A sweeping font with clean lines.

The branding for Kalypso Hotel, a hotel in the island of Crete, was undertaken as a college project by Con Papanestis. He took inspiration from the location of the hotel when choosing the colors, strongly influenced by Crete’s azure sea and sky, and the simple, sweeping lines of the waves of the ocean.
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Elegance and strength represented in the logo.

Jathar Diamonds has developed an impeccable reputation of maintaining very strict standards in terms of quality. Serving clients all over the globe, including high-profile celebrities and VIPs, Jathar Diamonds exudes both elegance and strength, and these are the traits they wanted to convey in their logo.
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Packaging Design for Bzzz Honey

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Bzzz Armenian Honey is one of the leading makers and distributors of honey in the region; thus, it’s only fitting for it to step up its game, starting with coming up with a creative packaging design. They managed to do that – and spectacularly so – with a beehive-inspired design that would make consumers feel as though they are getting their honey straight from the source. (more…)

Arismari – The logo with the restaurant name and the rosemary.

As far as Greek restaurants (and all restaurants the world over, for that matter) go, corporate identity and branding is just as important as the menu. Therefore, the management of Arismari, a Greek restaurant that specialize in Cretan cuisine, decided it needed to reinforce its branding.
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The Concentré de Vie Modular Sofa

You cannot blame people nowadays for choosing pieces and items that are modular, or that can be easily assembled and disassembled, without them occupying too much space and causing a lot of trouble. A modular sofa is exactly what anyone who has only a small space to work with would look for.
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The BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept

Some of you may recognize it as the car used in the latest Mission: Impossible film. But this concept car from BMW is more than a film prop. It boasts a lot of cutting edge features and a design that will definitely leave car enthusiasts overwhelmed. Well, almost.
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Hyper Realism depicted in Christiane Vleugels’ Oil Paintings

Art imitates life, they say. If we’re talking about the art of Christiane Vleugel, no statement could be truer. She has managed to capture reality and brought it to vivid life in her canvases, making use of rich colors and hues that are, well, for lack of a better word, life-like. Have a taste of her exquisite works of art in the following pictures.

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IDAIA branding by Theodora Filippakou

According to Greek mythology, the king of Crete decided to name a whole island in honor of his wife, Idaia. That is the name used in a brand that encompasses 9 different products that are traditional of Crete.
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Photostudio Staudinger Franke invented and brought to life an advertising campaign for children with bullous epidermolysis, a rare skin disease. It is a genetic disease in which the skin blisters are formed even at an insignificant it is damaged or friction. With the help of promotional photos, you can try to imagine how difficult it is for children to live with this disease.

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Cultural spaces are not mere venues where various art forms or media are displayed. They are, in and of themselves, a backdrop that will highlight the subjects instead of swallowing them whole. Getting that balance is important when it comes to designing the logo or corporate identity for such a cultural space, and that was achieved by designer Sophia Georgopoulou for “Based in Athens”.  (more…)