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.
Love this illustration series by Mike Ellis. Entitled Room For Rent, the illustrations were created as part of an experiential installation show where each lived inside an illustrated, three-dimensional dollhouse. The piece also used multicolor LEDs to allow the viewer to…
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—plentiful—included features, as well as purchasing right here.
I’m loving this vibrant and dynamic identity redesign for the Freies Theater Hannover by Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys. via Form Fifty Five
Shawna X created this impressive series of typographic illustrations, It’s Warm Inside, as a response to her long, cold winter in Chicago. The pieces were a part of Typeforce 5, an annual typography showcase hosted by Firebelly. via Badass Lady…
Exciting work by Winkreative for The Government of Thailand. As Thailand prepared to host the World Economic Forum, Winkreative was selected by the Office of the Prime Minister to promote the country’s ambitious plans for growth. After devising a comprehensive…
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. While I don’t know how these gadgets are meant to function,…
New York-based photographer Daniel Zvereff recently photographed a series of Arctic scenes using some of the last remaining stock of expired Kodak Aerochrome film in 120 format, and this stunning image above is the result. Check out the rest of the series on…
Janine Rewell managed art direction, illustration and body paint design for a SS2014 Minna Parikka promotional campaign. Creative Credits: Photography: Jonas Lundqvist Bodypaint: Saara Sarvas & Riina Laine 2014 / Minna Parikka
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 Guide for Your Brand. The first place winner in this challenge is Star St. Germain, who created…
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 Guide for Your Brand. The second runner up in the challenge is Jena Buckwell, who developed a…
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 Guide for Your Brand. Within the class, students were challenged to take an existing brand identity (possibly…
Wise Words by Ann Landers via After the Jump
I’m loving the identity and collateral designed by Jenney Stevens for Far North Spirits. The white glass bottle for their gin is especially gorgeous. via Good Design Makes Me Happy
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, Annie Atkins. Below are some examples of the pieces she designed, but be sure to also…
FF Dora is a serif family of five weights including display styles. OpenType features like ligatures, small caps, fractions, and super- and subscript characters, as well as a wide range of figure set options, are also included. Pick up a copy at…
Check out the new stationery package that Stitch Design Co. designed to go with their recently updated website. Gorgeous, as always.
I’ve already raved about Skillshare’s educational platform multiple times, so I will keep this short and sweet. In addition to their offering of hundreds of individual classes, they’ve now introduced Memberships, where students can pay a monthly fee for unlimited…
