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Birdsong Gregory Holiday Card

Courtney • Dec 22, 2011Dec 18, 2012
This beautiful Holiday “gift pack”, which includes 3 cards, gift tags, postcards and an ornament, was conceptualized, illustrated designed...
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Karen To and Piper Weaver: Metamorphosis

Courtney • Dec 22, 2011Dec 19, 2011
As a team, Karen To and Piper Weaver developed the announcement and program for the CalArts 2011 Graduation. Based on theme of metamorphosis, the desi...
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TOKY: Texts in the City Gala invitation

Courtney • Dec 21, 2011Dec 21, 2011
This stunningly beautiful invitation was designed by TOKY for the St. Louis Library Foundation’s annual gala. Here’s a little insight into...
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The Indigo Bunting: 2012 Calendars

Courtney • Dec 20, 2011Dec 20, 2011
I’m always a fan of Erin Jang’s work, so it’s no surprise that I’m loving the new calendars designed for 2012. I have her 2011...
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Travel + Leisure Holiday Card

Travel + Leisure Holiday Card

Courtney • Dec 20, 2011Jan 16, 2014
This playful fortune teller holiday card was created for Travel + Leisure magazine by art Director Jill Sabato and her talented in-house design team. ...
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Matchstic Rebrands

Courtney • Dec 20, 2011Dec 14, 2012
I’m consistently impressed with the work coming out of Atlanta-based Matchstic, so my eyes widened when I spotted the recent rebrand of their ow...
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The Lost Type Co-op Shop

Courtney • Dec 20, 2011Sep 14, 2012
I have been a fan of the Lost Type Co-op since it opened its doors. So I’m pleased to announce that as of this morning they have launched a bran...
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Gifted

Courtney • Dec 19, 2011Dec 19, 2011
I’m really excited about Gifted, a side project from the folks at Atelier 1A and FormFiftyFive. Gifted will be a mix of a “shop, blog and ...
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Meers Advertising: Swoon Identity and Packaging

Courtney • Dec 19, 2011Dec 14, 2012
I have a huge sweet tooth, so well-done branding for any dessert-related product is hard for me to resist. Case in point: Swoon, a custom sugar cookie...
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Cast Iron Design Company: Liz Miller Branding

Courtney • Dec 19, 2011Dec 14, 2012
Cast Iron Design Company, a relatively new two-man shop, has just launched their complete website. There’s lots of great work to be seen, but I ...
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Strohl: Leckerlee Lebkuchen

Strohl: Leckerlee Lebkuchen

Courtney • Dec 19, 2011Jan 16, 2014
Exciting news—two huge talents, Eric Strohl and Christine Celic Strohl have officially joined forces as STROHL, a San Francisco-based design firm sp...
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Figtree Network: Flying Fantastic

Courtney • Dec 15, 2011Dec 14, 2012
Apologies if you saw this post disappear earlier today, an unfinished version of this post went up unintentionally. Like Figtree says in their descrip...
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Brad Woodard: Big Fish Poster

Courtney • Dec 13, 2011Feb 21, 2013
I loved Brad Woodard’s illustration style at first sight—especially this poster design he created for Big Fish, a submission to the current Si...
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LouLou & Tummie: Moonwalking the Dog Screen Print

Courtney • Dec 13, 2011Dec 12, 2011
I’m loving this new screen print by Loulou & Tummie, Moonwalking the Dog—great color palette. Pick up a print for yourself in their shop....
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Moxy Creative House: Touristique

Courtney • Dec 13, 2011Dec 13, 2011
Moxy Creative House presents Touristique, a series of five illustrated posters based on major cities. They’re available for purchase right here....
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Sane and Able: The Londoner Christmas Games

Courtney • Dec 12, 2011Dec 18, 2012
If you’re still on the hunt for this year’s holiday cards, this set by Sane and Able, The Londoner Christmas Games, is definitely a fun an...
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Recent Grad: Tony Lee, Jr.

Courtney • Dec 12, 2011Dec 14, 2012
Take a look at this beautiful senior project by Tony Lee Jr., a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon. He developed visual identities for three Puccini o...
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Sébastien Bisson: B-SIDE Branding

Sébastien Bisson: B-SIDE Branding

Courtney • Dec 9, 2011Jan 16, 2014
I’m loving the crisp black and white branding and materials for B Side Studios by Sébastien Bisson. via The Dsgn Blog...
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Citizens for Optimism

Courtney • Dec 7, 2011Dec 9, 2011
Citizens for Optimism is a collaboration among 17 up and coming designers who strive to use their unique styles to inspire happiness through design. O...
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Michael Croxton: Viacom Projects

