Courtney, Author at Design Work Life

Wayne White

Courtney • May 6, 2009May 6, 2009

Not sure how I stumbled upon the work of Wayne White, but he’s definitely an artist I’ll be paying more attention to from now on. He is be...

Diego Bellorin

Courtney • May 6, 2009May 6, 2009

Designer Diego Bellorin, who works out of Barcelona, invited me to a circle on Bēhance the other day and I was so glad he did. His work relies he...

Stripes!

Courtney • May 6, 2009May 6, 2009

I have an ongoing obsession with diagonal stripes. Well, stripes in general. But especially diagonal ones. So here’s a little round-up of what&#...

Signs & Wonders

Courtney • May 5, 2009Mar 20, 2011

The objective behind Signs & Wonders, a photographic project by Soul Creative, is to capture signage, architecture, typography and urban elements...

Joshua Distler

Courtney • May 5, 2009May 4, 2009

Joshua Distler has done some great work for some big name studios. I’m especially loving this concept design for Visit London (especially that s...

HOW Conference Updates

Courtney • May 5, 2009

HOW’s editor, Bryn Mooth, recently contacted me to give me some updated information about the upcoming HOW Conference in Austin next month. I at...

Visual Bookmarking

Courtney • May 5, 2009May 4, 2009

Visual bookmarking sites have been popping up like crazy lately, and I’ve promptly gotten addicted to them. I’ve found that they’re ...

SkechType

Courtney • May 4, 2009May 4, 2009

If you’ve always wanted to incorporate hand-drawn type into your work but lack the skills to create it for yourself, SketchType might be the per...

Jacqui Oakley

Courtney • May 1, 2009Apr 30, 2009

Illustrator Jacqui Oakley has some amazing ornamental lettering in her portfolio....

Bosque

Courtney • May 1, 2009Dec 14, 2012

How great would it be to have an office that looked like this? Love the murals....

Color Happy 34

Courtney • May 1, 2009Mar 20, 2011

I went to Max Brenner for the first time the other night; and in addition to having an amazing dessert, I really took notice their brand. I especially...

Daily Type

Courtney • Apr 30, 2009Apr 29, 2009

Daily Type is a blog I check in with regularly. It’s a creative space overseen by Russian type designers who post their daily type experiments. ...

Pattern Tutorials: a round-up

Courtney • Apr 30, 2009Apr 29, 2009

Patterns by Honey & Bloom It’s no secret that I love pattern art. And lately I’ve been working on perfecting my skills, so I’ve...

Artforms of Nature

Courtney • Apr 30, 2009Apr 29, 2009

Prepare to be blown away with inspiration. “Artforms of Nature” is a book filled with gorgeously detailed illustrations of animal, plant a...

Type Love 45: Houschka Pro

Courtney • Apr 30, 2009Sep 14, 2012

Gorgeous lines on Houschka Pro from Veer....

Make Something Cool Every Day

Courtney • Apr 29, 2009Apr 28, 2009

I’ve seen a lot of designers take on a daily project of some sort lately. I think it’s a great idea—something to keep your creativity fl...

LOVE Prints

Courtney • Apr 29, 2009Apr 28, 2009

By Patrick Moberg....

FEED

Courtney • Apr 29, 2009Apr 28, 2009

Loving the bright, summery colors on this invitation by Montreal-based design studio FEED. Check out the rest of their portfolio right here....

T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Apr 29, 2009Mar 29, 2011

Some fun hand-drawn typography on this t-shirt by Ben Floeter. There’s not too many left, so move quickly! Suddenly It’s Real, $25...

Green Words

Courtney • Apr 28, 2009Apr 27, 2009

Artist Nicole Dextras created several outdoor installations during her residency at VanDusen Botanical Garden last summer, some of which involving org...

/M/A/S/H/

Courtney • Apr 28, 2009Apr 27, 2009

Australian design firm /M/A/S/H/ has—justifiably—been all over the blogosphere lately, but I had to mention them here. I am in love with the contr...

Bringing Books to Life

Courtney • Apr 28, 2009Apr 27, 2009

Joseph O’Reilly wrote in to let me know about a writing project he’s recently completed, Bringing Books to Life. The project consists of t...

Seb Lester: Flames

Courtney • Apr 28, 2009Apr 27, 2009

Seb Lester has another amazing print for sale. The limited edition print is available in Silver and Gold from Keep Calm....

Songs About Shapes

Courtney • Apr 24, 2009Apr 23, 2009

A fun idea from Illumination Ink. You can download a PDF booklet of all of them right here....

The Hi-Fi

Courtney • Apr 24, 2009Apr 23, 2009

These posters are part of a series of hand-printed serigraphs, originally created as part of the artwork for The Stands by Yes Studio. There are a few...