After using separate identities across UK and US markets, Kahlúa wanted to bring character back to its logotype and strike a balance between communicating its heritage and its coffee credentials.
The identity features a unique logotype inspired by the Memphis Sanitation Strike of 1968 and a secondary typeface informed by posters used in racially charged protests in the early 1900s.
A food hall in Toronto and Italian restaurants in London and New York are among our favourite interior projects of the month.
Winning design-led projects include an Aston Martin initiative, which is looking to reduce the weight of EV batteries, and a start-up’s plan to design and develop safer electric scooters.
Inspired by the discovery of “typographic shorthands” in the Liberty archive, a new LBTY logotype was designed to adapt the main Liberty identity.
Expansive fabric panels are used to section the space and display printed graphics which take influence from the fabrics used in postal uniforms through the years.
Speaking at Design for Planet festival, Fairphone founder Bas van Abel reflects on the origin story of Fairphone and how it is working to tackle e-waste and inequalities in the
The evolution of poster design across the London transport network will be revealed through a new exhibition and gallery, sharing the story of an industrious and creative endeavour.
A new restaurant in Limerick, Ireland, is an example of how Harrison works to reconcile the tension between local inspiration and the roots of the South African brand.
The identity mixes Paul Rand’s 1981 Eye-Bee-M rebus with archive pictograms and photography to “celebrate human interaction, collaboration and learning”.
The designs feature a mix of endangered species and conservation success stories and are set for general circulation.
The festival’s new eucalyptus-tree-inspired logo animates to become “a graphic equaliser device” that could play a role in live performances at future festivals.
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