Powerful wayfinding work wins the Design category Grand Prix at Cannes Lions, amid a lack of brand design recognition on the winners' rostrum. The winners of the...
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Brand evolution tells the story of us
James Brooke, managing director at Rooster, discusses the brand evolution of the UK-based comms agency, and why its latest identity draws on the company's past. A...
Cannes Lions Design shortlist revealed: Entries down for second year
Cannes Lions has unveiled the projects strong enough to be shortlisted in the Design category at this year’s awards. Despite a decrease in the number of entries from the previous year (977 down to 926), there has been...
How Palantis designed vibrant visual identity for French summer pop up bar
In 2022, event organiser Sebastien Maloi approached creative studio Palantis to help design visuals for his project, La Baignade. The project was a summer bar in La Baule-Escoublac that aimed to be a vibrant and relax...
Angus’ A-Z of logos: Kodak
Pentagram partner and creative director Angus Hyland discusses Kodak’s modern logo and how nostalgic sentiment inspired it. In the final episode of the first series o...
The house always wins: the rise of internalised creative
The past 15 years has seen the rapid expansion of in-house agencies all around the world. With their growth showing few signs of slowing down, Jack Cousins explores how they’re built, the misgivings creatives have for...
The Verdict: Decathlon
Taken from the Q2 edition of Transform magazine, peers in the brand design industry give their opinion on Wolff Olins' rebrand of Decathlon. About the work French...
Collaborative earning app Fluz undergoes vibrant and maximising rebrand
Fluz partnered with global brand and digital studio Koto to create a colourful rebrand. The design, which centres around the brand essence 'Life on Max', leverages the idea of maximising cashback, and now aims...
How brands can help save the planet - new ways to think about growth
Bobbie Galvin, brand researcher at FreshBritain, takes a look at the work of Decathlon-owned mountaineering brand Simonds, and the way companies are starting to reimagine the metrics of corporate success....
The state of play
California tourism leaders want us all to feel better, believe playtime is the remedy and say the state has an unmatched ability to deliver it. Lisa Battles explores Visit California’s latest brand evolution launched...