Courtney is the founder of Design Work Life and Seamless Creative, a small design studio she runs with her husband Brian. She now splits her time between developing brand identities for small businesses and soaking up (and passing along) as much inspiration as she possibly can.
For this year’s Valentine designs, The Hungry Workshop worked with two designers on unique letterpressed love notes. The first card was designed by Gemma O’Brien and is inspired by Pat Benatar’s 80s classic Love is a Battlefield. The second design, Lots of Love, was created…
I’m loving the identity and custom packaging design that Funnel developed for Lyon Distilling Co. Based out of Saint Michaels, Maryland, the distillery produces handcrafted spirits including the rum you see below. For more of Funnel’s work, be sure to…
Grota Rounded is a new unicase release from Latinotype. The typeface includes six weights, from thin to black, plus matching italics. Currently marked down to 50% off, now is a great time to pick up a copy for yourself at…
Excellent work by Anagrama for the lifestyle magazine Gist: Gist is a lifestyle magazine that reports on many different subjects, from fashion to gadgets, health and tourism. Its naming is a reflection of its multifaceted nature. Its readers can “get…
If you’re anything like me, your inbox is almost always overflowing. It’s a constant battle; and while “inbox zero” is not something I even try to achieve on a daily basis, I do attempt to minimize the extra fluff that…
Tim Lahan developed this fun set of illustrations for Kenzo. Each one represents a common English idiom having to do with eyes. I never would have guessed so many existed before seeing all of these in one place, but then…
Orlando-based studio Push recently took their design for restaurants one step further, by choosing to conceptualize, own and operate one for themselves. The result, Hubbly Bubbly Falafel Shop, is a new eatery offering, of course, falafel and other Middle Eastern foods. The dream…
I’ve seen Wedge & Lever, a relatively new (established in 2012) design studio out of San Diego, all over the place lately, and rightfully so. Their portfolio is filled with lots of incredible work, but these three projects particularly caught my…
Blok Design developed this promotional piece for The Advertising and Design Club of Canada with the goal of driving membership to the organization. The Advertising and Design Club of Canada needed to drive membership. Not only did we work to add greater,…
Last weekend I went to see Her and it was magical. I absolutely loved it. Between its wide release last Friday and the Golden Globes, tons of articles were written about the film this week, so I ate it all up. One of particular…
While browsing around Behance recently I stumbled upon the awesome portfolio of Clara Mulligan, who happens to be a Design Director at Creature. And as someone often drawn to restaurant branding, one of the projects that immediately stood out was…
Tony Lee Jr., a designer at MoMA Design Studio (and previously featured for his student work), recently sent over his updated portfolio. I was immediately impressed by his work for MoMA’s art lab, an interactive space where people of all ages…
This week Milton Glaser reminds us of the importance of concept over ornamentation. via Quotes on Design
One of Apartment One‘s most recent projects is their work for Beespace, “a new concept nonprofit incubator, helping to identify and launch the next generation of innovative nonprofits.” You can take a look at the bold visuals below, but be…
If, like me, you’ve been admiring Erik Marinovich‘s envelope handiwork via Friends of Type, you are in luck. Now, through his new project Do Not Open, you can get your hands on a one-of-a-kind piece of his gorgeous lettering for yourself. For…
Roihu is a new sans serif typeface by Mika Melvas that includes eight upright and eight italic weights. The set also includes a huge selection of swashes and stylistic alternates, giving it a more feminine, formal appearance and lending itself to all…
This afternoon I am loving the stripped down, graphic brand identity and collateral that DIA developed for Porter & Plot: Porter & Plot is an artisanal wine brand currently being launched by California based online retailer Club W. The Porter…
