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Nature Logo 07 12 2015
After being included in two of absolutely the best volumes of collected logo work: Michael Evamy's LOGO (2007) and Angus Hyland's SYMBOL (2011) both by Laurence King Publishing, the design of the Conflict logo by Boy Bastiaens is now featured in 'Nature Logo'. 'Nature Logo' contains 268 logos from all over the world and is a collection of nature-based logos categorised in sections such as trees, flowers, liquid, mountains and weather. The excellent publication from Counter-Print is part of the 'Trademarks and Symbols' series and is beautifully designed by Leterme Dowling. Contributions by Büro Destruct, Charles S. Anderson, Lippincott, Wolff Ollins and Stockholm Design Lab among others. See more logo's by Boy Bastiaens here
Nature Logo, Leterme Dowling, Counter Print, United Kingdom, ISBN 978-0-9570816-8-0
The city of Maastricht, the capitol of the Limburg province in the south of The Netherlands is in the process of developing the historical industrial site surrounding the former 'Sphinx' factory in to a cultural centre. As a part of this the industrial heritage monumental building 'Timmerfabriek' (timber factory) will be home to the city's arthouse cinema, the centre for architecture & design and a music venue: Muziekgieterij (Music Foundry). Boy Bastiaens was appointed to design a new identity and logo for the Muziekgieterij. Already an internationally renowned concert venue that is in the process of expanding its capacity See about the Muziekgieterij here
See about the brand identity that Boy Bastiaens designed for Sarva. The outdoor project of his Swedish friends: the brothers Oskar Sommarlund and Anton Olsson, founders of the Denim Demon brand. With their small scale and locally produced approach they develop the Sarva collection season by season. An emphasis on organic fabrics enables the brand to offer eco-friendly and domestically produced jeans as well. See the project here
Modern Heraldry 09 11 2015
Modern Heraldry: Seals, Stamps, Crests & Shields' by Leterme Dowling is a comprehensive and profusely illustrated guide to more than 350 modern trademarks, based on heraldic symbology, from all over the world. The designs are grouped under category headings chosen for their heraldic connotations: shields, crests, stamps, seals, laurels, flags and crowns. Many logo's in the book are reproduced for the very first time in a book like the Atelier LaDurance Fleur-De-Lys logo and the stylized symbol that is both pine cone and heraldic shield, designed for the estate of the Wouwse Plantage forest in 2014. See more logo's by Boy Bastiaens here
Modern Heraldry compiled by Leterme Dowling for Counter-Print, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-0-9570816-7-3
