Another more personal project that Paul Sahre has worked on is his book titled Two Dimensional Man: A Graphic Memoir. The book was published in 2017 and Sahre worked on the cover for the book and the actual contents of the book. The cover of the book has a unique design as it doesn’t follow…
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Who’s who in graphic design – part 2 (Sascha Lobe)
As Adam Katz Sinding worked on a website launch and rebrand for his photography career, he reached out to a brand identity expert. Sascha Lobe, in affiliation with Pentagram, worked on creating a new identity for Adam Katz Sinding. He used simplistic and bold type to create a very modern and sleek look for the…
Who’s who in graphic design – part 1 (Sascha Lobe)
Sascha Lobe worked with Pentagram to rebrand a yachting company. Pentagram, a design studio organized of a wide array of designers with unique skillsets, connected Sascha Lobe to the project. He created a new brand identity to connect a stronger personality to the company. I think the new brand identity is extremely successful. The…
Who’s Who in Graphic Design – Aimee Brodbeck Biden 2020 Campaign Logo
Aimee Brodbeck’s most influential work was on the Biden 2020 presidential race logo. This logo was used from the announcement of his candidacy in until Kamala Harris joined the race as his Vice President in late 2019 (Mackie). The design is intended to be simple, but convey a powerful and approachable message. Taking inspiration from…
Who’s Who in Graphic Design – Aimee Brodbeck FX Chocolate
A major branding project that Aimee Brodbeck worked on was for FX Chocolate. She had a large part in both the design of their logo and their primary website (Brodbeck). The FX logo uses a very simple flat color background that is interchangeable to be different but recognizable with each of FX’s six different chocolate…
YES&NO Inaugural Issue – Domenic Lippa
This project was released a few years ago in the Spring of 2017. Domenic Lippa’s specialty really shows with his collaboration with Jeremy Kunze on the inaugural issue of YES&NO. Lippa has divided this magazine into really spacy sections that use smaller fonts to take up a large sum of space. YES&NO is a magazine…
2Dads Campaign – Domenic Lippa
Brewery company 2Dads reached out to designer Domenic Lippa of Pentagram to bring about a typographic element, and apply it to their visual elements and upcoming campaign. This is one of Lippa’s latest works and was made in November of 2021. The goal of 2Dads’ branding was to be equally refreshing for both experienced…
Who’s Who in Graphic Design: Rudolph Ruzicka- Ashton Zuburg Part 2
One of Rudolph Ruzicka’s most famous works is the American Institute of Graphic Arts Medal. The medal is the most distinguished award in communication design, something that Ruzicka had a lot of experience in. The medal has been awarded since 1920 to “individuals in recognition of their exceptional achievements to the advancement of the field…
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…