23 October – 27 October 2023 – Design Week

North and Peter Saville design evolving identity for Factory International

Abbey Bamford — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:49:20 +0000

Design studio North and Peter Saville have collaborated on creative events organisation Factory International’s identity, designing an evolving logo based on the architecture of its new Aviva Studios venue. Factory International commissions, produces and presents a year-round programme of original creative work and special events at Aviva Studios – its new home in Manchester – online and…

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Pearlfisher mixes heritage and flavour in Kahlúa’s new unified identity

Abbey Bamford — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:12:36 +0000

Pearlfisher has redesigned coffee liqueur brand Kahlúa in a bid to unify the UK and US designs and strike a balance between signifying its Mexican heritage and coffee flavour. While Kahlúa had recently undergone a rebrand, it hadn’t seen as much success in the US – its biggest market – as it had in the UK, according to Pearlfisher senior strategist Millie Rowe. However, the work that Pearlfisher…

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A day in the life of a bike designer

Sophie Tolhurst — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:09:13 +0000

I’m Ian Surra, the director of Cannondale industrial design. I wasn’t always the director; I started at Cannondale in 2014 as a junior designer in the US, in Wilton, Connecticut, in the headquarters there. I slowly worked my way through the organisation to end up where I am now, which is in Freiburg, Germany, leading a team of six other designers – and we think we have the best design team in the…

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Unfound Studio designs protest-inspired identity for Systemic Justice

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:36:49 +0000

Unfound Studio has devised an identity for non-governmental organisation Systemic Justice, driven by a “non-violent” typeface and a suite of graphic devices. The Netherlands-based non-for-profit partners with organisations working on racial, social and economic justice and aims to help them bring about change through strategic litigation. Unfound client director Tebo Mpanza describes the brief…

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Interior inspiration: Design Week’s favourite hospitality and retail spaces

Abbey Bamford — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:10:22 +0000

Spanish designer and creative director Jorge Penadés – known for developing furniture, products, interiors, installations and exhibitions – has refurbished Camper’s flagship shoe store in Paris. Penadés took influence from the Centre Pompidou, which is just a short walk away from the store. The Centre Pompidou’s glass and metal structure was designed by architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers…

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DesignStudio gives Borussia Dortmund fans acute new identity

Sophie Tolhurst — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:25:36 +0000

DesignStudio has worked with German Bundesliga football club Borussia Dortmund on an evolved brand that looks to revive the “passion” of the team and its fans for a new global and commercial age of football. According to DesignStudio senior strategist Sinead Kirby, when the club was founded in 1909 its team was beloved “for being the underdogs in a world where football was about tradition and…

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Out of Place Studio designs playful identity for National Education Nature Park

Sophie Tolhurst — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:24:23 +0000

Bradford-based design agency Out of Place Studio has partnered with the National History Museum on the visual identity for the National Education Nature Park (NENP), a nation-wide scheme created to empower children to make a positive impact on nature. The Natural History Museum (NHM) was appointed by the Department for Education to lead the partnership, working with groups such as the Royal…

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Pentagram designs identity and packaging for Liberty fragrance range

Abbey Bamford — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:43:03 +0000

Pentagram partners Harry Pearce and Jon Marshall have designed a new beauty brand for Liberty, which is launching with five gender-neutral fragrances and packaging featuring archive-inspired prints. The fragrance collection is the first release from Liberty’s new LBTY Beauty range. Each one has been created by a selection of renowned perfumers, jointly responsible for scents such as Le Labo…

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