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...
Category: Design
Courtney • 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...
KentLyons: Tricolette Identity and Collateral
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I’ve admired this project by KentLyons for quite awhile, so I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to get it up on the site! Tricolette is a Wool shop...
Lab Partners: JetBlue Pitch Posters
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I’m loving these posters that Lab Partners created for Goodby, Silverstein and Partners as part of their pitch for Jet Blue....
Ben Geier: Record Label Rebrands
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Ben Geier recently began a personal project that entails redesigning the logos of his favorite record labels in a retro style, which is also heavily i...
A New Site for Hyperkit
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Hyperkit, the studio of husband-and-wife team Tim Balaam and Kate Sclater, just launched a beautiful new site. via Form Fifty Five ...
Daniel Green: Better Half Wine Packaging
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Better Half Wine is a fictional wine brand targeted towards young males with a casual approach to wine drinking, conceptualized by Daniel Green. The c...
Leslie David: La mode. La mode. La mode.
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Paris-based designer Leslie David created this series of graphic, mesmerizing broadcast animations for the French TV show, “La Mode, La Mode, La Mode....
Salih Kucukaga: Static Coffee Packaging
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The identity and packaging you see below was designed by Salih Kucukaga for Static, Espresso Republic’s new coffee line. Awhile back, we shared the bu...
Gabriele Wilson Design: White Mule Identity
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I’m a big fan of the work that comes out of Gabriele Wilson Design, especially because she’s developed brands for quite a few recognizable NYC establi...
SouthSouthWest: Secret Agent Identity and Collateral
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I recently came across this project that SouthSouthWest developed for Secret Agent, a Melbourne-based property buyer advocates service. I’m particular...
Stoëmp: Album Packaging
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There’s lots of great things going on in the portfolio of Brussels-based studio Stoëmp, but I’m especially loving their album packaging designs. Much ...
Leo Burnett Department of Design: Recipeace
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While browsing the portfolios of Casey Martin and Kyle Poff last week for the post on Beurre & Sel, I came upon this lovely project. Designed with the...
Bryan Keplesky: ColdTowne Theater Identity
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Bryan Keplesky recently added the rebrand for ColdTowne Theater, a premier comedy, sketch and improv theater in Austin, Texas, to his portfolio. I’m l...
Kyle Anthony Miller: Grouper Identity and Collateral
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I’m loving the work that Kyle Anthony Miller has been doing for Grouper, a social club that sets up drinks between two groups of friends. via Dribbb...
Bright Bright Great Neon Business Cards
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For their new business cards, Chicago agency Bright Bright Great added a vibrant pop of color to a minimal design using an air brushing technique. Che...
RE:DESIGN/UXD Conference Winner
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Ashley, you’ll receive an email with the details shortly. Everyone else, thanks so much for participating!...
Typejockeys: Freude Album Packaging
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The folks at Typejockeys recently had the pleasure of designing the album packaging for Freude, the second album from Tombeck. Their work included des...
One Plus One Design: Recipe For Success Promo
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Tyler and Jessie of One Plus One were kind enough to send over one of their Recipe For Success themed New Year’s promos a little while back. I posted ...