Tatalab: Yorokobu Numbers
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I’m loving this playful series of numbers that Tatalab created for Yorokobu Magazine. via Present & Correct...
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Passport: Word. Brand Identity
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UK-based studio Passport recently developed the identity and collateral for Word., a copywriting company. Word approached us wanting a complete brand ...
Paperlux: MS Europa 2 Christening Invitation
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Paperlux created this incredible Save the Date for the christening of MS Europa 2, a new luxury liner for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Check out the video bel...
Laura Berglund: Anne Vieux Identity and Collateral
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Laura Berglund recently launched a brand new portfolio site, with lots of new work. One of the projects that caught my eye in particular, is this grap...
Sideshow Press Shop
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I’m not sure when they launched, but I just discovered that Sideshow Press has an entirely new (to me, anyway) website, blog and shop. The shop is fil...
Sarah Thorne: Paper Stock Stationery and Ephemera
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I’m loving this series of black and white stationery items by Sarah Thorne, which includes seasonal notebooks, cards, envelopes and wrap for UK-based ...
Heartwork 2013
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Heartwork is an annual project designed to raise money for art supplies within the art room at Target House, which is a “home-away-from-home for the f...
Justin Pervorse: Draplin Poster
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I’m loving this poster that Justin Pervorse designed for a recent talk by Aaron Draplin. The concept, graphic and content are perfectly appropriate fo...
Studio Muti: Highlife SA
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Studio Muti recently designed and illustrated a cover for British Airways’ inflight magazine, Highlife SA. The design was inspired by things to see in...
Rick Murphy: Seattle Print
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Rick Murphy, of Hardly Code, just released his first print inspired by the city of Seattle. The four-color screen print, signed and numbered by the ar...
There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand
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Who’s excited for Arrested Development‘s return this weekend?!? Well, in addition to me, the folks over at Fiction certainly are—so much so that they ...
David Arias: Leuie Identity and Collateral
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David Arias recently completed this dreamy, whimsical brand for Leuie, a company that “captures and celebrates the wonderful joy of childhood” through...
The “Design Is” Newsprint
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Chicago-based designer Buddy Boor recently sent over this excellent project with a great look and a great message, the “Design Is” newsprint, an educa...
Make & Matter: Epic Packaging
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I’m in love with this series of package designs that Make & Matter developed for Epic, a line of 100% grass fed animal protein bars....
Anagrama: Cocolobo Identity and Packaging
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Anagrama recently completed this playful, feminine identity, collateral and packaging for Cocolobo, a high-end women’s fashion boutique. Cocolobo is a...
SAM+CAM Identity and Stationery
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I’m loving the new identity for Sam + Cam, a two-person design studio based in Paris. via Branding Served...
Harry Diaz: Self-Promotional Materials
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Harry Diaz recently created this fun package as a self-promotional piece for current and prospective clients. The package includes four small Risograp...
Student Work: The Good Store
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Editor’s Note: As learned through the comments, this project was actually the result of a group effort. The other designers who worked on The Good Sto...
Michael George Haddad: Funhouse Posters
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Michael George Haddad created this awesome series of posters for Funhouse, a DJ night at a venue called Mugshots, which is located in the historic Ott...
Lettering by Ryan Hamrick
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My friends at Mama’s Sauce recently pointed me in the direction of Ryan Hamrick, a Pittsburgh-based designer. And as expected, his portfolio did not d...
Special Event: Designing Better Experiences in the Digital Landscape
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This morning I’d love to point you in the direction of a great design event happening in NYC in just a few weeks. After the Jump: Designing Better Exp...
New Prints by Raymond Biesinger
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Raymond Biesinger recently launched several great new prints, including a series that depicts How Illustrations Are Made, his illustrated take on the ...
Sociedad Anónima: Hotel Boca Chica Identity and Collateral
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Hotel Boca Chica, a hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, was once the place to be in the 1950s and 60s, but in recent years had lost its glamorous appeal. To tu...
Student Work: Russell Edling: Homespun Records
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For his senior thesis project at the Tyler School of Art, designer Russell Edling created Homespun Records, a “small time record label that puts an em...
Ryan Frease: New Work
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Ryan Frease has been making some excellent work since the last time I checked in with him (way too long ago!) In addition to the two pieces that he cr...
Richard Baird: Solis Brand Identity and Stationery
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Designer Richard Baird—who also runs the excellent blog BP&O—recently completed this beautiful identity for Solis, the fashion label of Tel Aviv-based...
No-Studio: The Personal Work of Miles Chic
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No-Studio is a showcase of the personal work of Vancouver-based designer and illustrator Miles Chic, who loves “big colour, Japanese & French culture,...
Booth: The Secret Garden Brand Identity and Collateral
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Montreal-based studio Booth recently developed this lovely identity for The Secret Garden, a traditional Cape Cod bed and breakfast. Take a look throu...
Somewhere Else: Foodology Brand Identity and Collateral
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Somewhere Else just launched an extensive brand for Foodology, an 8000 square foot restaurant located in Singapore. The project encompassed developmen...
Help Ink T-Shirts!
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Last week Help Ink launched t-shirts, a welcome addition to their shop. This week’s design, “Never Give Up,” comes to you from designer extraordinaire...
Kevin Cantrell: Aguas Poster
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Kevin Cantrell recently released the second of seven posters in his “7 Days” series, Águas. This new poster features the same style of gorgeous letter...
