Design Ranch: Meet Our Leaders! Part 1
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So many amazing artists, designers and creative people will be leading the workshops at Design Ranch next week. In anticipation of my arrival in Texas...
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Courtney • Gummy Industries Identity and Collateral
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I’m loving the fun, playful approach that Gummy Industries, a new branding, marketing, and social media agency based in Italy, took in creating their ...
New iPad App: Urban World
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The McKinsey Global Institute just released a fascinating new iPad app, Urban World. Urban World provides users with a visually engaging way to explor...
Dittmar: The Project Factory Identity and Collateral
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Berlin-based studio Dittmar developed this colorful identity for The Project Factory, a digital production company: The new brand is inspired by a rub...
The Beauty of Letterpress + Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
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Last week Neenah Paper launched The Beauty of Letterpress, an incredible online resource featuring educational tools, a printer directory, and the bes...
Patrick Seymour: Shiny Diamond Type
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I’m loving this geometric typographic exploration by Patrick Seymour....
Face. : Highpark Identity and Collateral
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Face updated their portfolio with a few new projects this week. Their work for Highpark, a new residential building in Monterrey, Mexico, particularly...
Aad: DCU Students’ Union
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I’m loving this colorful project designed by Dublin-based studio Aad for the DCU Student Union: DCU Students’ Union approached us with a couple of tri...
Nudge: Browns Court Bakery Identity and Collateral
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Charleston-based studio Nudge recently completed this lovely branding for Brown’s Court Bakery, a new area bakery with historical roots. Get a closer ...
Studio on Fire: Summertime Poster
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Yesterday I got to open the windows in the office for the first time this year, and it was glorious. So in the spirit of welcoming warmer temperatures...
Ico: The Mellier Identity and Collateral
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Ico created this beautiful body for work for The Mellier, an upscale London residence. The Mellier is a penthouse in the heart of London’s Mayfair, de...
Tag Collective: Salad Pangea Identity and Collateral
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Tag Collective recently completed an extensive identity project for Salad Pangea, a “fast-casual restaurant that offers a modern, multi-cultural exper...
Maud: Spa Q Identity and Collateral
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Awesome geometric identity work for Spa Q by Australian studio Maud: QT Hotels approached us to design a brand for their first of several spas around...
Glenn Wolk: Tommy Hilfiger Patches
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Glenn Wolk designed this incredible series of patches for fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger. Much more to see right here....
Student Work: Chloe Scheffe
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As evidenced below, Chloe Scheffe, a current student at RISD, is doing some seriously awesome work. You can explore more of her portfolio right here....
Anthem Worldwide: Design Life Coasters
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Anthem Worldwide recently designed this set of vibrant letterpress coasters as a promotional piece for 2013: Design Life is a set of 8 letterpress coa...
Cue: Earthjustice Identity and Collateral
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Cue recently partnered with Hen’s Teeth to create a bold new identity for Earthjustice, the nation’s leading environmental law organization. Check out...
Headed to the Ranch!
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In just a few short weeks I’ll be heading down to Texas for the first time ever! I’m taking the trip to attend and live-blog AIGA Austin’s Design Ranc...
Jason Grube & Corianton Hale: Intrigue Chocolate Co.
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Jason Grube and Corianton Hale recently collaborated on the identity and packaging for Intrigue Chocolate Co., an artisanal chocolate maker who specia...
Leta Sobierajski: Personal Brand Identity
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I’m loving Leta Sobierajski‘s bold, graphic personal identity system—especially the black and white pattern found on the back of the letterhead....
RoAndCo Studio: Loeffler Randall Brand Identity
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Love this work for show brand Loeffler Randall by RoAndCo....
A Friend Of Mine: The Town Mouse
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Love this new project from A Friend of Mine. The Town Mouse is a new bar/restaurant in Melbourne, and the AFOM team was responsible for everything fro...
Heroes Design: Chabur Identity and Collateral
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I’m loving this project by Heroes Design, the Poland-based design studio of Piotr Buczkowski for Chabur, a lingerie shop....
Designer Resource: FontShop’s Using Type
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FontShop’s Using Type series is a great resource for beginners and seasoned designers alike. In case you’re not familiar, Using Type is an ongoing ser...
Luke Skinner: Luxury Rap
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As a personal project, UK-based designer Luke Skinner created Luxury Rap, “a hand-lettered A-Z of fashion references in Hip-Hop.” More to see right h...
Buying a Gun in America: Kelli Anderson
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Kelli Anderson recently completed a complex series of infographics that explore the topic of “Buying a Gun in America,” for the Mayors Against Illegal...
A Look at Icebergs: Visual Organization for Creative Minds
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Have you heard of Iceber.gs? It’s a new(ish) visual organization app, in the same vein as Pinterest or Dropmark, but targeted specifically towards cre...
Brave the Woods: Camp NaNoWriMo Brand Identity
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Brad Woodard, of Brave the Woods, had the opportunity to design the Brand Identity and collateral for this year’s Camp NaNoWriMo, which offers online ...
José Mendes at MAGA: M2 20 Years Print
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Check out this incredible poster by José Mendes at MAGA, designed to celebrate 20 years of M2. via Chronique...
Bureau of Betterment: Xplane Poster Trio
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Bureau of Betterment recently completed this series of posters and icons for XPlane, aiming to illustrate the company’s vision. XPlane, an organizatio...
