Shaz Madani
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London-based designer Shaz Madani has had the opportunity to work on some really great projects for Topshop, as evidenced by these portfolio pieces. W...
Courtney • Monday Quick Links: 02.01.10
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Check out the first issue of the The Only Shape magazine, a publication focused on creativity. McFancy a project by the Cool Hunter. Smashing Magazine...
Multiple Exposures
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I randomly stumbled across these examples of multiple exposure photographs on Flickr the other day. And as an extremely amateur photographer I have no...
Color Happy 65
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A quick look at the unique, patterny lettering style of Matt Lyon....
Pictory
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Pictory is a showcase for your best photo stories. Pictory is about true, personal stories, and documentation of our lives and cultures. Pictory membe...
Type Love 78: Cooper Italic
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I love all the swashes and perfect imperfectness of each letterform that makes up Cooper Italic. Not to mention it’s a steal at only $30....
Wilkintie Boxed Set
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Not only do I love Wilkintie’s colorful letterpress prints, but I’m also really drawn to the more minimalist packaging of their boxed set....
Neil Hubert
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I’m not a big drinker, but that doesn’t mean I can’t love this set of bar cards designed by Neil Hubert. The set of 5 includes cards...
LOST Posters by Mattson Creative
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I’m completely obsessed with these posters designed by fellow lost fan, Ty Mattson of Mattson Creative. Who’s with me?...
Feltron Annual Report 09
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Infographic designer extraordinaire, Nicholas Felton, has just released his 2009 annual report. Each year I continue to be inspired by the new ways he...
Friends of Type prints!
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One of my favorite visual blogs, Friends of Type, has just released their first line of prints! The set, “Always Play Amongst Friends” inc...
Brent Couchman
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Brent Couchman—who is the talent behind Fossil’s disctinctive branding—has an extremely polished portfolio, full of bright, whimsical print ...
A Quick Valentine Freebie
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In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, I thought I’d offer a quick DIY freebie: 4 cards, 4 different designs. I’m not hugely into Valentin...
Valentines Round-up
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Here are a few of my favorite Valentine-related items and projects from around the web. Clockwise, from top left: Valentine’s Day Goodie Bag by ...
Monday Quick Links: 01.25.10
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Check out Ellie’s new handmade business cards for the alt. summit conference. Rory’s O’sullivan got in touch with us last week to le...
Christopher Brand
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New York-based designer and illustrator, Christopher Brand, specializes in the design book jackets....
Clementine Derodit
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It’s hard to resist the adorableness of Clémentine’s Dérodit’s—who is also a part of collective Bupla—work. This recent portra...
Color Happy 64
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A fun pattern by Liz Scott of Paper Pie....
Ice Cream for Free Does Skis
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Ice Cream for Free‘s designs for Armada Skis almost make me want to take up the sport....
Natalie Kucken
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Perhaps the most surprising thing about the photography of Natalie Kucken is that she is merely fifteen years old. She is talented-beyond-her-years, t...
Type Love 77: Fluidum
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Apparently Fluidum has been around for quite some time, but it is a new discovery for me. Beautiful lines....
Chris Dent
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I’m in awe of the intricate, architectural illustrations of Chris Dent. This small image size does not do them justice though, so for a bigger a...
Grayhood
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I’ve seen the work of Dan Gneiding, senior graphic designer at Urban Outfitters, all over the place lately, and rightfully so. His work, which o...
Ingela P. Arrhenius
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Today I’m inspired by the colorful, retro-inspired work of Sweden-based illustrator Ingela P. Arrhenius—especially her patterns....
Helping Haiti with Art
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I know in times like these a lot of us feel helpless. It’s tough to feel like you can actually make a difference when the problem is so enormous...
Omar Tehawkho
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I love this hand-lettered shaving cream packagng by Omar Tehawkho....
Todd Richardson
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Talented photographer Todd Richardson groups his photographs by the place where they were taken. I love how each collage of images comes together to g...
Amanda Wachob
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Amanda Wachob’s tattoos are easily the coolest I’ve ever seen. Her work appears to be painted on top of the skin with a brush rather than ...
Alphabet Complete
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I introduced you to Jeannie and Jewell’s illustrated letterforms a little while ago; and now the alphabet is almost complete. I especially love ...
