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Which came first: the chicken or the egg? That's the first question that usually has to be answered, but in this case there was another question too. When you want to taste a classic product in an unexpected and different way, what do you need? Well, first of all, an unexpected presentation that can stand out. That is what had to be created for the Avgoulakia brand, through a creative concept that could convey the uniqueness of the brand in a modern, different and playful way.
Low Classic is a brand identity created for an independent fashion label. The identity is inspired by fashion magazines of the 1980s. A muted color palette and a layout that breaks the grid are used. The typography is exaggerated and combined with elegant curves, and it forms the main visual language of the brand. Both printed and digital materials are included, such as posters, social media graphics, e-mails and web banners. The printed collaterals are produced on recycled paper without polluting dyes. The aim is to give a vintage look a refined digital form.
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Kong-Ke Museum is a visual identity for an exhibition venue in Taichung, Taiwan, that also serves as a rest station for construction workers. The logo forms characters with short strokes, leaving them unfinished. The unfinished form refers to the transitional feeling of a construction site. The guidance system uses materials found on site, such as formwork, scrap wood, circular saw blades and plastic water pipes. Paint buckets filled with cement, water pipes, polycarbonate wave boards and gloves mark positions within the space. Posters are screen printed on cement bag packaging.
Feral Horses Brand Identity is a corporate identity designed for a company that works in the contemporary art investment field. The identity speaks to three audiences: art enthusiasts, professional traders, and curious achievers. A single pictogram brings together the artistic and the financial sides of the brand. The logo and its variants are pixel perfect, so the mark stays clear and recognizable. The colors were defined with the Pantone system and then converted to sRGB and CMYK. The selected fonts work both in print and on screen.
Nirvana is a corporate identity created for a space for meditation and holistic therapies. The design is based on simple geometric shapes arranged on a grid system to keep symmetry and balance. The logo combines the infinity symbol, the lotus flower and a meditative posture. The wine red colour refers to Buddhist garments, and the yellow colour refers to the ornaments used in monasteries. The identity was drawn as vector artwork, so the logo can be reduced or enlarged without loss of detail and applied to print and digital media.
Umano is a brand identity created for a hotel bar in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The identity draws on cultural anthropophagy, a literary concept that joins humor with the free reinterpretation of outside influences. The project includes a logotype, business cards on 300 gram offset paper, a menu, a bag, surface design and posters printed on 75 gram offset paper and glued to interior walls. Graphics and architecture combine to form visual narratives that reinterpret city sights and local poems. The aim is to move away from the formal tone of traditional hotel bars.
HMP is a visual identity created for a mechanical engineering group. The logo underlines the strength of the company and clarifies its communication. The letters are formed in the same way the group stamps them on its pieces. Sketches and technical schemes in the background evoke the global support that HMP provides. Each area of expertise is marked by a pictogram and a specific color, selected with the client to explain the different services. The identity is adapted for digital and printed media, including business cards, letterhead paper and folders.
Zhuliguan is a themed hotel focusing on bamboo culture, The pattern looks like both a bamboo and swallows, making people to expect the start of a new journey. The logo presents a development from nothing to something, which originally comes from philosophical Taoism. Its change carries the philosophy of traditional Chinese Taoism "Out of Tao, One is born. Out of One, Two; Out of Two, Three; Out of Three, the created universe", implying "The Tao way follows nature".
Three Emotions is a brand identity created for a non-profit organization in Japan. The organization works to have Hansen's disease sanatoria added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The logo combines three pictograms that express agony, sadness and hope. The mouth of each pictogram is arranged into the shape of a bridge, which also reads as the letter H. The bridge refers to a real bridge built on an island where two sanatoria stand. Posters of 594 by 841 millimeters are displayed in nursery schools, kindergartens and hospitals.
Energy is a logo and brand identity created for a company that sells and distributes fuels for vehicles and industry in Paraguay. The symbol is built from a fraction of the letter e in the name Energy, arranged to form the blades of an engine propeller. The propeller suggests movement and links the brand to the automotive and industrial fields. The blade colors refer to the different types of fuel offered. The identity follows a minimal geometric style with high contrast. Horizontal and vertical versions are defined in a brand manual that sets out application rules.
The Cairo Citadel is a corporate identity created for a historic site in Egypt. The identity is built on the theme of contrast, reflected in the slogan City of Contrast. Black and white are the primary colors, and a secondary color refers to a historic event that took place inside the citadel. The bilingual logo is set in a block form that can be split into two rectangles placed opposite each other, suggesting cultural change. Helvetica Neue was chosen as the main typeface for its simple geometric forms. A signage system was later developed with the same concept.
Air Btn is a set of user interface elements designed for air treatment products such as ventilators, purifiers, humidifiers and dehumidifiers. The icons use widely understood symbols to show functions such as wind speed, humidification, sterilization and night light in an immediate way. Varied outline strokes give the elements a refined look and create a unified visual framework for the product family. The elements can be printed on control panels or made by injection molding with LED lighting. The smallest size is 6.4 by 6.4 millimeters.