We Don’t Work – We Play
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We Don’t Work – We Play was an exhibition held in Germany that featured various typographic interpretations of the phrase. Check out more examples...
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Courtney • 20×200 for Sandy Update
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In addition to Blue Marble—which had raised about $4k as of yesterday—20×200 is also giving you the opportunity to contribute to Hurricane Sa...
TOKY: 2012 St. Louis Public Library Gala Invitations
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TOKY designed these incredible pop-up invitations for the St. Louis Public Library’s end-of-year Gala. The design and construction was inspired ...
Matt Chase: Herb Lester Copenhagen Map
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Herb Lester‘s map selection represents an amazing group of designers and illustrators, including many that are DWL favorites. So needless to say...
Studio Brave: Christopher Elliott Identity
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Love this minimal, geometric identity designed by Studio Brave for interior designer Christopher Elliott....
Orion Janeczek: Supreme Tabletop Athletics Promotional Materials
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Portland-based designer Orion Janeczek developed these awesome suite of promotional materials—check out that gorgeous engraving work—for Supreme...
Summer Pierre’s 100 stories
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For her current self-initiated project, illustrator Summer Pierre is illustrating and hand lettering a new story every day for 100 days. She’s ...
Scotty Reifsnyder and Projekt: Martin Treu Site Design
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Take a look at this newly launched site for Martin Treu, “an urbanist, author, designer and architect,” which is the result of a collabora...
HoffmanChrisman Website Designs
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San Francisco-based studio HoffmannChrisman has developed some incredibly elegant websites for various wineries and wine purveyors. Case in point: H...
Two Arms: Expert Americana Tattooing Business Cards
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Two Arms recently created these beautiful typographic business cards for Expert Americana Tattooing, a Brooklyn-based tattoo artist....
Modern8: Bookjigs Bookmarks
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After designing print materials for Bookjigs bookmarks, Modern8 pitched the brand on a redesign of the product itself. The result was a series of 30 b...
Leo Burnett Dept. of Design: Star Reacher Award
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I’m loving the elegant idetity that Leo Burnett Dept. of Design developed for the Star Reacher Award, a prize given to individuals for their com...
Megs Senk: Emergency Compliments
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Need a pick-me-up? Well I just might have the answer for you: Emergency Compliments, an altruistic online project from Megs Senk, a designer at W+K 12...
Push: Old Chicago Restaurant Re-Brand
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Orlando, Florida based design studio Push recently completed a rebrand for Old Chicago, a national restaurant chain with a pizza, pasta and beer menu....
Popular Lies About Graphic Design
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Designer Craig Ward (who I’ve previously posted about here and here) has written a new book entitled, Popular Lies About Graphic Design. Craig d...
Recent Grad: Catherine Dimalla: Jeopardy Magazine
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For a recent grad, Catherine Dimalla has quite the portfolio. I’m especially loving the work she’s done for Jeopardy Magazine, which isÂ...
2012 DWL Gift Guide Sponsorships Reminder
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Good news: We’ve extended our initial sponsorship deadline through the end of this week! We have several sizes and rates available. So if you ru...
Kevin Cantrell: Law Office of Matthew Messina Stationery
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Couldn’t resist also posting this beautiful stationery system that Kevin Cantrell designed for the Law Office of Matthew Messina. I’m lov...
Kevin Cantrell: Luminares Poster
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Take a look at this absolutely stunning poster by Kevin Cantrell, the first addition to his brand new online shop. Luminares is available for purcha...
Invisible Creature: ‘Keys To The City’ Mural
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Check out this awesome mural that Invisible Creature recently designed for Vulcan Real Estate. They worked with artist Don Rockwell and Foley Sign...
Student Work: Alexandra Turban: The Inside Identity
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For her thesis project, German designer Alexandra Turban developed the concept and design for The Inside, a fast food restaurant specializing in dum...
W+K 12 is Everywhere
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Attention creative thinkers/dreams/doers: Wieden + Kennedy 12 is on the hunt for this year’s participants! Wieden + Kennedy 12 is an elite creat...
FUNNEL: Early Times Hot Cinnamon Whiskey Packaging Exploration
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I am not a whiskey drinker by any means, but I love the packaging explorations that FUNNEL has developed for Early Times Hot Cinnamon Whiskey....
Ricky Linn for Help Ink: Explore
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In case you’re unfamiliar, Help Ink is an altruistic, collaborative site that offers prints and other goods by various artists to benefit char...
Gabriele Wilson Design: Blue Marble Ice Cream Identity
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Love this playful identity for Blue Marble Ice Cream by Gabriele Wilson Design....
Matt Stevens: New York Magazine User Badges
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As both a devoted New York Magazine reader and avid consumer of pop culture, I am in love with this new project by Matt Stevens. For Vulture.com, NY M...
Timothy Goodman: FlexFit Tupac Mural
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Take a look at Timothy Goodman’s latest amazing project. While at the MAGIC trade show this past August, he created a mural for FlexFit Headwear...
Hatchet Design: Cask & Larder |dentity and Collateral
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A fun, vintage-inspired identity by Florida-based studio Hatchet Design for Cask & Larder, a local restaurant. via Art of the Menu...
Hardhat Design: Coffee Supreme Re-Brand
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I’m loving the friendly, laid-back identity that New Zealand-based Hardhat Design developed for Coffee Supreme, a local chain. via Best Awards...
