Shot during a twelve-hour live stream in July 2020, Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele revealed what lies behind the making of a (well-financed) fashion ad. Throughout the course of one day, the campaign features the Gucci design team as models wearing pieces from the Epilogue collection. Two Roman locations, Palazzo Sacchetti and graffiti-covered Campo Boario are add to the eclectic, colorful vintage inspired extravaganza. Shot by Alec Soth and filmed by directors Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo. Gucci continues to lead the top tier of fashion brands in creative and innovative use of social media channels. Their growth since Michele took over creative duties is definitive proof of a successful luxury brand today. Bellissimo!
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Say it is forever
Recently introduced redesigned “LOVE” stamps for U.S. Postal Services. Antonio Alcalá, art director; Jessica Hische, illustrator; Studio A (Alexandria, VA), design firm. Now someone just needs to redesign the post office itself.
Quiet has its place
Shaun Ford & Co. identity by Savvy Studio.
Feature compelling users of the product and engagement with follow.
Apple recently introduced a new advertising campaign titled “Behind the Mac” focused on its Mac computers. The new campaign is slated to be a series of videos that highlight individual stories by creators who have used Macs to “make something wonderful.” The tech giant kicked off the new campaign with a quartet of spots uploaded to its official YouTube channel. The videos feature an eclectic group of creators, including photographer and disability advocate Bruce Hall, music artist Grimes and app developer Peter Kariuki. A straight-forward take on the testimonial genre for Apple, but with the expected brand’s quality and flair. We definitely see this new campaign as a platform for many compelling stories in the months or years ahead. A solid series that straddles product advertising and user benefits…
Clean + bright says a lot
Brand identity for Swedish seafood company, Swish. Designed by Empatia. Bright, clean and playful. Smaklig måltid…
Simplicity always wins
Restaurant identity that lives by simple principles and execution.
Think bright
Identity for communications and PR agency, Village, shortening company name from Village Press and stepping away from the black and white goto fashion aesthetic. Designed by Colville Walter. Simply brilliant…
A start-up grows up
Brand identity for Airbnb created by London agency Design Studio.
Another fashion brand refresh
Following a new design direction for its stores led by Peter Marino and the appointment of London-based designer Jonathan Anderson as creative director, Loewe, the Spanish leather goods brand has introduced its new brand identity (to debut with the upcoming menswear collection). M/M (Paris), who have worked closely with Anderson since he took up the reins at Loewe, also remodeled the brand’s Anagram (informally known as ‘el cangrejo’, or ‘the crab’), a quadruple-L insignia designed in 1970 by Spanish artist Vicente Vela. The original logotype, set in a version of the Bembo font, has been re-designed by the Parisian pair in a typeface inspired by German-born typographer and calligrapher Berthold Wolpe. Looking at the history of the brand, the designers found that the trajectory of Wolpe (who was born near Frankfurt and emigrated to Britain in 1935) echoed that of Enrique Loewe Roessberg, the German-born craftsman whose name came to identify a cooperative of Spanish leather artisans in the mid-19th century. The new identity will be applied in black on boxes, bags and envelopes produced in a distinctive smokey white called Humo (Spanish for smoke) created specifically for the rebranding, a strong contrast with the more nostalgic shades of beige and brown that defined Loewe until now. Loewe’s new face certainly helps it ready its brand turnaround. merges the brand’s quintessential Spanish tradition with its contemporary vision. Designed to be at the same time current and long lasting, it’s a fitting new face to project Loewe into the future. A campaign shot by Steven Meisel will lead the official relaunch for the fall. Everyone think luxurious leather…
Massimo, the mighty
Brand and identity design programs from Vignelli Associates (from top): American Airlines, 1967; Saks Fifth Avenue, 1978; Fratelli Rossetti 1984; Kroin, 1981-1985; Aetna Life and Casualty, 1988; RAI Tg2, 1989; Brookstone, 1992; United Colors of Benetton, 1995; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1999.