The Skillshare School of Design
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I’ve been following Skillshare since the beginning, but for whatever reason I never actually signed up for a class until recently. Once I got one unde...
Category: Design
Courtney • lg2boutique: La Vittoria 2012 Identity and Collateral
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lg2boutique recently completed this gorgeous work for La Vittoria, a charitable event held in Montreal: Montreal’s luxurious Ritz Carleton Hotel playe...
Monument Partners: Beurre & Sel
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Monument Partners, the studio of Casey Martin and Kyle Poff, recently completed this extensive project for Beurre & Sel, a line of delicious-looking c...
Aaron Eiland Business Cards
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When I spotted Aaron Eiland’s new business cards on Dribbble, I knew I had to share. For this year’s Flatstock in Austin—one of these days I’ll get th...
Allan Peters: ESPN Music Issue Typography
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Allan Peters recently had the pleasure of designing a typeface for ESPN’s Music Issue, which is currently on newsstands. The resulting typeface, which...
Eight Hour Day: ADMCi Identity and Collateral
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One of my favorites, Eight Hour Day, recently completed the Identity and various collateral you see below for The ADMCi, the American Design and Maste...
Meenal Patel
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Designer Meenal Patel is doing some excellent work at KNOCK. In particular, I’m loving the play title illustrations she’s developed for various season...
fFurious Namecards
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Every two years or so, fFurious, a boutique creative agency in Singapore, completely redesigns their business cards. The result is a series of six en...
Georgia Hill: Michelberger Reserved Plates
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Berlin-based designer Georgia Hill created these gorgeous hand-lettered plates as a unique “Reserved” sign for the tables at The Michelberger Restaura...
RE:DESIGN/UXD Conference Giveaway
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This giveaway in now closed. Today I’m happy to once again offer one lucky reader a free pass to the next RE:DESIGN conference, RE:DESIGN UXD, which i...
Elizabeth Graeber: U.S. Presidents Illustrations
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After this post, we’ll be taking off for Presidents Day. We’ll be back tomorrow with regular posting, but in the meantime enjoy these illustrations of...
Lab Partners: Love Rocks Campaign
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It’s too bad I didn’t get this in yesterday’s love-themed posts, because it would have been perfect; but nevertheless I’m excited to share this recent...
Little & Company: 2013 Valentine
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Each year Little & Company designs a Valentine’s gift for their clients and collaborators. This year they partnered with Lucky’s Hot Sauce to develop ...
Fanny Nordmark: Stella McCartney Interactive
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Designer Fanny Nordmark has completed some really beautiful interactive work under the direction of Mario Hugo at Hugo & Marie. I’m especially loving ...
Atipo: Minke Brand Identity and Collateral
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Spanish design firm Atipo developed the materials you see below for Minke, a “a graphic services provider that brings together production and research...
Misc. Goods Co.
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I’ve just discovered Misc. Goods Co., a new shop from Tyler Deeb of Pedale Design. You may remember his playing cards Kickstarter project from a littl...
Harvest Creative: Perenelle Identity, Packaging and Website
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One of Harvest Creative‘s recent projects was developed for Jessica Puckett of Perenelle Beauty, a line of natural, pearl-based beauty products. The t...
Harvest Creative Website
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Harvest Creative recently launched a super fun new website. I’m going to hand over the reins to talented designer Michael J. Hildebrand to give you so...
Chris Rushing: Floor Pass Digital Design and Illustration
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Chris Rushing has one of those rare portfolios that includes excellent work across disciplines, from illustration to digital design. In particular, hi...
Grilli Type Giveaway Winners!
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Without further ado… The winner of the GT Pressura Monospaced package is: And the winner of the GT Pressura Proportional package is: Congrats to you...
Belinda Love Lee: Christina Yan Business Cards
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I’m loving the fancy business cards, which feature gold foil, gold edge painting and embossing, that designer Belinda Love Lee designed for Christina ...
Ryan Feerer: Abi-Haus Identity and Collateral
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Not only did Ryan Feerer develop the identity, collateral and interiors (which he collaborated on with Dana Tanamachi and Jeff Rogers) for this awesom...
Bryan Patrick Todd: Everybody Matters Mural
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In my experience, I’ve found that designers are generally a very compassionate group of people. Over the years working on DWL I’ve loved seeing and sh...
TRÜF Identity Redesign
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California-based studio TRÜF recently took on the challenge of rebranding themselves, ending up with a bold Swiss-inspired look: After years of design...
I Shot Him: NYC Readiness Challenge Website
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San Francisco-based studio I Shot Him recently got in touch to let us know they’d launched a brand new portfolio site. Their work consists mainly of c...
Tommy Perez Business Cards
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Print enthusiasts, you’re going to love this self-promotional project by Tommy Perez. Tommy, who is a designer and frequent paper crafter, worked alon...
Commoner: Fuel Brand Identity and Packaging
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Boston-based studio Commoner recently launched a brand new site! They have tons of great work to share, but I had to feature their complete work for F...
Grilli Type + Giveaway
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This giveaway is now closed. Readers, I have an awesome giveaway for you today! Independent Swiss type foundry Grilli Type has offered up a fantastic ...
Creature: Northwest Film Forum Children’s Film Festival
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Seattle-based agency Creature recently developed some really fun work for the Northwest Film Forum Children’s Film Festival. You can check out more of...
