The logo designed for Amanda’s Village Motel is a simple but strong logotype. Just one font is used within the design, an elegant serif with soft curves. Most of the emphasis within the text is placed on the words “Amanda’s” and “Motel” being that they are the largest pieces of the logo. The word “Village” is smaller, has wide spacing between the letters, and allows the rest of the logo…

To convey the high-end nature of the distributor. The Summer Grove logo was created by Ron Bercume for a fine foods distributor based in the U.K. that serves northern Europe. The logo uses a combination of a serifed typeface with a script treatment, iconic illustration to represent the nature of the product, and a soft red and blue color palette.

Recently in China, a young boy sold his kidney so that he could purchase an iPad and an iPhone. As a result of the surgery, the boy is now ailing from renal deficiency and faces charges. The teen is from a poor part of China, known as Anhui. While no word on who purchased the kidney, which is illegal in China since 2007, five people have been charged.

The logo design is a clear source of inspiration for the accompanying stationery set as many elements are used throughout both. The main focus of the logo is the reverse silhouette image of a fairy enclosed in a round-corner box. The fairy is white while her surroundings are the deep blue used within the rest of the logo. Typography consists of a combination of a classic serif…

Instagram may be a simple photo sharing application with an emerging social network but a lot of people love the application because of its ease in applying one of the dozens of filters to make a photo look nice and sharing it with others quickly. This is pretty much the reason why Apple named Instagram “App of the Year” for 2011.

Almost 250 years ago in Scotland, the first set of Britannica encyclopedias were printed. In 2012, the final set is being sold on the for $1,395. Sometimes the end of an era is mistaken for a bad thing, and such may be happening here, but the transition to digital format is anything but a negative.

In concert, the combination of these qualities invariably yields an experience that is so celebratory and moving that the very word Cabinet takes on a new, vivid meaning for anyone in the audience. An inclusive and engaging energy is the uniting through-line as Cabinet weaves bluegrass, country and folk influences to powerful effect.

Youth Art Month involves civic organizations, art museums and 1000s of schools from across the United States. Every year “School Flags Across America . . . Flying High”, a national student flag design program is held. This event sees a representative from each state assign a theme to student artists that represents the spirit of Youth Art Month and the state itself.