Merge Typography

Loving this typography by Wun Ping Christopher Wong: Merge is a san-serif type face designed with the combination of vector, pencil sketch, fine lines and shades. The philosophy behind this typeface is to find simplicity out of complexity. ‘Merge’ can be…

Tyler School of Art: Good Measure

Good Measure is this year’s Tyler School of Art Graphic and Interactive Design MFA Thesis Exhibition. The students are celebrating and showcasing two years of hard work at an exhibition opening in May, but for those who cannot attend, they’ve developed an…

Paul Belford: Waddesdon Wine

I’m loving the identity and packaging that Paul Belford developed for Waddeson Wine: Waddesdon Manor is the historical country seat of the Rothschild family in the UK and home to Waddesdon Wine, the official distributor for the Rothschild collection of wines. The identity is designed to balance the rich tradition associated…

Type Love: Icing

I’ve been loving everything Great Lakes Lettering has produced since they launched at the end of last year; and Icing, their newest font, is no exception. I especially love the idea of combining Icing with their other fonts for personalized envelope addressing. They…

Kelli Anderson: Paper Type Experiments

For her Typo San Francisco talk, Kelli Anderson created these incredible paper type experiments. Each one features intricate letters—mostly white on white—that are cut, shaped and folded out of paper. I can’t even begin to comprehend the time that went…

CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of current NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we recommend checking out in the next seven days. As a special treat, DWL readers can get $5…

Design Ranch: Meet Our Leaders! Part 2

As promised, I present to you the amazing remaining Design Ranch session leaders. Much more to come next week from Texas! Jay B. Sauceda Jay B. Sauceda grew up in La Porte, Texas and moved to Austin in 2003. After attending…

Creative Market Photoshop Extension

Earlier this week, the folks at Creative Market launched a pretty impressive new digital product, the Creative Market Photoshop extension. The extension allows you to browse, search and buy Creative Market digital assets without ever leaving Photoshop; which, for many…

Type Love: Quant

Quant is a beautiful new serif from Hoftype. The family includes eight styles, support for over 40 languages and more, proving it to be “well-equipped for ambitious typography.” Pick up a copy for yourself at MyFonts. Want more type? Check out…

Design Ranch: Meet Our Leaders! Part 1

So many amazing artists, designers and creative people will be leading the workshops at Design Ranch next week. In anticipation of my arrival in Texas, let’s take a look at the incredibly talented people who we’ll also be learning from.…

New iPad App: Urban World

The McKinsey Global Institute just released a fascinating new iPad app, Urban World. Urban World provides users with a visually engaging way to explore urbanization for over 2,600 cities. You can read more about the project in detail right here.…

Dittmar: The Project Factory Identity and Collateral

Berlin-based studio Dittmar developed this colorful identity for The Project Factory, a digital production company: The new brand is inspired by a rubix cube, introduced to reflect the communication and connections that the company has to offer, as well as alluding to a basic iteration of…

Face. : Highpark Identity and Collateral

Face updated their portfolio with a few new projects this week. Their work for Highpark, a new residential building in Monterrey, Mexico, particularly caught my eye. More to see right here. In their own words: Smack in the middle of…