If you’re unfamiliar with the work of French artist and stationer Fifi Mandirac, now is the time to get acquainted. Through Christmas Fifi is offering one original pattern for download each day day via her blog. So far the selection…
This is such a great idea for the holidays. Created by Imagehaus, Toast Its are greeting cards that wrap around wine bottles. Check the entire—well-designed I might add—selection out right here. via Allan Peters
Home Run is a set of two bold companion scripts by master typographer Doyald Young. One of the cool things about the pair is that you have the ability to combine script and sans serif caps with the same slope,…
One thing I know about our readers is that you are, without a doubt, a talented bunch. So I’d like to take a minute to feature a couple of readers who have contacted me recently. By the way, I’d like…
Zeixs is German book publisher who is all “about the fusion of online and printed media”. I was previously unfamiliar with their design-focused books, as they don’t seem to be widely available here in the States. However, it looks as…
If you’re still in the market for a new calendar for the upcoming year, I’ve come across a couple recently that you might catch your eye… Why Hello There Calendar by Bottle Rocket Designs Calendar of Silly Holidays by dirty…
Jared Schorr is one talented and seriously patient artist. Schorr, whose primary medium is paper, created the intricately detailed snowflakes you see below for Go Magazine to illustrate the four types of snow. Beautiful. For more of Jared’s work, be…
It’s no secret that I love stripes and mini envelopes. So, unsurprisingly, this birth announcement by Pink Dot Press is right up my alley.
Now that 2009 is swiftly coming to a close, we’re starting to be bombarded with commentary about the decade, and countless “best of” lists. For New York Magazine’s “The ’00s” issue, they continued its commitment to quality design by commissioning…
I realized I left out a few things I wanted to point out, so here is a second edition of Quick Links for the week. Enjoy! Dylan from OK Great, has started a new blog, Hard Feelings. It definitely looks…
Krom is a series of intricate, color and black and white vector shapes, motion graphics, brushes and symbols by You Work for Them. The sheer variety of what’s available could make them useful in all kinds of projects.
I’m really loving the the branding of UK-based chocolatier Curious Chocolate. The color palette is fun and unexpected, and the typography gives it a handmade, personal feel.
Designer Kyle Steed has created a hand-drawn vector font that is free for use. Take a look right here. Display is a “Display is a curated collection of important graphic design books, periodicals, ephemera & more” by the folks at…
I’m still waiting for the snow to arrive in New York, so in the meantime I’ll live vicariously through photographs like this one by Tiffani.
The Best Part (one of my favorite design blogs) has opened up shop! Take a look at his first product offering, The ABC’s of branding, a foil stamped poster featuring letters from some of the most well-known logos of all…
One new typeface I am determined to find a use for is Geogrotesque Stencil, a new release from Emtype. The suite of 3 styles and 7 weights is now available at FontShop.
I’m absolutely loving these beautiful illustrations by Lotta Nieminen. via Grain Edit
Normally I like to keep anything personal out of this blog. However, although this particular example falls into that category, it is also 100% design-related, so I thought it would be appropriate to share. The last couple of months we…
