Academy: Jordan Brand Interactive Interview
This next project was sent to me by Greg Washington of Vancouver-based Academy. The agency recently completed an amazing interactive interview with Ni...
Category: Design
OK–RM: Zuneta
London-based design studio OK-RM recently launched a new portfolio site. One of the projects that stood out to be was the identity for Zuneta, an onli...
Lenlee Represents: Vintage Airstream Promo
For a recent promotional campaign, Lenlee Jenckes of Lenlee Represents challenged four of her photographers to create a campaign inspired by the vinta...
Die Rakete Prints
Check out these hand-printed, silkscreened posters by Tind. The labor-intensive process for the series of fifty one-of-a-kind prints resulted in uniqu...
Aled Lewis: Toy Stories
I can’t believe it took me so long to come across these awesomely hilarious pieces by Aled Lewis, which are part of his Make Something Cool Ever...
Sam Dallyn: SocialBox
When I came across Sam Dallyn’s work, I was impressed with how clean, modern and polished every project was. And I especially loved the simple p...
Marcio Kelmanson: St. Regis
To celebrate St. Regis as a legendary New York Jazz venue, this promotional CD was released in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Designer Marci...
Color Happy 120
In the spirit of yesterday’s holiday, I thought a primarily green palette was most appropriate. This hyper-saturated image was taken by Vince Al...
Javier Garcia Design: Wedding Invitation
Yellow, aqua and taupe is certainly not a typical color combination for a wedding invitation. But it definitely works in this unique, illustrated desi...
Annemieke Beemster Leverenz
I came across the work of Annemieke Beemster Leverenz through the State Mottos Project, where she illustrated the motto of Washington. And while there...
Type Love 133: Fiance
Fiancé, an extra bold, pillowy italic featuring numerous alternate glyphs, is the latest release from Sudtipos. Pick it up right here at My Fonts....
Rethink Canada: Chris Tarry Packaging
I’m super impressed with the packaging for Chris Tarry’s Rest of the Story jazz album. Designed by Jeff Harrison of Rethink Canada and fea...
Concrete: Fabbrica
Here’s a great brand for a celebrity-chef-owned restaurant in Canada: Fabbrica. Taking a cue from the name, which means “fabricate” ...
Help Japan
While it’s easy to feel helpless witnessing the devastation in Japan from afar, there is always some way to contribute. Every bit—however smal...
Tim Jones: 2011 Promotion
We’re almost a quarter of the way through the year (how did that happen so fast??), so I know that New Year’s promotions are a bit out of ...
Cielito Querido Café
I pretty much stopped in my tracks when I spotted this amazing Mexican chain of cafés recently on We Heart. Designed by Esrawe in collaboration with ...
Daniel Fuhrer Drop Caps
Unfortunately this post accidentally went up last week unfinished. If you have happened to catch that, here’s what you should have seen. Check o...
Eight Hour Day’s New Look
I’m a big fan of husband and wife team, Eight Hour Day, who are currently in the midst of a year-long working trip around the U.S. To mark this ...
James Kape Portfolio
Australian designer James Kape will soon be embarking on a year-long working trip to New York. Since he’ll be looking for a design position whil...
Modovisual: Gopher Magazine
When Alex Wright sent over his work, I was most drawn to the spreads he’s designed for Gopher Illustrated, where he is the senior designer. The ...
Type Love 132: Sweet Sans
Sweet Sans, an open, versatile, engraver’s sans serif from MVB Fonts just flew to the top of my type wish list....
John Gall: Nabokov Covers
Last night I attended AIGA’s My Dog and Pony IV, where I had the opportunity to see four different designers in varying disciplines pitch a proj...
Ross Clodfelter: F5 Photography Branding
I came across Ross Clodfelter’s work on French Paper Sample Room recently, and was impressed by his entire portfolio. I’m especially lovin...
Ai Carver: Jazzoo
I’m loving this brand for Jazzoo, an annual fundraising event for the Kansas City Zoo. The look and feel was conceptualized and designed by Ai C...
Richard Arthur Stewart: Fast Eddie’s Barber Shop
The aim of the identity for Fast Eddie’s Barber Shop, designed by Richard Arthur Stewart, was to evoke traditional Americana, a style that the B...
Luci Everett: Naomi & Al
Here’s a beautiful collaged wedding invitation by Luci Everett. Love....
