan:

Natsuki is a new Japanese restaurant based in Madrid designed by Philippe Starck. Erretres have designed the identity bringing together the traditional elements of Japanese life in a very modern way. It is inspired by the phases of the moon (Suki meaning ‘moon’), and traditional Kamons (Japanese family emblems). These new Kamons were then infused with neon light colors and the Kawaii culture of Japan. The result is beautiful, fun, fresh and sophisticated. A really lovely project.