Branding Design News
Communication Arts 2020 Design and Advertising Competitions
Communication Arts is calling for entries for its 2020 Design and Advertising Competitions. With an acceptance rate of less than 5%, these competitions are among the most exclusive major creative competitions in the world and inclusion is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry.
Straight Forward Designs Launch Campaign for Skittles Giants
Straight Forward Design has created the launch campaign for Mars Wrigley's Skittles Giants, a larger-than-life, softer-centered version of its much-loved original fruit candies.
Creative Communication Award 2020
The second annual Creative Communication Award (C2A) is now open for submissions. The C2A will once again celebrate and promote the very best campaigns, creative solutions and ideas from around the globe, across eighteen different categories in communication design.
International Visual Identity Awards 2020
Submissions are now open for the seventh annual International Visual Identity Awards.
2020 SEGD Branded Environments (POSTPONED)
The SEGD Branded Environments, the event for the design of brand-centric customer experiences, returns to the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas for the fourth year in a row. The event features a diverse lineup of speakers, tour offerings and opportunities to connect with fellow participants as well as the local design community.
Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2020
Submissions are now open for the 2020 Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design. Designers, agencies and companies are invited to enter their brands and creative works to this international design competition.
Studio Output Designs New Brand Identity for Mixcloud
Studio Output has designed an all-new brand identity for Mixcloud, a leading streaming platform used by tens of millions of creators and listeners worldwide, to mark its 10th anniversary.
CHARCOHOL Restaurant & Cocktail Bar by STUDIO8
STUDIO8 recently designed the visual identity, architecture re-use, interior, landscape and soft decoration for CHARCOHOL Restaurant & Cocktail Bar, located in a heritage building in the center of Shanghai.
Lewis Moberly Designs Identity and Eco-packaging for Skin Sapiens
Lewis Moberly has designed the brand identity and eco-packaging for new skincare brand SKIN SAPIENS. The new range is designed to clean, care and protect skin of all ages and skin types, even sensitive.
Ragged Edge Rebrands Advisory App Multiply
Ragged Edge recently rebranded UK's first FCA-approved automated financial advisory app 'Multiply.'
Gretel Rebrands Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup
Gretel has unveiled its rebrand for the Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup (SND) and its highly successful sub-brand for the dance program, Dance Italia.
B&B Studio Designs Brand Identity for Bio&Me
B&B studio has designed the identity for Bio&Me, a gut-loving food brand co-founded by leading gut health expert Dr. Megan Rossi.
2020 European Design Awards
The 2020 European Design Awards, an annual event, bringing together the best examples of communication design in Europe, is now officially open for entries.
me&dave Creates Lifestyle-led Brand Design Strategy for Canary Wharf's Vertus
me&dave recently created an innovative, lifestyle-led branding strategy for Canary Wharf Group's first-ever build-to-rent (BTR) development, Vertus.
Pentagram Rebrands Dashlane
Pentagram recently designed the new branding for Dashlane, a cross-platform password manager and digital wallet application.
Found Studio Designs New 3D Idents for Viasat History
Found recently partnered with Viasat World to create a suite of idents for their history channel, Viasat History.
StormBrands Designs New Identity for London Business School's 'Women in Business' Organization
StormBrands recently created a new identity for London Business School organization Women in Business.
Ragged Edge Designs Brain-stretching Identity for Heights
Ragged Edge recently designed brand strategy, name and identity for innovative cognitive performance brand 'Heights.'
Vault49 Creates Logo and Packaging Design for Moon Cotton
Vault49 has designed the identity and visual language for slime brand Moon Cotton, including full un-boxing experience for the direct to consumer brand.
Standard Black and Irving Farm Coffee Create Limited Blend to Benefit Charity
Irving Farm Coffee recently partnered with Standard Black to create a signature, limited-edition blend for the holiday season.
PB Creative Designs Sophisticated New Look for Toni & Guy
PB Creative has created a sophisticated new look for Toni & Guy. The agency has been working with the brand for the past five years and was responsible for creating the new Toni & Guy masterbrand 'lock up' by championing the ampersand and showcasing it as a key asset that represented the brand's bold personality.
