A design exhibition organized by our studio
We are very happy to present the exhibition Graphic Design: what's the purpose, part of the event Open Night of the Galleries, Bucharest, 2016.
Brand coherence in the digital age
In today’s context interactions and experiences are key factors in developing a brand.
Five distinctive things about design thinking
This article is inspired by a material written by Maureen Carroll, founder of „Lime design” and trainer at d.school.
Design and ethics
When working in design related fields - which become as time goes by more and more expansive and diverse - ethic related issues come into discussion.
Brand purpose in 5 steps
The fact that a business offers quality products and services in not enough for it to succeed. The business needs to properly communicate the value that it has to offer, and this can be achieved through the development of an authentic brand.
Concept Machine featured on BirdWatching
In 2014 we were featured on Graphic BirdWatching. Thank you for spotting us out
We’re on Typo/Graphic Posters
Concept Machine is featured on Typo/Graphic Posters, a renown platform for inspiration and promotion of good design through the poster culture.
The power of empathy and creativity for innovation
Bill Burnett, executive director of the design programme of d. school, Stanford University, explains for www.entrepreneur.com how entrepreneurs can innovate by applying methods specific to the design field.
Design Thinking – the key to innovation
Watch Roger Martin explain why design thinking has a massive impact for business innovation.
Paul Rand’s principles for logo design
Paul Rand’s essay, “Logos, Flags, and Escutcheons”, published for the first time in 1991 by AIGA, is probably one of the most accurate writings about the role and significance of the logo.
Being serious about design
Watch Paula Scher talk about her work life as a designer, a sum of adventures, of different chapters and discoveries.
Why should you care about your image?
In an article published on INC we read about the Kortec’s CEO decisions when it came to his company visual identity.
We’ve launched Design Driven
Concept Machine created Design Driven with the aim to talk about the fundamental role of design within business.
Design value – How can investment in design impact profit?
Design Council together with Arts and Humanities Research Council conducted a study to investigate how design can help businesses to evolve, expand and prosper.
Unit editions : Studio culture
Inspiring book for designers and visual culture lovers. Studio Culture: The Secret Life of a Graphic Design Studio
Cafe litteraire featured in Type for now
The project that we have developed for Gaudeamus International Book Fair is featured in Type for now.
The studio’s first year celebrated with IdN
We were happy to be pick of the month on IdN Magazine website just one year after our studio launch.
Finalists in Today Posters Competition, 2011
Here is our entry in Today Posters competition that made it to the finals.
Letter Fountain, The anatomy of type
This is the kind of work I've been dreaming of: Letter Fountain, The Anatomy of type by Joep Pohlen.
It is like writing music in a way
This is a great video on the work of Erik Spiekermann, famous German typographer and graphic designer.
Wim Crouwel – A Graphic Odyssey
Design Museum celebrates the work of Wim Crowel, a renown dutch graphic designer, whose career "spans six decades and covers an extraordinary journey from designer, teacher, curator to museum director."
The studio’s greeting card
This is the greeting card that we have created for Christmas 2011.
Form+Communication by Walter Diethelm
Form+Communication (1974) by Walter Diethelm is the book on the top of my wishlist.