Asia-Pacific Design No. 18
“Becoming an archive of professional design in the Asia-Pacific region” is the mission of the Asia-Pacific Design (APD) since its establishment in 2005, and it has lasted 17 years. Still Waters has been published in this new book by APD.
Best Awards Annual 2020: Kapsi — Silver Medal
Silver medal for MAKEBARDO for the project Kapsi. The Best Awards Annual 2020, proudly presented by the Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ), celebrates the best of our creative industry.
Communication Arts Interview
Interview with MAKEBARDO about the career path, cultural influences, work environment, approach, aspirations and philosophy.
Mate Act Now
Our collaboration for the 100 posters protesting climate change and driving political action. Limited edition print run with proceeds going to Red Cross Disaster Relief Australia.
Take 10 with… Bren Imboden & Luis Viale
Today Bren and Luis of MAKEBARDO challenged themselves to respond to each question only with geometric shapes and a restricted palette of 5 colours. “We took the DA questionary as an internal exercise to keep playing and experimenting during these uncertain times.”
Queenstown Airport Self-check-in desks design
User-friendly, self-service kiosks designed by MAKEBARDO to provide a full and fast check-in process. The project will also deliver eight boarding gates, 12 counters and an advanced two-step self-service bag drop solution for Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia passengers.
Cargo Brewery Tasting Space
MAKEBARDO has designed together with Cargo Brewery the graphics for the new beer garden at Waitiri creek.
New FIDS at Queenstown Airport
MAKEBARDO has been working with Wayne Stiven (Manager Technology, Queenstown Airport) and his team designing the new graphics for the internal flight information display system (FIDS) inside the airport.
Asia-Pacific Design Award
MAKEBARDO has been selected in collaborative yearbook Asia-Pacific Design No. 13 as one of the most outstanding representatives of New Zealand. MAKEBARDO has been part of the Editorial Committee.
TEK Limited Edition Tote Bag
TEK tote bags are now available at @the_empanada_kitchen This time the Mr.Emp meltdown graphic represents the global warming issue.
Queenstown Airport Infodesk
MAKEBARDO is proud to present the new Infodesk designed for the Queenstown Airport. The design is inspired by the three intuitive and friendly lines which represents the core of the new wayfinding system concept.
The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography
MAKEBARDO visited the Study Center this May 2018 in NY. We had the chance to have in our hands original sketches and magazines from Herb Lubalin.
PlantB container
MAKEBARDO has designed not only the Brand Identity for PlantB, also this amazing container sitting at Queenstown Airport front courtyard.
Inspo Finds Collection I
The Inspo Finds Collection I is a limited edition book for every creative's shelf, featuring 365 design pieces.
Queenstown On the Grid
We're pleased to announce that Queenstown is the first place of New Zealand to be launched as part of @onthegridcity We had the wonderful opportunity to curate a list of our beloved places and support local businesses.
Spark International Festival 2017
Spark International Festival of Music, Media, Arts & Design, is an annual celebration of contemporary arts, media, music and design bringing together creative minds from New Zealand and around the globe.
Spark: Design Industry Breakfast
A Spark Festival tradition, the Design Industry Breakfast will see some of our design-focused presenters gather with other industry professionals, tutors and students alike to discuss past and present projects and to network over a delicious breakfast
The Waikato Independent
Two international Argentinian designers now based in Queenstown have told Spark Festival attendees never to get too comfortable in one place.
Best of the Best Designers Speak
Was a pleasure to be part of the Best of the Best Designers Speak at Auckland Art gallery.
5 Minutes with MAKEBARDO
Ahead of the exciting Adobe Creative Jam event on February 16th, we grabbed a quick five minutes with Luis and Bren from Queenstown-based studio MAKEBARDO.