DESIGN CHATTER
Reddit’s Graphic Design Subreddit Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
Jul 31, 2024
As a graphic design aficionado, surely you’re familiar with the graphic design subreddit! the online community recently had their logo critiqued, because of course, what else do designers have to do? While it did have some design flaws, this prompted the original creator to call on the community to design a better logo, leading to a flood of submissions ranging from genuinely thoughtful, to outrageously bad. Familiar design no-nos, like Papyrus and Comic Sans fonts, uneven spacing,
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Happy Birthday, Burt’s Bees!
Jul 26, 2024
If you’re a chapstick fiend like us, you’ve always got your Burt’s Bees stick handy. But did you know that the brand is 40 years old this year? To celebrate, the brand is rolling it back with retro inspired design, with merch that will take you all the way back to 1984! If you’re too young to know what that covers, it means: bright primary colors, friendly serif typefaces, desaturated photography, and all the wood paneling your heart desires.
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“More Than 190 Countries, One Shared Star”
Jul 24, 2024
The Olympics connects the entire world in a unique way, and Heinekin is capitalizing on that with a new campaign in France, designed by the Antwerp-based agency WeWantMore. Instead of the tired old “S\six degrees of separation”, this campaign promotes a theme of “seven continents of connection”. The special cans and bottles feature vibrant designs that celebrate and draw design inspiration from the diverse nations where Heineken is enjoyed, combined under the iconic single Heineken star.
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Boyz n the Hood & the Art of Visual Identity
Jul 19, 2024
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has a new exhibit that highlights a film that is an undeniable 90s cultural zeitgeist, but also unmistakably a visual icon as well: “Boyz n the Hood”. The exhibition, featuring production elements and photographs by production photographer D. Stevens, honors the movie’s legacy in depicting Black life and culture. The display includes bold environmental graphics and a pastel mural inspired by the film’s setting, highlighting the cultural and visual impact of Singleton’s work and Brent Rollins’
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2024’s Halftime Report on Logo Trends
Jul 17, 2024
We’re halfway through 2024 (yea, I know…anyway, moving on) and LogoLounge is here with a trend report revealing trends they’ve seen so far this year in logo design. This year’s 15 trends highlight bold experimentation, with logos being “boxed, chopped, dropped, liquified, and sticker-ified”, to quote the report. Sounds painful! Gradients are back, and are now more organic and include animation, while icons and letterforms include endless 2D and 3D variations. Key trends include ‘flat box’
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Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery
Jul 12, 2024
While in the South we know Duke’s is the best mayo, in Canada, Hellman’s reigns supreme. As Canada’s No.1, they’ve decided to embrace their imitators with pride this Canada Day. In a clever campaign by Ogilvy, Hellmann’s highlights its iconic status with the slogan “Proudly Imitated Since 1913.” The cheeky campaign features a nearly reconstruction of the famous yellow and blue jar recreated with scraps of their competitors’ packaging, showcased on social media and on a giant billboard.
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