Color Happy 55
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Faux bois butcher block pattern by Meg Hunt....
Month: October 2009
Courtney • Type Love 68: Block Gothic
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Block Gothic is available in three weights from Fontshop....
Objective Subject
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Enjoying the work of Objective Subject, particularly the design for The Old Brooklyn Parlor....
LAPD Studio
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Great work by LAPD Studio, the freelance design practice of designer, Pete Davies....
Andrio Abero
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Designer and illustrator Andrio Abero, formerly known as 33rpm, recently completed a redesign of his brand and new site. I’m a huge fan of his posters...
Christine Celic Strohl
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Christine Celic Strohl is the designer behind many of my favorite Mucca projects, including the identity for Butterfield Market. Her style is the kind...
Behind the Design: Australian Financial Review
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Tony Rice, Design Director for the Australian Financial Review, gives Grids an in-depth look behind the design of their most recent, 10th anniversary ...
Letters Lubell
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Beautiful, “eco-chic” letterpress stationery items from Letters Lubell. via 100 Layer Cake...
Tom Henni
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I’m currenly loving the work of French designer and illustrator, Tom Henni. I especially love this unique identity project for Librairie Ouvrir L’Œil—...
Monday Quick Links: 10.26.09
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A site devoted to vintage signage (via Quipsologies): Quality Vintage Remedy Quarterly is a new publication of “food stories and the recipes that go w...
Letterror
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Fun type and lettering experiments from the flickr stream of Letterror....
Tigerette
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Tigerette is the freelance design studio of Robin Bilardello, an art director at Harper Collins and 2006 ADC Young Guns winner....
Color Happy 54
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There’s amazing stuff to be found in the vast ephemera collection of Sheaff. This trade card rebus was found in the Extreme Typography section. via Qu...
Orange Beautiful’s Perpetual Calendar
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Orange Beautiful’s 2010 calendar is a typographic gem. The thirteen double-sided cards are letterpress printed in gray ink, and come with a display bo...
Mrs. Eaves Has a Mate
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Meet Mr. Eaves, available in two styles, Sans and Modern. via Quipsologies...
Adrian Glatthorn
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Check out Adrian Glatthorn‘s bold, typographic posters for the musician’s society. via Typojungle...
Christian Montenegro
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I like how Christian Montenegro describes his style, similar to the Lego system where “simple pieces are combined in a more complex organization”. The...
Type Love 67: St. Atmos
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St. Atmos is a bubbly and playful display face by Stereotypes....
Natalie Perkins
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Beautiful and intricate illustration and lettering by Natalie Perkins....
Report Card Patterns
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As I’ve mentioned before, I think scrapbook paper is a great resource for pattern inspiration. And the crafting possibilities are endless. Right now I...
Junk & Balloons
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Using balloons as props seems to be all the rage these days, in wedding photography especially. So although I’m starting to feel a bit overexposed to ...
Cheep Industries
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I love the details—especially that yellow wax seal—of this self-promotional mailer created by Cheep Industries....
Calendar Favorites (so far)
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Last year I ended up with way more calendars than I had spots for, so this year I’m following all the calendar round-ups—check out Paper Crave, Decor8...
Drive Into the Sun
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Illustrator Matt Sundstrom recently embarked on a 3,700 mile road trip from New Hampshire to Oregon, by way of the old Oregon trail. Along the way he ...
Because Studio
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I’m loving these clever limited edition posters by Because Studio. The ink coverage on each poster amounts to exactly 50% of the surface area, adding ...
Goodbye Galaxy
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Goodbye Galaxy, the portfolio of designer Khristian Mendoza, features some excellent print and packaging work. I’m really liking his clean and simple ...
Cody Haltom
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Last week Matt Rainwaters (who I posted about here) wrote in to let me know that Cody Haltom, a member of the Public School collective, is the designe...
Tom Davie
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Tom Davie is the creative talent behind STUDIOTWENTYSIX2. In addition to his art and design portfolio, Tom also maintains a design blog and is now als...
Antonio Ysursa
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I think the best way to describe Antonio Ysursa’ photography is dramatic. His portraits are dark, moody and intense, and somehow manage to project the...
