Friday Likes 77

A combination of ornate, simple, and slightly weird make up this week’s Friday Likes with work from Shenzhen, Oslo, and Moscow. The Happy 8 by 1983 Present The Happy 8 is a small chain of three small retreats and hotels in Malaysia. The identity by Shenzhen, China-based 1983 Present is not a complete runaway hit and even the logo, which is what I am focusing on for this particular Like, isn’t perfect, starting with the typography. It’s almost great: the word “Ei8ht” looks groovy and mystical but the same typeface used small and extra tracked in “The Happy” doesn’t make me happy. However, the double-circle “8” shape with a solid color in the bottom and an ornate, gold illustration in the top is absolutely stunning and makes me happ