In addition to working on socially minded projects, Worldstudio executes traditional design work such as this whimsical identity for a new chain of Mexican restaurants opening in Munich, Germany in the fall of 2010. The Milagros brand captures the spirit of fresh and authentic Mexican cuisine. Worldstudio consulted on all aspects of the restaurant; from naming, logo development, business cards and packaging to concepts for the interior and furnishings. (more…)
Worldstudio’s multifaceted capabilities are on display in a project with our longstanding client, the Fashion Center Business Improvement District. In addition to branding, collateral and environmental graphics, Worldstudio was instrumental in soliciting sponsors and funding for the Fashion Center’s new public art initiative, Sidewalk Catwalk.
This outdoor exhibition features over thirty mannequins creatively “dressed” by some of New York City’s top fashion designers, such as, Tommy Hilfiger, Betsey Johnson, Donna Karan, Isabel Toledo and Diane von Furstenberg. The mannequins are currently on display up and down Broadway from Times Square to Herald Square (through September 3, 2010).
In 2007 Worldstudio designed a logo for the new Times Square Alliance’s event taking place a few days before the start of the new year. Each year Good Riddance Day has grown in popularity as people worldwide embrace the notion of documenting then destroying bad memories or artifacts from the previous year and looking forward to the future. As quoted on CNN.com Lori Raimondo, Vice President of Marketing for the Times Square Alliance, hopes that Good Riddance Day will one day become a national holiday. Watch a short video from the event on BBC News.
Worldstudio is delighted to announce that the 2010 Design Ignites Change mentoring initiative will be developed and implemented in partnership with The Designers Accord, a global coalition of designers, educators and business leaders working together to create positive environmental and social impact.
Current pride flag and new flag designs by Nina Mettler (middle) and Tom Koken (right).
The rainbow flag was designed in 1978 for a gay parade in San Francisco and over the last 30 years it has become the global symbol for gay pride. If the flag were designed in 2009, how would it look? Kurt Andersen of Studio 360 invited Worldstudio (as well as listeners) to come up with a 21st-century pride flag.
Studio 360 recorded the entire design process from a brainstorming session to interviewing people on the street to the final design presentation for their weekly radio show. Click below to listen to Kurt Andersen interview Mark Randall as they discuss the project and new flag designs, from modifications on the existing rainbow to DIY concepts.
The Fashion Center has long been a client of Worldstudio for event promotions, publications, banner design and environmental graphics. With the launch of the newly designed website, the Fashion Center brand has been extended to the online environment.
Banner designs left to right by Number 17, David Slatoff, Carin Goldberg, Marian Bantjes, Paul Sahre & James Victore
The successful love banner campaign that debuted last February is coming to Times Square again just in time for Valentine’s Day. Worldstudio worked with the Times Square Alliance to create a public art project featuring fifteen unique banner designs by eleven reknowned graphic designers and illustrators: Marian Bantjes, Rodrigo Corral, John Fulbrook, Goodesign, Carin Goldberg, Number 17, Paul Sahre, David Slatoff, James Victore, Chip Wass and Worldstudio. Each banner utilizes the word “LOVE” in a strikingly different typographic treatment.
In a program created by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, eight Workforce1 Career Centers across the five boroughs of Manhattan help New Yorkers prepare for and find jobs and provide local businesses with assistance hiring employees.
After developing a successful brand identity program for Communities for Learning Worldstudio was asked to re-brand the company’s sister organization, Learner-Centered Initiatives. LCI provides professional development programs and services for schools, districts and other educational organizations.
