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.
Louize is a new serif typeface by Nonpareille, the foundry of France-based, Swiss-born Matthieu Cortat. The typeface is a contemporary revival of Augustaux designed by Louis Perrin between 1846 and 1855. Designed in six styles—three weights plus italics—its Roman styles include small…
Awesome work by Kjell Ekhorn and Jon Forss, of Non-Format, for nyMusikk, the leading promoter of contemporary music in Norway. nyMusikk, the leading promoter of contemporary music in Norway, invited us to redesign their existing identity. The resulting wavy line…
This afternoon I’m loving Coen Cast, a fun little side project from designer Richard Perez. He’s started a Tumblr to collect his illustrations of characters from Coen Brothers films. I’m especially drawn to the quiet palettes he’s given each illustration,…
I’m personally not a huge fan of “selfies” (both taking them myself and the word in general), but if I was surrounded by these amazing backdrops I might change my tune. Freelancers Union lists 11 of the Best Designers and Entrepreneurs on…
Pennsylvania-based studio Projekt recently created a beautiful new identity and packaging system for Choiselle, a new line of all natural skincare products. We began with the logo, which hints at Choiselle’s heritage using a nature-inspired “C”. Next we moved on to…
Etsy shop Little Low Studio features the “illustrative, expressive, and charming style” of owner and designer Caitlin McClain. The shop offers a huge assortment of greeting cards, along with art prints, calendars and home accessories. Each piece features her signature…
Wise words from Steve Jobs’s 2005 commencement address at Stanford University. Watch a video of the entire speech on TED.
It’s impossible not to smile when viewing Jasper Gold‘s playful Faces in Places series, a fun set of illustrations depicting a handful of adorably anthropomorphized houses. For more from Jasper, be sure to check out his entire portfolio, which is filled with…
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Brand Identity. Next up, I’m happy to share with you a few projects from winner Jody Worthington‘s new…
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Brand Identity. Next up is the first place winner, Jody Worthington, a designer currently based in San Francisco.…
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Brand Identity. Mushky Ginsburg is the second runner up in the first Beyond the Logo challenge. For her…
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Brand Identity. Within the class, students are asked to develop a complete brand identity system based…
Industry Inc is a new typeface from Hold Fast Foundry, based on the previously released Industry family. This sans serif display face includes a collection of stand-alone styles as well as a layered type system, allowing you to create endless typographic…
Ludlow Kingsley had quite a few custom-designed chocolate bars left over from a recent holiday promotion. So, after weighing all their options, they decided to put them to good use by helping others. They teamed up with neighboring charity 826LA to…
In 2012, Australia-based Studio Round was tasked with developing a brand new identity for the Jewish International Film Festival. Their goal was to reposition the event as a “contemporary, forward-thinking selection of international Jewish films, and move it away from…
I’m absolutely loving the first series of limited edition prints from Print Club Boston, an initiative by artist Elizabeth Corkery. Each series will be designed around a central theme, the first being The Trellis, which includes eight prints inspired by…
I recently discovered the work of Vitae Design, the studio of Toronto-based independent graphic designer Cameron McKague. His work is equal parts minimal and playful, and runs the gamut from identity work to design for print, packaging and websites. A…
Awesome work by Vancouver-based Post Projects for Brassneck Brewery, a retail brewery in the area. The design team developed their brand identity by combining bold, in-your-face typography and whimsical ink drawings by artist Maggie Boyd. Creative Credits: Interior design by SUA Exterior, interior and…
