I really appreciate London-based designer Joe Stephenson. His style is clean, simple, and most importantly, conceptual. He doesn't work out of a vacuum or make things "pretty" just because he feels like it, instead he creates a strong platform and builds upon it. Each design element has a purpose and all materials support the big idea, leading to powerful identity and meaningful design.
Beautiful identity by Josef Heigl for Josef Heigl. Simple, modern, edgy, his work relies on form instead of color, giving it an eccentric quality that leads me to believe he might be a perfectionist.
This is the kind of inspiration that really kicks you in the ass and makes you think, "wow, am I in the right field? There's no way I can even compete with this work!" So happy Monday, and get to work :) Design by Ptarmak.
AFOM (A Friend of Mine) Design Studio is experienced in branding identity, art direction, signage, shop fitting, interiors, posters, image creation, publication, and has a strong passion for crafted typography. Great work, inspires me to take another typography class...
I had earlier posted Integrity Spirits' packaging, and just stumbled across Jared Milam's portfolio on Behance which contains the identity. I now understand why the packaging was so beautiful as it stems from this incredibly strong and thoughtful identity. The logo channels the mythos of the founders of Integrity Spirits, Rich and Kieran. They are life-long friends, yin and yang, and are unified by their passionate commitment to the distillation of spirits. All the printed materials reflect the hand-crafted quality of the product, in one color, letterpressed and hand applied labels for personalization. The hand applied labels also echo the security seal placed over the caps of their vodka and gin bottles. Make sure to check out more of Jared Milam's work by visiting his portfolio site.
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