Younga Park
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I was immediately drawn to the work of Younga Park when one of her prints—A Brooklyn Morning—was featured on 20×200 awhile ago. So of course I picked ...
Month: December 2008
Courtney • Hey Studio
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For some reason I’m on a poster kick this week. Love this series by Tilman Solé. Also take a look at his blog here....
T-shirt Wednesdays
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Here’s a new shirt from Threadless Select, designed by Mike Perry and Jim Stoten in conjunction with the latest isse of Faesthetic. Love the colors. N...
vena2
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I love this project designed by Vena2 for Alejandra Quesada, especially seeing how the patterns translate into the clothing. via Pop-Pervert...
Logan Wines
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War Design, out of Australia, has done some great work for Logan Wines. Check out the rest of their portfolio right here. via Lovely Package...
typo/graphic Posters
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An amazing resource for all you typophiles out there, this growing database of typographic poster designs is chock full of inspiration from both estab...
Type: Best of 2008
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Lately I’ve seen several round-ups of the best typefaces of 2008, so I figured I’d get them all in one place, along with my picks. Here are the ones I...
Loveleft
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The portfolio of Italian designer Stefano Joker Lionetti, aka LoveLeft, is full of great stuff. But I’m really loving this typographic poster series....
FF3300
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FF3300 is a design publication written partially in Italian and partially in English. The design is beautiful and features a yet-to-be-released typefa...
365: AIGA Year in Design 29
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I’m really excited to get my hands on this year’s AIGA Design Annual, 365: AIGA Year in Design 29, designed by Paula Scher and her team at Pentagram. ...
Cardon Design
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Some great type treatments from the portfolio of Queens-based Cardon Design....
Color Happy 18
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Broken Social Scene poster by Doublenaut. More right here....
12.25.08
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Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate the holiday! And to those of you who don’t, hopefully you’re at least getting a vacation day out of it! I’...
No Days Off Christmas Cards
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I meant to post these a long time ago…Clever idea for holiday cards based on the 12 Days of Christmas, by No Days Off. Check out their portfolio right...
For Next Year
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I’m picking up this Gift List Book by Russell + Hazel. It looks just as beautifully-designed as the rest of their products, and super useful—I was so ...
Andrew Bannecker
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I’ve seen the work of Andrew Bannecker in a few places recently and have completely fallen for his vintagey, layered style. Something about It feels v...
Numbers
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A fun and educational holiday project from Pentagram. In their words: Each year Pentagram issues a small holiday book as a greeting to its friends, cl...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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There are tons of great shirts available for men, women and children at Heavy Tees (which I’ve mentioned briefly before), but I’ve decided to feature ...
Marcela Restrepo
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Beautiful illustration and hand lettering in the portfolio of Marcela Restrepo. I love the contrast between the delicate line work and the blocks of e...
We’re back!
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If you’ve tried to visit the site at all this morning, you probably met the message that our site had been suspended. We’ve been having some problems ...
Lorenzo Petrantoni
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The current issue of Newsweek features a really cool illustration by Lorenzo Petrantoni, a new-to-me illustrator from Italy. You can check out the res...
What a Fun Project
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Assignments like this are what make me want to go back to school. “What would the New York Magazine cover look like after either Obama or McCain wins ...
Saltwater
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I am usually not a fan of continuously animating logos, but this one does it so beautifully and subtly. Take a look....
Stuart Kolakovic + The Fray
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I love these t-shirts design ideas by illustrator, Stuart Kolakovic for The Fray. Too bad they couldn’t print them all....
The Red Sox Get a Facelift
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As a life-long Red Sox fan I’ve been particularly interested in the rebranding the Red Sox have unveiled in the last week or so. Rather than giving an...
Tiny Showcase & Jez Burrows & Evening Tweed
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It all started with this week’s Tiny Showcase print, “Celestial Feats”, designed by Jez Burrows, which I unfortunately missed out on. (If you’re in th...
Ana Galvañ
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Lovely illustration in the portfolio of Ana Galvañ. She also has a few prints for sale right here at Thumbtack Press....
Color Happy 17
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I’m loving the vibrant colors of Patrick Leger’s vintage-inspired illustrations. Take a look at his portfolio and blog for more and check out Thumbtac...
Type Overload
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Letmen, aka Job Wouters, is “cuckoo for letters” and it shows. The sheer amount of hand-drawn typography in his portfolio is almost mind-blowing. And ...
Knit Type
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I love the design for the Society of Publication Designers‘ Holiday Party invitation. Sorry about the late notice if you wanted to attend the event, b...
