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BY Armin


In Brief: Death Metal Branding

Christophe Szpajdel

An interview with Christophe Szpajdel, the Paul Rand of this peculiar sub genre in the discipline of identity and designer of “more than 7,000 logos, mostly for black- and death-metal bands from all over the world.”

Thanks to Yotam Hadar for the tip.

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DATE: Nov.20.2008|POSTED BY: Armin|CATEGORY: In Brief | COMMENTS:

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