Jeremy Pruitt: Bordo Bello Skate Deck
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Jeremy Pruitt, aka Thinkmule, recently contributed a deck design to AIGA Colorado’s Bordo Bello, a skateboard art show that’s been on view annually si...
Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs
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The creative minds behind Kern and Burn, 100 Days of Entrepeneurship have just launched the site for their first book, Kern and Burn: Conversations Wi...
Chloe Allen: Neck of the Woods Project Lettering Project
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Neck of the Woods is hand-lettering project by Chloe Allen, a current student at the University of Leeds. Each entry illustrates a local idiom, from p...
Lashun Tines: Diaspora “The Art of Blackness” 2013
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Take a look at Chicago-based designer Lashun Tine‘s work for the 2013 Diaspora “The Art of Blackness” exhibition. (See the 2012 edition right here.) A...
Kathryn Brylinsky: Poppin Free Stuff
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Poppin is definitely a favorite brand of mine, so I was excited to see the work Kathryn Brylinsky (who currently works in house fo them) has developed...
Michael De Pippo: Love at First Flight Wedding Materials
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For Michael de Pippo’s recent nuptials, he designed a super fun suite of materials around the theme of Love at First Flight. The theme, which was insp...
KNOCK: We Heart Trees
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Check out We Heart Trees, KNOCK’s 2013 campaign in celebration of Arbor Day, a site that asks users to design their own virtual trees while also pledg...
Mackey Saturday: New Instagram Logo
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In case you missed the launch of Instagram’s new logo last week, see below for Mackey Saturday‘s new and improved version. I also happened to stumble ...
The Mood Series on Behance
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The Mood Series, by Riccardo Casinelli, combines cheerful colors with not-so-cheerful messages in this dimensional typography. Love the contrast....
Hofstede Design: 83/87 Chapel Street Signage
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Hofstede Design recently launched a new website featuring quite a few new projects. In particular, their modern and playful—love the cat chasing the b...
Student Work: Michelle Wang: Shakespeare Poster Series
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I’m incredibly impressed by this Shakespeare poster series designed by Michelle Wang, a current graphic design student at Pratt. In her words: A commo...
Andy Luce Updates
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Earlier this year Andy Luce overhauled his portfolio, featuring lots of new work. Below you can see a few projects I’m especially loving, but be sure ...
Animography
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Animography is a side project by Netherlands-based designer Jeroen Krielaars. The site is essentially a type foundry that produces and distributes exc...
Adam Wells: The Circle Line
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I don’t post a lot of animation work around here, but every so often one really catches my eye. And Adam Wells‘s beautiful black and white piece, The ...
Christophe Remy: Delbôve
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Belgium-based designer Christophe Remy has done some beautiful work for Delbôve, a high-end cosmetics line. Be sure to check out Christophe’s site to ...
One Heart Boston Letterpress Print
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One Heart Boston is an initiative by Boston-based Hairpin Communications to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon attack. In the aftermath of the att...
Push: Italio Modern Kitchen Identity and Collateral
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Push recently completed the identity and extensive collateral for Italio, a fast casual Italian restaurant chain. Challenge. Italio came to Push with ...
The Original Champions of Design: MC Kitchen Identity and Collateral
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I’m loving this new project by The Original Champions of Design for MC Kitchen, a modern Italian restaurant in the Miami Design District. MC Kitchen o...
Ada Blackjack Identity and Collateral
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Beautiful work for bag and leather goods brand Ada Blackjack by Verena Michelitsch and Tobias van Schneider. Check out the products online right here....
The World’s First Annual Report on Instagram
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Trigger Communications just launched this year’s annual report for Calgary Zoo. But it isn’t your typical printed piece; the report unfolds through a ...
Fabio Ongarato Design: QT Port Douglas Identity and Collateral
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I’m loving this work for QT Port Douglas by Fabio Ongarato Design: Each QT Resort and Hotel has it own unique character and individual personality bot...
Design Ranch Update: Learn + Let Go
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In a post over the weekend, I requested that if anyone had pictures of the finished pieces from the Learn + Let Go workshop to send them my way. Well,...
Hammerpress: W. 18th St. Fashion Show
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A recent browse through Hammerpress‘s custom portfolio turned up this beautiful work for the W. 18th St. Fashion Show, a collaboration with Peregrine ...
Damn You Art School
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Damn You Art School, who provides answers for “everything they never taught you in art school,” looks like an awesome resource for students, recent gr...
Heal Boston
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Designer Richie Stewart just launched Heal Boston, a great project to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon attack. Buy a shirt and all proceeds will...
So long, Texas!
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Today I’m taking off after two days jam-packed with creativity. While I’m anxious to get back to NYC, I am incredibly grateful for this experience. As...
Today on the Ranch: 04.20.13, Part 2
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This afternoon the last group of workshops were held in one three-hour block. So rather than take one full class, I decided to jump around to as many ...
Armadillo Races?
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Yes, armadillo races. Maybe it’s naive of me, but I had no idea this was a thing. (FYI, it’s definitely a thing.) But hey, it was a new and different ...
Today on the Ranch: 4.20.13, Part 1
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This morning I spent the first session of the day with Anna Bond of Rifle Paper Co. in a workshop entitled, “What’s Your (Color) Story?” As both a fan...