Design Blog

This video cleverly celebrates Pentagram's 40th anniversary and also functions as a unique—no to mention impressive—portfolio reel. Told as the story of boy born and maturing (rather quickly) over the corse of the design consultancy's existence, it shows "how his life has been tracked (and kerned) by forty years of Pentagram design," typography and branding.

Empty Memory from Logical Art visualizes the abstract space of electronic memory, allowing its owner to fill the voided space with their invisible data. Since flash drives have continually decreased in size while adding space, the hollow area poetically implies the "invisible technology."

Many of Emo's projects are ultra-modern and hewn predominantly from glossy plastics and metals. The Italian, industrial design consultancy often works in sports equipment, electronics and modern furnishings. Their recent design project, Hug, shown at the Salone del Mobile, finds an interesting middle ground—the form is smooth and modern but with a distinct sense of craftsmanship created through the uneven and hand-sawed surfaces.