Vale, Milton Glaser
June 28, 2020
You almost certainly know his work. He’s the designer of the ‘I love NY’ logo. His 2001 essay ‘Ten Things I have Learned’ always struck a cord.
Coming soon to the chocolate aisle near you : Cadbury has re-branded
June 11, 2020
Don’t panic – the Cadbury signature purple colour isn’t going anywhere.
If you’re sick of all-male speaker panels, try changing the status quo
December 16, 2019
As a conference speaker, Christina Wodtke often found herself the only woman on stage. She was tired of hearing excuses from organisers, so she created Women Talk Design – an online directory of women speakers in design.
When it comes to adjectives, you gotta know when to use ‘em
December 13, 2019
As a native English speaker, I didn’t have much need to learn about adjectives. More specifically, the correct order of different types of adjectives.
Why do many great logos look oh-so-simple?
November 27, 2019
Next time you say ‘that’s so simple, I could have done that in 5 minutes’ … think about the time it took you to read this post, let alone how long the designer took to ensure the shapes, line work and dots were EXACTLY the right size.
Em and En are real words (and you can use them in Scrabble)
November 19, 2019
An em is the width of an uppercase letter M, an en is the width of the capitol letter N. And that’s not all the printing industry has contributed to the common phrases we use today.
How the typeface ‘Braille Neue’ helps sighted and blind people equally
July 9, 2019
Designed by Kosuke Takahashi, the typeface Braille Neue combines braille with existing alphabet characters, with English and Japanese character sets.
Brand refresh vs. Brand re-do
July 9, 2019
From time-to-time, it can be tempting to throw out your existing logo and invest in a rebrand. Before you do, take a moment to reflect.
Sydney Film Festival released a new identity for their 66th outing
July 1, 2019
We go to the cinema to be entertained, to be informed, and to see things we miss in our daily lives. Sydney Film Festival’s new brand identity meets the brief.
12 Weeks of (2018) Good News
April 18, 2019
Is it too late to say ‘Happy New Year’? If you’ve forgotten last year already, we’re back with some good news in 2018.
The origins of placeholder text lorem ipsum
April 9, 2019
What do a 16th century printer and a 1st century roman statesman have in common? The answer is placeholder text lorem ipsum.
Graphic Design in the films American Psycho and The Grand Budapest Hotel
February 26, 2019
In the film American Psycho, Patrick Bateman and colleagues sit at a boardroom table comparing business cards. The cards themselves? They‘re downright awful.
Popular collaboration hub Slack recently completed a rebrand
January 24, 2019
There’s a lot of talk about whether the new logo looks like a swastika, a wet windmill, or even 4 ducks.
Google Images – Are They Free? NO! And What To Do About It
December 18, 2018
Google images are not free! So what do you do instead? Today I’ll explain why a sneaky cut and paste from Google is not cool – and can cost you a lot, as well as share better ways to get great images for free.
It’s Brand by Name’s 6th birthday! Let’s celebrate by looking back on some of the highlights.
July 1, 2018
It’s our anniversary! We’ve taken a look back over six years of working with a variety of clients to share our highlights and learnings. Strongly identifying our niche of event branding, brand identity, print design and infographics is definitely the main lesson learned.