Courtney • Dec 7, 2011Dec 7, 2011
Michael Croxton recently did a bit of work for Viacom and Viacom International that caught my eye. This first set of images represent a campaign creat...
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Hopscotch Design Recent Works

Courtney • Dec 6, 2011Dec 6, 2011
Hopscotch Design is the new studio of paper artist Chloe Fleury, who I featured back in February. She’s been quite busy since then, as you can s...
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Vesa Sammalisto Alphabet Prints

Courtney • Dec 5, 2011Dec 2, 2011
DWL fave Vesa Sammalisto just launched an online shop! The shop currently stocks his personal Alphabet project, a series of limited edition mini print...
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Trigger Communications Advent Calendar

Trigger Communications Advent Calendar

Courtney • Dec 5, 2011Jan 16, 2014
As a kid, my brothers and I used to get one of those vintage style chocolate advent calendars every year, which was pretty much my favorite thing abou...
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Monday Quick Links

Courtney • Dec 5, 2011Dec 18, 2012
Mama’s Sauce is generously offering you almost 200 300 dpi bitmaps of created from scanning their collection of vintage letterpress plates. Scor...
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Martin O’Neill Collage

Courtney • Dec 2, 2011Nov 29, 2011
I can’t get enough of Martin O’Neill’s mixed media, and largely typographic, collage and art work. Check out a whole lot more here, ...
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Marian Williams Design: Fitting Wines

Courtney • Dec 1, 2011Nov 29, 2011
Lovely branding and design for Fitting Wines by Marian Williams Design....
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FontMap Typographic Maps

Courtney • Dec 1, 2011Dec 1, 2011
Typographic maps are nothing new, but these by Fontmap are the best I’ve seen. The letters that denote each area also make up an accurate geogra...
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Emily Macrae: Nine Lives Book Design

Courtney • Nov 30, 2011Dec 14, 2012
Emily Macrae’s Nine Lives is a self-initiated project that examines how older generations are affected by the huge changes in the way we communi...
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Linzie Hunter Christmas Cards

Courtney • Nov 30, 2011Dec 18, 2012
I just recently stumbled upon this project of Linzie Hunter‘s from last Christmas, where she hand lettered 100 different holiday cards for clien...
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Miller: Olli Salumeria Branding

Courtney • Nov 29, 2011Dec 14, 2012
Check out this gorgeous branding created by Miller Creative for Olli Salumeria, a virginia-based shop that makes dry-cured salumi. I especially love t...
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The Hungry Workshop: Letterpress Bookmark

Courtney • Nov 28, 2011Nov 27, 2011
The creative letterpress projects that are coming out of The Hungry Workshop are so incredibly inspiring—this little piece of paper goodness was des...
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Foundry Collective: Urban Wineworks

Courtney • Nov 28, 2011Nov 27, 2011
Earlier this month Foundry Collective launched a beautiful new site featuring lots of new work. They excel at layering typographic and illustrative de...
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Pedale Design: Quills Coffee

Courtney • Nov 23, 2011Dec 14, 2012
Love this simple, yet bold packaging and identity work for Quills Coffee by Pedale Design....
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Area Code Project

Courtney • Nov 22, 2011Nov 22, 2011
Awhile back I briefly mentioned the Area Code Project, Mike McQuade’s ongoing project whose mission is to catalog all of the area codes in the U...
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John & John Crisps Packaging

Courtney • Nov 22, 2011Nov 29, 2011
I came across this graphic packaging the other day, and they immediately grabbed my attention. According to the source, BP&O, John & John is &...
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Laurie DeMartino Design: Womn in Design Exhibition

Courtney • Nov 21, 2011Nov 21, 2011
Minneapolis has such an amazing design scene, including an especially high concentration of talented female designers. So it was great to see the deve...
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Neighborhood Studio: Oaksterdam Hydroponics

Courtney • Nov 21, 2011Nov 20, 2011
Last week Curtis Jinkins launched a brand new site for his shop, Neighborhood Studio, featuring loads of new work. All of it is fantastic, but this pa...
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TunnelBravo: North Identity & Collateral

Courtney • Nov 21, 2011Nov 20, 2011
TunnelBravo recently completed the identity and collateral design for North, a brand new Italian restaurant in Phoenix. I’m especially loving th...
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Kelli Anderson: Infographics

Courtney • Nov 21, 2011Nov 21, 2011
Like so many others, I’ve been admiring the infographic snippets Kelli Anderson has been posting on Dribbble over the last few months. So I was ...
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Student Spotlight: Mai K. Nguyen

Courtney • Nov 17, 2011Nov 15, 2011
Mai K. Nguyen is a current design student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a whole lot of talent. I’m incredibly impressed with this identity an...
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Nate Williams: The chemiCOOLS Collection

Courtney • Nov 17, 2011Nov 15, 2011
I’ve been a big fan of Nate Williams’s illustration, design and lettering work for quite awhile, so it’s no surprise that I instantl...
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Greg Christman: Oliver Birth Announcement

Courtney • Nov 14, 2011Nov 11, 2011
Check out this gorgeous announcement that Greg Christman designed to celebrate the birth of his son Oliver (love that name!). The lyric he chose to us...
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They Draw and Cook Winner!

