12 Design Picks: Type Systems, Material Studies, and Brand Identities
A curated roundup of 12 design projects from Abduzeedo and Brand New highlights type systems, material studies, and brand identities. Egor Brodunov's "Stronger With You" uses Houdini fluid simulation and Redshift lighting on a fragrance bottle. ILLO Studio's "Viva Generative System" generates over 2,000 illustration variants from three shape groups and palettes. nechiswa's "Spiral Vase Pencil Holder" is a helical sweep printed in vase mode at 0.6mm line width. Elizaveta Kharchenko's "GRID" coffee identity applies urban-grid logic. FCB Artgroup Tbilisi's "Birga Beer" repositions beer for young Central Asian consumers with type-forward can design. FAST Studio's "Badass Beauty" skincare brand uses restraint. Rajesh Rajput's "Dominique Typeface" is a condensed display variable with 18 styles. Mat Voyce's "Apple Think Different" motion exercise adds texture and kinetic letterform physics. Farba Digital's "Unbloated" gut-health app features a dark purple interface and AI coach. NOT Wieden+Kennedy's "KISS Identity" uses the X as a structural device. Kit Studio's "Durham University St John's College" reframes a crest as a modular system. Scott Allen Hill's "Philbrook Art & Gardens" renames the museum with a geometric flared sans and botanical icon set.
Key facts
- 12 design projects curated from Abduzeedo and Brand New
- Egor Brodunov uses Houdini and Redshift for fragrance bottle study
- ILLO Studio's system generates over 2,000 illustration variants
- nechiswa's pencil holder uses vase mode at 0.6mm line width
- Elizaveta Kharchenko's GRID coffee identity uses urban-grid logic
- FCB Artgroup Tbilisi targets young Central Asian consumers for Birga Beer
- Rajesh Rajput's Dominique Typeface has 18 styles from one file
- Mat Voyce rebuilds Apple Think Different with kinetic letterform physics
- Farba Digital's Unbloated app uses dark purple interface and AI coach
- NOT W+K's KISS identity centers on the X as structural device
- Kit Studio reframes Durham University crest as modular system
- Philbrook Museum renamed to Art & Gardens with new identity by Scott Allen Hill
Entities
Artists
- Egor Brodunov
- Elizaveta Kharchenko
- Rajesh Rajput
- Mat Voyce
- Scott Allen Hill
Institutions
- Abduzeedo
- Brand New
- ILLO Studio
- FCB Artgroup Tbilisi
- FAST Studio
- Farba Digital
- NOT Wieden+Kennedy
- Kit Studio
- Philbrook Art & Gardens
- Durham University St John's College
- KISS FM
- Apple
Locations
- Tbilisi
- Georgia
- Durham
- United Kingdom
- Tulsa
- United States