FLA Future of Branding Week 2020
Future London Academy's (FLA) 2020 Future of Branding Week will be held June 22-26 in London. This one-week learning adventure is for people who want to understand what differentiates a good brand from a great one, how to create a legacy and what you need to know to succeed globally. This program will help you to stay up-to-date with the newest trends in the industry, become better at what you do and find new ways to develop your career.
Riser Creates Brand Identity for 'Break a Leg Theater Works'
Riser recently created a new brand identity for 'Break a Leg Theater Works.' The non-profit organization was founded by two lifelong friends who sought to share their love of theater with kids, exposing them to the arts through performances, classes, and coaching.
B&B studio Designs Visual Identity for OATH
B&B studio a bold visual identity for functional drinks brand OATH. OATH has been released as a range of four ready-to-drink flavors, with organic ingredients carefully selected for their health and wellness benefits.
Singapore Good Design (SG Mark) 2020
Launched in partnership with the Japan Good Design Award (G Mark), Singapore Good Design (SG Mark) was established to set the benchmark for exceptional design quality that impacts businesses and communities in Singapore and beyond.
Williams Murray Hamm Designs New Look for FAB Awards
Williams Murray Hamm (WMH) has created a new identity for the international FAB Awards program, which recognizes the best in creative work for food, beverage and restaurant brands in over 60 countries.
CLEVER°FRANKE Designs Visual Identity for 2020 Eurovision Song Contest
CLEVER°FRANKE has designed the visual identity for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. The data-driven design, which forms the visual basis for the three shows and the event in Rotterdam, symbolizes the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the contest, as well as the 41 countries that come together for it.
Bluemarlin Rebrands Mooncup
Mooncup has undergone a complete brand refresh created by bluemarlin. The rebrand supports the period care company's shift from a discreet alternative to a confident category leader, strengthening its stand out in the growing menstrual cup market that it was instrumental in establishing.
Studio Output Rebrands Events Agency Wonder
Studio Output recently completed a brand refresh for London-based creative events agency Wonder.
Wolff Olins Reimagines Vonage as Next-generation Communications Brand
Wolff Olins worked closely with Vonage to create a unified identity that brought together the best of its heritage with the innovation it's known for today.
Without Creates Branding for No35 Mackenzie Walk
Without has designed a new brand identity for No35 Mackenzie Walk, the latest unique neighborhood bar from London group Darwin & Wallace located in Canary Wharf.
Design Bridge Creates Packaging Design for Fortnum & Mason's New Chocolate Range
Design Bridge has created the designs for a 'wild and rebellious' new range of Fortnum & Mason chocolates.
Vanderbrand Rebrands Sapsucker
Vanderbrand has unveiled its rebranding for Sapsucker, an organic, plant-based, all-natural, and sustainably sourced tree water with no added sugar.
Monotype Debuts Helvetica Now MT
Monotype has debuted its new branding and company typeface, 'Helvetica Now MT.' The new typeface will allow Monotype to pare its visual identity back to the absolute minimum.
Turner Duckworth Helps McDonald's Celebrate 40 Years of the Happy Meal
Turner Duckworth has created a new campaign for McDonald's that may remind you of your childhood.
Riser Redesigns Nurture Me Nature
After suffering years of digestive pain, Marina, Nurture Me Nature's founder, wanted to create a healthy product that would make her stomach, and her tastebuds, feel happy. So she started the world's first and only company making organic, paleo, nut- and gluten-free, seed-based baking mixes.
Best Brands & Communication Design: Red Dot Winners Selection 2019
The Best Brands & Communication Design exhibition features an exclusive selection from the winners of the Red Dot Brands & Communication Design Awards.
Wolff Olins Delivers Kinetic Rebrand for WarnerMedia
Wolff Olins recently created a dynamic visual identity for WarnerMedia. Born from the acquisition of Time Warner by AT&T, WarnerMedia is a global media and entertainment conglomerate with a portfolio of iconic brands like HBO, CNN, TNT and Warner Brothers.
PB Creative Designs Identity and Packaging for AXE WILD
PB Creative has created a new range identity and pack designs for male grooming brand AXE.
Elmwood New York Reimagines Brand Identity for Flexible Workspace Knotel
Elmwood New York has created a new brand identity and design ecosystem for flexible workspace provider, Knotel.
ShopTalk Creates Branding for Studio Duggan's Exclusive Homeware Brand 'Trove'
ShopTalk has created a holistic brand identity for Studio Duggan's new exclusive homeware brand 'Trove.'
