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- Wuben Craft Beer Builds Brand Identity on Ancient Chinese Philosophy
· May 28, 2026
The article spotlights Pigeon Studio’s packaging design for Wuben Craft Beer, which draws inspiration from Confucian philosophy and Chinese typographic traditions. The identity features a minimalist white background, bold grotesque wordmark, and color blocks reflecting each flavor, setting it apart from Western illustration-heavy craft beer designs.
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The Brand Identity · Jan 15, 2026
Sundry led a comprehensive rebrand for global creative recruitment consultancy Craft, repositioning it around the concept of cultivation and natural growth. The new identity combines earthy tones, bespoke floral motifs, and a refined typographic system to convey maturity and warmth. Collaborations with Good City, Paula Codoner, and Louie Zeegen extended the brand across digital, motion, and verbal touchpoints.
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Creative Boom · Nov 26, 2025
Creative Boom’s article by Tom May explores why Irish Design Week 2025 represented a pivotal moment for Ireland’s creative sector. The event showcased international collaboration, design policy integration, and sustainability initiatives across the country. It highlighted Ireland’s growing influence in global design networks and its commitment to inclusive, distributed creative practice.
- Craft rebrands around 'cultivation' to show how it grows creative talent
Creative Boom · Nov 25, 2025
Design recruitment agency Craft has unveiled a new brand identity centered on the concept of 'cultivation', symbolized through a floral visual system. The rebrand, led by a global creative team including Sundry, Good City, and photographer Paula Codoner, reflects Craft’s mission to nurture creative talent and leadership. The refreshed identity replaces a decade-old Elmwood design with a more mature, textured, and globally resonant look.
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Creative Boom · Oct 15, 2025
Creative agency The Great Exhibition collaborated with Swedish sportswear brand Craft to create the 'Walk the Sky Experience', an inflatable pop-up store in Stockholm that lets visitors physically experience the Kype running shoe through a bouncy castle environment. The project aims to reimagine retail as a playful, sensory experience while commenting on the decline of traditional high streets. The installation merges fun and purpose, positioning experiential design as a potential future for retail engagement.
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Creative Boom · Oct 7, 2025
Tom May’s Creative Boom article explores Beano Brain’s 2025 Coolest Brands report, which reveals how Generation Alpha engages with brands. The piece highlights YouTube’s dominance, Nike and Adidas’s contrasting strategies, and the rise of experiential and authentic branding from companies like KitKat, Domino’s, and Jellycat. It underscores how Gen Alpha values identity, creativity, and genuine experiences over hype.
- Mario Celebrates 40 Years of Design Excellence
It's Nice That · Sep 11, 2025
The article celebrates 40 years of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros., exploring how Shigeru Miyamoto’s design philosophy and Nintendo’s craft-first, player-centric approach have kept the franchise relevant and beloved. It highlights the creative evolution of Mario’s world, from 2D side-scrollers to open 3D sandboxes, and its influence across gaming and popular culture. Interviews with designers and academics underscore the enduring design principles behind Mario’s success.
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It's Nice That · Jul 8, 2025
The article explores how small independent design studios in Korea are sustaining themselves by launching their own ventures. Studio Double-D, led by Huh Minjae, created Be(Attitude) and later Nupip, while Vergum, founded by Chung Yeonjung, evolved into Vergum Making through its cultural product Good Luck Fish. These examples highlight how Korean designers are blending entrepreneurship with cultural and design innovation to maintain independence.
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It's Nice That · Apr 8, 2025
The article profiles Basketclub, a global community initiative founded by designers Adrianus Kundert and Jamie Wolfond to explore modern basket making through emoji-themed briefs. The project celebrates manual craftsmanship and collaboration, bringing together designers worldwide to reinterpret traditional basketry. It highlights the club’s evolution, notable collaborations, and upcoming exhibition at Schloss Hollenegg in Austria.
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The Brand Identity · May 30, 2024
The article by Poppy Thaxter spotlights eight design studios whose brand identities translate beautifully onto apparel, particularly T-shirts. It highlights how wearable branding extends a brand’s presence into the physical world, featuring projects from studios like Forth + Back, Davy Denduyver, and Foreign Policy. The roundup celebrates creativity in merging fashion and identity design.
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