Etsy Finds: Naomi Wilkinson
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I’m not sure how it took me so long to come across Naomi Wilkinson‘s beautiful work. A UK-based illustrator, Naomi’s Etsy shop feat...
Courtney • Wise Words: Ayn Rand on Creative Motivation
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This week’s wise words come from novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter Ayn Rand, via The Quotery....
Type Love: Type-Ø-Tones
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If you’re looking for a playful typeface for a new project, these few examples from Type-Ø-Tones may be worth a look. The Barcelona-based digi...
Almanac: Photographer Jay Fram Brand and Website
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One of Almanac’s most recent projects is the branding and website development for photography Jay Fram. We began our discovery phase by working ...
Quick Links: 04.11.14
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It’s that time of year again—enter to win Hatch’s Annual Easter Egg decorating Contest. If you want a daily dose of found typography, fo...
Color Happy 199
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Wise Words: David Russell on Bridges
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Wise words for both work and life via The Quotery....
Type Love: Rein Grotesk
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Rein Grotesk, a new release by The Northern Block, is “a low contrast typeface with a strong, neutral personality.” The sans serif typefac...
Recommended Resources: Blogs for Thought
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I follow quite a few blogs, and beyond those featuring visual inspiration, I love reading articles that make me think and help me to improve how I run...
Quick Links: 04.04.14
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I really enjoyed this week’s interview with Austin Kleon on The Great Discontent. This video showing how lettering is painted on city streets is...
Etsy Finds: BelloPop
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Etsy shop BelloPop makes colorful, geometric prints and decorative matchboxes. See all that they have to offer right here. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnte...
Miles Design: William Roam Identity and Collateral
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Miles Design worked with the team at William Roam on an extensive project which encompassed their identity and stationery, website, the naming and p...
Wise Words: Mark Z. Danielewski on Passion
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This week’s Wise Words come from Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves via Jen Myers. ...
Mike Ellis: Rooms For Rent Illustration Series
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Love this illustration series by Mike Ellis. Entitled Room For Rent, the illustrations were created as part of an experiential installation show wher...
Type Love: Surveyor
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Surveyor is a brand new release from H&Co.; a serif family that was inspired by the lettering found on engraved maps. Check out all of the—plent...
Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys: Freies Theater Hannover Identity
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I’m loving this vibrant and dynamic identity redesign for the Freies Theater Hannover by Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys. Get 300+ Fonts ...
Shawna X: It’s Warm Inside Typographic Illustrations
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Shawna X created this impressive series of typographic illustrations, It’s Warm Inside, as a response to her long, cold winter in Chicago. The p...
Winkreative: The Government of Thailand
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Exciting work by Winkreative for The Government of Thailand. As Thailand prepared to host the World Economic Forum, Winkreative was selected by the Of...
Dxmiq: Future Artifacts
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Future Artifacts, a digital art project by Dxmiq, is just about the opposite of the type of work I do, which is probably why I’m so drawn to it....
Quick Links: 03.28.14
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New York-based photographer Daniel Zvereff recently photographed a series of Arctic scenes using some of the last remaining stock of expired Kodak ...
Color Happy 198
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Janine Rewell: Minna Parikka
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Janine Rewell managed art direction, illustration and body paint design for a SS2014 Minna Parikka promotional campaign. Creative Credits: Photograph...
Skillshare By the Book Challenge Winner: Star St. Germain
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This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Gu...
Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jena Buckwell
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This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Gu...
Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jennifer Thomke
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This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Gu...
Wise Words: Ann Landers on Opportunities
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Wise Words by Ann Landers via After the Jump...
Jenney Stevens: Far North Spirits
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I’m loving the identity and collateral designed by Jenney Stevens for Far North Spirits. The white glass bottle for their gin is especially gorg...
The Grand Budapest Hotel
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It’s fascinating to get a look behind the scenes of Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, through the work of the designer...
Type Love: FF Dora
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FF Dora is a serif family of five weights including display styles. OpenType features like ligatures, small caps, fractions, and super- and subscrip...
Stitch Design Co.: New Stationery
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Check out the new stationery package that Stitch Design Co. designed to go with their recently updated website. Gorgeous, as always. Get 300+ Fonts f...
Recommended Resources: Skillshare Memberships
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I’ve already raved about Skillshare’s educational platform multiple times, so I will keep this short and sweet. In addition to their offer...
Nicole McQuade: Kitchen Stories Identity and Collateral
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For the past three years, Nicole McQuade—designer and photographer—and Judi Cutrone—writer—have been collaborating on Some Kitchen Stories, a ...
MaeMae Paperie: Munster Rose Stationery
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I’m loving this beautiful stationery developed by MaeMae Paperie for Munster Rose, a floral design company based out of Minneapolis. Get 300+...
Quick Links: 03.21.14
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The VSCO Artist Initiative is a “$100,000 USD scholarship fund providing artists the resources to pursue their creative vision.” More inf...
