Design | Saul Bass: Iconic Title Sequences

The legacy of legendary graphic designer Saul Bass and his iconic title sequences remains tangible to this day. Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design, a tome dedicated to his many cultural contributions, has finally seen the light of day, and is available for purchase through Amazon.

To celebrate, Art of the Title has compiled a short homage to some of Bass’s better known works.

The Title Design of Saul Bass from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.

Design | JC Dark Lager

Tomat Design developed the name, logo and packaging design for a limited and personalized edition of beer brewed specially for an SPI Group company event with the participation of famous French wine-maker Jean Claude. This honored guest is a fan of yachting so Tomat decided to take this into consideration when developing the design.

via Lovely Package.

Design | Sam Kittinger: Board Games

I love the type treatment and re-design of these classic Parker Brothers board games by Baltimore based student Sam Kittinger. Makes me wish the actual games looked like this!

Of the project, Sam says, “These re-designs of classic Parker Brothers board games stemmed from a desire to de-construct the overdone packaging board games nowadays are so known for. Drawing inspiration from vintage, modernist game box designs, these re-inventions focus on simplistic imagery, experimental typography, and limited color schemes.”

Design | 10 Magazine’s Louis Vuitton Editorial

Louis Vuitton teamed up with 10 Magazine for this glamorous/silly Fall 2011 editorial. Artist Barry Reigate is responsible for the  pop-art clown overlays. This fantastic spread was shot by Christian Anwander, styled by Sophia Neophitou, and modeled by Marike Le Roux.

via Trendland.

Design | Origin Coffee Roasters

Origin Coffee Roasters are a small, independent and innovative company from Cornwall with a purpose beyond profit. They are a tight knit group of highly experienced and passionate coffee people that strive to raise coffee standards throughout the UK. Crafting distinctive espresso blends is at the forefront of what they do, but behind the scenes they work hard to make sure every bean that they roast promotes social, environmental and economic responsibility.

Origin have recently moved all roasting to their headquarters in Cornwall, as well as organic fair trade coffee they produce their own 'Seasonal Collection' which rotates the beans making sure that only the best of what's in season makes it into the bag. Origin's 'Farmer 30' coffees go one step further than fair trade by ensuring that the individual workers on selected farms benefit from the export of the beans.

UK based studio A-Side has carried and developed the company identity through all manner of products and print spanning a five year period – during which time the company has enjoyed unprecedented success, growing from 4 to 15 employees, supplying a number of leading restaurants and celebrity chefs, and becoming an iconic local brand that is synonymous with Cornish café culture.

 

 

Design | Draw In Light

London based studio We Are Useful was approached by Draw In Light to create the branding for their new womenswear label. "We created an identity based around the idea of light and crystals that ran from the logo to the imagery for the AW/10 collection. We art directed, photographed, retouched, designed and produced a look book which incorporated an exclusive numbered screen printed poster. We also designed and created the website."

Design | Max Chocolatier

This project comes from Denmark based Muggie Ramadani, an interdisciplinary design studio, specialized in creating intelligent solutions for analog and digital media.

Of the project they say, "The process involved in creating the confectionery is unique, and the result will exceed anything you have ever tasted: at Max you will be savouring some of the best chocolate in the world. Max Chocolatier offers a feast for all the senses. Your nose experiences the scent of truly great chocolate as you approach the shop. There, you can witness the care with which the staff create the products. Opening the exquisite packaging adds to the anticipation. Then, as the chocolate touches your tongue, it’s as if you were tasting chocolate for the very first time."

Chocolate AND design! I'm in heaven. Be sure to check out all of Muggie Ramadani's sleek and beautiful work!

via September Industry.

Design | Sourced Grocer

This project came to my attention via Swiss Legacy. I sometimes forget that all you have to do is ask, so that's what I did when I sent the super friendly guys over at One Iota - the multidisciplinary studio responsible for this beautiful project - an email telling them how much I would love to get images and a project description for their latest case study Sourced Grocer. This is probably only half of what they sent me!

Project description from One Iota:

The central ideologies behind the Sourced Grocer brand was that of respecting the seasonal nature and sustainability of food. The people behind the food and ultimately the tastes, desires, generosity and pleasures of those who consume and enjoy food.

Overall our ambition for the project was to create a brand that was versatile and fun. Communicating messages of
pride in the local community and encouraging customers to support their local grocer and eat thoughtfully
knowing the providence and seasonal nature of the food they consume.

The posters and hand outs feature oddly coloured shots of fruit and vegetables that we literally nailed to our
wall in the studio and shot in high res. The rationale behind the odd colouring was to engage the viewer to
sub-consiencly question the produce they are looking at, and in conjunction with the branding statements begin
them on the process of questioning the origin and seasonality of produce they consume in everyday life.

I mean honestly, it's just all so beautiful! It's projects like this that keep my faith for print design alive.