January 2012
3 posts
Rode Kruis en Schuin →
Happy New Year everyone! And, here we go again: it’s the Dutch, with their amazing obliques. Really beautiful work from 1983. It’s not the first time I’ve found these; I also have these. And this.
2010 FPO Awards, Storefront →
The 2010 FPO Awards publication is now available as a 248-page book, a PDF download of said book, and a fancy iPad app: here. Don’t forget to cast your vote about this post online
Instayear →
2011 was, without doubt, the Year of the Instagram for me. It launched a few months before the end of 2010 but for me it wasn’t until early in ‘11 that I sampled it’s delights. Nearly a year (and…
December 2011
7 posts
So wrong. So right. →
Right. I can publish this now. My Thought Collective Secret Santa gift to Nat. It was all her idea, the Secret Santa thing, then she uped and finished a few days early so I had to post her’s out….
The Best and Worst Identities of 2011, Part II:... →
To end the year on a positive note here are The Best Identities of 2011. As much as I enjoy posting the train wrecks, the Bests are more fun, mostly because my selections tend to generate…
On buildings and spaces and Dick Van Dyke. →
This month’s UX Belfast Book Club book was 101 Things I Learned In Architecture School. It’s not a long book so I’m not going to give too much away except to say it’s brilliant and packed full of…
The Best and Worst Identities of 2011, Part I: The... →
Without much further introduction — since now you know what to expect from our end of year round-ups — here are The Worst Identities of 2011. Enjoy! Part II: The Best will come next Monday.
News Life Media →
Formerly News Magazines, News Life Media is one of Australia’s largest print and online publishers with renown magazine brands like Vogue and GQ. The new logo to reflect the new name was…
Front-Line Dispatches →
They say this is the book that inspired Mad Men. It’s probably true. In fact last year, it was republished with a Mad Man-esque cover to exploit the fact. It was, without doubt, a bloody awful cover….
Salerno →
Salerno is a sea-side city in Campania, Italy. This month the City of Salerno introduced a new “consumer” logo to complement the city’s official seal. The new logo has been designed by Massimo…
November 2011
22 posts
10 by 10 →
I won. FS Clerkenwell, to be precise. If you follow Fontsmith on Twitter you’d have enjoyed their anniversary typocompetition a couple of weeks back. It was simple but tricky at times: throughout the…
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games →
The emblem for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio was unveiled this Saturday. It was designed by Tátil, the same firm that designed the Olympics logo. Press release here. Detail of the…
Nothing Special #07 →
This is a weird one. I’ve been picking this up in our local charity book shop, then putting it down for weeks. It’s that modernist cover. It feels like it’s designed by someone interesting, but…
MediaOcean →
MediaOcean is a new company that is the result of the merger of Donovan Data Systems Inc and MediaBank LLC. Their combined value is reported at $1.5 billion and together will process $150…
Tooled Up →
Nice bit of perforated hardboard there. Ideal for, say, a wall of tools. Imagine this: A whole wall, covered in perforated hardboard, proliferated with many hooks and pegs. Each hook or peg…
FPO Awards, Pre-Order →
The 2010 FPO Awards book is now available for pre-order at 20% off the eventual retail price. Preview of the iPad app is also available for perusing. See details on FPO. Don’t forget…
System Font →
Typotheque is easily my most favourite type foundry. Amazing typefaces, exeptional attention to detail, lovely type specimens. The latest (limited edition) for the sans/slab/rounded type system Irma…
Baltimore Orioles →
Based in Baltimore since 1954, the Orioles are an American League baseball team in Major League Baseball. Chris Creamer reports on the new uniforms for the 2012 season and the return…
FIA-NET →
FIA-NET provides e-commerce solutions for websites in France and its logo is an assurance that a shopping transaction is secure. A new identity has been created by Lyon- and Paris-based …
Pure Gold →
Hard to resist a Pan Fleming, especially with cover like that and a 40p price tag. And Johnny’s just reminded me (unintentionally) that I’d posted this way back in the dim and distant past.
