Industry Brand consultancy Founded 1992 Type of business Ltd | Founder Michael Johnson Headquarters London | |
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johnson banks is a design consultancy, based in London. Founded in 1992 the company specialises in brand consultancy and visual identity systems, focusing on work for the not-for-profit, education, cultural and blue-chip sectors.
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History and ethos
johnson banks was founded in London in 1992 by Michael Johnson. Initially johnson banks focused on both print and identity work, but since the mid-2000s has specialised in identity and branding projects.
Undertaking both the strategic stage and creative stage of branding projects, johnson banks is unusual in doing large projects with only a small team.
Work
Notable work by johnson banks includes the rebrand of the charities Shelter and Christian Aid, and the 2010 re-brand of London’s Science Museum.
As well as branding the company has also conducted several experimental typography projects, including creating a bilingual typeface based on Japanese katakana, a pictogrammic symbol set based on Mandarin characters and in January 2012, in collaboration with Ravensbourne college, they created ‘Arkitypo ’ - a typographic alphabet using 3D prototyping techniques.
Notable branding projects
Other work
Awards and recognition
johnson banks has won a number of awards including seven D&AD "yellow pencils", one D&AD "black pencil", 13 Design Week Awards, four Art Directors Club of New York "cubes" and six distinctive merits.