Type Love 27: Didoni
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I’ve been seeing Didoni everywhere recently, like on these awesome rejected book covers by Klas Ernflo. Love it. Update: Just wanted to point everyone...
Beyond Posters
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The Heads of State—one of my go-to shops for concert posters—has updated their portfolio with lots of new design work. Below are a couple of my favori...
Serrano
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Designed by Klim Type Foundry, Serrano was developed for Bank of New Zealand. I love that it’s a bold sans serif, but still friendly and approachable ...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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2K by Gingham has a pretty broad selection of both men’s and women’s shirts by a wide variety of artists. I really enjoy these simple city love tees b...
I Wish I Had the Patience for This
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These typographic paper creations have been popping up all over the place, but they’re so amazing I couldn’t resist posting. For more of Yulia Brodska...
Josh Cochran + The New School
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When I received The New School Fall 2008 course catalog a few months ago, I made a mental note to post about the awesome cover art, then promptly proc...
Lilian Liem
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Here is some drool-worthy type from recent graduate Lilian Liem. via It’s Nice That...
Behind the Scenes
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This has been all over design blogs lately, but in case you missed it, here is an inside look at the process behind the design of the Obama logo. I’m ...
New Design Bum
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For those of you not familiar, Design Bum is the home of talented designer Issara Willenskomer. And in addition to an extremely tight portfolio of (ma...
Gift Wrap Round-up
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A few of my favorites for the holidays… Clockwise from top left: Cicuska paper snowflakes, $8.00 / Erin Ruth Hannah, $4.50 / Whimsey Holiday Soiree, $...
Tad Carpenter
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I noticed the work of Tad Carpenter as part of the December PikaPackage and was instantly smitten. His bold use of color and typography can be seen th...
Gift Guide: For the Guys
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1. Drinking Glass beer Bottles, Red Stripe, $50.00 / 2. Star Wars MiMobot USB Flash Drives, $50.00 / 3. Reveal Watch, Daniel Will-Harris, 2001 , $85.0...
Gift Guide: Affordable Art
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Sorry this is posting a bit late today. As you can see I had trouble editing again so we have another 16-item list. Enjoy and look for the Guy’s Guide...
Don’t Miss ModernMart
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If I didn’t have a holiday party to attend tonight, I would definitely be there. Looks like a great mix of vendors. So if you’re in the New York area ...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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The gift guides have been taking up a lot of my time this week, but I wanted to get in a few of my regular posts. So here are a couple of t-shirts fro...
Gift Guide: New York
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1. Alyssa Ettinger NYC themed milk bottle set, $110.00 / 2. $2, $8.50 / 3. City Plate – Collection 3, $180.00 / 4. Subway Map NYC Pinback Buttons, Set...
Gift Guide: Typography
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I’ve been trying to limit all the gift guides to ten items, but I just couldn’t do it with this one. So below I’ve included 16—and even that was tough...
Gift Guide: Water
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From Wikipedia: Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces— Water represents imagination, human feelings and one’s ability to love and sustain. The Wate...
Gift Guide: Earth
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From Wikipedia: Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn— Earth represents one’s material resources, environment and possessions. The Earth signs are...
Gift Guide: Air
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From Wikipedia: Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius— Air represents the intellect and one’s ability to reason and communicate. The Air signs are as...
Gift Guide: Fire
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From Wikipedia: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius— Fire represents one’s desires and creative energies. The Fire signs are associated with actio...
Gift Guide Update
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I apologize for the delay on the gift guides. I had planned on doing a more traditional gift guide. But then I was inspired by pastry chef Will Goldfa...
Random Amazingness
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A few things I’ve come across recently that I’m kind of obsessed with… JCDC vs. LEGO One of my earliest memories is being at the Children’s Museum in ...
Type Drawings
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I’m enjoying these type experiments by designer Brett MacFadden. For more, take a look at his portfolio or on Flickr. And I couldn’t resist throwing t...
It’s That Time of Year Again Part 2
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I came across a few more gift fairs to add to the list, so I wanted to give you an update. A couple of them are only happening this weekend—sorry for ...
Color Happy 16
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I’m really into the palette of this daily posting by Christopher David Ryan. Take a look at the rest of his daily postings right here, or pick up a pr...
Adorable
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I saw these a little while ago on the Black Pearl Press blog and was reminded of them again last night. I might have to stop by their shop next time I...
Chi Birmingham
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I love these interior color studies by artist Chi Birmingham. One of his paintings, Texas, is currently part of Tiny Showcase’s winter print collectio...
New from Olio United
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Type Love 26: Dear Sarah
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Dear Sarah Love the ink blots....