Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
A heated dispute between neighbours in the north of England has been turning heads over the past week – not least because it involved personal messages scrawled five metres high on the sides of buildings. Over several days, oversized notes appeared on two houses, seemingly documenting an increasingly bitter row between the residents. The messages, which ranged from passive-aggressive complaints…...
The new collab between NBA star Devin Booker, Nike and McDonald’s is rooted in the unique branding of the McDonald’s branch in Sedona, Arizona, which is home to the only McDonald’s in the world with turquoise, rather than golden, arches. This fact has not gone unnoticed by Booker, who plays for the Phoenix Suns. Booker, a one-time McDonald’s All-American, has...
The world’s fastest-growing cities are being built from scratch, and their long-term success depends on creating clear identities rooted in geography, culture and the communities that will eventually make them their own, says Wiedemann Lampe co-founder, Alex Lampe...
Vancouver-based drinks company Dickie’s Ginger, which specialises in handcrafted ginger beer, recently approached local creative agency Pendo to design a fun-loving brand for its range of beverages. Deeply tied to the local brewery scene, but not interested in taking themselves too seriously, the team at Dickie’s asked the designers to come up with something irreverent and playful – less… Source...
London-based branding agency The Clearing has teamed up once again with the UK’s leading dog charity, Dogs Trust, to reimagine its visual identity. Helping to rebrand them from The National Canine Defence League (NCDL) in 2003, and then giving them a major brand update in 2020, this time around the agency has carried out a simpler – but equally impactful...
The illustrator talks to CR about the changing tastes of brands and clients, and how learning new skills has helped her maintain her freelance practice...
Sao Paulo-based graphic design studio Polar recently unveiled a new visual identity for the Escola + Natureza (School + Nature) project by Instituto Alana, a Brazilian social and environmental impact group. Initiated as a way of “adapting school spaces to new climate realities and reconnecting children with the natural world”, the Escola + Natureza project uses research… Source...
In recent years, football culture has been endlessly aestheticised, commodified and mined for content. But a new book by Topsafe, Over Land and Sea, is more interested in the real fans who live and breathe the beautiful game day in, day out. Designed by Studio Asel Tambay with creative direction by Freddie Fraser Forsyth and Saskia Whinney, this 340-page shrine...
Olympic branding has changed dramatically in the digital era. Ahead of the 2028 Games, the LA28 design team tell CR about creating a visual identity built to adapt across platforms, audiences and the city itself...
For those of you not counting down the weeks, days and indeed minutes, the FIFA men’s World Cup gets underway on June 11. Which means the major sporting sponsors are once again battling for attention and cultural relevance. While adidas went big earlier this month with a star-studded, street-style throwback, Nike are harking even further back to launch their three-way...
In their new book, graphic designers Katharina Sussek and Jens Müller examine how colours, symbols and typefaces shape how we perceive companies and products – and why originality still matters...
As the historic London institution turns 125, its creative director and CEO discusses laying the foundations for a new kind of cultural destination...
