Non Format, a partnership consisting of Kjell Ekhorn and Jon Forss who came together in 2000. Together they have rounded up a number of awards for their contribution to design and done so working alongside the likes of Coca Cola, Channel 4, EMI Records, Tate Modern, Nike, Nokia, IBM and many more. They work mainly within publishing and the music industry. Non Format take a huge chunk out of the M/M (Paris) back catalogue with extremely similar approaches to design.
A Non Format designed cover of 'Wire'. Playing with shapes, the black and white photography. Type, Illustration, Photography A simple idea executed well and inspired clearly by MM Paris.
This is also evident within the 'No Ghost Just a Shell' and 'Make a Fuss' posters. Both hold type and illustration together though one has more of a handmade feel. The similar use of media is obvious though the styles are slightly different with 'Make a Fuss' having a more digital look.
Non format retain this throughout their portfolio, managing to create hand rendered work to a high level leaving you needing a closer look to discover if it has come from the tips of the fingers or the click of a mouse. They like to keep things simple, any more than five or six layers and things are getting out of hand. This again is noticeable in the work of M/M. This then leads me to...
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