Black and White Bokeh
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Beautiful, beautiful photos by Jordan Tiberio....
Patrick Macomber
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Patrick Macomber‘s portfolio features clean, smart design and illustration for a variety of clients. In particular, I’m loving this logo a...
Monday Quick Links: 01.18.10
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We are off in the States today to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but I thought I’d pop in to share a few posts with you. Enjoy your day off...
Casey Burns
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Artist and designer Casey Burns creates posters with a certain graphic novel type feel to them—I especially like his latest creation for Spoon. Whil...
Hola Amiga
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The work of Nate Williams, now available on pillows!...
Color Happy 63
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http://www.maurogatti.com/#26689/The-Winner-Guide...
Upside Downy Face
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Upside Downy Face is a fun an interesting photography project by Brouton Stroube. Check out the trailer below....
A Brand New dress code
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The always excellent dress code, designers extraordinaire and authors of the popular Never Sleep book, have a brand-spanking-new site. With projects f...
New Liberty
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The new collection from Liberty features tons of new variations on their signature florals. via Frolic...
Type Love 76: Stag Dot
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A few times I’ve attempted to create clean crisp dotted type on my own, to no avail. Stag Dot to the rescue....
Julian
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Nathaniel Cooper wrote in this week to let us know about Julian, a new collaborative project between him, Jordan Gray and Brent Anderson. The new Kans...
Paperfingers Alphabet
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These alphabet prints by Paperfingers are so great. Being the pattern lover that I am, I’m especially drawn to the unique patterns that are juxt...
Joshua Scott
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A bright, exuberant series of images by Joshua Scott. So much fun!...
Luisa Uribe
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Today I am loving the soft work of Columbian illustrator Luisa Uribe. Her color choices are so thoughtfully beautiful, especially in the piece for Ter...
Meeta Panesar
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Meeta Panesar has a great portfolio. But what I love equally as much as her work, is the intro pages she’s created for each project....
Monina Velarde
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Last week I mentioned this handy New Year’s Resolution generator created by Monina Velarde. Also the 2009 Command X winner, it comes as no surpr...
Barnbrook
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The well-known design studio, Barnbrook, recently unveiled a brand new site, filled to the brim with lots of new and exciting work....
Matthew Manos
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Really great poster design by Matthew Manos. Created for a campus film screening, the design is intended to illustrate the juxtaposition of the two mo...
Eduardo del Fraile
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Lot’s of bold, modern and often minimalist work in the portfolio of Eduardo del Fraile. via The Best Part...
Boarding Pass/Fail
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Inspired by Dustin Curtis’s Letter to American Airlines and a recent Delta experience, Tyler Thompson took it upon himself to redesign the board...
Lisa Llanes
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Super sweet work by designer Lisa Llanes… via the Dieline...
Monday Quick Links: 01.11.10
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I can’t stop looking at this entry from Friends of Type 22 Design Freebies to Kick Start the New Year Download free nebulae textures right here ...
AFOM Self-Promotion
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Now here’s an application of edge painting I’ve definitely never seen before. Check out A Friend of Mine’s new new business cards. S...
Emily Robertson
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Beautiful illustration by Emily Robertson, who is a part of Plats, a European art and design collective....
Parliament of Owls
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Parliament of Owls is Lauren Sheldon, Ariana Dilibero and Meg Paradise. All three have amazing portfolios on their own, but these couple of examples h...
Color Happy 62
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A bright and warm illustration on an icy cold day: Story Sisters by Roman Klonek....
Maria Yasko
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I am amazed by Moomin Valley, a fantastical interior design project by Maria Yasko. via The Best Part...
Will Staehle
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If anyone who epitomizes the modern day Renaissance man, I believe Will Staehle may be it. He has his hands in so many interesting projects, I have no...
The Chop Shop Identity
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I am absolutely loving this identity for The Chop Shop by Austin-based PTARMARK/PTMK. via Kitsune NoirGet 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to downl...
Type Love 75: 2009 Top 10
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I always look forward to the typographic “best of” posts each year, so I thought I’d do a rundown of my favorites. I don’t cla...
Enamel Alphabet
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Another item which I’m late in the game to discover, a series of letter and number plaques made of vitreous enamel that make up the Enamel Alpha...