Amid all of the justified hoo-ha surrounding the recent opening of the Tate’s new Switch House gallery extension, this lovely detail caught my attention. Sadly not permanent, Michael Craig-Martin’s wonderfully dayglo interpretation of the London Underground roundel brought a burst of fizzy colour out of the gallery and into the world. (And we Brits could all do with a bit more fizzy colour right now.) Image by Fred Butler.
The Chase pushing the format of special edition British stamps – by removing the typical white-space on one edge, they've created goal posts around each image.
Graphic identity designed by Porto Rocha for Vevo – the leading music video network. It features a graphic system (reminiscent of flicking through album art on the iPod) that flexes and rolls out beautifully across the touch-points.
Branding by designer Oliver Hilliker for Achilles Hell and its Run Club. Simply by using the slanted cut of the font, the Run Club get a high energy look whereby the 'R' legs are a perfect visual manifestation of running.
Craig Ward has created an art series called Brikfont where the artist recreates iconic typography and typefaces using only Lego pieces.
A clever symbol, a crown motif extracted from Nervi’s ceiling design, sits at the centre of the identity, intrinsically linking the architecture of the theatre, its name, and its location on King St. Perfect location and perfect copywriting as well.
With all the new type foundries and typefaces on the scene, House Industries latest specimen really captures the imagination unlike anything else.
A series exploring the vernacular of the ubiquitous Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs), Canvasses were made to the proportions of the testing units.
A refreshing sense of humor used in Balenciaga’s 2022 “Year Of The Tiger" Campaign using surreal arrangements of people and objects. Art direction by Pablo Rochat.
