A Designer’s Guide to Adobe Fonts: Top Picks and How to Use Them
Adobe Fonts is like a treasure chest for designers and creators. Whether you’re designing a poster, crafting a logo, or just trying to give your cla...
Perfect Fonts and Formatting for College Essays
When writing college essays, students often focus on content, research, and analysis. While these elements are critical, presentation also plays a sig...
How to Create Face Swap Videos Online for Free Using Pollo.ai
Imagine stepping into your favorite movie scene or creating a hilarious mashup with friends’ faces swapped into iconic moments. Pollo.ai makes this ...
5 Tips to Choose the Perfect Typeface
Selecting the right font can make or break your company’s image. Whether you’re looking at a font for a company logo or for an academic project, i...
The Power of Visual Communication in Sales
In sales, where competition is fierce, and attention spans are short, the way a message is presented can significantly impact its effectiveness. Visua...
10 Cool Fonts to Inspire Your Next Design Project
If you’re anything like me, you already have over a thousand fonts installed on your machine. But every time you start browsing your collection, all...
Guts & Glory Projects
Courtney •
I recently came across the work of Guts & Glory, the Oakland, California-based studio founded by Faun Chapin and Meg Paradise, and I am loving wha...
Easy, Tiger: Cards for Awesome People
Courtney •
Easy Tiger is a new Kansas City based stationery business that strives to make “cards for awesome people.” And they are certainly distribu...
Painted Canoe Paddles
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you fromBrad Woodard ofBrav...
Recommended Resources: Behance Creative’s Outfitter
Courtney •
I have proclaimed my love for Behancein all its formson this blog many times, but one of their services I use the most is Creative’s Outfitter, ...
Fun New Things from Elsewares
Courtney •
Stationery from Chewing the Cud Let’s Ketchup Card, $4.25 right here. Jewelry from We Dream in Colour Ines Necklace, $42 and Athena Silver Ring,...
A Master of Her Brand
Courtney •
Everyone seems to be talking about the new Kate Spade collection right now. And as much as I love the clothes and accessories, I’m more impresse...
Anderson Design Group: Rahal Farms Branding
Courtney •
Nashville-based Anderson Design Group recently completed this branding project for Rahal Farms, a holistic and sustainable farm, also in Tennessee.The...
Rebecca Green Illustration
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer and illus...
Badass Lady Creatives: Art Director/Designer Jenny Tondera
Melanie •
Jenny Tondera, Art Director at Spring Studios NY, hasquite a bit under her belt: she’s designed atMCAD DesignWorks, 160over90, andBloomingdale&#...
Franklyn: Betaworks Identity and Collateral
Courtney •
Brooklyn-based studio Franklyn?recently completed a rebrand for Betaworks,?who builds and invests in companies and products in the digital realm. Part...
Rebecca Mah: Culture Caps
Garth •
For her senior thesis, Tyler School of Art graduate Rebecca Mah created Culture Caps, a drop cap alphabet influenced by different regions correspondi...
Kelli Anderson: Russ & Daughters
Courtney •
I am incredibly impressed with the extensive?project that Kelli Anderson recently completed for New York institution, Russ and Daughters. Working alon...
Roger Dario Design
Courtney •
I just recently stumbled upon Roger Dario‘s portfolio?which he just redesigned this past winter?and found a selection of really impressive ident...
The Fox and King Illustration
Garth •
There’s something sly and regal making magic in Melbourne, Australia, and that something is Glenn Thomas, AKA The Fox and King. Glenn’s r...
Etsy Finds: Boyoun Kim
Courtney •
I’m loving the whimsical and?colorful illustration style of Boyoun Kim, who I stumbled upon on Etsy. Her shop features?the?selection of prints y...
J.Crew for Paperless Post
Courtney •
Paperless Post’s latest collaboration is with none other than major fashion brand?J. Crew, who created a collection of 42 greetings and invitati...
Alliteration Inspiration: Zoos & Zzz’s
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
Kelly Thompson: Design & Illustration
Garth •
Kelly Thompson, a Texan designer/illustrator based in Seattle, has combined her southern spice and northwestern quirkiness into a wide range of notewo...
Kevin Cantrell: Terra Poster
Courtney •
Kevin Cantrell just completed the next poster in his 7 Days series, Terra, and it is—as expected—just plain gorgeous. This time around he has prin...
Wise Words: Francis Bacon
Courtney •
This week’s Wise Words come from English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist, and author, Francis Bacon. via The Quoter...
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Badass Lady Creatives [in History]: Amrita Sher-Gil
Melanie •
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941) was an influential painter in the Indian modern art movement. Amrita is often labelled the “Frida Kahlo of India&...
Meagan Tidwell Design
Courtney •
Meagan Tidwell has a beautiful portfolio filled with work that is sophisticated, elegant and often soft, light, airy. Below are a few projects that ...
Type Love: Laski Slab
Courtney •
Laski Slab is a new release from Amsterdam-based foundry Re-Type. Conceived for editorial purposes, the typeface includes a total of 20 fonts, includ...
Neenah Env Papers Notecards + A Giveaway
Courtney •
Neenah Paper recently worked with Design Army to reinvent their line of Environment papers, including the development of a new color palette and...
