Alliteration Inspiration: Dairy & Drop Caps

Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s thematic combo: dairy & drop caps.

Dairy

If my ‘B’ in high school anatomy class serves me, I do believe it’s the mouse-clicking finger bone that’s connected to the design bone, and there’s nothing like a little calcium-rich dairy to keep those bones strong. Milk these ten pieces of udder design perfection for all they’re worth and you’ll have inspiration till the cows come home.

Judith Carnaby / Gift cards - The Dairy
Judith Carnaby / Gift cards – The Dairy
Mary Kate McDevitt / Hand lettering
Mary Kate McDevitt / Hand lettering
Galima Akhmetzyanova & Pavla Chuykina / Packaging concept - Captain John Cheese
Galima Akhmetzyanova & Pavla Chuykina / Packaging concept – Captain John Cheese
Marco Goran Romano / Illustration - Wired Italia
Marco Goran Romano / Illustration – Wired Italia
Rachel Ventura / Packaging concept - Milk Maid
Rachel Ventura / Packaging concept – Milk Maid Organic Dairy
Elizabeth Tyler / Branding
Elizabeth Tyrer / Branding – Poppy’s Dairy
Mircea Bucsa / Logo - Cowbell Technologies
Mircea Bucsa / Logo – Cowbell Technologies
Zornitsa Dimitrova / Packaging concept - Moo Milk
Zornitsa Dimitrova / Packaging concept – Moo Milk
Matt Delbridge / Logo concept - Chobani
Matt Delbridge / Logo concept – Chobani
Luke Klenske / Illustration & packaging concept - Fields
Luke Klenske / Illustration & packaging concept – Fields

Drop caps

While the truly ornate drop caps of yore are somewhat of a lost art, today’s newspapers, designers and even Spongebob are doing their best to keep them alive in the 21st century. The ten specimen below are sure to drop some knowledge on your noggin’.

Jill De Haan
Jill De Haan
Hero Status / Print
HeroStatus
Will Holmes
Will Holmes
Alliteration Inspiration: Dairy & Dropcaps / on Design Work Life
Shelby Moulden
Kevin Stanton
Kevin Stanton
Jessica Hische
Jessica Hische
Seth Mach
Seth Mach
Thomas Amby Johansen
Thomas Amby Johansen
Jason Vandenberg
Jason Vandenberg
Martina Flor
Martina Flor
Garth

Garth

<p>Garth is a do-it-all digital marketer/designer born and raised in the “City of Destiny,” Tacoma, Washington. He lives in Seattle, has a beard, enjoys pizza and coffee (not together) and tries to spread as much positivity as he can. He's at his best in a light, collaborative environment; he's at my worst when losing at Scrabble. Above all, he's always looking for ways to grow his brain.</p> <p>Formerly the community manager for <a href="http://smile.amazon.com" target="_blank">AmazonSmile</a> and digital marketing manager at <a href="http://www.drysoda.com" target="_blank">DRY Soda</a>; he can now be found doing freelance graphic design, social media and marketing consultation.</p>