Good Design Thursdays - Entry #94
I really like the designs for the labels on these Disney wine bottles. A clever and simple approach that incorporates the fairytale theme Disney is famous for.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #93
This week the final ride in Galaxy’s Edge at Disney World’s Hollywood Studios, Rise of the Resistance, was completed and opened to the public. Disney has produced posters for each of their attractions and the tradition continues here. I’ve also included several posters created for Disney’s first Star Wars ride, which went thru an upgrade a few years ago and got a new poster to celebrate.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #92
Football on Thanksgiving is a tradition that dates back to the early days of the sport. This year the NFL is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Anniversaries dictate the creation of a logo and the NFL came up with a really nice one for their centennial. Also included here is a look back at how the main logo has evolved over the years.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #91
“If you’ve ever been to Japan, you might have noticed artistically designed manhole covers dotted across the country. In fact, there’s even a festival that celebrates the art form. Last year, some participating Japanese prefectures merged the decorative manhole tradition with pop culture, resulting in designs featuring none other than Pokémon characters.
From Pikachu to Eevee, many of the beloved Pocket Monsters now adorn Japan’s streets, but there’s one particular Pokémon character that’s recently inspired an entire collection of manhole covers—Slowpoke. Last year, the adorable water/psychic Pokémon was named governor of Kagawa—Japan’s smallest prefecture. Today, the community continues to embrace the cute character as part of their tourism efforts, by creating Slowpoke-themed manhole covers in 16 districts.”
https://mymodernmet.com/slowpoke-pokemon-manhole-covers/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=atlasobscura
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #90
Warner Brothers recently updated its logo. Unlike some of their previous logos, the changes were not drastic from the previous version. This one creates more balance between the W and the B and tweaks the shape of the shield.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #89
Toms Shoes has released several series of Star Wars themed shoes this year. The designs range from the obvious to the subtle. Toms is not the first shoe company to release Star Wars shoes…Vans and Adidas have also released their own Star Wars Shoes over the years and going all the way back to the beginning, Clarks Shoes released their own licensed shoes in the late 70’s and early 80’s.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #88
To celebrate the conclusion of the 2019 Baseball season, here are the logos for the league champions, World Series and one of the logos celebrating the Nationals winning their first championship.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #87
Some of my favorite poster designs for movies adapted from books. A little bit of everything - animated, sci-fi, family, drama, fantasy and horror.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #86
Disney has been remaking all its animated classics into live-action films. Minimalism and impressionism are two of my favorites art styles and I really like how both of these posters evoke characteristics of both of those styles.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #85
This week I’m showcasing posters for some documentaries about movies. Each of these perfectly captures their respective subjects.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #84
I love these fun and whimsical travel posters for Spiderman: Far From Home.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #83
The marketing for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood included these great posters for the fictional films that starred Leonardo DiCaprio’s character. Each poster recreated the familiar design style of 1960’s movies.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #82
The Maryland Renaissance Festival is currently underway. In addition to all of the great arts and crafts (and food and drink) that are for sale, many of the merchants also feature fun logo designs for their shops.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #81
Macau is hosting its first art exhibition, which runs through October this year, and features a wide range of great contemporary art.
https://juxtapoz.com/news/installation/the-1st-art-macao-keeps-china-at-the-epicenter-of-the-art-world/
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #80
I love seeing the progression of a design from initial concept to finished piece. J. Scott Campbell, like many artists, posts the various stages of many of his projects online. This week marks the release of the milestone 300th issue of Todd McFarlane’s monthly Spawn comic book. As is quite common nowadays, milestone issues receive multiple variant covers for collectors to track down and Campbell is providing a cover with his own interpretation of the title character. Campbell posted the following images to his various social media pages - first is the initial concept sketch he submitted to Mcfarlane, followed by the inked black and white image, then the image with finished colors, and the final image has the title and cover elements.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #79
A new museum has recently opened in New York City that is dedicated solely to the poster art. The focus of the opening exhibition is the art of Alphonse Mucha, one of my favorite artists and one of the most famous poster artists of all time.
https://juxtapoz.com/news/design/alphonse-mucha-art-nouveau-nouvelle-femme-ushers-in-poster-house-to-nyc/
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #78
The XFL will attempt a revival next year and this week the eight team logos were revealed. Only time will tell if this new incarnation of the league will succeed, but until then we can enjoy these really cool designs.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #77
Major League Baseball recently unveiled the logo for the 2020 All-Star Game. Each year the logo usually reflects a characteristic or an iconic image associated with the city. This year's game was held in Cleveland, the home of the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, so the logo took the shape of a guitar. In 2018, Washington D.C. hosted the game, so the Capitol dome was included in the design. The 2020 game will take place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, so the aim of the logo is to celebrate the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #76
Continuing the theme from last week of new Marvel logos, this week we’ve got the logos for the upcoming Marvel T.V. series.
Good Design Thursdays - Entry #75
This year's San Diego Comic con was held just over a week ago and Marvel Studios took the opportunity to unveil all of their upcoming projects for the next two years. As cool as it is to find out what they are working on, I was just as excited to see all of the new logo designs. Done properly, the logo can be a reflection of the character or give a hint of the tone of the story. Due to the sheer number of logos revealed, I'm splitting this into two posts, so this week I'm only spotlighting the logos for the feature films that were announced. My favorite from this group is definitely Thor's. I love the 80's cartoon vibe that this logo is channeling.