Martino&Jaña: Guimarães Jazz 2012
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I’ve always enjoyed the designs Martino&Jaña have created for the Guimarães Jazz festival. (If you’ve missed their past work on DWL you can check them...
Ben Sherman Shirt Bar Promotion
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To promote their stores’ ‘Shirt Bars,” the creative team at Ben Sherman came up with a creative solution: a paper origami folded shirt collar. Underne...
Student Work: Liz Cook: Pandora Rebrand
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While at Chicago Portfolio School (where she graduated from this past fall), designer Liz Cook took on a rebrand of Pandora Internet Radio: Refining t...
Olivia King: Hand-Drawn Infographics
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Sydney, Australia-based designer Olivia King has a profound love for ink. So much so that she developed this multi-page, hand-drawn infographic as an ...
Michael Haddad: Mid-Century Canada
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Mid-Century Canada is the personal project of designer Michael Haddad. He chose to design a logo for every province in Canada in a graphic vintage-ins...
A New Site for Delicious Design League
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Earlier this week Delicious Design League launched a brand new site. Below are a few of my favorites from their new shop additions....
Karsh Hagan: Portico Invitation Package
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Karsh Hagan recently designed this gorgeous invitation and event package for Portico, a collection of luxury resorts around the in various locations a...
Sasha Barr: Amigos Skateboarding Design
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A little over a year ago Sasha Barr started a small skateboard company with a few friends called Amigos. Below you can see a selection of all the awes...
lg2: Maison Orphée’s Sea Salt Packaging
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lg2 recently developed this classic, and somewhat nautical, design program for Maison Orphée’s new line of sea salts: As an importer and producer of e...
BLOW: Astrobrights Papers Products
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To promote the line of Astrobrights papers, Design studio BLOW developed these bright and colorful paper products. Using a flower theme, (which origi...
Matter: 2013 New Year Promotional Package
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For their 2013 promotional package, Matter created a custom box containing 13 foil stamped cards and coordinating envelopes. Get a closer look right h...
Bravo Company: The Sicilian Identity and Collateral
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Bravo Company recently completed an extensive identity program for The Sicilian, an Italian restaurant in New South Wales, Australia: The Sicilian is ...
Wax: Victoria Symphony 2012/13 Brochure
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Designer Hans Thiessen recently worked with Canadian studio Wax to design the Victoria Symphony’s 2012/2013 Brochure. I’m especially loving the graphi...
Lauren Hom: Daily Dishonesty
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Daily Dishonesty is Lauren Hom’s daily design project where she hand-letters all of the little lies she tells herself throughout the day. The letterin...
The Pressure: Good Stuff Holiday Pack
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I’m loving this new project from Adam Garcia, of The Pressure: the Good Stuff Holiday Pack: In collaboration with Portland-based printer Premier Press...
Vgrafiks: Wink Identity, Collateral and Interiors
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This new project by Vgrafiks is so much fun. Designed for Wink, a laser and wax studio, Vgrafiks chose to go in the opposite direction of the typical,...
Gabby Lord: Self-Promotional Business Cards
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I’m absolutely loving the fun wordplay designer Gabby Lord used on her self-promotional business cards....
J Fletcher: Family Circle Cup Imagery
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Love this new project that Jay Fletcher recently posted to his site. He partnered with agency Obviouslee Marketing and writer Jenny Badman to create t...
Special Group: The Oyster Inn Identity and Collateral
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Based on the branding by Special Group, this New Zealand restaurant, shop and inn looks like a fun place to be. The Oyster Inn project is actually sti...
Turnstyle Stationery
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I knew I had to share Turnstyle’s gorgeous stationery with you as soon as I laid eyes on it....
Anagrama: Smartas Identity and Collateral
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Anagrama gives a fun and refreshing new look to a toilet tissue brand: Smartas....
States of Matter Holiday Promotions
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States of Matter has a tradition of sending out creative holiday promotions to their clients. Below you can get some insight into their thinking strai...
Matchstic: Richard Photo Lab Identity and Collateral
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Matchstic’s new identity for Richard Photo Lab just plain makes me happy. From the color palette to the vintagey graphic details to the friendly and w...
Introducing Brave the Woods
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This morning, designer and illustrator Brad Woodard has officially launched his new studio, Brave the Woods. He’s got lots of new work to share, inclu...
Some Studio: Norton Identity and Stationery
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I’m loving the crisp, clean modern details (and the color palette, of course—can’t resist mint!) of the identity and collateral designed for Norton by...
Savvy Studio: Iannilli Identity and Collateral
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Beautiful identity work by Savvy Studio for Iannilli, a traditional Italian restaurant....
Solo: Viña Verino Packaging and Collateral
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Barcelona-based Solo is making some seriously sophisticated work. Love the packaging and collateral they developed for Viña Verino, a wine made by Gar...
Kamal Notecards
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I’m loving the combination of gold foil and (what looks like) vibrant colored pencil sketches on this series of notecards by Kamal. Check them out in ...
Memo NY: San Marco Identity and Collateral
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Memo NY developed this identity and collateral for San Marco, Mario Battali’s Italian trattoria and wine bar at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas via Ar...
Bryan Keplesky: Birds Barbershop
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Designer Bryan Kepleskey has had the fun privilege of working with the Austin, Texas barbershop chain, Birds, to create interior artwork for each of t...
Allan Peters: Target 50th Anniversary Party Branding
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Some awesome work by Allan Peters and his team at the Target inHouse design studio for their 50th Anniversary Party. Get a closer look right here. Cre...