Design OF

Design OF

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

 

Bank of England

Designing for a central bank means finding a balance between technical and sensitive information, staff-led outputs, engaging general communications, and a series of regulations. This is not simple to achieve and it is based on delicate internal dynamics. The new identity has been developed together with the people who will use it, balancing all the aspects of the communications. It focuses on reaching a wider public with an accessible, relevant, structured, and distinctive approach. These key principles have been used as a design direction for all the visual assets.

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Lab Future Construction

The creators explored the civilizations of the universe from the perspective of an alien observer by reconstructing the current texts, signs, and symbols to develop a new language called Hou Riwen that will be used to communicate with other planets in outer space. In terms of the visual elements, the construction of Hou Riwen mixes the word structures of Phoenician and Berber and uses Mandarin phonetic symbols as the spelling method for phonograms.

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I Really Like Math

This project allows students to experience math in an easy and fun manner while touching the book. Using the various educational tools contained in the book, students can learn the concept of mathematics as if playing, thereby increasing the effectiveness of learning. This can show immediate changes or reactions of images as if you were operating a tablet PC in a paper book. The cover is made in the form that students can directly manipulate the pictures, and they can also draw pictures in an empty space to produce a variety of personality.

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Grand Egyptian Museum

The research and exploration process led to a rich identity inspired by the basic shapes of ancient Egyptian alphabets. Hieroglyphs in the logotype and the signage system were used to invoke the ancient Egyptian culture and style. A logo was created using five hieroglyphs that read Egypt; were combined together to create this geometrical yet simple look and feel. The elongated rectangular shape is inspired by the cartouche; a frame indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. Black is the primary color. The secondary colors were inspired by colorful ancient Egyptian jewelry design.

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The Moment

The Moment Calendar was inspired by the ancient wisdom of Chinese Solar Terms and Ecclesiastes in Bible, which aim to express the reflection of impetuous society and remind people to know the season and to enjoy the moment. Therefore, there is a new design expression to present the past, now and future. Month is printed in the center of the page while date is shown on a gradient arc. Dates and arcs rotate clockwise around the center and fade away due to the translucent paper, which poetically draws a picture: the eternity of time is a series of the present moments. So, let’s enjoy The Moment.

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Fondazione Alinari

Visual Identity System for Fondazione Alinari per la Fotografia is based on A letter as a focus. A stands for Alinari and is an abstraction of a camera lens. The form is a container in which the photos of the huge historical archive can be shown. All the items are designed with this concept. It is mainly a black and white brand, with a 3 colour secondary palette taken form the daguerreotype photos.

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