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’m loving these cool “Seeing New York” Cinemagraphs by Ann Street Studio found via Diego Guevara’s blog. The folks at Global Inheritance are looking for submissions for TRASHed 2014, an annual initiative that tasks artists with redesigning recycling bins at Coachella. Their goal…
Sarah Abbott’s Etsy Shop features a collection of prints and paper goods designed by the Sheffield, UK based artist, who clearly has a strong affinity for fruit, flowers and other natural elements. For more of Sarah’s work, be sure to take…
I was happy to recently discover the work of Los Angeles-based Chris Turnham, who has worked as an artist in both feature and television animation and contributed illustrations to various publications and children’s books. I am especially drawn to the muted—almost sun-washed—color…
This week’s wise words come from Justin McMurray’s Medium article, The time is now to share your work with the world. Found via Austin Kleon‘s blog Think Process, Not Product.
You may remember seeing Jessica Hische‘s epic wedding website awhile back, a richly detailed parallax design featuring the work of many of her and now-husband Russ Maschmeyer’s friends. Based on that, I assumed the rest of the wedding details were…
Nomada, a new release from Tipografies, is a compact set of sans serif fonts in four upright weights, from light to black. Pick up a copy for yourself at MyFonts.
Victionary is an excellent resource for books that contain lots of design eye candy, both in the content as well as the books’ own designs. They have quite the library of titles, all thematically organized around a particular style or…
I’m not sure how I have not come across Jen Mussari‘s lettering portfolio before now, but it is filled with all kinds of awesomeness. You can check out a few favorites below, but there’s much more to see right here.
We love Jono Garrett’s work so much that it’s getting a double post! And since it is Valentine’s Day, what better project to share than the gorgeous materials designed for his wedding. The inspiration for the design came from their travels…
I’m absolutely loving this sophisticated and whimsical brand identity and collateral system developed by Jono Garrett for Frida von Fuchs, a Berlin-based design agency. From Design Made in Germany: Frida is a character who nobody ever sees, but she’s always…
I’m a huge fan of Stephen Powers’s (most recently featured here) large-scale, typographic, and poignant environmental works of art. So I was really excited to discover these two new products released just last week featuring more of his work. From…
In case you haven’t heard, The Great Discontent (on of my favorite blogs) has their sites set on creating a biannual print magazine! They currently have a Kickstarter going to raise funds for the project, and with 19 days to…
Fairgoods, a shop that puts “the maker at the forefront,” recently introduced a couple of new products that caught my eye: Code Mode Light First, the Code Mode Light by Jessica Hische, a light meant to notify officemates, coworkers and significant…
I’m happy to have recently discovered this new project by Scott Patt, an artist whose inspirations—”the folk art of his youth and post pop consumerism with its primary colors and promises of a healthier tomorrow”—are certainly evident in his current work.…
This week’s wise words come from French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Well, Groundhog Day has passed, and unfortunately most of us didn’t get the result we wanted (6 more weeks of winter—no fun), but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a little Groundhog Day-themed art. Super Precious Art Gallery has just…
With Valentine’s Day swiftly approaching this week, I know many of you will be on the lookout for fun, interesting and creative greetings to send to friends and loved ones. Enter Paperless Post, whose online Valentine’s Day Collection includes designs by Tuesday…
