Macarena López: CD Packaging
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These beautiful CD packages were designed and illustrated by Macarena López. You can check out more of her work right here. ...
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Courtney • RoAndCo Studio: Honor Branding
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Feast your eyes on the gorgeous identity and collateral that was developed for fashion label Honor by RoAndCo—featuring a perfectly balanced combinati...
Michael Croxton: MODBOT
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I’ve mentioned this year’s SVA MFA program a couple of times recently, as the work the graduates are doing is really impressive across the board. In p...
Bureau of Betterment: Well Vegan Branding and Illustration
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Mette Rankin, of Bureau of Betterment, recently completed some identity and illustration work for Well Vegan, a website that caters to hungry vegans w...
End of Work: Meet the Greek Identity and Interiors
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Sydney-based studio End of Work recently completed the identity and interiors for Meet the Greek, an Australian restaurant chain. A few details: The i...
Murmure Business Cards
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Concrete business cards by Murmure. Wow....
88 Brand Partners Launch
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88 Brand Partners is a brand new full service agency based in Chicago. Be sure to check out their site to learn more about who they are and how they w...
Bravo Company: The Chain Reaction Project Identity
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A great project for a great cause by Bravo Company: The Chain Reaction Project (TCRP) is a non-profit organization that was born in 2009 to help chang...
Trigger: Calgary Zoo 2011 Annual Report
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Trigger recently took a unique approach to designing and producing the Calgary Zoo’s 2011 Annual Report. Be sure to check out the video below for more...
Student Work: Woody Harrington: Novel Tea Cafe Identity
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Woody Harrington is currently a Senior at Tyler School of Art, with an excellent portfolio. In particular, his identity project for Novel Tea Cafe, a ...
Mytton Williams: Ink Identity
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Identity and collateral for Ink, a team of copywriters, by Mytton Williams....
O&Co on Branding Served
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Personal identity and stationery for O&Co Branding....
Hovard Design: Founders Card Packaging
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Great redesign by Hovard Design for the Founders Card packaging....
Boy Burns Barn: Parish Food & Goods Identity
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We were lucky enough to attend a wedding held at Atlanta’s Parish Food & Goods last fall, so I was excited to discover that Boy Burns Barn was behind ...
Sean Sutherland: Inspirational Posters
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Sean Sutherland designed this series of inspirational posters for use in his fiance’s office as a guidance counselor at a middle school....
Atipus: Rítmia Identity
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A beautiful identity by Atipus for Rítmia, a music therapist and social educator....
ruiz+company: Chocolate Factory Packaging
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Great packaging for Chocolate Factory by ruiz+company....
Michael Mavian: The HUB Concierge Identity
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Check out: The HUB Concierge an identity project by Toronto-based Michael Mavian....
Archie McLeish: Long Story Short Typography
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I’m loving Long Story Short, a project by Archie McLeish which typographically renders common digital speak acronyms in a decidedly non-digital style....
TRÜF Creative: Indiegogo Re-Brand
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Los Angeles-based design firm TRÜF (pronounced trooph) recently completed a re-brand and website overhaul for Indiegogo, a funding platform that’s bee...
Fuzzco: Westbrook Brewery
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This flexible and playful identity for Westbrook Brewing Co., was created by Fuzzco and inspired by both the visual cues found in wrought-iron work an...
Jessica Taich: Yelp Design
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Who knew Yelp was cranking out such fun design work behind the scenes? Thanks to designer Jessica Taich for sending these along for me to share....
Kelli Marie: Personal Stationery
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I love the business card and resume that Kelli Marie created for herself while she was a student. Check out the rest of her work right here....
Brandt Brinkerhoff: Dip Dust-up Collateral
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I first came across the work of Brandt Brinkerhoff via the collaborative storybook poster project I posted about recently. So it was great to discover...
Dustin Holmes: Gig Posters
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South African designer Dustin Holmes has a great selection of gig posters in his portfolio. Check out the rest right here....
& Smith: SugarSin Branding
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I couldn’t resist posting another project from & Smith’s enviable portfolio. This whimsical branding for SugarSin sweet shop isn’t technically new, bu...
& Smith: Lux Branding
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And Smith recently updated their portfolio with some new work, and their colorful work for Lux Island Resorts immediately caught my eye. Check out som...
Adam&Co: Nike Lebron 9 Campaign Posters
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Adam&Co was recently commissioned to develop the visual identity for Nike’s Lebron 9 campaign, based on the concept “Shoe Science.” The result is a se...
Designer As… — SVA MFA Design Thesis Forum
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Coming up this week is a great event for the SVA MFA Design Department: the 2012 Thesis Forum, “Designer As _____.” Here are the details: The MFA Desi...
Barbara deWilde: A Very Graphic Poster Kickstarter Project
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I’m so excited to share this Kickstarter project with you this morning. Veteran designer Barbara DeWilde, perhaps best know for her book jacket design...
Sylvain Toulouse: Jacqueline Fleury Identity
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Sylvain Toulouse developed this sophisticated, feminine identity for Jacqueline Fleury a seamstress specializing in custom drapery. via Looks Like Goo...
