Bands FC

For four years, designers Mark Liptrott of Concrete Studio and Nick Fraser brought together football and music by pairing iconic identities from both worlds. The idea was simple — combine football team badges with band logos. In their words, “bands as football teams and football teams as bands.” “We now have over 400 badges, working with friends and...

Dec 2022

Hiiibrand Awards

In 2022, the former Hiii Brand, Hiii Typography, and Hiii Illustration Awards have been merged and renamed as Hiiibrand International Brand & Communication Design Awards. The Awards focuses on branding, business value, and communication design, “discovering and honouring outstanding branding practices and design strengths through a global call...

Nov 2022

Graphis

Seems like it’s been around forever. I stop by the website every once in a while, normally after clicking a link in an article, or clicking through from a logo in an image search. I think to myself, oh, this is good, I should add it to the site. Then I go back to whatever I was doing. So a number of years later than expected, here’s a signpost to...

Aug 2022

Armin Hofmann

Through his extensive design and educational work, Armin Hofmann (1920–2020) is considered one of the most influential graphic designers in Switzerland. He made a significant contribution to the international reputation of Swiss graphic design and influenced generations of graphic designers and teachers around the world. In celebration of Armin’s 100th...

Aug 2022

Harbour Kitchen

Located on the harbour-front in Stornoway, Scotland, Harbour Kitchen prides itself in its fresh selection of seafood. Designer Pearse O’Halloran was tasked with creating an identity that told the story of their culinary pride in a contemporary context. “We created a suite of brand assets and we were delighted to work with local printmaker Alice Macmillan...

Jun 2022

Karol Śliwka

Born in 1932 in the Silesian Foothills in Harbutowice, southern Poland, Karol Śliwka began his art education in 1946 at the Evening School of Painting, Sculpture and Graphics in Bielsko-Biała. “I was 13 years old and I had been disarming mines in the field. One of them exploded. To this day I work with one eye. My dad decided that I would have to stay...

May 2022

La Patria

There are more than 1,000 items in the collection. As well as logos you’ll find historical posters, stamps, book and record covers. “There have been few attempts to narrate or document Uruguayan design tradition; because of this, the country appears to lack a design history. A commitment to my profession, my discipline, and my nation led me to want...

Feb 2022

Logo Wave Awards

I’ve been judging the Logo Wave awards for a number of years now. It’s an independent award scheme by designer Kyle Courtright. Kyle and I have yet to meet in person, but we’ve come to know each other online over the years and I have a lot of respect for him as a family man and as a designer. Kyle kindly answered some questions to give us an insight...

Jan 2022

Marked with thought #3

The original Vancouver Canucks logo was designed in 1970 by freelance graphic designer and lifelong hockey fan Joe Borovich. Joe heard rumours that the Canucks would be entering the NHL, so he crafted a new team logo and took it to the Canucks’ stadium office for consideration. About a month later Joe got the approval call and was invited back to design...

Dec 2021

Made by James

James Martin, also known as Made by James, is a UK-based graphic designer who specialises in logos. Working from his studio in Shedfield (south England), James recently completed his hardback book, Made by James. In it he takes the reader through a journey of how he became a full-time logo specialist, and shares the tools and techniques he uses on a...

Dec 2021