The Fascinating World of the Global Web
Jackson •
If you haven?t had a chance to click through the 113-slide deck on The Emerging Global Web yet, you?re seriously missing out. 25 years on and the web ...
Triboro: Narcissa Identity and Collateral
Courtney •
Triboro recently relaunched their website with a ton of beautiful, new work. One project that particularly caught my eye is their identity and collat...
Mirth Studio Hardwood Floor Tiles
Courtney •
Not your typical DWL post, but I cannot get enough of these gorgeous, patterned hardwood floor tiles by Mirth Studio. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter you...
Inspiring Instagramers: anasbarros
Ashley •
Username:Â anasbarros Name:Â Ana Sampaio Barros Info:Â Portuguese architect living in Vienna …a day in the office is just not creative enough | ...
KNOCK Inc: We Heart Trees 2014
Courtney •
This year, for their annual Arbor Day initiative, KNOCK Inc put together a Buzzfeed-style quiz that tells users what CelebriTree they are. Results a...
A Few Fuzzco Projects
Courtney •
It’s been a little while since I checked in with what Fuzzco was up to, and since I always love their work, I figured now is the time. Here are ...
Quick Links: 05.23.14
Courtney •
Looking for some new color inspiration? Check out The Day’s Color, a daily color digest. If you’re looking for icons to use in your next d...
Etsy Finds: Hooray Today
Courtney •
Illustrators Alyssa Nassner and Allison Beck just recently launched Hooray Today, a new line of colorful greeting cards and paper goods. They have lot...
Student Work: Rosie Gopaul Packaging Projects
Courtney •
I’m really enjoying these two student packaging projects by Rosie Gopaul, a designer based out of Vancouver, BC. Hushh Stewards Soapery Get 300...
Alliteration Inspiration: Wheels & Water
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
Wise Words: James Victore
Courtney •
This week’s Wise Words from James Victore remind us that a change of attitude can go a long way. Check out the companion Burning Questions vid...
ASCD: 2013 Annual Report Website
Garth •
Every annual reporting season, companies and nonprofits alike step up their design game to create a solid impression of the past year’s progress...
Badass Lady Creatives: Hattie Newman
Melanie •
I don’t know what’s in the water over in London, but the city boasts some pretty serious set design talent. A recent favorite is Hattie Ne...
Digital Tales From 2 Days in Seattle
Jackson •
This past weekend we had the great fortune to join the gang from Creative Social for their latest global event in Seattle. For this group of talented ...
Sense: Oblica Catalogue
Garth •
Bask in the warming glow of beautiful design found in this catalogue for Oblica fireplaces created by Sense, a creative agency based in Melbourne, A...
Type Love: Urban Grotesk
Courtney •
Urban Grotesk is Suitcase Type Foundry‘s most recent release. A traditional grotesk sans serif, this typeface includes six weights with matching...
Baron Fig: The Poster Project
Garth •
Baron Fig, a small business making “sketchbooks and notebooks for thinkers,” just launched a lovely new side project simply titled The Pos...
BLOW: Project Charisma Teaser
Courtney •
New from BLOW is their work for Project Charisma, a teaser promotion for Polytrade Paper. To promote their range of eight papers, BLOW developed eight...
Recommended Resources: The Design Method
Courtney •
This week’s recommended resource is a book I just finished reading and found incredibly insightful, The Design Method by Eric Karjaluoto. You m...
Inspiring Instagramers: chrysti
Ashley •
Username:Â chrysti Name:Â Chrysti Hydeck Info:Â Co-Author of Photo Craft (transform your photos!) Storyteller. Dreamer. Seeker of Light. Wanderer. In ...
Marriott Hotels’ Meetings Imagined Inspires You to Travel Brilliantly
Courtney •
Last week I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Atlanta and work with Marriott Hotels as they celebrate the launch of Meetings Imagined, an am...
Signs of Hawaii
Courtney •
Since Hawaii is my absolute favorite place on earth, I am loving this Instagram photo series of vintage signs found there. Most of the images have be...
Quick Links: 05.16.14
Courtney •
Discover.typography is a really cool tool developed by H&Co that provides users with the ability “to experience type, an environment that ...
Etsy Finds: Ghost Signs
Courtney •
Ghost Signs is a New Jersey-based shop featuring photographs of ghost signs, brick ads, painted advertisements, faded signage, and old hand painted ...
Jon Newman: Daydreams & Nightschemes Studio Launch
Garth •
Designer Jon Newman took the leap from the comfort of his day job at MTV to start Daydreams & Nightschemes, his own new studio. Among Jon’s ...
Alliteration Inspiration: Veggies & Vacation
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
Kyrö Distillery Company on Behance
Courtney •
I am by no means a whiskey fan, but I definitely love the bold identity and packaging that Werklig developed for Kyrö Distillery Company, a rye wh...
Wise Words: Joshua Gott
Courtney •
This week’s Wise Words come from Joshua Grott, Creative Director at Epipheo, a video production company “dedicated to translating ideas i...
Odding Wang: The Book of Red
Garth •
Odding Wang‘s “The Book of Red,” a handcrafted notebook tribute to Pablo Picasso, is a beautifully made piece of paper cut storytel...
13 Italian Illustrators Whose Work Will Inspire You
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Italian illustrators are really showing up in the illustration scene right now. With bold color choices and meaningful messages, these illustrators fr...