Moser Design: Philippe Guignard Identity and Collateral
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Great work by Lausanne, Switzerland-based studio Moser Design for Philipe Guignard, a hospitality brand....
Student Work: Seth Lunsford: 1,000 Paces
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Seth Lunsford, a senior at Iowa State University, has quite an impressive student portfolio. Out of all his projects, 1,000 Paces caught my eye as a p...
Student Work: Sarah Taylor: Spion Identity and Packaging
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Sarah Taylor is a student enrolled in Capilano University’s IDEA Program. Spion, a fictive spy-themed store, is a project involving multiple component...
Brandt Brinkerhoff & Katherine Walker: Storybook Posters
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Brandt Brinkerhoff & Katherine Walker collaborated on this poster series based on the original text and etchings from classic children’s stories. Pick...
25ah: Everybody loves You
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Stockholm-based studio 25ah worked with Koncept Stockholm to develop the branding and design for You Stockholm, a hairdressing salon conceived by famo...
Foreign Policy Design Group: Darryl Jingwen Wee Stationery
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As part of a recent site update, Foreign Policy Design Group added Darryl Jingwen Wee‘s business cards to their portfolio, whose unique look and produ...
Michael Freimuth: Van Horn Identity
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I’m loving this simple and nostalgic identity for Van Horn, a Cobble Hill eatery offering up Southern fare (check out their menu here.) The identity a...
Foreign Policy Design Group: Business Cards
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Foreign Policy Design Group recently gave their brand and stationery a facelift. The resulting business cards feature a triplex design covered in copp...
HUB Collective: Promotional Postcards
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For the design of their recent self-promotional materials, Hub Collective chose to develop a mix and match postcard series. The cards were printed on ...
HUB Collective: Business Cards
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Portland-based HUB Collective recently developed a set of promotional materials that includes new business cards and a postcard series. Lucky for you,...
Allan Peters: Artcrank 2012
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Allan Peters designed this poster as part of Artcrank 2012, a Minneapolis-based event that features hand-made, bike-inspired posters created by 40 Twi...
Ben Whitla: DBGB Kitchen and Bar
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Ben Whitla recently launched a newly designed—and entirely responsive—site. When looking around, I was most excited to get a new, closer look at the i...
Monday Quick Links
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House Industries added nine new limited edition prints to their shop. Print featured this series of fun watercolor portraits of well-known designers b...
Carlie Templeman: Victoria & Albert S/S 11 Concept
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London-based designer Carlie Templeman developed this self-initiated project for fictive clothing label, Victoria & Albert. The men’s and women’s labe...
Because Studio: A Good Week Identity
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Love this identity project by Because Studio for A Good Week, a celebration of all the good that happens in the world....
Superbig Creative: Palomino Restaurant Identity
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Here’s some great identity work for Palomino Restaurant by Superbig Creative, a Seattle-based studio. I’m loving all of the attention to typographic d...
RoAndCo: RoAndCordials Holiday Promotion
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Each year New York-based studio RoAndCo designs a special holiday gift for clients, friends and collaborators. For 2011, the team worked with the them...
Tractorbeam: Sissy’s Southern Kitchen Branding
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Here is yet another impressive (and super fun) brand identity project from the creative minds at Tractorbeam, this time for Texas restaurant Sissy’s S...
Mind Design: The Collection Identity
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UK-based Mind Design developed the identity and collateral for The Collection, a restaurant, cultural event and retail space. According to the agency:...
Luke Woodhouse: Galante Restaurant Branding
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Designer Look Woodhouse has some great identity work in his portfolio—especially this project for Galante, which he designed while at Ragged Edge Desi...
One Trick Pony: Alcoholidays 2011
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Check out 1 Trick Pony’s recent holiday promotion: “Alcoholidays” is One Trick Pony’s annual self-promotion that celebrates awesome clients and hard w...
2012 RE:DESIGN Conference Giveaway
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Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for your participation! Good news readers! For the second year in a row I’m excited to offer one lucky rea...
Chopsticks Giveaway Winners
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Thanks for your participation everyone! Winners, you’ll get an email shortly....
Work in Progress: Tjuvholmen Sjømagasi
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Work in Progress developed this fresh, identity—loving the blind embossed details—for Tjuvholmen Sjømagasi, a seafood restaurant in Oslo, Norway. Ther...
Son&Sons: Gagen MacDonald Identity
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I recently stumbled upon the work of Son&Sons, a New York-based studio. They have a great portfolio, but I was particularly drawn to their work for Ga...
Cast Iron Design Company: Jack Sinclair Identity
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I’m loving Cast Iron’s identity for Jack Sinclair, a letterpress studio. They declare it a “designer’s dream project”, and I definitely agree. To lear...
Fabio Ongarato Design: The Capitol Identity
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The Capitol is a luxury apartment building located in Melbourne, Australia. Fabio Ongarato Design developed the identity and various collateral for th...
DDB New York: Hertz Corporation Print Ads
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Check out this new print campaign by DDB New York for Hertz. The highly stylized campaign centers on the them of “Traveling at the Speed of Hertz” to ...
Magpie Studio: Jackson Gilmour Identity
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Magpie Studio created this sophisticated identity for Jackson Gilmour, a family-run catering company. I especially love the tone-on-tone metallic deta...