Graphic Design News

Graphic Design News

Graphic Design News featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Alishan Forest

Alishan Forest is a set of four seasonal event designs created for a national forest recreation area. Each event responds to a seasonal feature of the forest: cherry blossoms in spring, sacred trees in summer, maple leaves in autumn and sunrise in winter. The program includes a floral concert, an open-air cinema, a painting party in transparent houses and a sunrise picnic. All settings are built with transparent, wooden or natural materials. The aim is to renew the image of the forest and to encourage respect and coexistence with nature.

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Lunema Specimen

Lunema is a highly stylized contemporary neo-grotesque sans serif typeface with strong geometric contrasts. A functional san serif family that can stand the test of time, whilst still feeling modern and unique. Each letter shape has been crafted with great attention to detail in order to ensure legibility at large and small sizes due to the distinct deep ink traps. All 10 weights have an extended Latin glyph set with alternatives and ligatures.

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Chez Vous

Chez Vous is a visual identity created for a Belgian restaurant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The identity reinterprets Belgian icons, such as Magritte, the Manneken Pis, rain and traditional fries, through a simple illustration style. Short texts include Belgian dialect variations, adding a sense of humor to the graphic compositions. The identity is applied to menus, posters, panels, packaging and t-shirts, giving the restaurant visual unity. Menus and posters are printed in offset with CMYK colors, while the t-shirts are printed digitally.

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Diplomatic Relations

Diplomatic Relations is a logo created for the German Embassy in Vilnius. The design symbolizes the ties between Lithuania and Germany. Inspired by the tricolor national flags, three check marks were drawn for each country in the colors of its flag. The marks run as two parallel sides, like train tracks that move apart and then come together again. The red check marks are combined to represent friendship and unity. The colored symbol is placed on a white background and can be applied to stationery, outdoor advertising and corporate gifts. Repeating the symbol in a line forms a pattern.

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R Gate Emblem

R Gate Emblem is a corporate identity design created for an education technology company. The emblem is based on a keyhole motif. A white negative shape of the letter R sits inside a deep blue square and forms a gate. The gate is a visual metaphor for a doorway that opens the world of education and shares new learning experiences. Deep ocean blue is the primary color. The letter R also serves as the base measuring unit for a matching typeface in two weights. The identity system is applied to online and offline materials.

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Pupstar

Pupstar is a brand identity created for a positioning technology company and its GPS pet tracker. The logo combines simple iconic shapes drawn from a paw, a dog face, a map pin and a navigation arrow. The mark links pets and positioning in one recognizable symbol. Fresh and bright colors give the identity a friendly and energetic tone. Business cards, flyers and other stationery are printed on textured matte recycled paper. The visual system is applied consistently across digital platforms, with the aim of helping owners avoid losing their pets.

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