Etsy Finds: Belinda Marshall Art

I’m loving these colorful, abstract paintings created by Belinda Marshall, a Melbourne, Australia-based artist and surface designer. Her Etsy shop offers a wide selection of her work in both print and postcard form. Get a closer look on Etsy.

Juan Coca: CHS 2014 Commencement Invitation

Juan Coca, a design student at Fort Hays State University, gave his younger brother quite the rad grad gift in designing these beautiful letterpress commencement invitations. It’s refreshing seeing such craftsmanship in the commencement space as it seems to be a relatively…

Student Work: Josh Schott

Graphic designer Josh Schott is pursuing his MFA at Tyler School of Art at Temple University and already has an impressive collection of work to his name in illustration, packaging, and beyond. Check out some of his select projects below and explore…

Type Love: Modum

Modum is a new contemporary serif typeface from The Northern Block. Featuring eight weights with matching italics, over 800 characters, seven variations of numerals, true small caps with accents, ligatures, manually edited kerning and Opentype features, Modum is incredibly versatile. Pick up a copy for…

Vicki Turner: Drop in the Ocean

With tons of plastic waste filling the globe’s oceans, Vicki Turner set out to do something about it. The result: Drop in the Ocean, a limited edition art print series beautifully depicting oceanic scenes in Vicki’s bold, colorful style. The…

The Graveyard of User Interface Design

Even though Apple just sold another 43.7 million iPhones last quarter, countless products, screens and interfaces have apparently missed the memo on why design matters. Of course there are exceptions to every category and every rule, but it’s frustrating that in…

Grey, Singapore: Multinational Typeface

The team at Grey Advertising‘s Singapore office designed a fascinating modular Multinational Typeface, using colors and composition representative of the flags of all 106 countries in which the company does business. I love the duality of feelings that this series…

Young & Laramore: “Time is Measured in Tomorrows”

Building Tomorrow, a nonprofit dedicated to building schools in East Africa, worked with Young & Laramore to produce “Time is Measured in Tomorrows,” a wonderfully simple animated video illustrated by Brian Rea. Brian’s illustration style fits together perfectly with the…

Inspiring Instagramers: julieskitchen

Username: julieskitchen Name: Julie Lee Info: iPhone 5 only | Los Angeles There is a lot of food photography on Instagram. A LOT. Unfortunately, most of it is not-so-great, and the really good stuff can easily get lost amongst the clutter. But having worked on…

Kevin Cantrell: Commonwealth Coffee Identity and Collateral

Kevin Cantrell has recently lent his beautiful, highly detailed, maximalist style to the identity, collateral and packaging for Commonwealth Coffee. This particular design system included the development of a proprietary typeface as well as custom lettering. Be sure to take a closer…

Bielke+Yang: Vitenparken Identity and Collateral

Oslo-based studio Bielke+Yang developed this dynamic, experimental identity for the new incarnation of the traditional Norwegian Agriculture Museum. Bielke+Yang helped transform them into a modern science center by developing their new name, Vitenparken, identity and various collateral. Check out more details from the project right here. via BP&O

Dimas Forchetti: Personal Project GIFs

I’m loving the delightfully clever GIFs that designer Dimas Forchetti has put together as part of an ongoing personal project of random creation and animation. Sometimes it’s nice to let your brain go for a walk and see where it takes you,…

Leeay Aikawa: Mixed Media Collages

Toronto-based designer/illustrator Leeay Aikawa has a special talent for crafting mixed media collages that are simply fascinating. Leeay on her inspiration: I like mixing old and new, classical and edgy, to create a bizarre world. In a way, this multi-cultured city of Toronto established…