San Francisco-based design company Guide has created vibrant branding for the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity centred round a shape-shifting, “curious” lowercase “e”.
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity is a newly launched non-profit devoted to preserving the legacy of Charles and Ray Eames via bodily and digital public programming that showcases an unlimited archive.
Guide was entrusted with creating the graphic id for the group, which spans a brand, packaging, merchandise, stationary, posters, publications and an internet site.
“We started the mission in 2019, with deep immersion, analysis, and collaboration via a number of journeys and work periods on the Eames Ranch – delving into the Eames Assortment and private archive of Llisa Demetrios, the granddaughter of Ray and Charles Eames, and chief curator on the Eames Institute,” mentioned the studio.
“Our objective was to uncover, and discover methods to translate the spirit of Ray and Charles’ strategy and work, all whereas creating a recent and future-facing id for a progressive group.”
The studio drew from the Eames’ graphic supplies for the branding’s vibrant palette, which options vivid pinks, yellows, blues, oranges, reds and earthy greens, browns and greys.
The colors had been chosen to work functionally via a spread of digital and print property.
A daring lowercase “e” was used for the brand and is featured throughout numerous mediums. Its central counter was designed to shift in place inside its round physique.
“The ensuing id is centred round ‘the curious ‘e”, an emblem that embodies infinite curiosity in its dynamic configurations,” mentioned the studio.
“This curious ‘e’ has the power to shift its gaze in an effort to observe its context, emphasize content material, and stick with it the Eames’ legacy of spirited discovery.”
Topol Daring, Century Schoolbook, Century Schoolbook Monospace and Graphik had been used for typography in reference to the Eames archive.
“Topol Daring references Information Gothic—a typeface that the Eames’ utilized in movie titles, corresponding to Powers of Ten—whereas its counterpart Century Schoolbook offers distinction and is utilized in ‘dialog’ with Topol, offering a basic and timeless voice to the model,” mentioned the studio.
“Century Schoolbook Monospace references the archive labelling seen in flat file drawers on the Eames Ranch and the Eames’ very personal enterprise playing cards, whereas Graphik serves as a recent ‘workhorse’ sans serif.”
Guide created a launch equipment for the mission which contained a wide range of branded merchandise together with a tote bag, picket blocks, a prism viewer and art work prints.
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity was based in 2022. It’s going to ultimately name the Eames Ranch house, a studio and residential complicated in Sonoma Valley, California.
Though the property is present process renovations, it’s going to maintain the Eames Assortment, an “ever-growing” archive containing 1000’s of Eames artefacts, prototypes, furnishings, artwork and ephemera.
Whereas it undergoes building, the Eames Institute will share the gathering via “associate organizations and momentary installations”.
Guide’s branding for the institute has been shortlisted within the graphic design class of Dezeen Awards 2023.
Different current branding initiatives embrace a playful refresh for Jello-O and a hotly contested new “I ♥ NY” brand from earlier this yr.
The pictures is courtesy of the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity.
