Courtney, Author at Design Work Life

Type Love 117: Cillian

Courtney • Nov 11, 2010Sep 14, 2012

Cillian is a simple and affordable sans serif typeface with two weights available. Check out more style images here, and purchase on My Fonts....

Things We Love

Courtney • Nov 11, 2010

This sort of blew up yesterday, but I still couldn’t resist posting it here. As a huge Kate Spade fan—both the products and the brand—I almo...

Dan Matutina

Courtney • Nov 10, 2010Nov 10, 2010

I’m loving the illustration work of designer/illustrator Dan Matutina, who hails from the Phillipines. Here’s just one example of his geom...

George Katz

Courtney • Nov 10, 2010Nov 22, 2010

It seems that it’s getting more popular for big name brands to put more time and money into design, which is a great thing. But for the most par...

Fabio Ongarato Design

Courtney • Nov 10, 2010Apr 5, 2011

Here is a beautiful identity by Fabio Ongarato Design for interior design studio K.P.D.O. The envelope flap treatment is such an unexpected detail, an...

Zeus Jones + Ty Wilkins for Cheerios

Courtney • Nov 10, 2010Nov 10, 2010

I’m loving this new collaboration between Zeus Jones and Ty Wilkins for Cheerios. To engage their Facebook community, Cheerios is sponsoring thi...

Ben Wright

Courtney • Nov 9, 2010Nov 9, 2010

Australian designer Ben Wright, aka All Caps Yeah, designed this branding program for The Office of John Cheese digital production services while at B...

Dozi Planners

Courtney • Nov 9, 2010Nov 9, 2010

I abandoned paper planners for online programs quite awhile ago, but this 2011 monthly planner by Dozi may be swaying me in the other direction. Love ...

Élie Monge

Courtney • Nov 9, 2010Dec 18, 2012

I’m starting to get in the holiday spirit—gift guides will be coming up in the next few weeks! So I’m loving this New Year’s card ...

A Minted Giveaway!

Courtney • Nov 9, 2010Dec 18, 2012

I know, two giveaways in one week—it’s definitely a first! You may remember that I was a guest judge for the Minted holiday card challenge a f...

Alex Bloom

Courtney • Nov 8, 2010Nov 7, 2010

This campaign for The Rolling Roadshow, a traveling movie tour, is a student project by Alex Bloom. The annual tour produces outdoor screenings in the...

Studio Bomba

Courtney • Nov 8, 2010Nov 7, 2010

I first became aware of Studio Bomba‘s work through their new line of paper goods, Mitchell & Dent (definitely worth a look). So I was excit...

LEGO + Letterpress winners!

Courtney • Nov 8, 2010Nov 8, 2010

Congratulations Barbara and Amandah! with your mailing address and we’ll get the print out to you. Thanks to everyone else for giving it a shot!...

Monday Quick Links: 11.08.10

Courtney • Nov 8, 2010Sep 14, 2012

Blockhead is a pixel-based drawing app for the iPhone. Quite possibly the coolest/cutest group costume ever. Really looking forward to seeing The Infl...

Jennifer and Jed Heuer

Courtney • Nov 5, 2010Nov 5, 2010

Jennifer and Jed Heuer are one talented husband and wife design duo. Their work definitely has unique sensibilities but they are equally talented, as ...

Where We Know

Courtney • Nov 5, 2010Dec 14, 2012

I’m happy to introduce you to a publication from Chin Music Press, Where We Know: New Orleans As Home which will be released this month. What ca...

Bryant Ross

Courtney • Nov 5, 2010Nov 5, 2010

This morning I’m admiring the work of Bryant Ross, who has quite a few restaurant brands in his portfolio from his time at Korn Design. It was t...

Ryan Frease

Courtney • Nov 5, 2010Nov 5, 2010

These awesome hand-drawn letterforms were created by Ryan Frease for Lettercult’s Alphabattle....

Color Happy 104

Courtney • Nov 5, 2010Mar 20, 2011

I’m loving the warm combination of colors in this piece by Jose Favian Sosa...

Kacie Yates

Courtney • Nov 4, 2010Nov 4, 2010

Kacie Yates, a designer at Southside Creative in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has a design aesthetic that I absolutely love—a mix of vintage and modern s...

Nathan Hinz

Courtney • Nov 4, 2010Nov 3, 2010

After looking through the portfolio of Nathan Hinz—one of the designers behind the Cue projects I posted recently—I was super impressed by the han...

Colin Payson

Courtney • Nov 4, 2010Nov 3, 2010

There’s some great work in Colin Payson‘s portfolio, including this piece for the Prix Arc Awards. via FPOGet a Free Font Every WeekEnter...

John Fellows

Courtney • Nov 4, 2010Nov 4, 2010

I’m loving these layered, textural art pieces by John Fellows. My favorite has to be the Where the Wild Things Are-inspired piece (last image), ...

Type Love 116: URW Wood Type

Courtney • Nov 4, 2010Sep 14, 2012

There’s no shortage of woodtype fonts out there these days, but what drew me to URW Wood Type is the fun possibilities that the Shadow version p...

A LEGO + Letterpress Giveaway!

Courtney • Nov 4, 2010Nov 4, 2010

Well, readers, do I have a treat for you today. Remember this post? Well Justin Larosa of Physical Fiction is generously offering you 2 free new print...

Sean Scheidt

Courtney • Nov 3, 2010Mar 20, 2011

These warm sunny images by Sean Scheidt are providing a brief respite from the suddenly colder weather here in New York....

Eduardo Hernández

Courtney • Nov 3, 2010Nov 3, 2010

Loving this vibrant identity for La Cigala Zul, a seafood restaurant in Mexico, by Eduardo Hernández. Get a Free Font Every WeekEnter your email to r...