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Trademark for Mead Fluid Dynamics, Designer Raymond Rotheroe. From Graphis Annual 72/73. (USA). Blogged at Aqua-Velvet.
Trademark for a cosmetics factory, Uroda, in Warsaw. Desginer Karol Sliwka. From Graphis Annual 70/71. (Poland). Blogged at
Blacks, green, red, chrome, polished, coated with lethal thorns, dressed in a rainbow of oil.
Queens-eyed fly, females eat the groom, let him die in overnight, ancient priestesses of the cult. We observe, we are studying, from 300 thousand years walking with us covered by shadows. They are watching us, they are studying us. For more than 300 thousand years walking with us covered by shadows.
They were here before us, they will survive. Pupae, moths, mosquitoes, ticks, bees, beetles, ants. They have beautiful and perfect geometries that come to life. They waited and pondered, have opted for silence. Now the wait is over and the time has come. The human being is a fashion, the future belongs to insect.
Insekta is a collection designed by italian studio Kreativehouse
The entire moodboard is completely inspired by the shapes of insects and their world of color. The drawings, taken from original illustrations by Cristian Grossi, were applied to different supports, to create a collection of unique products: a limited edition set of illustrated notebooks in recovered paper, a set of pins and tees.
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When this catalog (which I designed) was published in September of 2010 I dropped off a copy at the tiny cafe that I go to every day (I also do their design). This is what it looks like now.
Trademark for a paper maker, Mondi Valley. Designer John Rieben. From Graphis Annual 72/73. (South Africa). Blogged at Aqua-Velvet.
You can be anywhere in the US today and see an always consistant design program for many, many companies. Signage, packaging, advertising, all are one design direction. A consistant design program is considered essential for a business and usually has its roots in the New Graphic Design movement.
This was not so in pre-WWII US or not too often instantly recognizable. The Europeans led the way to this international clarity, especially the Swiss designers directly after WWII.
after WWII.
A pre-WWII advertisement by Hans Neuburg using a photograph by Anton Stankowski. The young woman is not a glamour symbol but just a healthy looking ordinary person. The whole composition was on the obligue and a bold san serif (probaby akzidenz grotesque) was used along with the company's stylized name in a very simple message.
It was a part of graphic design history.