Courtney • Nov 14, 2011Nov 11, 2011
Thanks again to all who participated! I’m psyched to have a huge list of new recipes to try; check the comments on the original post to see for ...
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Misty Manley: Fake Anything Designs

Courtney • Nov 11, 2011Nov 11, 2011
Have you heard of Fake Anything? I hadn’t before I received Misty Manley‘s submission. But I’m certainly glad I did, especially sinc...
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NB Studio: Land Securities Park House Branding

Courtney • Nov 11, 2011Nov 7, 2011
A beautiful identity for Park House by London-based NB Studio. More here....
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Two Paperdolls: I Do Films Branding

Courtney • Nov 10, 2011Dec 14, 2012
When we were planning our wedding last year, a wedding video seemed like one of the items we could live without, so we opted not to hire a videographe...
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Dan Cassaro: New York Times Magazine Education Issue

Courtney • Nov 10, 2011Nov 9, 2011
For The New York Times Magazine’s Education Issue, Dan Cassaro was commissioned to create a a series of stickers to accompany each article. It l...
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DDB: ADC Annual Awards Call for Entries Campaign

Courtney • Nov 10, 2011Nov 9, 2011
DDB New York’s campaign for ADC’s Annual Awards Call for Entries is just plain awesome—I think we all can relate. I especially love the ...
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Type Love 166: Carolyna

Courtney • Nov 10, 2011Sep 14, 2012
I’m always on the lookout for scripts that emulate handwriting a bit more than traditional ones do, so I was excited to discover Carolyna, which...
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Eric Frommelt Design

Courtney • Nov 9, 2011Nov 9, 2011
I’m incredibly inspired by the work of Eric Frommelt, whose abstract compositions are informed by “technology, maps, data visualizations, ...
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René Bieder and Yassin Taibi: Mr. Bob Films Website

Courtney • Nov 9, 2011Nov 7, 2011
I’ve said before that I don’t feature web design enough around here, so I’m excited to share this sleek design for Mr. Bob Films by ...
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Recent Grad: Christine McMahon

Courtney • Nov 9, 2011Nov 7, 2011
Philadelphia’s Tyler School of Art seems to be producing one talented designer after another—we’ve posted about a few of their students ...
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Miriam Altamira: Cocktail Sodas

Courtney • Nov 8, 2011Nov 8, 2011
LOVE this student project by Miriam Altamira—packaging for a series of Cocktail Sodas...
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Lab Partners: California Gold

Courtney • Nov 8, 2011Nov 8, 2011
I’m a bit late to the game on this one, but I am so excited about this new poster series by Lab Partners that I had to share. This screen printe...
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Hello! Lucky Holiday Card Collaborations

Courtney • Nov 7, 2011Dec 18, 2012
Along with a newly designed website, San Francisco-based stationery design shop Hello! Lucky recently launched a series of fantastic custom holiday ca...
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Stitch Design Co.: Rewined Identity and Packaging

Courtney • Nov 7, 2011Nov 4, 2011
I’m completely smitten with this new project by Stitch Design Co. Rewined is a line of allnatural soy candles that are housed in recycled wine b...
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They Draw and Cook Giveaway

Courtney • Nov 7, 2011Dec 14, 2012
This giveaway is now closed; the winner will be announced on Monday morning. Thanks to all who participated! For the third week in a row, I have anoth...
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Sam Bosma Illustration

Courtney • Nov 4, 2011Nov 1, 2011
Feast your eyes on the gorgeous illustration work of Sam Bosma. A selection of his work is available in print form right here....
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Hovard Design: Eastfield Village Identity

Courtney • Nov 3, 2011Dec 14, 2012
I’m really impressed with this unique identity project for Eastfield Village by Brooklyn-based Hovard Design. More about the project in their ow...
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Type Love 165: Beckett

Courtney • Nov 3, 2011Sep 14, 2012
I’ve recently discovered A-2 Type, a London-based foundry started by A2/SW/HK, and I loving the selection of typefaces they’ve developed. ...
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