Kickstarter Spotlight: The UpStanding Desk
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I know it was only a week ago that I featured a desk design being funded on Kickstarter, but I’ve got another one for you today: The UpStanding ...
Plus63 Design Co.: Your Local Identity and Collateral
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Plus63 Design Co., a Phillipines-based studio, recently developed the brand identity and collateral for Your Local, a restaurant serving Asian comfort...
Wise Words: Jenna Meister
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This week’s Wise Words on community come from Jenna Meister of Airbnb. via Behance Instagram...
Bryan Patrick Todd: Banner Year
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Bryan Patrick Todd recently opened his first solo show, “Banner Year,” which includes eight handcrafted banners featuring eight quotes se...
Type Love: Result
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Result is a grotesque sans serif designed by Cloud9 Type Dept, an independant type foundry based out of Helsinki, Finland. Result features three weig...
Quick Links: 03.14.14
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I’ve always been a fan of Nicholas Felton‘s personal annual reports—so much so that I own every single one, in all of their data-heavy, ...
Kickstarter Spotlight: SlatePro by Nathan Mummert
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Regular readers may remember the introduction of the Slate Mobile Air Desk seen here a few months ago. At that time my enthusiasm for this new produ...
Wise Words: Antoine de Saint-Exupery, “If You Want to Build a Ship…”
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This week’s Wise Words come from Antoine de Saint-Exupery via this great collection of leadership quotes, by way of Swissmiss....
Natalie Andrewson: Wes Anderson Posters
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At the moment, I happen to be anxiously anticipating Wes Anderson‘s new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel (now in select theaters.) So when I spott...
Emmanuel Cohen: BNT Studio Identity and Collateral
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Lovely clean, modern, sophisticated work for BNT Studio, “a distribution studio devoted to design and innovation,” by Emmanuel Cohen....
Type Love: Malina
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Malina is a new display face by Katatrad, a Thailand-based foundry. Defined by graceful, elegant letterforms, the typeface includes four fonts—two ...
2014 RE:DESIGN UXD Giveaway Winner
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Congrats, Allison—you’ve won a free pass to the upcoming RE:DESIGN UXD Conference! Please shoot me an email so that I can pass your contact in...
Naomie Ross & Daniel Renda: Pastosa Ravioli Co.
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As a personal project, designers Naomie Ross and Daniel Renda set out to rebrand Pastosa Ravioli Co., an NYC shop whose pasta they both grew up eat...
Quick Links: 03.07.14
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When Adobe came to them to create an interpretive graphic of their logo, Sagmeister & Walsh came up with the brilliant idea of turning the process...
Etsy Finds: Vintage Posters
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This Perth, Australia-based Etsy Shop, Vintage Posters Art, is offering some awesome vintage poster reproductions. Their stock mostly covers travel—...
1983 Present: The Happy 8 Identity and Collateral
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I’m loving this vibrant work by 1983 Present for The Happy 8, a chain of hotels in Malaysia. The Happy 8 is a high-quality chain hotels brand of...
2014 RE:DESIGN UXD Giveaway
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It’s that time of year again! The 2014 RE:Design UXD Conference is coming up at the end of April in Brooklyn, and I’m happy to offer one l...
Wise Words: Tim O’Reilly
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Wise Words about the good things that can come from sharing your work from Tim O’Reilly via Austin Kleon...
Stitch Design Co.: Produce Candles Packaging
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It’s been far too long since I’ve posted a project from the ladies at Stitch Design Co., so this morning I’m excited to share their ...
Type Love: Typejockeys Give it a Shot
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Over the years, Typejockeys has come up with various ideas for fonts that don’t necessarily warrant a huge, in-depth typeface buildout. So to g...
Scotty Reifsnyder: Cheers Notecards
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Today, Scotty Reifsnyder and Chronicle Books release Cheers!, a set of 12 notecards and envelopes “perfect for toasting any occasion.” Th...
Atelier Olschinsky: Rollercoaster Illustration Series
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Between the kaleidoscopic use of color and deconstructed, abstract forms, I can’t stop staring at Rollercoaster, a new illustration series by At...
D.T. Practice: The Roxy
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While browsing Klim Type Foundry’s blog recently, I discovered D.T. Practice’s work for UK’s The Roxy. Featured because of its hea...
Studio MPLS: Alli Marie Identity and Collateral
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I’m excited to share more new beautiful work from Studio MPLS, this time a new brand identity, stationery and packaging project for Alli Marie, ...
Quick Links: 02.28.14
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Did anyone not fall in love with Mayhem this week? If you’re not familiar, Mayhem is an adorable, ultra creative four-year-old who makes dresses...
Luvocracy Love: 02.27.14
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Luvocracy Love is a monthly column that features a handful of the products I’ve spotted over the past four weeks. Shop the links: 1. Colour + P...