March 2010

thisislove published by Sandu

"The digital content that is out there at the moment is really exciting, but it doesn't beat holding a tactile print work in your hand."
featuring Get a Light's 2nd B-day Invitation, Vbo Portogallo's Launch Invitation, New Wok Identity and communication objects, revelations Invitation, Get a Tree special gift, Tag Heuer Invitation, as well our interview by Elen Sandu.

Read the complete interview here.
Sandu Du Culture website

February 2010

New website

Welcome to our new website. There's nothing like starting a new year with an updated platform with some of our recent projects, ready to receive all those which we are working on at the moment. For each communication object, we are providing a brief description of the process and individual concept, as well the projects that are directly related to them.

We also want to thank everyone who joined us from the beginning - not only those directly related to the studio, clients and collaborators - but also those who featured our work, who believed in the visual integrity of our process and that clearly contributed to our growth.

February 2010

thisislove published by Viction:ary

By Invitation Only

In the increasingly competitive world of advertising and marketing, successfully launching a new product or service is a huge challenge.
And, even the world’s leading agencies and designers find it increasingly difficult to come up with an idea that is completely new, completely original.
By Invitation Only is a collection of some of the world’s most innovative launch concepts created in recent years and demonstrates the lengths to which corporations will go to get the attention of the consumers targeted.
Brand names featured include TAGHeuer, Red Bull Music Academy, Nike, and Mont Blanc. Concepts range from elaborate printed invitations to exclusive champagne infused watch launches to a block of wood inviting decking customers to "come and see why we're designers not builders."
Agencies featured include Why Not Associates, Sagmeister Inc, Studio Round, Fernando Rocha, Magpie Studio, and more.

Buy it online here.

February 2010

thisislove published by Rockport

Packaging Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Creating Packages

This book outlines and demonstrates basic package design guidelines and rules through 100 principles in the areas of research, planning, and execution. This book is a quick reference and primer on package design, and the principles that make design projects successful.

The content helps to establish the rules and guides designers in knowing when and where to bend them. Visual examples demonstrate each principle so readers can see the principle at work in applied design.

Candace Ellicott and Sarah Roncarelli are the creative force behind Fifty Strategy and Creative, based in Ottawa, Ontario. Candace, as creative director, leads design projects and Sarah as lead strategist and writer articulates the concepts.

Pre-order the book which comes out in the early summer of 2010!

January 2010

Design in Question(s)

Joana Areal was invited to contribute for Ruedi Baur's project "Design in Question(s)" with 10 questions about Design.
A visual proposition of Ruedi Baur and the Institute DESIGN2CONTEXT University of Arts Zurich.
Coordination Monya Pletsch and Arena Tarrés.

View the complete listing of the authors and the questions about Design here.

December 2009

thisislove Christmas Sermon