Courtney, Author at Design Work Life

The graduates of the 2009 Type and Media Program at The Hague are one talented bunch. Most of the typefaces they created as final projects are still i...

Holiday Favorites

Courtney • Nov 23, 2009Dec 18, 2012

We’re almost a month away from Christmas and, since I haven’t done a thing to prepare, I’m starting to panic a bit. Every year I tel...

Gold Lunchbox

Courtney • Nov 23, 2009Nov 22, 2009

There are so many great things to see at Gold Lunchbox, the portfolio of Karl Hebert, that it was definitely tough to choose which to feature. Karl, w...

Yeehaw

Courtney • Nov 23, 2009Nov 22, 2009

Over the weekend we took some time to check out the Yeehaw Industries exhibit at Chelsea Market. Their prints are hung all throughout the space, and a...

Last Call

Courtney • Nov 23, 2009Dec 18, 2012

Just wanted to let everyone know that if you were planning on submitting your work (email us here) for the Holiday gift guides, we will need to receiv...

Monday Quick Links: 11.23.09

Courtney • Nov 23, 2009Sep 14, 2012

Hope you all had a great weekend. We have a huge installment of quick links for you today—enjoy! Field Notes has released the “Just Below Zero...

Hofstede Design

Courtney • Nov 20, 2009Nov 20, 2009

Australian studio Hofstede Design has a pretty amazing portfolio, so it’s no surprise that their own identity is equally outstanding. The system...

My Inspired Heart

Courtney • Nov 20, 2009Mar 20, 2011

Take a look at the dreamy photographs by My Inspired Heart. Pick up prints on etsy right here....

Color Happy 58

Courtney • Nov 20, 2009Mar 20, 2011

This lively tourism poster for the city of Jerusalem is from the 1966/1967 Graphis Annual. Just one example of the vintagey goodness in Sandi Vincent&...

How do we achieve harmony?

Courtney • Nov 19, 2009Nov 19, 2009

Another colorful project I’m loving at the moment is this interactive site for GOOD magazine and Toyota Prius. Designed by New York studio, For ...

Igor Melgaco

Courtney • Nov 19, 2009Nov 18, 2009

I can’t stop examining these vibrant illustrations and patterns by Brazilian designer, Igor Melgaco. You can see more of this project right here...

Type Love 71: ITC Chino

Courtney • Nov 19, 2009Sep 14, 2012

This week I’m excited by the possibilities of one of Linotype’s newest releases, the ITC Chino family. The family, designed by Hannes von ...

Kamal

Courtney • Nov 18, 2009Nov 18, 2009

I wasn’t familiar with Kamal before I saw their gift wrap on design*sponge last week. But after perusing the designs on their site, I became an ...

Bam Bam Ink

Courtney • Nov 18, 2009Nov 18, 2009

Take a look at Ana Carucci, aka Bam Bam Ink’s, delicate, detailed food illustrations for the late Gourmet Magazine. I love all the subtle colors...

Yotam Hadar

Courtney • Nov 17, 2009Nov 17, 2009

While I’m particularly drawn to this illustrative identity for Cafe Hillel, Yotam Hadar’s portfolio is widely diverse, featuring everythin...

New from Nice Type

Courtney • Nov 17, 2009Nov 20, 2013

Awhile back I posted about Nice Type, the Vimeo channel created by Matthew Buchanan. And since I’d last checked some really great videos have be...

Monday Quick Links: 11.16.09

Courtney • Nov 16, 2009Sep 14, 2012

Check out this huge collection of free textures for your design projects There’s some really great stuff in this collection of vintage-inspired ...

Doublenaut

Courtney • Nov 13, 2009Mar 20, 2011

Doublenaut, who I previously mentioned in a Color Happy post, has some really awesome posters up for sale. Check them out right here....

Creative Grab Bag

Courtney • Nov 13, 2009Nov 8, 2009

Creative Grab Bag, a book created by design student, Ethan Bodnar, is a publication that collects the work of well-known and up-and-coming artists and...