Textaxis Typography
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Textaxis has created a ton of amazing proprietary typefaces for their clients. Unfortunately none are currently available for sale, but they have plan...
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Courtney • RoAndCo: Honor
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RoAndCo is always churning out super sleek, upscale work; and I’m currently loving their work for fashion label Honor. via FPO Awards...
Shotopop & JWT Shanghai: ANTA
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Check out this serious feat of cardboard design and construction born out of a collaboration between Shotopop and JWT Shanghai: Shotopop and JWT Shang...
Two Arms: Northside Posters
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A couple weekends ago I attended one of the Northside Festival‘s events in Brooklyn—a show that included Guided by Voices, Wavves and Surfer B...
Sockeye: Ruby Receptionists Client Gift
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I’m a big fan of Portland-based branding agency Sockeye, so I was excited to be pointed in the direction of their recent work on Flickr. Their p...
DEUTSCHE & JAPANER: D&J Corporate
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DEUTSCHE & JAPANER have produced some seriously sophisticated new corporate materials, appropriately using a color palette inspired by the German ...
Borja Bonaque: Animal Agency
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Check out Borja Bonaque’s colorful business cards designed for New York branding studio, Animal Agency. Each card represents an employee with a ...
Everyone Associates: Percy & Reed
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Here is some beautiful work by Everyone Associates for London-based salon Percy & Reed. Love the offbeat color palette....
Tom Froese: Wedding Collateral
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Every so often I come across a portfolio that is filled to the brim with projects I love; and such is the case with the work of Tom Froese. So today I...
Chandelarrow Creative: New Vintage Beauty Lounge
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Check out this identity for New Vintage Beauty Lounge by Andy Morris of Chandelarrow Creative. Love all the details—especially the gold metallic pri...
Kate Holgate: Jaime and Anthony Wedding Invitations
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I’m so excited to share with you these gorgeous wedding invitation suite for Jaime and Anthony’s Sun Valley wedding. Designed by Kate Holg...
Student Spotlight: Lisa Schneller
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Check out this recent project by Lisa Schneller, a current student at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Marvelous Mischief Makers is a f...
Base Art Co. Posters
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Base Art Co. has always excelled at creating unique poster designs. They lack the grittiness that so many gig posters seem to embody in favor of a sle...
disperse 2011
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The graphics students from Arts University at Bournemouth have just launched a site to showcase the work for their year-end show. Titled Disperse 2011...
Recent Grad: Laura Tait
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Laura Tait is a recent grad of Brigham Young University with quite a bit of experience under her belt, including a stint at Martha Stewart Living, and...
Tatiana Plakhova: Light Beyond Sound
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I’m fascinated by these otherworldly graphics by Tatiana Plakhova....
Simon Ålander Hand-Lettering
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Simon Ålander, who is currently studying at Hyper Island, clearly has a penchant for hand-lettering. His portfolio is overflowing with various styles...
Jan Avendano: The Same But Different
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The Same But Different is an ongoing series based off one underlying grid structure and made into individual pieces through the reinterpretation of sa...
James Graves Design
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Danger Brain: A Mediocre Time Show
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Danger Brain is a two-man, Orlando-based studio with a huge range of work in their portfolio, from branding to skateboard decks. They’ve done qu...
Recent Grad: Alexandra Yeske
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Today I’m excited to present the work of Alex Yeske, a fellow Syracuse grad who I had the pleasure of working with for a short time. She has put...
Erik and Nipper Investigate
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Erik and Nipper Investigate is a playfully illustrated children’s detective story by Lajka Books. You can pick up your copy right here....
ok Mitch: Stellina Signage
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ok Mitch studio specializes in custom and hand-painted murals and signage. Their work is great across the board, but I’m particularly loving wit...
Studio MPLS: Crown Maple
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The branding and packaging design for high-end maple syrup brand Crown Maple, is yet another example of the excellent work coming out of Studio MPLS. ...
MOMA: Belong Campaign
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I was excited to discover that MoMA has finally built a place on the web to showcase their in-house design work. And while the entire body of work is ...
Tholön: Katz Publishers
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Here is some beautiful work from Buenos Aires-based studio, Tholon for Katz Publishers, a Spanish language book publisher....
Jeremy Perez Cruz: Kane’Ohe Branding
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Ever since my honeymoon in Maui last year, I have a profound love for anything Hawaii-related. So while I would have loved this branding for Kane̵...
Tag Collective: Crespella
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Crespella is an “Italian crêpe and espresso bar located in Park Slope” that was branded by new-to-me Brooklyn studio Tag Collective....
Thomas Rennie: New Museum Spring Gala
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Thomas Rennie has done some great work for the New Museum, including this print piece for the 2011 Spring Gala....
Birch: Jooji
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I’m loving Birch‘s clean, minimalist branding for Jooji, a clothing brand whose garments are made from a fabric that is comprised primaril...
