“A well-designed card offers a tactile, sensory experience unmatched in the digital realm. A physical card is a tangible memento of a connection, bridging digital and physical worlds while grounding us in the present. Ultimately, physical business cards are more than just tools; they’re expressions of a brand’s story that deepen human connections.”...
WarmThanksDesign — Yoshie Tokudome — Kagoshima, Japan
“By utilising various paper qualities and techniques such as embossing and foil stamping, tactile aspects can be added to the design in addition to visual expressions such as colours and images. This can further convey a company’s identity and values and leave a lasting impression on the recipient. The type and texture of the paper can also influence the colour...
IdN v28n4: Identity & Business Card Design — Hello, Nice to Meet You!
“Hello, nice to meet you — and here is my card…” We have nearly all said this and proffered said card hundreds of times. No matter your occupation, a business card can be a huge plus. So it is worth spending some time and money on, even paying a professional to do it if you are not yourself a designer....
A’Design Award and Competition 2024 — Call for Entry — Italy
The A’Design Award and Competition is for designers, innovators and companies that want to highlight themselves to attract the attention of media, publishers and buyers. It has up to 100 categories and it is for creative of all types with awards ranging from Good Industrial Design Award, Good Architecture Design Award to Good Product Design Award, Good Communication Design Award...
O-sik — Semarang, Indonesia
“It is closely related to the surrounding environment. One of its purposes is to give a direction to someone to reach their desired destination (from point A to point B) or simply gather information. Signs are made by prioritising functions coupled with attractive visuals, and must be easy to understand. The most obvious difference with other graphic designs is in...
Kuudes — Helsinki, Finland / Stockholm, Sweden
“A guiding principle we’ve come to share within our team is creating a mutual understanding of the brand or experience we wish to communicate. We distil it into an abstract concept before starting to work with tangible solutions. This method allows us to always return to the initial concept while working. Therefore, the ideas start to develop and take shape...
Scandinavian Design Group — Oslo, Norway
“It’s one of the more physical design disciplines. Meaning you have to continuously work with the material physically and in dimensions 1:1. Physical assembly at the environment you are designing for is absolutely essential for the project to be successful.”...
LIE — Little Ideas Everyday — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
“Functionality and practicality should always come first before aesthetics. Legibility and clarity are vital to enhancing accessibility. Above all, seeing our design applied to the space/interior is indeed very satisfying.”...
A’Design Award & Competition 2023 — Top Winners — Italy
A’Design Award & Competition, one the world’s largest and most diffused international design awards announced results of the 2022-2023 design competition: 1,884 Winners from 114 countries in 139 different design disciplines. Best products, projects and services worldwide that demonstrate superior design, technology and creativity are rewarded with the A’Design Award; the symbol of excellence in design and innovation. There are...
Public Mechanics — Bruce Willen — Baltimore, USA
“In our practice, elements of design, public art, interaction and place-making come together to help our audience experience and navigate their environment in new, occasionally unexpected ways.”...
Mariela Mezquita — Mexico City, Mexico
“Signage is a clear reflection of the society and context where it is placed and it must evolve with it. For example, the classical binary bathroom ‘men’ and’ ‘women’ does not represent the growing LGBTQ community, thus these signs are getting close to becoming obsolete. Through signage we can help society to move forward and make spaces where everyone feels...
Arata Takemoto Design Office — Tokyo, Japan
“Signage can only function in a relationship with other things, such as architecture, furniture, user activities, etc. So it is necessary to work together with design specialists in other genres, such as architects and landscape designers. And architectural signage remains for many years. The goal therefore is not to create a design that is transiently interesting or impactful, but one...