41st Telly Awards Now Open
The celebrated awards show, Telly Awards, has opened its annual call for entries. This 41st edition of the Tellys is rolling out an all-new theme dubbed "Telly Award Winners Tell Great Stories" - focusing on their commitment to celebrating video content in countless languages from around the globe, and from various types of creators, including everything from editors and directors to animators and those producing content on new platforms.
Type Directors Club Type Competitions Open for Entries
The Type Directors Club announced the Call for Entries for the TDC66 The World's Best Typography competition. TDC66 includes competitions for Communication Design and Typeface Design.
Brandon Designs New Brand Identity for Napolina
Brandon has designed a new look for Napolina, the UK's number one Italian cooking brand. The updated range is currently rolling out, starting with tinned tomatoes that launched on shelves in September.
The One Show 2020: Call for Entries
Submissions are now open for the 2020 One Show, one of the world's most prestigious awards shows recognizing the best creative work in advertising, interactive, design and branded entertainment.
B&B Studio Designs New Brand Identity for Raw Halo
B&B Studio has designed a new brand identity and packaging for raw chocolate brand Raw Halo. Raw Halo pushes raw, vegan chocolate to a new level in terms of taste, quality and ingredients - all without sacrificing on flavor.
Trollbäck+Company Creates New Brand Evolution for FOX Entertainment
Trollbäck+Company designed the new brand position, strategy and tone of voice for FOX Entertainment.
Williams Murray Hamm Creates New Brand Identity for Hirsh London
Williams Murray Hamm has created a new brand identity for Hirsh London, the Mayfair luxury jewelry house, ahead of its 40th anniversary in 2020.
D&AD Launches 2020 New Blood Awards
D&AD has launched the briefs for the 2020 D&AD New Blood Awards. As one of the largest competitions for emerging creatives to exercise and showcase their talents on briefs set in partnership with some of the world's leading brands, the design-led briefs have been set by brands including BBC, Google, Penguin, and XBox.
Cactus Designs Branding for Parc Mosaic
Cactus recently completed a new branding project for Parc Mosaic - a mindful apartment community in Boulder with the intent of attracting thoughtful, long-term residents.
Path Designs Branding for Highball Alcohol-Free Cocktails
Path recently partnered with The Original Free Drinks Company in the creation of Highball, a range of alcohol-free, ready-to-drink cocktails.
Charlie Smith Designs 'Words By' for Unicef Next Generation
Charlie Smith Design has designed Unicef Next Generation's 'Words By,' a collection of poetry from 138 diverse voices.
StormBrands Designs New Unifying Brand for Air Partner
StormBrands has designed a new identity for global aviation services group Air Partner. The new identity brings together the different services offered by Air Partner under a unifying brand purpose of 'delivering the extraordinary to fly our world.' The digital-first approach is anchored by a graphic language of triangles and celebrates Air Partner's rich heritage in the golden era of aviation.
ADC 99th Annual Awards
The 99th ADC Annual Awards, one of the world's longest-running and most prestigious global competitions celebrating excellence in craft and innovation in all forms of design and advertising, is now open for submissions.
ShopTalk Creates Empowering Identity for Equality-in-business Action Group WeQual
Former Executive Director of the Financial Times, Katie Litchfield, has launched an equality-in-business action group WeQual, aimed to open the doors of FTSE 350 executive committees to women, challenging the male-dominated culture of c-suite positions and, ultimately, improving business for everyone.
Marking Awards 2020
Organized by Food & Beverage Innovation Forum (FBIF), Marking Awards is a food and beverage packaging design contest.
Cactus Unveils 'Greater Zion' Branding Project
Cactus recently completed a branding project for Greater Zion Convention and Tourism Office.
Bulletproof Crafts Luxurious Branding and Packaging for Soapsmith
Bulletproof has crafted a contemporary new branding and packaging for the award-winning London-based soap and body care brand, Soapsmith.
B&B Designs New Identity for Savoury Snack Bar, The Savourists
B&B studio has created a bold new visual identity for a pioneering savory snack bar, The Savourists.
LRXD Redesigns Honey Smoked Fish Co. Packaging
LRXD has created new packaging for Honey Smoked Fish Co. after extensive research with current and prospective customers.
