September/October 2015

Design Annual | 56

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Features

Illustration

Scott Bakal

A Boston illustrator elevates his work to new heights with warm, bold brushstrokes.

Interactive

Pitch Interactive

In Oakland, California, this nimble data visualization firm creates art out of statistics.

Photography

Claire Rosen

Using parrots, hedgehogs and turtles as props, a New Jersey photographer combines a love of fairy tales with a keen eye for color.

Advertising

Anomaly

With offices from New York to Shanghai, this ad agency lives up to its name by selling its own products.

Exhibit

Blue Dragon Sweet Chilli Sauce print ad

JWT London gave AB World Foods’ Blue Dragon Sweet Chilli Sauce spicy print ads.

Grander Panama Rum packaging

Helms Workshop helped Grander Panama Rum stand apart with an elusive spirit of adventure.

Fish Place identity

p576 gave Fish Place a nautical identity system that matches its seafood meals.

AMITA Health identity

Samata gave AMITA Health a name loaded with meaning: friendship, honesty & truth.

Finish TV commercial

W+K London showed dishes—and dishwashers—in a totally new light for Finish diswashing detergent.

Mariners TV commercial

Copacino+Fujikado hit a home run with this 30-sec spot for The Mariners.

John Deere print ad

Gyro helped show how John Deere's designs are tailored to each customer's needs.

London Crisp Co. packaging

B&B Studio developed a down-to-earth crisp packaging design for the modern British boozer.

Canadian Fair Trade Network print ad

Rethink told the full story of clothing production for the Canadian Fair Trade Network.

National Geographic World Atlas iPhone app

Rally Interactive rebuilt National Geographic's World Atlas app as a responsive, interactive globe.

Fresh

Design

Leta Sobierajski

New York designer Leta Sobierajski infuses her graphics with punchy colors.

Illustration

Orlin Culture Shop

An illustrator in Colorado captures the splendor of his local mountains by drawing audacious shapes.

Photography

Amanda Leigh Smith

Photographer Amanda Leigh Smith creates adventurous art on road trips through rural America.

Columns

Design Culture

Hashtag Is the New Muse

Wendy Richmond finds an unexpected source of inspiration for a new body of work.

Typography

Finding a Common Language

Thomas Phinney reveals the healing potential of scripts and letterforms among fragmented cultures.

Design Details

Sensing a Pattern

Designers are tapping into the profitable pattern-making market, as shown by Jude Stewart.

Advertising

Rabbit Holes, Perspective Junkies and the Overthinker's Dilemma

Ernie Schenck extolls the creative benefits of overthinking.

Creativity

Designing the Future

Sci-fi movies are predicting the future of user interfaces with eerie accuracy, reported by Yolanda Zappaterra.

Business

Six Secrets of Highly Effective Graphic Design Marketers

Ellen Shapiro divulges the most effective marketing secrets of successful designers.

Insights

Ed Kashi

In a Q&A, Ed Kashi gets to the heart of his photography.

Favorites / Design

Five Designers Share Their Treasured Finds

Arutza Rico Onzaga, Maria GrØnlund, Nicole Martinez, Rob Pratt and Sharon Werner share their favorite design tools.

Book Reviews

How Posters Work

In this diverse poster collection, Ellen Lupton presents an entertaining analysis of how designers see.

Graphic Design Visionaries

“Visionary” suits the design greats in this collection by journalist and author Caroline Roberts.

Print Matters

Print Matters brings together an amalgam of print designs that have gone beyond pure digital printing.

Communication Arts

Award Winners

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