Every once in a while you see a product design that goes above and beyond. The full gallery of these products can be found on Bored Panda. I just included my personal favorites.
Design
Who Designed It, by Emanuele Abrate
Italian graphic designer Emanuele Abrate has come up with an interesting project titled ‘Who Designed it?’, in which he substitutes wordmarks of famous logos with the names of the designers and agencies who created them.
Pantone 2022 Color of the Year: Very Peri
Displaying a carefree confidence and a daring curiosity that animates our creative spirit, inquisitive and intriguing PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri helps us to embrace this altered landscape of possibilities, opening us up to a new vision as we rewrite our lives. Rekindling gratitude for some of the qualities that blue represents complemented by a new perspective that resonates today, PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri places the future ahead in a new light.
(via Pantone.com)
MTA Map, Inspired by Massimo Vignelli
New York City’s subway system has a new map with a very old design concept, inspired by Massimo Vignelli‘s 1972 classic. Read more
Kalamazon
In case anyone was looking for a vector file of a mash-up between Kalamazoo and Amazon, I got you.
Pantone 2021 Colors of the Year: Illuminating and Ultimate Gray
Practical and rock solid but at the same time warming and optimistic, the union of PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray + PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating is one of strength and positivity. It is a story of color that encapsulates deeper feelings of thoughtfulness with the promise of something sunny and friendly. Read more