Latest from the Identity & Corporate Branding Design category

Wip3out

One of The Designers Republic most ambitious projects was work for the game series Wipeout. Wipeout was a series of futuristic racing games by Psygnosis studios for the original PlayStation. TDR was originally tasked with the packaging for the game, but eventually went on to design the in-game menus, in game artwork and the overall…

Can West Wear East

“Can West wear East” is an advert for the brand Parco by designer Eiko Ishioka.  It depicts her nieces in bright red kimonos and kabuki make-up being towered by an American woman in a Japanese influenced futuristic dress.  All of which are far from what is sold from Parco shops.  In fact, a majority of…

🕷Black Widows and Femme Fatales

The black widow is one of the most well-known spiders. They can be recognized by the red hourglass marking on their abdomen, and a bite can be fatal to children and elders. The reason why they are called black widows is that the female spider will kill and eat the male spider after mating. Their…

Letters to Numbers Trope

The Letters to Numbers Trope is a common design technique that plays on the titles of many movies and TV shows, and it is also frequently used for advertisements. This trope involves using numbers in the place of letters that look similar to the numbers in order to get a point across about the significance…

Marilyn Monroe in the Media

America’s Marilyn Monroe has been featured in countless forms of media over the years to create an excellent trope. Known as a famous blonde bombshell, her classic pinup hairstyle, red lipstick, curvy figure, and beauty mark grace the center of advertisements, magazine covers, paintings, and much more, all pointing back to her sexy character formed…

Celebrity Endorsement Trope in Media

The media trope I chose is Celebrity Endorsements. This trope is designed to utilize a celebrities fame and social status to promote and bring awareness to brands, products, services, or places. In the celebrity endorsement trope media examples below, I chose some images and videos that have utilized the popular Korean boy band group BTS.…

CEOs Tropes in Media: Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos tropes I am doing my trope on the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Many see him to be a revered billionaire in charge of providing the public with an assortment of products and giving many people work due to his introduction of factories around the world. Others see him as another tycoon unapologetically…