Cedar Made

04/06/2015

Beauty type specimen for Charlie & Echo, by Working Format

10/29/2014

We revamped our website. Check it out! More work to be posted soon.
http://www.cedarmade.co

Cedar is a graphic design studio based in Vancouver, BC. We thoughtfully and carefully design brands, websites, publications, systems and concepts.

06/30/2014

Always great getting mail, especially when it's from Unit Editions. Sneak preview tape is a nice touch.

06/28/2014

New toys showed up at the studio today. Come by for coffee if you're in the hood!

05/27/2014

Our latest website launched this morning for True Leaf Medicine, with big news too! http://trueleafmed.ca

BC’s former first citizen brings a distinguished track record to True Leaf, a new medicinal cannabis company. Mr. Harcourt, who was BC Premier and Mayor of Vancouver will chair the new company.

05/20/2014

Old hand lettering near the studio. The building was built in 1908, but not sure when the lettering was done. Anyone know?

Found some interesting details on the building here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/laniwurm/3824967083/

05/15/2014

May have to pick up a copy of Typotheque's new interactive type specimen. You can create over 10,000 type combinations; just swipe to change the typeface! https://vimeo.com/94385079

Selecting the right typeface requires a mixture of knowledge, experience and intuition. As with putting together an outfit or cooking a dinner, you don’t pick just…

04/30/2014

"Infographics are useful for three things: disseminating complex information in easy-to-understand visual forms, helping visually-minded types to remember stats, and making fun of infographics."

These are worth a laugh: http://www.shortlist.com/cool-stuff/design/brilliant-truth-facts-infographics

Thanks for sharing Sarah!

Infographics are useful for three things: disseminating complex information in easy-to-understand visual forms, helping visually-minded types to remember stats and making fun of infographics.

04/28/2014

Think about the packaging you usually see on the shelves of your drug store when buying headache medicine, allergy pills, bandages, etc. They all kind of blend together in a mish mash of clutter and information. Pearlfisher. did a brand identity refresh for help remedies, a drug company that promises you less, which included some wicked packaging. We're seeing more and more brands strip away the clutter (and the ingredients in some cases) to focus on what's really important. As the founder of Help Remedies said, "...it communicates everything we have to say without having to spell it out, literally."

Packaging and brand identity refresh to visually strengthen the brand architecture creating ownable equities.

04/24/2014

Stock photography sites are a real pain—that's not news to anyone, we know. Of course, it depends on what you're searching for (objects vs people). Regardless, they're a huge time suck, and trying to find genuine emotion and the right mood can be a real challenge. If you cry a little when stock photography is your only option on a modest budget, try Stocksy United. The quality of their selection is way beyond what we're used to, and have come in handy on a number of projects already. Check them out!

04/23/2014

Love this print campaign for Casa Di Conti's premium beer by McCann Brazil. Great use of comparison while keeping the design simple and typographic. The cactus one really made me chuckle!

—K