Month: January 2013

Hardhat {Auckland/London}

28/01/2013
by DJ
Awesome agencies

Founded back in 2000, Hardhat Design is NZ and Brit design couple Nik + Jen who run an absolute nugget of a studio and service clients from bases in both London and Auckland. Their work has included brand/identity development, illustration, web & e-commerce development, and design for  packaging, print, publication & web. Meeting in London in the late 90’s, and after several years each at various design and advertising agencies working on jobs for large corporate […]

Zebra in the mood

23/01/2013
by DJ
News

Terrifically charming and vibrant new work by Perth studio Zebra ~ Moodmakr app, the brainchild of Arcade who are a Singapore-based creative agency. Arcade are known for creating intellectual properties and ideas and turning them into commercial ventures. Zebra have worked alongside Arcade on many projects over the past few years and with Moodmakr they were asked to bring one such idea to life. Moodmakr is an app that aims to satisfy the mood of a consumer […]

Milk {Auckland}

22/01/2013
by LWC
Awesome agencies

Milk have been buzzing away under the surface for years however recent projects for the likes of 1Above and Health Basics have firmly cemented their position on the Auckland packaging design circuit. Wander through most airports now and you will see a 1Above above stand. The drink brand is a world first, aiming to help you fly and travel better. Milk worked across all facets of the launch including naming. With this little beauty under […]

A Beautiful facelift for English Ballet

18/01/2013
by DJ
News

The English National Ballet are launching a radical new brand and advertising campaign that uses Dalton Maag’s Aktiv Grotesk for their new logo. The campaign, by creative agency The Beautiful Meme, features stunning photography of English National Ballet dancers wearing couture garments by Vivienne Westwood. Dalton Maag’s Aktiv Grotesk was modified to create a unique logotype for the ballet company. The starting point was Aktiv Grotesk Bold, with the spacing and leading of the individual […]

Profiles – Jonathan Ford {Pearlfisher}

15/01/2013
by LWC
Profiles

Once upon a time packaging design was the poor cousin of print design. It was at the centre of the consumer world, it certainly wasn’t as ‘cool’ and you rarely got to recommend foil deboss! Fast forward to 2012 and the discipline is right up there with the best of them thanks to some incredible work throughout the industry over the last few of decades. One such company that has been instrumental in this change is Pearlfisher. With the […]

A drop of dutch courage

10/01/2013
by LWC
News

2012 was undoubtedly the year of the craft beer. With new varieties being launched left right and centre we were spoilt for choice down here in the South Pacific when it came to an evening tipple. One such beer that lept onto our shelves late last year was Cavalier Courage. While this fine blend is indeed a tasty drop it’s far from being the latest fad, the difference being this beer has a story to […]

Wisdom for your wall

03/01/2013
by DJ
Bookshelf / News
YATMM

You might remember that back in November Believe in treated us to a new publication they’d been working on called You Are The Map Maker, a book in which Australian author and blogger Bernadette Jiwa invited 13 creative entrepreneurs to offer advice to those just starting out, through a collection of articles (have a butchers when you get a mo). Well here’s the scoop – YATMM has launched a series of 12 typographic posters based on the project […]