Plastic makes way for moulded paper in this chocolate packaging designed by Norwegian practice OlssønBarbieri to inspire a more mindful approach to materials. The packaging forms part of a wider visual identity created for local confectionary business CF18 Chocolatier, which has been shortlisted for this year’s Dezeen Award in the graphic design category. In a The post OlssønBarbieri makes minimalist...
Google ditches signature Gmail envelope in revamped logo
The envelope stamped with the red letter M, which has featured in every Gmail logo since its launch in 2004, has been abandoned as part of a new simplified, multi-coloured brand identity for Google’s G Suite tools. While the M remains, set on a transparent backdrop, the letter itself is chubbier with only the central The post Google ditches signature...
Pantone releases taboo-breaking Period red colour
Colour company Pantone and health brand Intimina have collaborated to create an «active and adventurous» red colour to start a positive conversation around periods. The blood-red hue is presented on a Pantone-branded card with an outline of a womb and ovary with a menstrual cup inside. Intimina makes several different models of these reusable cups, which The post Pantone releases taboo-breaking...
UNbuffer postcards explore the symbols of Cyprus’ ceasefire line
Graphic designer Alexandros Kosmidis has created UNbuffer, a series of postcards that explore the United Nations’ line between the Greek and Turkish sides of Cyprus. Kosmidis created the graphic design project as a petition for peace and the end of Turkish occupation of the island. The project has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 graphic The post UNbuffer postcards explore...
Berry Creative designs Climate Change stamps with heat-reactive ink
These stamps by Finnish studio Berry Creative feature images of birds and snow clouds that turn into skeletons and thunderstorms when heated to send a message about the consequences of climate change. Commissioned by the Finnish Post, the Climate Change stamps aim to offer an innovative way of communicating the negative effects that rising temperatures The post Berry Creative designs...
Vauxhall launches new «confidently British» flat logo
British carmaker Vauxhall has revealed a flat, minimal version of its griffin emblem to replace its three-dimensional logo that had a metallic look. Opting for a «cleaner» and more modern design, the new logo sees the griffin’s wing, which previously swooped around from the right side of the bird, removed entirely. Alongside the griffin the flag held by the The post Vauxhall launches new...
Hem launches new brand identity by Made Thought
Dezeen promotion: Swedish furniture company Hem has launched a new visual identity featuring shapes based on popular products from its archive. The rebrand reflects «a new chapter» for Hem after a year of growth for the company, during which it relocated to a larger headquarters in Stockholm and opened its first permanent studio in New The post Hem launches new...
Atkinson Hyperlegible typeface is designed for visually impaired readers
Graphic designer Applied Design Works has collaborated with the nonprofit organisation Braille Institute to develop a «hyperlegible typeface» for the visually impaired community. The font family, which is named Atkinson Hyperlegible after Braille Institute founder Robert Atkinson, is composed of distinct and exaggerated letterforms crafted by Applied Design Works to increase character recognition and the The post Atkinson Hyperlegible typeface...
Expo 2025 Osaka logo revealed as ring of red blobs
Graphic designer Tamotsu Shimada has unveiled the logo for the Expo 2025 Osaka, which is an irregular ring of red circles that appears to include five cartoon-like eyes. Shimada’s winning logo, called Inochi no Kagayaki-kun, is a rough outline of the Japnese city of Osaka’s shape, realised in a circle of red blobs. Five of The post Expo 2025 Osaka...
Global designers collaborate on Li Beirut typeface to support victims of blast
Beirut-born type designer Nadine Chahine has commissioned a typeface from contributors including Erik Spiekermann and Mamoun Sakkal to raise funds for victims of the devastating explosion in Beirut. Li Beirut, which means «For Beirut» in Arabic, consists of over 300 glyphs and was designed by 157 creatives from all over the world. The glyphs have been combined The post Global designers collaborate...
Rolls-Royce unveils «confident but quiet» rebrand by Pentagram
Pentagram has redesigned Rolls-Royce’s visual identity, updating the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy emblem to become the car brand’s main logo. One year in the making, the new branding aims to modernise the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars company and differentiate it from the Rolls-Royce Holdings aerospace division, which owns the RR monogram. Although the well-known double-R monogram The post Rolls-Royce unveils "confident...
House of van Schneider designs minimal logo for NASA’s Mars mission
Design studio House of van Schneider has created a visual identity for NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, which condenses the red planet, the Earth and the rover into three simple, flat shapes. Designed to capture «the energy and legacy of space travel», the logo and branding was created to mark the launch of NASA’s Perseverance robotic The post House of van...