Ragged Edge Designs Superhero-themed Brand Identity for Wind
Ragged Edge has created a new superhero-themed brand identity for Wind, the leading international e-scooter sharing company.
Studio Matthews Designs New Branding and Graphics for Louisiana Children's Museum
Studio Matthews recently designed new branding, signage and environmental graphics for the Louisiana Children's Museum.
Communication Arts Publishes Design Annual 60
Communication Arts has published Design Annual 60, featuring the results of its 60th annual design competition.
Jackdaw Design Creates New Delicious Brand Identity for Borough 22
Jackdaw Design has created a new brand identity for Borough 22, an award-winning London bakery specializing in handmade gluten-free vegan doughnuts.
loyalkaspar Rebrands Entertainment Marketing Association Promax
loyalkaspar recently rebranded global entertainment marketing association Promax to help it expand its community of marketing executives beyond the confines of traditional TV.
Riser Redesigns Maxine's Heavenly
Riser recently designed new branding and packaging for Maxine's Heavenly, a company making delicious cookies using only clean, quality ingredients.
Cactus Spurs Fitness Motivation with Immersive Lighting Installation for Rise Nation
Cactus recently fused 'connected' architecture, brand, and fitness to create a revolutionary uplifting gym experience that inspires high-intensity workouts with a jaw-dropping, lighting experience.
Lolliland Launches New Fudge
Relax has created bold new designs for a suite of new fudge products for Lolliland Australia.
B&B Studio Delivers New Brand Identity for Toast
B&B studio has created a new brand identity, visual world and packaging design for Toast. Toast is a planet-saving, certified B Corp brand that brews beer from surplus fresh bread and uses its profits to help fix the food system.
Robot Food Designs Branding for Dog Food Subscription Service
Robot Food has designed the branding for the new dog food subscription service itsdogfood.com.
Bulletproof Creates New Global Brand Identity for Football Association of Wales
Bulletproof has created a new global brand identity for the Football Association of Wales (FAW).
DesignLSM Designs Interiors and Brand Identity for New Turkish BBQ Concept Tahini
DesignLSM was commissioned by Tabure Restaurant group to create the design for a new 'laidback little sister' concept, following their well-established neighborhood eateries in St Albans and Berkhamsted.
RKS Rebrands Child Safety Network for its 30th Anniversary
RKS recently partnered with Child Safety Network (CSN) to revamp the nonprofit's brand identity and mission statement in honor of its 30th anniversary.
Here Design Creates Vibrant Identity for Get Up, Stand up Now
Here Design recently created the identity for 'Get Up, Stand Up Now,' a major new exhibition at London's Somerset House.
Ian Snow Launches New Verbal and Visual Identity
Reed Words and Pattrn have today revealed the new brand identity for designer furniture brand Ian Snow. Ian Snow is an independent, designer furniture and homewares brand based on a farm in Devon.
Path Helps Dualit Find a Sense of Place
British manufacturer Dualit recently developed a range of Compostable Coffee Bags, a quick, mess-free way to make delicious tasting coffee.
Charlie Smith Design Creates Bright and Bold Identity for NewRiver
Charlie Smith Design has created a bold and bright identity for NewRiver's 33 community-focused shopping centers.
Design Bridge Creates New Brand Identity for KinderCare
Design Bridge New York has created a new brand identity for KinderCare, the leading private childcare provider in the US, marking the KinderCare's 50th anniversary.
Straight Forward Design Creates Brand Identity for GoMo Dal Crunchies
Straight Forward Design has created a comprehensive brand and packaging strategy for GoMo, a snack rich in protein and micronutrients just launched in India.
ShopTalk Creates Bespoke Typeface for Rock the Farm Festival
ShopTalk recently redesigned Chase Distillery's annual Rock The Farm Festival branding. Alongside the identity, the studio created a bespoke typeface, Spud Sans, which celebrates the potato and is completely ownable by Chase.
PB Creative Designs New Brand Identity for Foamburst
PB Creative recently gave Imperial Leather Foamburst an exuberant new lease of life with a fresh brand and packaging identity.
B&B Studio Delivers New Brand Creation for LiQ
B&B Studio recently designed the branding for the Belgian alcoholic ice cream brand 'LiQ.' Launching with six bold flavors, each ice cream or sorbet in the LiQ range brings together a well-loved cocktail or dessert with a hit of alcohol.
