Graphic Design Once A Low Priority

Graphic design used to be a low priority for museums!—MoMa makes me doubt this statement sometimes. Look at all the different forms of graphic design present, from the incredibly well designed cafeteria, to the in-house store.

However it was Noel Martin a self-taught graphic designer who was the first to modernize the art museum exhibition catalogues—Cincinnati Art Museum. Noel made abstract art more accessible, and more appealing to the younger museumgoers, helping to introduce art to the growing generation. Thus he created a style that has been emulated by many other American museums.

Below are a few of his iconic logos:

Identity for Ohio Arts Council

Identity programs by Noel Martin–Cover

Black-Clawson, manufacturer of paper

Identity for Advance Mortgage Corporation, Detroit

Identity for Xomox Corporation, manufactures of values, actuators and surgical implants

[Via Container List, Grain Edit]

Delicious Logo Designs

So how does one craft great food illustrations? Here are a few examples in the form of a logo design series.

These are pretty innovative design solutions, and are great if you are looking for some inspiration that involve food.

Frankly I wish that I had found this earlier. It could have been useful inspiration for the second round of designs for a nutrition factsheet that I submitted for review to the client last night.

This is a great example of the concept that research begets design.

‘In virtually every subject area, our knowledge is incomplete and problems are waiting to be solved. We can address the holes in our knowledge and those unresolved problems by asking relevant questions and then seeking answers through systematic research.’

—Leedy,Paul.,and Jeanne Ellis Ormand

[Via Abduzeedo]

[Via Logomoose]

If you have come across any other fun food based designs feel free to share them with me—just leave a comment with a link.