Recent Grad: Dever Thomas
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I’m really loving the work of recent grad and Brooklyn-transplant, Dever Thomas. She has so many great projects in her portfolio that it was imp...
Six Word Story Every Day
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Not sure why it took me so long to discover Six Word Story Every Day, “a daily storytelling exploration through language and typography”, ...
Bureau of Betterment: Island Mist
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I’m loving the branding update, which included a logo refresh, label designs and spot illustrations, that Bureau of Betterment created for Boyds...
David Taylor: Canada Walk of Fame
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Check out the branding and materials for Canada’s Walk of Fame developed by David Taylor, something I knew very little about before exploring hi...
interabang: Taylor Black
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I love the classic, feminine look that interabang developed for the Taylor Black jewelry brand....
Albin Holmqvist: EF Destinations
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Awhile back I posted about the EF Destinations Live the Language video series, which featured the typographic stylings of Albin Holmqvist. Since then,...
Miller Creative: Power to the People
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I’m loving this super sophisticated packaging for Power to the People wine by Miller Creative. I would definitely pick this up based on the labe...
JAQK Playing Cards
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Theory 11’s latest playing card collaboration showcases the work of JAQK Cellars, a boutique winery from some of the minds behind Hatch. This pa...
Herb Lester Maps
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I’m not sure why it took me so long to discover Herb Lester’s maps, but I’m certainly glad I did. You can pick up maps for several c...
Mucho: Arte y Mecenazgo
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I’m really admiring the beautiful typography in this identity for Arte y Mecenago by Mucho, which from what I gather, is a Spanish arts organiza...
Nick Brue: Kyle & Katie
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Nick Brue recently updated his portfolio with several new projects. I’m particularly loving this modern Save the Date he created for Kyle and Ka...
A Friend Of Mine: Booki.sh
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A Friend of Mine recently launched a new portfolio site that features several recent projects. In particular, I was drawn to the simple and smart work...
Freelance Ain’t Free
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I’m really excited about this new project by Mikey Burton and Cranky Pressman: Freelance Ain’t Free. How true that is. The series consists...
Fuzzco: Lorraine G Vale Branding
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Today I’m loving this elegant and timeless identity for Lorraine G Vale, an interior design company, by Charleston’s Fuzzco....
JJAAKK: Three Tablespoons Branding
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JJAAKK is the new studio of Jesse Kirsch, a recent Portland transplant and graduate of SVA. For a new venture, he’s already produced a slew of g...
The Hungry Workshop: Aim True
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For me, growing up in the 80s and 90s means I will have a lifelong obsession with neon. So clearly I was in love with this piece, designed by the The ...
Elaine Fong
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There are too many beautiful images—all colorful and full of life—in Elaine Fong’s portfolio to choose only a few. Check out even more right...
An Inside Look at Live Now
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I’ve mentioned Eric Smiths’s inspirational Live Now project several times throughout dwl’s run. So I’m excited to share with y...
Go Welsh: Dear Bill
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Dear Bill, a project that just won Go Welsh the top prize at the One Show Design Awards in NYC, is an extraordinary letterpress piece. The winning pro...
Matt Stevens: MAX100, The Book Project
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About a year ago I posted about Matt Stevens’s self-initiated Air Max 1 a Day project. He’s gone a lot farther with it since then, culmina...
Bel Andrade Lima: Lio Fruit
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Bel Andrade Lima has a fun, pattern-heavy illustration style, which I’m especially loving on this lively packaging for Lio Fruit....
Public School: Talk Like A Texan Flash Cards
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I’m continually impressed with the caliber of ideas and projects being produced by Austin’s Public School. Their latest is a set of alphab...
Adam Johnson: Repackaged Short Stories
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Adam Johnson is a Brooklyn-based designer working at HarperCollins. Out of all the great covers in his portfolio, I’m especially loving this bri...
Projekt: Middletown Lumber
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Projekt has created a lovely brand for Middletown Lumber, inspired by “rudimentary printing, old forestry diagrams, stenciled shipping crates an...
Knoed Creative: Optimo Branding
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Knoed is the Chicago-based studio of creative studio of Kim Knoll and Kyle Eertmoed. Their portfolio features everything from branding, to print, to w...
Ben Barry: Mark Zuckerberg’s Stationery
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I’m super impressed with Mark Zuckerberg’s personal stationery, designed by Ben Barry, which features some fun production details, includi...
Neue: Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Identity
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Loving the sophisticated minimalism found in the identity for the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association by Neue....
Adam Hoganson: Boston Scientific CRV
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Colin Dunn: Fortress of Solitude
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Love this student project by Colin Dunn: The Fortress of Solitude is an invitation only ice-hotel for super people who need to get away from it all. T...
Mike Rogers: Carnival de ScentAir
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Mike Rogers created this fun ticket invitation for the Carnival de ScentAir....