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.
Timothy Goodman recently completed an impressive, permanent 60-foot wall installation for Airbnb, the culmination of almost three months of preliminary work and 10 days in-house. The team came to him with a blank canvas and the goal of illustrating their…
The What I Be project is a beautiful initiative by Steve Rosenfield Photography that aims to “tell your story the way you want it to be told.” The close-up portraits feature individuals exposing their insecurities by writing or drawing them on their…
This week I am in love with the nostalgic and whimsical paintings of Janet Hill. Her Etsy shop offers a huge catalog of prints and originals—often updated weekly—which capture colorful moments in the lives of glamorous, eccentric women and cheeky…
Jonathan Quintin, of Studio JQ, is currently working on a self-initiated project that immediately caught my eye: a weather dashboard that will display the world’s weather. His aim is to keep the design clean while adding personality to the locations through common…
UK-based illustrator Eleanor Taylor uses various methods to create her textural, narrative and somewhat somber mixed media illustrations. The layering she is able to achieve by combining paint, charcoal, ink, collage and digital techniques adds an interesting sense of depth to…
I love this recent short post from Seth Godin. It’s the perfect thought for the beginning of the year when we’re all contemplating new risks to take, projects to begin and changes to implement in both our personal and professional…
The latest project from BLOW’s creative team is the identity and collateral for Shanghai PoPo 336 a modern restaurant located in Shanghai: Inspired by the gorgeous yet warm atmosphere of the dining room in a Shanghai villa, Shanghai Po Po 336…
I know the holidays are over, but I had to share one last holiday project until next season—Dan Cassaro‘s work for Old Navy’s latest holiday campaign. I’m a big fan of holiday design that strays away from the typical visuals—red…
Designer Shauna Luedtke, who is currently the Art Director at Fairgoods, designed these beautiful save the dates for her own wedding, which is coming up next summer. Each card is laser etched on oak and doubles as a magnet. Can’t wait…
Stay Gold is one of Decade Type Foundry‘s newest releases. A vintage-inspired display script, the typeface includes a series of swashes, stylistic alternates, automatic ligatures and swash letterforms. Check it out at MyFonts.
1001 pt is a new print shop that features a selection of A2 typographic screen prints, each one showcasing a letterform set in precisely 1001 points.
Though I don’t live there any longer, being a Queens resident for almost ten years means it will always hold a special place in my memory, which is why Paul Soulellis‘s Queens typeface immediately caught my eye. The result of a…
The last couple of months have seen quite a few new site launches, including one for talented illustrator and designer Danielle Kroll. Designed by Jessica Comingore, the site features some new projects, as well as a new shop design with…
Kelli Anderson’s standing desk Ikea hack (above) is absolutely incredible. Check out all of the behind the scenes construction details on her blog. Nicholas Blechman chose The Best Book Covers of 2013. via Quipsologies If you’re looking to stock up on gift…
Heydays recently did a massive portfolio update (with a beautiful new site, by the way), and their work for Bolivar was one of the projects that caught my eye. An Oslo-based restaurant serving South American cuisine, wine and cigars, the…
Etsy shop of illustrator Sue Jean Ko offers a selection of colorful greeting cards for all occasions. Each card design features a retro composition of happy characters and scenes screen printed by hand in bright neon colors. Below are a…
It’s rare to see music packaging these days, so I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon Anti Grandpeople‘s recent work for Rumble in Rhodes. The packaging was created for the second single from their upcoming album, “Grace and Nuance”. The…
Some short and sweet words of wisdom from Jamie Tworkowski, as part of CreativeMorning’s recent series on Bravery. Check out the entire talk here.
