In 2012, Mevis & Van Deursen rebranded the Stedelijk Museum’s visual identity. This involved various collateral pieces like stationery, posters, signage, and much more. The logo is made by formatting “Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam” into an “S” shape. This logotype feels subversive as it keeps a minimalist attitude in its sans serif font choice in Union but also…
Mevis and van Deursen were hired to create a new identity system for the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in 2014. The identity system was created with the architecture of the building in mind as in their initial inquiries, they found the public connected the MCA to the structure itself. When examining the building closer,…
Bobby C. Martin Jr. has influenced many corporations through his having been part of so many different groups. Martin through his own company however has continued this influence. One example of this is the company’s redesign of the brand name of Carnegie Hall. Carnegie Hall, while having existed for a long time, wanted a new…
Bobby C. Martin Jr. is known today as one of Founding Partners for the design company Champions Design. He founded Champions Design, which used to be known as OCD or the Original Champions of Design, alongside Jennifer Kinon. Martin attended both Virginia Commonwealth University from 1994 through 1999 and NYC School of Visual Arts from…
He became a tenured professor in 1899, hoping to pass on innovative design ideas to a younger generation, Otto Wagner, who inspired him to appoint him. He was a very influential architect at the time, that same year he joined the separatists. Starting in 1900, He brought the Viennese style of design and innovation that…
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…
Robynne Raye was the author and curator of this collection for the book, 1000 Dog Portraits. This book is comprised of artwork by different artists around the world. This shows the different ways a dog can be drawn through color, breed, and style. She made this piece happen during the era of her lawsuit against Target…
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…
This is a Reese’s Puffs cereal box that was created in collaboration with American artist KAWS. This is one of the most recent design collaborations that Reese’s has had as they’ve also collaborated with people like Travis Scott and Lil Yachty. The thing that caught my attention at first was the character laying in the…
This sheet came wrapped around a lint roller. Although the design seems very simplistic, it helps with emphasizing the purpose of the product which is the lint roller. On top, is some basic writing telling you what the product is and towards the middle is a logo for Target’s “up & up” brand. Something that…
The three Fates spinning the web of human destiny, sculpture by Gottfried Schadow, 1790, part of the tombstone for Count Alexander von der Mark; in the Old National Gallery, Berlin. The Fates, otherwise known as The Moirai, are a group of three sibling goddesses who are responsible for the individual destinies of mortals at birth.…
The Louvre Museum in Paris asked Grapus to help brand their visual identity and create a new logo for them. The graphic logos would continue being developed by the Aterlier de Creation Graphique group, a smaller group within Grapus, until 1993 (Guillermou & Graphéine). The new logo for the Louvre Museum changed from “Musée du…
Virgil Abloh’s “The-Ten” for Nike is one of the most influential and iconic projects by this designer, and ever. “The-Ten” is Virgils take on ten of Nikes most iconic Sneaker silhouettes, including the Blazer, Air Jordan I, Air Max 90, Air Presto, Air VaporMax, Converse Chuck Taylor, Air Force 1, React Hyperdunk, Air Max 97,…
David Lance Goines created this poster in 1973 as a tool for self-promotion. The image was printed using seven colors on an 18″ x 24″ sheet of paper using color offset lithograph printing, like Goines’s AIDS Prevention poster that I posted about previously and many of his other poster designs. As I mentioned in my…
Katie Butler: Before he burgeoned into the advertisement titan in adulthood, Jules Cheret lived off of commissions from local theaters and other organizations. By the time he was eighteen, however, he received the opportunity to work with perfume engineer Eugene Rimmel to design advertisements and business cards. This was massive for Cheret, who would eventually…