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Biz Singapore Special Issue

Biz Singapore Special Issue

Biz Singapore Special Issue

Biz Singapore Special Issue

Biz Singapore Special Issue

Biz Magazine is the leading publication dedicated to the Romanian business scene. Every year, Biz chooses a business market from a different place in the world and publishes a special edition of the magazine with this theme.

The project consisted of designing the cover and a set of visuals for the special edition of Biz magazine entitled "Singapore, Soft Skills Nation".

The design approach consisted of creating a proprietary wordmark, inspired by the unique architectural monuments of the city of Singapore. Thus, the design of each letter in "Singapore" is inspired by a real landmark — the letter S draws the profile of the famous Merlion sculpture, the national symbol of the state, the letter G illustrates the ArtScience Museum, the letters A and E represent, from two different perspectives, the famous Marina Bay Sands hotel and so on. Connoisseurs of Singaporean culture will instantly recognize the typographic inspiration, while casual readers will be intrigued by the deep Asian spirit found in both each letter and the wordmark as a whole.

The project was rewarded with several design awards, the most notable being the Red Dot Award 2015 Communication Design Winner.

Biz Magazine is the leading publication dedicated to the Romanian business scene. Every year, Biz chooses a business market from a different place in the world and publishes a special edition of the magazine with this theme.

The project consisted of designing the cover and a set of visuals for the special edition of Biz magazine entitled "Singapore, Soft Skills Nation".

The design approach consisted of creating a proprietary wordmark, inspired by the unique architectural monuments of the city of Singapore. Thus, the design of each letter in "Singapore" is inspired by a real landmark — the letter S draws the profile of the famous Merlion sculpture, the national symbol of the state, the letter G illustrates the ArtScience Museum, the letters A and E represent, from two different perspectives, the famous Marina Bay Sands hotel and so on. Connoisseurs of Singaporean culture will instantly recognize the typographic inspiration, while casual readers will be intrigued by the deep Asian spirit found in both each letter and the wordmark as a whole.

The project was rewarded with several design awards, the most notable being the Red Dot Award 2015 Communication Design Winner.

Biz Magazine is the leading publication dedicated to the Romanian business scene. Every year, Biz chooses a business market from a different place in the world and publishes a special edition of the magazine with this theme.

The project consisted of designing the cover and a set of visuals for the special edition of Biz magazine entitled "Singapore, Soft Skills Nation".

The design approach consisted of creating a proprietary wordmark, inspired by the unique architectural monuments of the city of Singapore. Thus, the design of each letter in "Singapore" is inspired by a real landmark — the letter S draws the profile of the famous Merlion sculpture, the national symbol of the state, the letter G illustrates the ArtScience Museum, the letters A and E represent, from two different perspectives, the famous Marina Bay Sands hotel and so on. Connoisseurs of Singaporean culture will instantly recognize the typographic inspiration, while casual readers will be intrigued by the deep Asian spirit found in both each letter and the wordmark as a whole.

The project was rewarded with several design awards, the most notable being the Red Dot Award 2015 Communication Design Winner.

Biz Magazine is the leading publication dedicated to the Romanian business scene. Every year, Biz chooses a business market from a different place in the world and publishes a special edition of the magazine with this theme.

The project consisted of designing the cover and a set of visuals for the special edition of Biz magazine entitled "Singapore, Soft Skills Nation".

The design approach consisted of creating a proprietary wordmark, inspired by the unique architectural monuments of the city of Singapore. Thus, the design of each letter in "Singapore" is inspired by a real landmark — the letter S draws the profile of the famous Merlion sculpture, the national symbol of the state, the letter G illustrates the ArtScience Museum, the letters A and E represent, from two different perspectives, the famous Marina Bay Sands hotel and so on. Connoisseurs of Singaporean culture will instantly recognize the typographic inspiration, while casual readers will be intrigued by the deep Asian spirit found in both each letter and the wordmark as a whole.

The project was rewarded with several design awards, the most notable being the Red Dot Award 2015 Communication Design Winner.

Biz Magazine is the leading publication dedicated to the Romanian business scene. Every year, Biz chooses a business market from a different place in the world and publishes a special edition of the magazine with this theme.

The project consisted of designing the cover and a set of visuals for the special edition of Biz magazine entitled "Singapore, Soft Skills Nation".

The design approach consisted of creating a proprietary wordmark, inspired by the unique architectural monuments of the city of Singapore. Thus, the design of each letter in "Singapore" is inspired by a real landmark — the letter S draws the profile of the famous Merlion sculpture, the national symbol of the state, the letter G illustrates the ArtScience Museum, the letters A and E represent, from two different perspectives, the famous Marina Bay Sands hotel and so on. Connoisseurs of Singaporean culture will instantly recognize the typographic inspiration, while casual readers will be intrigued by the deep Asian spirit found in both each letter and the wordmark as a whole.

The project was rewarded with several design awards, the most notable being the Red Dot Award 2015 Communication Design Winner.

CLIENT
Biz Magazine
YEAR
2015
SERVICES
Design for publishing
AWARDS
→ Red Dot Award 2015 Communication Design Winner
→ Silver Graphis Award, Graphis Design Annual Competition 2016
→ HiiiBrand Merit Award, HiiiBrand Typography Awards 2015
→ German Design Award Nominee, 2017
BOOKS & MAGAZINES
→ Red Dot International Yearbook Communication Design 2015/2016
→ Graphis Design Annual 2016, Graphis Inc, 2015
→ Graphic Design School: The Principles and Practice of Graphic Design, 6th Edition, Wiley Publishing, 2016
CREDITS
I designed these items while working full time at Brandient.
Images/photos and details are presented courtesy of Brandient.

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