Dezeen wins two trophies at British Society of Magazine Editors awards
Dezeen has won two more awards, scooping the specialist editor of the year and independent editor of the year categories at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards.
Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs was named specialist editor of the year at the BSME s 2020 awards, which were announced on 11 February 2021 after being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Always at the top of their game, this brand continues to evolve, innovate and find new ways to engage its audience, said the judges.
Fairs also won independent editor of the year, with judges particularly praising Dezeen s Virtual Design Festival.
Pentagram designs future-proof sonic logo for digital music standard MIDI
MIDI, the global standard that allows digital musical instruments to talk to each other, has a new brand identity based on sound waves designed by Pentagram.
The logo for MIDI, which stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, was created by Pentagram partner and musician Yuri Suzuki together with graphic designer and partner Sascha Lobe.
This refresh of MIDI s identity replaces its previous wordmark and follows the 2020 release of MIDI 2.0, the first significant update of the standard in over 35 years.
Top image: the new MIDI logo. Above: references for the Pentagram design
UK architecture studio Buckley Gray Yeoman has revived a 1980s office building in Central London, creating colourful spaces using painted ductwork, translucent curtains and speckled terrazzo.
The newly opened Panagram encompasses 4,830 square metres in the city s Clerkenwell neighbourhood and offers rentable office spaces across multiple levels.
Buckley Gray Yeoman s renovation of the 1980s building included creating an open and informal reception area
Using the original building s pink granite cladding as a design cue, the team at Buckley Gray Yeoman devised a colourful scheme for the interior renovation to create a relaxed setting. A retro-pop aesthetic has replaced the corporate look and feel of the building as physical and metaphorical barriers are broken down to bring about a more convivial and lively set of workspaces, said the architecture studio.