{"id":8847,"date":"2017-01-24T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T13:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/?p=8847"},"modified":"2022-12-06T11:27:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T11:27:54","slug":"20-projects-by-pentagram-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/20-projects-by-pentagram-designers\/","title":{"rendered":"#GivingTuesday Roundup: 20 Amazing Projects By Pentagram Designers You Must See"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graphic design is a lot like languages; It\u2019s an identity; enigmatic and beautiful simultaneously. Talking of design, who knows more about the beauty, sheer elegance, and ABC of design<\/strong><\/a> more than Pentagram; the world\u2019s largest independent design consultancy, based on multiple locations around the world. It\u2019s rare that we see an incredulous piece of design without it being credited to the spectacular firm. Great design cannot happen without personal commitment, intelligence, and passion, as can be seen by these 20 awe-inspiring projects taken up by Pentagram Designers and their teams:<\/p>\n

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1. Frida Kahlo And Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art By Eddie Opara<\/h2>\n

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Pentagram\u2019s partner Eddie Opara and senior designer Brankica Harvey<\/strong><\/a> have designed the catalogue for \u2018Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexican Modern Art\u2019, a new exhibition currently on view at the Nova Southeastern University Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. Portraying the eminently monobrowed mistress of 20th Century, along with her fellow artist and husband Diego Rivera, the confident, strong, and simple design lets the imagery speak for itself. The use of a vibrant blue shade for the spine of the book is inspired by the couple\u2019s home in Mexico City, famously known as Casa Azul. According to Pentagram, the palette is a reflection on the Mexican folk art, and the stunningly handsome portraits on the back and front covers seek to position the duo as icons.<\/p>\n

2. Sassy Brand Identity Of The Wing By Emily Oberman<\/h2>\n

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\nImage: The Wing By Emily Oberman<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wing brings together women from myriad backgrounds and fields so that they can have a creative exchange. Pentagram\u2019s partner Emily Oberman<\/strong><\/a> along with her team of all-female designers, has created a brand identity for The Wing that is inspired from the history of vernacular design and suffrage graphics to create a visual personality that\u2019s fun, empowering, and smart. The project spans across everything from the collateral, messaging, and logo, to branded amenities for the club, the Wing website, environmental graphics, and products for the online shop.<\/p>\n

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3. Marimekko Store Makeover By William Russell<\/h2>\n

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Pentagram Partner William Russell was in charge of creating a new brand concept for Marimekko\u2019s flagship store in central Helsinki. The brief demanded a concept that would infuse the space with cordiality and a quirky sense of Nordic humor. Russell achieved this by creating myriad atmospheres within the store, each representative of a separate aspect of the Marimekko lifestyle. The architectural features of the store strongly reflect Finnish design traditions and aesthetics, in addition to the enduring and timeless values behind these, which are appreciated by their international customers. The material palette has been kept natural and simple as well, with bronze, stone, birch plywood, and larch wood being used for different sections.<\/p>\n

4. China Through The Looking Glass By Natasha Jen<\/h2>\n

The catalogue for the blockbuster exhibition, China: Through the Looking Glass, held at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is designed by Pentagram partner Natasha Jen<\/strong><\/a> and her team. The exhibit features avant-garde ready-to-wear and haute couture by designers including John Galliano, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld, and Christian Dior, to explore the influence of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion.<\/p>\n

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\nImage: China Through The Looking Glass<\/a><\/p>\n

The book design by Pentagram illustrates the creative dialogue between present and past, and the West and East explicitly. Drawing from the exhibition, the catalogue connects fashions and objects across myriad mediums and periods. Works are intermixed with other art forms and paired in spreads, giving birth to a cross-disciplinary flow perfectly integrating into the thematic arrangements of the galleries.<\/p>\n

The catalogue is available in two lavishly produced editions. The deluxe edition is nestled inside a black box embossed with a dragon imprint and featuring a Chinese-string binding. The standard edition is wrapped in a textural gold-stamped silk cover, decked out in a pattern inspired from the 19th-century festival robe which is a part of the museum’s collection.<\/p>\n

