Pocket Noodle - Eventually, everything connects

Studio8 Design’s new identity for the Central School of Speech and Drama includes a bespoke typeface referencing old neon theatre signs.

Sol Sender on the design process behind the Obama 08 logo. Fascinating stuff especially when you see the designs that made in to the final three and also the various applications of the final logo. Video’s can be found here and here.

(more…)

• Great article on the winning design by the winner Stani Michiels for the new Dutch 5 Euro commemorative coin which had the theme ‘Netherlands and Architecture’
• The Museum of London unveils it’s new brand identity created by Coley Porter Bell. Interesting use of a colour layer map to show the expansion and change of London. Nice work and looking forward to seeing it in situ.
• Designworkplan on the Dutch Government’s corporate typeface Rijksoverheid

. Designed by Peter Verheuland based on a previous typeface of his ‘Versa‘ it aims to provide a consistent identity between the 200+ government departments and ministries. The project’s part of a complete re-brand led by Dutch design stalwarts Studio Dumbar.

• Explore Flickr with the vomiting panda. Original artwork by the very talented The Searcher.
• City Shrinker – Nice collection of tilt-shift photography
• Wolda, the worldwide logo design annual announce their 2008 winners. Talking about logo’s, anyone seen Creative Reviews new identity?

• Some more information on the forthcoming Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s children’s classic ‘Where The Wild Things Are‘.
• Farewell idents as BBC3 retires Lambie Nairn’s Blobs. Red Bee Media’s replacement identity has come in for some stick but it’s early days yet.
• 23andMe – Personal DNA kits now available online