Martino&Jaña
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I’ve wasn’t planning on adding another post this week, but I had to share these amazing posters I came across last night on Bēhance. The series was cr...
Color Happy 53
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In protest of the weather getting a bit too cold and gray for my liking, this summery image by aspidistra....
Blissful Images
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The Blissful Images etsy shop is packed with a huge selection of prints featuring images of nature in rich, saturated colors. via hey susy...
Talitha Shipman
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I’m loving the softness of Talitha Shipman’s work....
Type Love 66: Ingeborg
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Created by Typejockeys, Ingeborg is a contemporary typeface with historic roots. It includes various display and text weights, and multiple stylistic ...
Brian Yates
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Brian Yates wallcoverings really make me wish I wasn’t in a rental so I could cover every wall with pattern....
Laurence Philomene
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Check out the dreamy and fantastical photography of Laurence Philomene....
James Gulliver Hancock
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In addition to his illustration projects, James Gulliver Hancock creates some pretty amazing hand-lettered posters. Some of the ones below are unfortu...
Alison Oliver
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The other day David Tristman wrote in to let me know about his friend Alison Oliver’s work. She’s a designer and illustrator with an enviable portfoli...
One Inspiration, Two Perspectives
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Great concept and execution behind this collaborative Flickr set by Yvette Inufio and Gabrielle Kai. If you’re interested, you can keep track of the p...
Barnickel Design
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I’m really loving the maximalist details Barnickel Design incorporates into their work. You can also check them out on Bēhance right here....
Sara Norris
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Beautiful photography by Sara Norris. There’s also lots more to see on her blog and a huge selection of prints available in her etsy shop. via happy c...
Christina Yea
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I love these typographic posters created by Christina Yea for New York’s 2009 Spring Fashion Week....
Monday Quick Links: 10.12.09
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Benign Objects has a new folksy desktop wallpaper available for download Simplify Our Love, a new print by Rob Ryan Soft Maps are “quilted maps of nei...
Christa Palazzolo
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I’m fascinated by Christa Palazzolo’s portraiture, which she uses “as a vehicle of mockery, isolation, discomfort, and objectification”. View more fro...
Logo Love
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A couple of logo designers I’ve come across lately… Super Furry GMoose...
Color Happy 52
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This illustration, Sea Houses, is by Barcelona-based illustrator, Alex Noriega....
Colin Hill
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Colin Hill is a talented-beyond-his-years 17-year-old photographer. Wow....
Tight Slice
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Tight Slice is the work of Austin Petito, who also works at the Winter Park, Florida-based print shop, Mama’s Sauce....
Type Love 65: Everafter
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You can purchase Everafter, a playful, storybook serif by Silas Dilworth, from TypeTrust....
Jonna Isaac
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I love Jonna Isaac’s design and illustrations for these Children’s Ministry newsletters. Check out the entire set right here....
To Dry For
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If you’re in the market for some fun, designy tea towels, the husband and wife team behind To Dry For is your answer. Here are a few of my favorites, ...
Song faces
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Yup, more hand-lettering. Meg Hunt has started a daily project where she chooses a song from her ipod and letters the title. You can find the whole co...
Lyndsey Buchanan
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One of my latest Flickr finds is the supreme talent of film photographer Lyndsey Buchanan....
Julienne Hsu
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I really love artist Julienne Hsu’s style and unexpected use of color....
Pedestrian Typography
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It’s been a hand-lettering heavy week so far, but I couldn’t resist sharing some of the work of Carolyn Sewell. via I Love Typography...
Steven Jockisch
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Cool posters for the Minnesota fringe festival by Steven Jockisch....
Will Miller
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I’m loving this new lettering project by Will Miller, Pangrams....
P41 Studios
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I don’t feature web design too often, but that is about to change. In addition to having an interesting concept for their own site (the site is design...
Monday Quick Links: 10.05.09
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I come across so many bits and pieces of design every week that I wanted to create a place to collect them. I’ve been posting these kind of things her...
Matthew Rainwaters
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I am completely enthralled with the portfolio of Matthew Rainwaters. He clearly has a knack for snapping quirky portraits that somehow manage to captu...