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Dina Silanteva

Typographic music project by recent graduate Dina Silanteva based on an investigation into generative systems and modular typefaces. It's a lovely experimental approach that's resulted in a bold and energising typeface.

Mortar & Pestle

Mortar & Pestle

Stephen Di Donato

Lovely solar system poster series designed by Canadian Stephen Di Donato. The imagery has a contemporary cubist feel to it combined with an excellent application. The Jupiter and Neptune posters are my particular favourites. The designs have also been developed into smart phone wallpapers.

Cleverfranke

Cleverfranke is a dutch design studio that works across both print and screen based resolutions, often with a focus on information graphics and data visualisation. I really admire the balance they carefully seem to strike between type, colour, shape and format which means the resolutions are often clear and east to absorb.

Anagrama

Ok so I did a post on Anagrama back in June and since then have taken keen interest in their work. Now, a couple of lovely new projects means they have earned a second update on my blog. The first one is a classy visual identity for a young architects firm led by a striking logotype featuring the initials of the clients. The logotype is bold, dynamic and refined and the overall identity communicates pure quality and reassurance when combined with the off-white and black colour-scheme with hints of red. The versatility of the logo is clear to see as it is effective and legible across the stationery set including the folder and cardboard tube whilst it also looks great as a stamp.

The next project appears to be quite an unusual brief - for a latin american film studio that specialises in horror movies called Nemesis. Here, Anagrama have developed a beautiful and contemporary typographic monogram based on ancient runes that takes its place within a stunning black and white stationery set. The monogram works perfectly as the design for the stamp used with black sealing wax, which imprinted on the black stock with a slight eerie sheen comes together to convey a feel that is exactly relevant to the client. Careful attention to detail appropriate use of de-bossing helps build the air of quality whilst the wooden stake and silver bullets used in the photography are genius touches.