Benign Objects Greeting Cards
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Rachel of Benign Objects just recently released a new line of greeting cards based on her collage work. Check them out—as well as all of the other f...
Courtney • Bureau of Betterment
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The Bureau of Betterment is a Portland-based design studio run by Mette Hornung Rankin, a designer whose personal passions clearly show through her wo...
Sol Linero
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I recently stumbled upon Sol Linero’s Flickr stream, and it occurred to me that her work looked familiar. Then I realized I had seen her etsy sh...
Marlene
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Marlene Dietrich’s letterhead was so simple, chic and timeless....
Minted Holiday Challenge Favorites
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If you’ve been following the Minted Holiday Card Challenge at all, you’re well aware that the number of submissions—over 1300—was reco...
Timothy Goodman
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New York-based artist Timothy Goodman was recently asked to make an artistic contribution to the incredibly chic and design-savvy Ace Hotel. And what ...
Monday Quick Links: 06.21.10
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Looking forward to checking out James Victore’s new book, Victore or, Who Died and Made You Boss? and Lettering & Type. Future by Design is ...
Anne Smith Studio
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Anne Smith’s illustration portfolio runs the gamut, from maps to prints to suraface designs and more. But I’m particularly fond of her 100...
WE ART YOU
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As most have moved on to 100% digital music files, it’s pretty rare to see any sort of music packaging these days. WE ART YOU, the work of Andre...
Color Happy 85
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I’ve been admiring the vintage-inspired patterns and color palettes of etsy shop Inaluxe. Their work ranges from prints—you can find this part...
Joe Snow
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Joe Snow is a UK-based designer and ilustrator working in a colorful, retro-inspired style. I’m particularly loving the branding and packaging h...
Live Earth
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James Mabery‘s primary focus is on motion graphics, which I don’t feature a whole lot of on this blog. However, I’m particularly fon...
Type Love 98: St Marie
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This love-at-first-sight serif typeface is the in-progress St Marie from Sterotypes. Unfortunately there is not much information on an approximate rel...
f8 Conference Branding
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It’s been pretty awesome to see the work Ben Barry has completed for Facebook since he’s begun working there. And the branding for the f8 ...
LoSiento
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I have to admit I got a bit lost on the LoSiento site. There was just such an abundance of eye-catching projects, I had to keep checking out what was ...
Belle
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This delicate, feminine identity was created by Marcio Kelmanson (a partner at James) for Belle, a boutique that rents high-end wedding gowns and alte...
New Gavin Potenza
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It’s been quite awhile since I’ve checked in to see what’s new in the portfolio of Gavin Potenza (I bought his Homage to the Stamp p...
Milk Carton Postcards Project
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Loving this project by Grass Studio. This series of postcards for the Dasein Academy of Art feature die-cut artwork that folds into miniature milk car...
here design
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The branding for Gail’s Bakery is just one jaw-droppingly beautiful example from the portfolio of London-based here design. Get a Free Font Ever...
PaperRep
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Way back when OS9 was the operating system of choice, I received a PaperRep disc at some sort of paper event. At the time I had recently graduated fro...
A Rather Novel Collection
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While browsing the Anthropologie catalog, this fragrance packaging caught my eye. A Rather Novel Collection Eau De Parfum is a collection of six scent...
Communication Arts Typography Competition
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For the first time ever, Communication Arts is holding a Typography Competition. This juried competition will celebrate “the best use of typogra...
Danielle Davis
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LOVE the lettering and illustration style of Danielle Davis. These particular illustrations are from Merry Stories, a personal project based on Der St...
Write Your Future
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I thought it seemed apropos to start off the day with a project having to do with the currently-happening 2010 World Cup. A few designers from w+k stu...
Monday Quick Links: 06.14.10
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New grads are certainly getting more and more creative with the application process. FontShop features Jason Santa Maria and his favorite typefaces. D...
Kevin Cantrell
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Really admiring the work of Kevin Cantrell, who is currently an employee at Hint Creative in Salt Lake City. via Graphic ExchangeGet a Free Font Every...
Posters by Adam Hill
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Since I last posted about the work of Adam Hill, he’s launched a new portfolio, so it was fun to check in and see what new things he’s bee...
Color Happy 84
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I love everything Ray Fenwick does. And the simple, classic blue and yellow color palette from this illustration for the Globe and Mail is no exceptio...
LA GRAPHIC DESIGN
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There is some incredibly chic and sophisticated design work going on in the portfolio of Copenhagen-based LA GRAPHIC DESIGN, including this project fo...
Ben Wiseman
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Simply inspiring book cover designs by Ben Wiseman. ...