5. The Book Of The Bird By Angus Hyland<\/h2>\n

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Birdsongs, feathers, nests, and eggs: the trappings of birdlife have never failed to intrigue. However, what really fueled the imagination of Angus Hay is the ability of birds to take flight. The Book of the Bird features artworks of all things avian, including works of both contemporary and historical international illustrators and artists. Pentagram partner Angus Hyland<\/strong><\/a> and his team selected scores of images, covering all types of birds from ominous magpies to small wrens, in order to explore power of bird symbolism in art. The photographs are periodically peppered in with short texts and spiffy statements about the different species and their artists.<\/p>\n

6. \u2018Exhibitionism- The Rolling Stones\u2019 By Abbott Miller<\/h2>\n

Delving into the career of the legendary group that has been dubbed \u201cThe Greatest Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Band\u201d, exhibitionism is an extremely immersive and comprehensive insight to date when it comes to Rolling stones. Synthesizing sound, media, objects, and environment, Pentagram partner Abbott Miller<\/strong><\/a> has designed a theatrical experience that perfectly embodies the revolutionary spirit of the Stones. The exhibition takes up two floors of the Saatchi Gallery, and takes the viewers on an engaging narrative journey through the band\u2019s career spanning over 50 years.<\/p>\n

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The accompanying beautifully produced book also mirrors the immersive experience of Exhibitionism, offering an in-depth peak at the impact of the band. A series of portfolios depict original art and sources, clothing, and instruments from the development of the band\u2019s album covers, in addition to a collection of stage designs for tours. The volume includes pages from original notebooks with handwritten lyrics, as well as tape boxes from the original recording sessions, documentary footage, and stills from videos and films. The cover of the volume reproduces the iconic Stones symbol in a striped pattern, a subtle nod to the traveling exhibition.<\/p>\n

7. Ten Trinity Square By John Rushworth And Joe Stephenson<\/h2>\n

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Pentagram partner John Rushworth<\/strong><\/a> and lead designer Joe Stephenson<\/strong><\/a> were responsible for establishing a visual identity and brand strategy for Ten Trinity Square. The visual identity embodies the two widely conflicting attitudes that have a major bearing on the reputation of the club and its members: understatement and power. Leveraging two circles, to represent East and West, linked by a triangle, the symbol surmises the resolution of the club. The new logotype supported by a red, gold, and black palate, draws on the classical lettering that used to adorn the front of the original building. The new identity is relevant culturally in both China and London.<\/p>\n

8. Circular 19 By Domenic Lippa<\/h2>\n

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The most recent issue of \u2018Circular\u2019 is designed by the Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa, and we are loving it! The Journal issued by the Typographic Circle is an advert-free typographic blitz, replete with foiled page numbers and oversized typography. Domenic Lippa invited the world’s most influential cultural and influential editors to select a subject for the journal\u2019s viewership, which is self-indulgently of interest to them. As a result, the design of the issue is marked by a disruptive execution, with haphazard page numbers in different positions and sizes, bouncing around against a title layout and an instructed grid. Dominic kept the design to a few core colors and typefaces, reflecting the exclusiveness of the issue for its avid typographic and design audience base.<\/p>\n

9. WCS Identity By Michael Bierut And Jesse Reed<\/h2>\n

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No matter how many ifs and buts fumed from Michael Beirut\u2019s controversial concept of creativity<\/strong><\/a>, we think he\u2019s the ultimate design guru. Pentagram\u2019s famed partner Michael Bierut<\/strong><\/a> and lead designer Jesse Reed<\/a><\/strong> have designed a brand new identity for an organization that touts its position as a global leader in wildlife conservation. The branding draws on an accessible and friendly mark that is intuitively created to appeal to everyone from policy makers to park visitors. The new identity utilizes a stylized \u201cW\u201d to strengthen the promise of the Wildlife conservation society to stand for wildlife. The simple geometry of the mark makes it adaptable to a wide range of expressions, running the gamut from lively to serious, and its built-in flexibility goes a long way in reflecting the notion of biodiversity.<\/p>\n

10. Siberian Digital Arts Festival Identity By Jody Hudson-Powell And Luke Powell<\/h2>\n