KOMBOH: National Hero Registration Form
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Komboh’s National Hero Registration Forms made me smile this morning. You can download one for yourself right here....
CA Collection, the Complete First Series
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The first series of the excellent Computer Arts Collection (previously mentioned here and here) is now complete. Each issue focuses on one broad top...
Band: Mabe Identity and Collateral
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I can’t get enough of the gold foil inline type on these pieces for Mabe by Australian studio Band....
Construct London: Koffman’s Identity and Collateral
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Construct London designed this bold yet playful identity for Koffman’s, a London restaurant created by chef Pierre Koffmann. I love the contrast...
RE:Design/Creative Directors Giveaway Winner!
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Ashley, you’ll receive an email with the details shortly. Everyone else, thanks so much for participating!...
Maddison Graphic Stationery
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Sometimes all you need is a black and white geometric pattern. Or twenty. See the rest of Maddison Graphic’s new stationery right here. via Pres...
Chung Ling Soo Letterhead
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This vintage letterhead is amazingly over-the-top. What makes it even more incredible is that it was created for Chung Ling Soo, who was an American m...
2012 RE:Design/Creative Directors Conference Giveaway
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Update: This giveaway is now closed. I’m so happy to be able to offer another free pass to one of the incredible RE:DESIGN conferences, RE:DESI...
Wurtemberg: Sellar Identity and Collateral
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I was recently introduced to London-based design studio Wurtemberg, and discovered that their polished, sophisticated work is right up my alley. IR...
Moglea: Wolf Finley Birth Announcement
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Check out this gorgeous birth announcement that Meg Gleason, of Moglea, recently designed for little one Wolf Finley. I especially love the color pa...
Anagrama: Montero Identity and Collateral
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Anagrama recently completed the identity, collateral and interiors for Montero, a restaurant in Saltillo Coahuila, which is a city very close to the ...
Studio Hi Ho: Backyard Apartments Identity and Collateral
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Melbourne-based Studio Hi Ho was asked with developing a campaign to promote Backyard Apartments, an off-the-beaten-track housing development in the...
Toko: Art & About Festival Installation
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Toko was commissioned by the Sydney-based Arts & About Festival to create a vibrant urban installation. Here’s a bit of insight into the thi...
Public Works Posters
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Public Bikes has launched a new traveling exhibition featuring posters interpreting the concept of “public.” The exhibition, which will so...
Ben Noe: Next Level Expeditions Patches
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Designer Ben Noe recently completed the design of a series of seven embroidered patches for Next Level Expeditions, which illustrate the tallest summi...
God Hates Goods: About Us
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Check out this new project from the folks at Design Ranch: God Hates Goods is a line of clothing and ephemera intended solely to raise eyebrows and st...
justAjar Design + Press: New Posters
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Check out these new posters from justAjar, all printed on a Vandercook letterpress from carved wood blocks and hand-set type. I’m especially lo...
Anne Lee: Floral Typography
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This gorgeous floral alphabet was hand-crafted and photographed by Anne Lee, a junior Graphic Design major a MICA....
Apartment One: Rock the Vote
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Apartment One has teamed up with Rock the Vote to develop and launch this year’s epic youth voter campaign, “We Will.” Here’s ...
Mattson Creative: CBS Posters
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You may remember the posters Mattson Creative developed for CBS to commemorate some of their classic television shows. Â Well, get a load of how amazi...
Playtype: I Love Typography Poster Collection
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Playtype just launced their new series of I Love Typography posters. They will soon be available in the online shop....
Uppercase Magazine: Beautiful Bitmaps
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Beautiful Bitmaps is a recent project from Uppercase Magazine: For issue 15, we invited 26 typographers, designers and illustrators to make beautiful...
New Telegramme Posters
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More awesome in the Telegramme shop…...
Sarah Drake Design: Brad Goreski Calling Cards
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If you’re any sort of Brad Goreski fan (as am I) you must agree how incredibly perfect these sophisticated yet playful calling cards are for hi...
J Fletcher Design: Fenwick Pythons Identity and Collateral
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While I don’t have a specific fear of snakes, I can’t say I particularly like them either. Still I couldn’t resist posting this exce...
Imaginaria Creative: We, You & Us Promotional Campaign
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I’m a big fan of the work Imaginaria Creative is doing. This particular piece is a self-promotional one, centered around the theme of “We,...
& SMITH: Porto Montenegro Marketing Materials
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These sophisticated print pieces by & SMITH for Porto Montenegro are giving me major vacation cravings....
Tom Froese: Everlovin’ Press Site Design
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Tom Froese, along with Chad Holden and Rigel St. Pierre on development, recently launched a brand new site for Everlovin’ Press, the letterpress ...
Gordon’s + Conran: Limited Edition Gin Packaging
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This week Gordon’s gin just launched a fun collaboration with Conran, a series of ten limited edition bottle designs: Seeming an obvious marri...
Frost* Design: Stanmore School Interior Graphics
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Frost* Design recently put their stamp on the new library at Stanmore Public School, located in Sydney, Australia, through the use of bright, colorfu...
BKLYN Larder Posters
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I’m loving these graphic food-themed posters from Bklyn Larder. I don’t have any information about the designer/illustrator, so if you hav...