Today on the Ranch: 04.19.13
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After I had a chance to familiarize myself with the ranch this morning, I was able to attend two sessions in the afternoon: Jay B. Sauceda‘s “Thinkin’...
Category: Design
Courtney • Hello Texas!
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Well, after a series of many travel hiccups, I finally arrived in Hunt, Texas at Camp Waldemar at 2AM earlier today. It was quite the adventure. But a...
Wear your inspiration on your sleeve.
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To celebrate Design Ranch‘s 10th anniversary this weekend, Brian and I made up some little goodies for all of the Ranchers. Based on the idea, “Wear y...
Chris Dina: Fruit Prints
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Designer Chris Dina has created a vibrant new print series that celebrates “wondrous varieties of fruit” through colorful, graphic illustrations. All ...
Ineo Designlab: Højmark Cycles Identity and Collateral
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Beautiful work for Højmark Cycles by Denmark-based studio Ineo Designlab. I’m especially loving the architectural typographic mark they developed....
55 Hi’s: New Numbers Posters
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This morning 55 Hi’s is releasing two new posters, Numbers and Numbers 2. They follow the same format as the previous Letters series (which I have bee...
Kickstarter: Mosto., Modular Storage For Your Shower and Closet
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Mosto is a line of minimal, modular, flat pack organizational accessories developed by a student design team from Ohio State University. Their first t...
Merge Typography
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Loving this typography by Wun Ping Christopher Wong: Merge is a san-serif type face designed with the combination of vector, pencil sketch, fine lines...
Cats Let Nothing Darken Their Roar: New Products
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Noa Bembibre just released a few new Cats Let Nothing Darken Their Roar products! Archival prints: Love Card: Custom Invitations, Cards or Prints:...
Tyler School of Art: Good Measure
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Good Measure is this year’s Tyler School of Art Graphic and Interactive Design MFA Thesis Exhibition. The students are celebrating and showcasing two ...
Paul Belford: Waddesdon Wine
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I’m loving the identity and packaging that Paul Belford developed for Waddeson Wine: Waddesdon Manor is the historical country seat of the Rothschild ...
Kelli Anderson: Paper Type Experiments
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For her Typo San Francisco talk, Kelli Anderson created these incredible paper type experiments. Each one features intricate letters—mostly white on w...
Design Ranch: Meet Our Leaders! Part 2
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As promised, I present to you the amazing remaining Design Ranch session leaders. Much more to come next week from Texas! Jay B. Sauceda Jay B. Sauced...
Creative Market Photoshop Extension
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Earlier this week, the folks at Creative Market launched a pretty impressive new digital product, the Creative Market Photoshop extension. The extensi...
mgmt. design: Elbow Room Identity and Collateral
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Design studio mgmt., recently had the opportunity to develop a fun new identity for Elbow Room, a mini-chain of restaurants that serve many variations...
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...
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...