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KOEP Hair Salon Brand Identity by kidz studio

KOEP Hair Salon Brand Identity by kidz studio jeff May 06, 2026 kidz studio built a hair salon brand identity for KOEP

“I don’t want to just observe, I want to participate”: Ollie Babajide Tikare on immersing himself in the cultures he photographs

“I don’t want to just observe, I want to participate”: Ollie Babajide Tikare on immersing himself in the cultures he photographs

Ollie Babajide Tikare is a multi-hypenate in the very definition of the word: he’s a photographer, writer, music curator and DJ who touches topics from socio-political essays to fa

The Guardian draws on its past for new campaign

The Guardian draws on its past for new campaign

The media brand revisits its classic Points of View ad, now 40 years old, to highlight how relevant its message remains today

Bar none

Packaging expert Lisa Cain looks at Allink’s work on solid shampoo brand Ghilli. The post Bar none appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

Albert Elm captures our world at its most absurd through a photographic autobiography

Albert Elm captures our world at its most absurd through a photographic autobiography

With half-buildings, alien-esque icebergs, dismembered animals and giant snow castles, Albert Elm’s newest photo project is a nomadic odyssey across the strangest sights on Earth.

Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities

Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities

The new brand represents an entangled, messy cultural identity filled with “often fraught history” – but through clever abstractions and inspired Arabic scripts, breathes hope into

Addison Copas doesn’t want “freedom” – he thrives under the limitations in his wordmarks and brand identities

This designer rebels against the artistic liberty he had in school, instead opting for a focus on technique and an allegiance to physical materials.

How brands are advertising AI

The tech is still being met with some scepticism, but the most effective brand campaigns in this category lean into clarity over spectacle. We hear from industry experts on what th

Dan Woodger on mixing his love of running and illustration

Dan Woodger on mixing his love of running and illustration

For the recent London Marathon, illustrator Dan Woodger created a large-scale illustrated marathon route created through public participation to raise funds for Oxfam

“Find poetry in the simple things”: The acclaimed Marina Willer on her stacked design career

“Find poetry in the simple things”: The acclaimed Marina Willer on her stacked design career

Brazilian graphic designer, filmmaker, Pentagram partner and D&AD jury judge Marina Willer, who has worked on major brand identity projects for clients such as Rolls Royce, Tate an

“Take the chance on yourself”

Taking a chance on yourself can be hard when considering a leap. Shanice Mears gives much needed encouragement to go for it in this week’s Creative Career Conundrums.

Six Six by A Friend of Mine

Six Six is an eyewear store and optometrist based in Melbourne, which opened early this year with the aim to be “more like a destination than a store”. Tasked with creating the bra

POV: The creative industries are about to split in two

POV: The creative industries are about to split in two

Despite the gloomy atmosphere in some corners of the creative industries, the sector is about to undergo a boom period. Whether companies fly or fall comes down to one choice, acco

Jaša Müller’s pastel portraits of our biggest stars are personal, playful and imperfect

Jaša Müller’s pastel portraits of our biggest stars are personal, playful and imperfect

This photographer does whatever it takes to get to the final product; he embraces accidents, draws colour digitally and physically, rephotographs over, and over, and over...

Catherine Hyland on photographing China’s changing countryside

Catherine Hyland on photographing China’s changing countryside

From pre-wedding shoots to digital nomads, Hyland explores how the valley of Dali is being reimagined through tourism, labour and image-making - and the impact its had on her own p

New book traces the subversive visual legacy of the GLC

New book traces the subversive visual legacy of the GLC

Delving deep into the London Archives, author Hazel Atashroo has traced the brief yet bold creative output of the Greater London Council between 1981-86

Intra on the rewarding process of recognising the art in obscure everyday life

Intra on the rewarding process of recognising the art in obscure everyday life

Multi-format artist intra, who’s collaborated with the likes of Nia Archives and Nothing tech, specialises in the “discarded moments” – whereas many look at the art inside of the e

1 mai 2026

Anaïs Kugel’s portraits are unmistakably from the female gaze

Anaïs Kugel’s portraits are unmistakably from the female gaze

The Paris-based photographer has made a visual world that weaves together themes of identity, intimacy and femininity.

Discover the unconventional design details hidden between the pages of Neat Rodanant’s publications

Discover the unconventional design details hidden between the pages of Neat Rodanant’s publications

The designer and sculptor treats books as 3D tangible objects, not just vessels for text.

Nu-clear your skin

Juana is a Dubai-based company creating CBD-based “bioactive” skincare, founded by Yann Moujawaz Martini, a French-born entrepreneur with Syrian roots and a background in brand str

CR’s guide to the 2026 UK degree shows

Discover the latest details for the undergraduate art and design shows taking place across the UK this summer

This little book is a design archive of the most delicate memento – the Spanish napkin

This little book is a design archive of the most delicate memento – the Spanish napkin

For the past ten years Felipe Hernández Duràn has been collecting napkins from bars and tables across Spain. His new book shows how meals are memorialised in these small graphic mo

29 avril 2026

Air’s manifesto makes one thing clear: AI will never replace human creativity

Air’s manifesto makes one thing clear: AI will never replace human creativity

With a new report, a full-page handwritten letter in The New York Times and time-saving product Canvas, Air is planting the flag: that “AI won’t replace creative work.”

29 avril 2026

Top Drawer

Packaging expert Lisa Cain looks at Tatil’s work with Carrefour’s own brand Home. The post Top Drawer appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

29 avril 2026

Off-kilter and elevated

St Paul’s Cathedral is undoubtedly one of the most iconic, recognisable landmarks of London’s skyline: its vast dome, all beautiful copper-tarnished turquoise, resplendent with daz

28 avril 2026

Gaptooth Soda by Saint Urbain

One person’s imperfection is another’s luck– especially, it turns out, when it comes to teeth. The front-tooth-gap, as exemplified and celebrated by the likes of Madonna (and, it t

23 avril 2026

Properly Cultivated

Packaging expert Lisa Cain looks at Multiverse’s work with Italian rice brand Hera Nei Campi. The post Properly Cultivated appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

22 avril 2026

Fizzing with expression

It’s always a joy when a project manages to do something that feels new, bold, refreshing and resolutely contemporary; all the while wearing its influences absolutely front and cen

21 avril 2026

Cute, curious and cuddly

Fitness and health tracking apps are not generally known for their sense of fun. The likes of MyFitnessPal, while great in terms of functionality, for the most part, keep the desig

16 avril 2026

Like, so retro, but so the future

There’s really so little not to love about this branding for Sooki – in fact, I’d go as far as saying there’s nothing not to love. It’s purely, and simply, gorgeous; every goddam i

16 avril 2026

Lazy Food, Big Energy

A guest article written by packaging expert Lisa Cain. BP&O Voices presents the opinions of industry experts on a wide range of topics. The post Lazy Food, Big Energy appeared firs

15 avril 2026

“Savoir Revivre” de Jacques Massacrier, la Bible pour vivre en autonomie

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“Savoir Revivre” de Jacques Massacrier, la Bible pour vivre en autonomie

“Savoir Revivre” de Jacques Massacrier est une véritable Bible de la vie en autonomie. La première édition en 1973 fut un phénomène littéraire, vendu à plus de 500 000 exemplaires,

12 avril 2026

Where fallow deer roam

Deer feel like unlikely ambassadors/ mascots/ PosterCreatures for olive oil, but it turns out they work brilliantly – when, that is, in the superlatively capable hands of a studio

9 avril 2026

La vague brune du Rassemblement National est devenue bleue

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