DESIGN CHATTER
Reddit Rebrand
Dec 06, 2023
It’s a rebrand, and a big one! Design agency Pentagram took on a massive makeover for Reddit, with the goal of capturing that “utopian vibe” in how the site looks. The design team wanted to tidy up Reddit’s mishmash of visuals that had sprouted and grown over time, including revamping Snoo, Reddit’s client mascot, by giving it a 3D look and making a collection of emoji to show its different moods. The cherry on top is a fresh font called Reddit Display,
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Design Trends are Taking Shape for 2024
Dec 01, 2023
It’s hard to believe it’s already time for next year’s design trends to start being predicted! But nevertheless, it is, and Depositphotos is here with seven trends they think will be making their graphic design mark in the coming year. From graffiti-inspired text and colors, to designs shaped by the boom of hybrid as a leading work style, Depositphotos is seeing some social aspects creeping into design.
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MUDern Art
Nov 29, 2023
You don’t think of pickup trucks needing much in the way of advertising, they sell pretty well on their own. Even when you do come across an ad, they’re pretty formulaic: bold, capital letters juxtaposed over images of the truck doing heavy work. GMC broke the mold with its Mudern Art campaign, where the trucks were the featured artists in this offroad gallery! One canvas was placed next to a mudpit, and the GMC AT4X sprayed mud on it,
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Un-packaging Design
Nov 17, 2023
Sometimes an ingenious packaging design is no packaging at all! Check out these stylishly sustainable shampoo bars, quippily named The Dissolving Bottle. The bars themselves are bottle-shaped, so naturally, as you use them up, the bottle dissolves into a waste-free trickle of water down the drain. Launched in the Philippines a couple of years ago, the design seems ready for the rest of the world and is making its way across the globe, so look out for it available near you soon!
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Editorial Design Deserves Love, Too
Nov 15, 2023
Everyone says “print is dead”, but that isn’t entirely true, and they’ve been saying it for so long and yet…it is still not dead. Enter The Guardian, the British publication that in recent years has become known for their longform journalism. They’ve launched a new periodical solely devoted to the longread article, aptly named The Guardian Long Read (the fish and chip shop story is far more engaging than it has any right to be).
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10 Essential Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Logo Design Agency
Nov 13, 2023
You need a new logo for your business, right? Or maybe it’s time to redesign your entire brand identity. And if you’ve landed here, we’ve probably made your shortlist. (Thanks!)
Now, you might have a few questions for us as a branding and logo design agency before reaching out directly.
We want to answer them. Here are some of the questions posed to our team the most and might be on your mind.
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