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Publisher: Studio Hinrichs
Editor: Delphine Hirasuna
Design Director: Kit Hinrichs
Designers: Carrie Cheung + Chloe Cunningham
@Issue: Journal of Business and Design is a blog that focuses on topics of interest to designers, mar-com managers and corporate executives.

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Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated.
- Paul Rand

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Packaging

Maki Sushi Wrapped in Design

By Delphine Hirasuna | April 9, 2013September 5, 2014

What happens when two branding experts join forces to start a sushi restaurant? Maki-san, that’s what. This one-location, create-your-own sushi place in Singapore looked too well conceived to be a humble local startup. A little online snooping unearthed the fact that Maki-san was started by art director Joseph Koh and copywriter Omar Marks, whose roots trace back to McCann Erickson Singapore. That explained why the brand concept seemed to cover all the essentials — graphic tone of voice, color palette, market positioning, typography, logo, target audience, etc. — indicating that professionals were involved.

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Books

American Icons

American Icons is a collection of the work from the iconic photographer, Terry Heffernan. His collection serves as a visual exploration of what it means to be an American, including beautiful quotes by legends and luminaries that accompany Heffernan’s shots.

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Museum
Exhibition

Modern Gothic Need Not Be an Oxymoron with John Stevens

Explore both history and a contemporary approach to design in the form of a project with letter artist, John Stevens. Learning to write Black-letter (Textura, Gothic, Fraktur, Old English) properly is a pathway into many aspects of calligraphy, just as practicing Gothic, or Black-letter is a necessity to truly understanding the nuances of broad-edged pen calligraphy.

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