The Clocksmiths Identity and Collateral
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Love this identity and stationery for The Clocksmiths, a small Italian design studio....
David Drummond: Book Covers
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Somehow I only just discovered David Drummond‘s incredible collection of book cover designs this week. More here. via MyFonts Facebook...
Jack Hudson
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Adam Hill: Simon + Simone Wedding Invitations
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It’s been quite a while since I posted about the work of South Africa-based designer Adam Hill. So I was happy to recently come across his newly desig...
Penguin Great Ideas Series IV
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I just came across some of the covers from the latest in Penguin’s Great Ideas Series, Volume IV (check out Volume III here). They’re not yet up on Da...
Christine Wisnieski: Oliver Printing 32nd Annual Clambake Materials
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Designer Christine Wisnieski recently completed the materials for Oliver Printing’s 32nd Annual Clambake. I never thought I would catch myself saying ...
Hatch Design 6th Annual Egg Coloring Contest
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Hatch recently launched their 6th Annual Egg Coloring Contest! Submit yours here....
WeLoveNoise: Oysho Brand Identity
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Luke Finch just launched a brand new portfolio, under the name WeLoveNoise. There’s lots of great work to check out, but I’m particularly loving the s...
42 Pressed: Ayat and Azaan Birth Announcements
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42Pressed recently designed and printed this beautiful custom birth announcement for twins Ayat and Azaan. Love the color palette—especially the tiffa...
New Device Creative Collaborative Stationery
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Shane Cranford and Ross Clodfelter, of Device Creative Collaborative, recently revealed a new suite of gorgeous, letterpress stationery. I’m especiall...
The 2012 Feltron Annual Report
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Nicholas Felton has once again created a stunning annual report for 2012. This year’s version features 16 pages with sewn stitched binding, printed wi...
Davy Rudolph: Interactive and Print for Squarespace
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New York-based designer Davy Rudolph has produced some beautiful print and interactive work as the Creative Lead at Squarespace. via Site Inspire...
Pupilpeople: 2013 Order is Subjective Prints
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Singapore-based studio Pupilpeople has released a colorful series of typographic 2013 prints, using hand-mixed block printing ink pressed with teak wo...
Bravo Company: Mexout Identity and Collateral
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Bravo Company recently completed the identity and collateral for Mexout, a “fresh-mex eatery in Singapore.” Get a closer look right here....
RAW COLOR: TextielMuseum Identity and Collateral
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I’m loving the pattern-heavy identity and collateral that Raw Color developed for the TextielMuseum in the Netherlands via Present & Correct...
Alex Pierce: Black In History
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Designer Alex Pierce has taken on the ambitious challenge of developing Black In History, a site that curates the names of influential Black Americans...
Adam&Co.: PF Flyers FW13 Catalog
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Adam&Co. recently had the awesome opportunity to develop the PF Flyers FW13 Catalog. According to Adam, the concept for the catalog was “based on the ...
lg2boutique: Vintage by Gregory Charles Identity and Collateral
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lg2boutique recently created this new campaign for Vintage, a brand new show from the mind of musician Gregory Charles. The show will include a musica...
Student Work: Alex Register
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Lots of great stuff to see in the portfolio of Alex Register, a senior graphic design major at Iowa State University....
Etsy Finds: The Link Collective
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One a recent browse through Etsy, I recently came across these awesome graphic Furoshiki cloths by The Link Collective, two friends who live on opposi...
Marx Design: StrangeLove Promotional Gift
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Marx Design created this “strange by lovely” promotional gift to introduce StrangeLove, a new energy drink, to the Australian market. Some background:...
Status Serigraph Posters
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I’ve been admiring the poster work of Status Serigraph for quite awhile, so I thought it was high time they got their own post. Full disclosure: some ...
Sagmeister & Walsh: Halftone Satisfaction for Moo
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Sagmeister & Walsh are the latest in the line of excellent designers to collaborate with Moo on a line of cards for their Luxe collection. In typical ...
Eight Hour Day: Olive Juice Studios Identity & Website
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Here is yet another incredible identity and web design project by Eight Hour Day. This time they’ve lent their skills to a project for Olive Juice Stu...
Colle + McVoy: Caribou Coffee Life Is Campaign
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This week Colle + McVoy is rolling out a new campaign for Caribou Coffee, based around the theme: “Life is more than coffee. That’s why there’s coffee...
Substance: Sal Curioso Identity and Collateral
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Sal Curioso is an interesting restaurant concept, which was visually brought to life by Substance, a studio with locations in both Paris and Hong Kong...
A New Site for Dan Cassaro
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Dan Cassaro launched a brand new site this week, with lots of new work to see. Love the black and white stripes!...
Erik Marinovich: Cincinnati Magazine Lettering
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Erik Marinovich recently created this gorgeous lettering and set of numerals for Cincinnati Magazine‘s annual ‘Where to Eat’ issue....
Kickstarter: Commodity: Premium Fragrances with Home Try-Ons
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I’m not a big fragrance person, but that’s due, at least in part, to the problem Commodity is now trying to solve. Once their Kickstarter project is f...
A Brand New Site for Mark Simonson
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Yesterday Paravel launched a brand new site for type designer Mark Simonson, that puts his many typefaces front and center. It features a fully respon...