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.
I just got word through Behance that Craig Ward‘s Alphabet Cities prints will be available in September. The two limited edition typographic designs depict London and New York, and cost $140 each. Get in touch with Craig to let him…
This week, a few selections from Samuelstype. Andrew Samuels Victoria Samuels Rosemary Samuels See their complete library here, and purchase through Fontshop.
I may be late in the game, but I just discovered Fontshop’s Type Navigator tool. I’m not sure how long it’s been around, but I wish I had discovered it sooner. Rather than choosing by category—Serif, Sans Serif, etc.—as most…
Here are a few shirts found by using Rumplo’s new color sorting feature: 50 Ways to Help the Planet, $25 at Wire and Twine Painted Rio, $18 at Heavy Tees I Love Pixel, about $35.50 at Sehubabe
I just rediscovered this type specimen I had saved from awhile ago. A quote from “Pulp Fiction”—hopefully no one is offended by the curse words—I love the typeface itself (especially those descenders!) as well as the composition. Unfortunately sixtypound, designed…
I read about the Girl Effect in one of my monthly magazines (Marie Claire, I think.) It’s an organization dedicated to empowering girls over the world as our future leaders, in the belief that they have a vital role in…
I’m one of those people who always loved school—if I ever win the lottery, I’m becoming a professional student. So I’m always really interested to see what the designers in SVA’s Designer as Author program are up to. Enrolling in…
How can these not make you happy? Check out more of Holly’s work on her portfolio site, or blog.
I just (excitedly) received my copy of the 2009 IKEA catalog the other day. So here are my picks from their new offerings. Hopefully I’ll be picking a couple of these up next time I make it out there. INGER…
I am totally ready for Fall weather. It’s my favorite time of the year, and the summer in New York can be stifling. But these photos from Yuki made me reconsider. So summery and bright, they made me wish I…
I’ve always been inspired by the work of Why Not Associates. But these two recent projects blew me away. I’ve definitely never seen a school or library that valued design so highly to implement concepts like this. I’m hoping for…
I stumbled upon the lovely work of Marie Bushbaum on Behance the other night. She is an extremely talented pattern designer. But what I love most about her work is her presentation—she includes tons of illustrations showing how the patterns…
This palette is definitely unique, and the design—by Helmo, out of France—is so intricate and layered. I see something new every time I look at it. Their website is in French so I don’t know a whole lot about this…
I’m in love with these bold black and white illustrations. And check out that hand drawn type! Rami Niemi hails from Finland where he is represented by Pekka. Lots more to see here and here.
I’m really liking these chunky slab serifs—what they call Western/19th century—from Aerotype. Again, I don’t really get to use type like this too often, but I like keep some around to play with. This foundry has quite the library—you can…
There’s nothing I don’t love about the design of these books—their compact size, the colors, their common design elements and, this goes without saying, the patterns. The topics are also, of course, extremely pertinent for anyone in business. First seen…
Somehow I managed to get on Mike Perry’s mailing list—snail mail, not email. I have no idea how it happened, but hey, I’m not complaining. So the other day I received a new promo piece from him: The Landscape Between…
I love the simplicity of these type tees from Print Liberation. If I was having a bad day and saw someone walking down the street in one these, it would snap me out of it (at least momentarily). Fun and…