JOBY →
Founded in 2005, JOBY produces the very popular GorillaPod line of flexible tripods, among others. A new logo was introduced recently, designed by Indicate Design Groupe. Don’t…
Bits Blog →
Launched four years ago by the New York Times, the Bits Blog is one of the most popular technology reads on the internet. Yesterday they updated their logo. Story here. Thanks to …
Wolverartmap →
Claire from Substrakt very kindly sent me a copy of their Art Map of Wolverhapton. OK, I kind of wangled one off her using a contact, charm and some begging. Mostly a contact and begging, I’m not so…
CNET →
Established in 1994, CNET is a website dedicated to tech product reviews, news, price comparisons, free software downloads, videos, and podcasts. This redesign marks a return to CNET’s…
Fixed →
Old news I know but BÖIKZMÖIND - man alive! - what a beautiful film. I’m no hard-core cyclist - more a fat, small-time total-amateur - but this peek into the fixed wheel sub-culture of Bristol…
New York Road Runners →
Established in 1958, the New York Road Runners (NYRR) is “dedicated to promoting the sport of distance running, enhancing health and fitness for all, and responding to community needs” and…
The Colour Years →
Pantone devotees and all round colour aficionados Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker have set out in Pantone: The 20th Century in Color, to identify, decade by decade, the 20th Century’s defining…
Maldives →
The Maldives is an archipelago of 1,190 Islands in Asia, near India and Sri Lanka. It has a population of 350,000, and described by the Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation…
Home Forward →
Established in 1941, Home Forward (formerly known as Housing Authority of Portland) is the largest provider of affordable housing in the state of Oregon. On the new logo: “Vivid blue, green…
Two for the Price of One →
So it seems that my feed IS being a little over generous. I’m not quite sure why. I had two feeds detailed in Feedburner so I’ve deleted one, perhaps that’ll make a difference. Perhaps it won’t….
Another Server Move →
Over the next day or two we will be moving to another server yet again, with more memory and horsepower to see if that alleviates the traffic spikes. Expect downtime. Don’t forget to cast…
Feed One and Feed Two →
Are two feeds better than one? Probably not. Especially if they’re merely duplicated. I got a message from a kind feedee today reporting that he was getting duplicates from Ace Jet. Is anyone else?
October 2011
23 posts
Changes to Commenting →
Due to the massive amount of comment spam we get and that we have to fight against, the commenting on Brand New hasn’t been the best experience: lots of spam gets through and many of you (real…
Grim Up North →
This time last weekend we were up on the north coast. For those not from around here, it’s only an hour and a half away (unless you take the long cut like I usually do…by accident). And even if…
Help Remedies →
Established in 2008, Help Remedies is a pharmaceutical company that produces and retails straightforward, well, remedies. Originally designed by Little Fury, the look of the packaging…
Weights and Measures →
I don’t know about you but the first thing I do with a jacketed volume is to slip its outer cover off for a sneaky peek at what lies beneath. And who could resist a copy Concise Practical Surveying?…
Del Taco →
First opened in 1964, Del Taco is a fast food chain of Mexican-ish offerings, with 525 restaurants in 17 states. With the launch of a few prototype stores, a new logo is being…
Society for Rational Dress →
First launched in 2002, Society for Rational Dress is the fashion label of designer Corinne Grassini. The new logo, garment tags, lookbook, and stationery have been designed by Duffy &…
American Home Shield →
Established in 1971, American Home Shield offers “home protection plans” providing warranties that “cover the repair or replacement of electrical, plumbing, and heating and cooling systems;…
psType/FontShop →
You might have seen this if you get the FontShop newsletter: Mark Caneso’s psTypes are now available through the FontShop catalog.
Roboto is a Four-headed Frankenfont →
Just in time for Halloween, from the depths of the Android 4.0 laboratory emerges a frightening cross-breed creature called Roboto.
It was built from scratch and made specifically for high…
a) Eat. b) Don't Eat. (Delete as appropriate) →
Last Saturday, and for the second weekend in a row, we found ourselves at Mount Stewart. Thankfully, unlike the previous week when there was a big thing on, it was quiet. Slightly over cast, quite…
On #26TNI →
We were out on Friday night. At the Ulster Museum, for the opening night of the Northern Irish chapter (pardon the writing pun) of this year’s 26 Treasures. You might just remember me talking about…
Hand Book →
One day, during the summer of 2009 Nick Hand got on his bike and set off around the coast of the British Isles and a little later Ireland. He called it the Slowcoast project. Along the way Nick…
Audience Network →
Launched in 1999 as the 101 Network and renamed Audience Network this past June, this DirecTV channel has original programming like Damages as well as the beloved, NBC-dumped, now done …
Line Works →
Drawing largely from his website of the same name, Microsoft Bing’s Senior UX Designer Manuel Lima presents one hundred of, arguably, the most intriguing info-maps. Each attempting to curate complex…
Linotype: The Film at Build 2011 →
…and for that matter, this too!
“Linotype: The Film” Official Trailer from Linotype: The Film
Brown Shoe Company →
Established in 1875, Brown Shoe Company operates more than 1,300 Famous Footwear and Naturalizer retail stores and designs, sources and markets many well-known wholesale shoe brands, such…
Steve Jobs →
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Nothing Special #06 →
English/Slovene dictionary anyone? No? Or rather: Nobe? Or is it ne? Or zavrnitev? Of course, the truth is even with a notable Eastern European contingency in our neighbourhood, I doubt this’ll come…