Courtney, Author at Design Work Life

Helvetica Hoodies!

Courtney • Jul 11, 2008Jul 10, 2008

I love this hoodie! (Especially the black one with pink letters, super girly I know.) And it’s even cooler that all the letters are individually...

Some Packaging Eye Candy

Courtney • Jul 11, 2008Jul 10, 2008

Here’s some smart, clean and functional packaging from BVD out of Stockholm. They also have some great identity work, see that here. I also real...

Harmonie interieure Prints

Courtney • Jul 11, 2008Jul 10, 2008

I became obsessed with these typographic designs when I saw them on the Graphic Exchange last fall. And I hadn’t visited the main site in awhile...

My Secret Playlist

Courtney • Jul 10, 2008

Next Tuesday Lost at E Minor will be launching what promises to be a really cool email newsletter. Every week a different guest musician will compile ...

Handwritten Typographers

Courtney • Jul 10, 2008Jul 10, 2008

Cameron Adams over at The Man in Blue put together a really fun post that showcases the handwriting of several prominent typographers. See Sebastian L...

Type Love 7: Tisa and Atma

Courtney • Jul 10, 2008Sep 14, 2012

FontShop does it again, with another great newsletter this week. I’m always on the lookout for a friendly text weight serif family, so here are ...

New from Thomas Paul

Courtney • Jul 9, 2008

I caught these new Thomas Paul stationery products via the See Jane Work newsletter last night. Fun. Check out everything that’s available right...

San Francisco Shops: What I found, Part 2/2

Courtney • Jul 9, 2008

While I was checking out some of the shops I had on my list I ended up stumbling upon a few others that are definitely worth visiting when in the area...

T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Jul 9, 2008

Spotlight on Campfire Goods From the 50 States series, $20 right here From the City series, $20 right here...

San Francisco: Vaillancourt Fountain

Courtney • Jul 8, 2008Jul 7, 2008

After checking out the Ferry Building we stumbled upon this really amazing public artwork at the Embarcadero Center. After doing a little bit of resea...

I Wish I Had More Wall Space

Courtney • Jul 8, 2008Jul 7, 2008

Yesterday I discovered another blog (via Uppercase) dedicated solely to posters and prints. Not that I need another blog to add to my list, but from w...

San Francisco Shops: What I Found, Part 1/2

Courtney • Jul 8, 2008Jul 7, 2008

While I was checking out some of the shops I had on my list I ended up stumbling upon a few others that are definitely worth visiting when in the area...

The Heads of State Site Redesign

Courtney • Jul 8, 2008Jul 7, 2008

One of the many growing collections in my apartment is screen-printed show posters. We have quite a few of them, designed by various artists for sever...

Apologies for the Down Time

Courtney • Jul 7, 2008Apr 5, 2011

Unfortunately you may have noticed this site has been in and out today. As a result (of this and several other problems we’ve been having with a...

The Daily Heller

Courtney • Jul 7, 2008

For awhile now, design aficionado Steven Heller has been writing a column for the online version of Print Magazine where he posts short design-related...

San Francisco Shops: What I Saw

Courtney • Jul 7, 2008Jul 6, 2008

For quite awhile I had been compiling a list of the San Francisco shops that I wanted to visit. I didn’t get to all of them, unfortunately, but ...

HOW Conference mp3s Available

Courtney • Jul 7, 2008Jul 6, 2008

The HOW Conference site has posted mp3s of most of the 2008 sessions. You can download single sessions for $15 and workshops for $19, or you can get t...

A Little Housekeeping

Courtney • Jul 7, 2008Apr 5, 2011

Just wanted to give a quick update on a few small changes that were made around here over the weekend—nothing drastic, mainly small organizational c...

Dee and Lala

Courtney • Jul 7, 2008Jul 6, 2008

Here’s some really fun letterpressed stationery from Dee and Lala. Love the illustrations, especially the whales....

Happy Weekend and Updates

Courtney • Jul 3, 2008Apr 5, 2011

Hope everyone has a great fourth of July. I’ll be at Yankee Stadium tomorrow cheering on the Red Sox. (Yeah yeah, I know, I live in New York. Bu...

Fabric Goodness

Courtney • Jul 3, 2008Mar 20, 2011

I’ve mentioned before how much I love pattern art, so naturally I’m drawn to patterned fabrics. I’m definitely not an expert, but on...

Type Love 6: Freight and Omnes

Courtney • Jul 3, 2008Sep 14, 2012

Freight Display by Joshua Darden (Love the italic forms in particular, shown below.) Omnes also by Joshua Darden (I’m especially a fan of these ...

AIGA/Aquent Salary Survey

Courtney • Jul 3, 2008Jul 3, 2008

AIGA has released the results of their 2008 Salary Survey. Download your copy here. Or you can also find more details and a salary calculator right he...

In the Heights

Courtney • Jul 2, 2008Dec 14, 2012

This is not entirely design-related but this past weekend I got to see the Broadway show, “In the Heights”, which just won four Tony Award...

T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Jul 2, 2008Jul 3, 2008

I couldn’t decide on just two this week… Field Study, $20 at Threadless Le Romantique, $20 at Threadless colorstorm, $20 at Design By Huma...

New-to-me Design Conferences

Courtney • Jul 1, 2008Jul 3, 2008

I had such a good experience at the HOW Conference this year, that I’d like to try to attend conferences more often. And I recently read about a...

San Francisco: Cornerstone Place

Courtney • Jul 1, 2008Jul 3, 2008

While driving up to Napa and looking for something to eat we stumbled upon Cornerstone Place in Sonoma. It turned out that their cafe was undergoing r...