London Studio Without Creates Cross-cultural Brand Identity for 'Kelly Loves'
Without has created a cross-cultural brand & packaging identity for the new Asian food line Kelly Loves.
Elmwood Redesigns Snack Brand 'Yushoi'
Elmwood recently gave Yushoi, the Japanese-inspired brand of 'better for you' oven-baked pea snacks, an exciting new brand and packaging design.
Straight Forward Designs Brand and Packaging for Plant-based Gelato 'Gigi'
Straight Forward has designed brand identity and packaging for Gigi, an innovative plant-based Italian-style gelato.
Creuna Norway Creates New Brand Identity for City of Oslo
Creuna Norway has created a new brand identity for The City of Oslo. Oslo is a thousand years old, yet thoroughly modern with world-class municipal services. Over time, clutter had built up in the city's identity, and about 250 logos were in use. As a result, Oslo's residents didn't recognize much of the good work that their government actually did. In addition, it was estimated that this fragmented approach cost the municipality over €4 million each year to maintain.
Elmwood Creates New Brand Identity for Innovative Subscription-based Stirrd Brand
Elmwood has created a brand identity for Stirrd - a premium online confectionery brand. Elmwood was responsible for naming, packaging, product proposition, structural pack design, website design, photography and art direction, and font creation.
JDO's Rebrand of FUN Light Brings out Its Playful Side
JDO has created a distinctive 'stand out' 2D and 3D design for Scandinavia's leading cordial brand - FUN Light.
Bluemarlin Redesigns KOFF's Craft Range
Bluemarlin recently redesigned Finnish brewery Sinebrycoff's craft range of KOFF. KOFF is a contemporary heritage brand that exists to transform moments into celebrations.
bluemarlin Rebrands Dr. Beckmann
bluemarlin has completed a global brand refresh for Dr. Beckmann. Uniting their brand worldwide with consistency, simplicity, and relevance, the new design will support Dr. Beckmann's ambition to realize its high global market potentials.
Design Bridge New York Transforms Identity of Financial Alliance for Women
Design Bridge New York has developed a dynamic new mission, name, visual identity and strapline for The Financial Alliance for Women, which captures the Alliance's personality as a Catalyst for Transformation in the global financial sector.
Robot Food Rebrands 'Bells & Whistles' Vegan Cake
Robot Food recently rebranded vegan cake brand Bells & Whistles for Bells of Lazonby. Established in 1946, Bells of Lazonby has been baking cakes for over 70 years.
& SMITH Delivers Identity for Serata Hall
& SMITH has designed the new identity for Serata Hall, the latest bar from Albion & East. Recently opened on Old Street roundabout in Shoreditch, Serata Hall is a relaxed and informal venue, offering pizzas and sharing plates, bottomless brunches, gin masterclasses and a regular liquor club.
Robot Food Rebrands Hawkes
Robot Food recently rebranded Hawkes, following BrewDog's acquisition of the brand. Robot Food was appointed by Hawkes to tap into the mindset of the craft drinker and put cider on the craft agenda.
Denomination Creates Branding for 'Tread Softly'
Denomination has created a delicate and sensual brand design for a new wine by Australian organic winemaker Fourth Wave called Tread Softly.
PB Creative Gives Pure Leaf Tea a Global Brand Refresh
PB Creative has unveiled its global brand re-design for tea producer Pure Leaf, ahead of its relaunch.
Without Rebrands the World's Most Luxurious Bedmaker, Savoir
Without recently rebranded the world's most luxurious bedmaker, Savoir. The new identity focuses on its core values of craft and comfort, and emphasizes that good sleep is worth investing in.
B&B Studio Creates New Brand Identity for Peppersmith
B&B has created a fresh look and feel for Peppersmith, celebrating the natural ingredients and strong flavors of each product in the brand's range of gum and mints.
Here Design Unveils The Balvenie Stories
Here Design has unveiled The Balvenie Stories, a new collection of three whiskeys from The Balvenie which launch this week.
Ragged Edge Rebrands Qbic: A Hotel Where Weird Is Welcome
Ragged Edge has recently rebranded Qbic, a city hotel that's built on creativity and a belief that you don't have to accept the conventional.