Pentagram’s Custom Signs Make Picking Up Dog Poop A Religious Experience.

pentagram dog signs for the church of st. john the divine

Michael Bierut and designer Jesse Reed of Pentagram have created a series of heavenly signs for New York’s well known Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine that gently remind visitors to curb and leash thy dogs on Sunday, Oct. 6 (today) for its annual St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals. (more…)

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The Helvetica Hotel, From Soap To Signage – And A Little History.

The Helvetica Hotel

For an independent study, Jung Hwan (Albert) Son, a senior communication design student at Parsons the New School for Design, decided to create and brand a hip and trendy hotel – inspired by the Helvetica typeface. In addition to taking a look at his elements designed for his conceptual Helvetica Hotel, we go into the history of the typeface, and the documentary about it. (more…)

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Hot Design and Branding For A Cold Product: Batch Ice Cream

Batch Ice Cream Branding

The Ice Creamists and Eyescream and Friends are only two of the newer ice cream companies to have unique and fun branding. Meet Boston’s Batch Ice Cream. (more…)

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