Color Happy 118
Love the mix of hot and cool in this piece by Khuan Caveman Co....
Jonathan Schmitt: I Am CLE
Jonathan Schmitt and the team at MarcusThomas conceptualized the I am CLE campaign in response to Lebron James’ departure from the Cleveland Cav...
Javas Lehn: Still Liquor
Great work for Seattle’s Still Liquor by Javas Lehn....
Type Love 131: Treza
New Gestalten release, Treza, was designed by Parisian designer Benjamin Gomez and inspired by the classic American typewriter. Below are a couple exa...
Missy Austin: Nelma
I’m loving this (in-progress) display typeface designed by Missy Austin....
Kevin Stanley Harris
Here’s a small sampling of some awesome work from Kevin Stanley Harris. Loving his style....
Save the Date by Smokeproof Press
I’m a big fan of the work of Colorado-based Smokeproof Press—they always manage to come up with unique and playful ideas for their custom piec...
Frank Aloi: Divine Dairy
Designer Frank Aloi came up with this bright, eye-catching packaging system for Divine Dairy, a new range of cheeses available in Australia. via Spine...
Oscar Morris: South Austin Brewing Co.
I’m loving these proposed identity elements for South Austin Brewing Co. by Oscar Morris....
Atelier 1A: Fiona and Malcom Wedding Invitation
I’m loving the offbeat color palette of this modern wedding invitation by Atelier 1A—it definitely seems apropos for a spring wedding in Thail...
Adam Brackney
From the looks of his portfolio, Adam Brackney appears to be a modern day Renaissance man. His work ranges all the way from branding and packaging to ...
Neighborhood Studio Prints
Talented designer Curtis Jinkins has recently set up shop as Neighborhood Studio, starting with a series of awesome hand-printed posters. I can’...
New Site for Cody Haltom
Public School member Cody Haltom has recently launched a brand-spanking-new site. And with the new projects, a few of which you can see below, comes a...
Type Love 130: Opula
Opula, by Agency 26 Type is a fun display face that reminds me a bit of traditional tattoo typography. Available at Veer....
Rhett Dashwood: Wade Showreel Packaging
For the Wade showreel packaging, Rhett Dashwood chose to take a hands on approach. He began by scouring second hand stores for suitable books, and the...
Aaron Melander: Target Chalet
Target never ceases to amaze me with their commitment to high-quality design; and this project by Aaron Melander is no exception. These pieces were cr...
KeeganMeegan: Official Time Tracking Device
KeeganMeegan’s latest project is a true feat of production. The Official Time Tracking Device was a collaboration between AIGA Portland, KeeganM...
Student Spotlight: Andrea Stark
Today I’m pleased to present the work of Andrea Stark, a recent graduate of New Zealand’s Massey University. This particular project, enti...
Matchbox: Bone Daddy’s Restaurant Design
Here’s a great identity for Bone Daddy’s, a Texas barbecue joint. The work was created by Dallas-based Matchbox, and prominently features ...
Maricor/Maricar
Sydney-based Maricor/Maricar brings together their loves of typography, embroidery and patterns in this “Sweater Letter” series. via Wha...
Furze Chan & her animals: The Golden Set
The Golden Set is a set of 15 hand-crafted envelopes featuring asymmetrical touches of golden paper, by Hong Kong-based artist Furze Chan....
Kult House: Nike 77 Burnside
I don’t feature enough interactive work here, so I was excited when Josh Rhode, who operates under the name Kult House, sent over his portfolio,...
Letterpress Tattoo Posters
To promote an upcoming AIGA Salt Lake City event, The Mandate Press teamed up with Dan Christofferson to create a companion poster and postcard set. T...
Type Love 129: Trilon
Trilon is a huge new type family from Terminal Design, which was created in response to the complaint of a designer friend that hates almost every san...
The Rumsey Collection
I found this treasure trove of vintage inspiration very randomly while doing research for a new project, and I’m so glad I did. The Rumsey Colle...
Brain vs. Braun: Typography Sketches
I know we most often show the finished product around here, but I am equally—if not more so—inspired by the process. Take these type sketches by M...
Sergey Shapiro
There is some lovely calligraphy in the portfolio of Sergey Shapiro....
Student Spotlight: Johnny Chang
Johnny Chang, a recent grad of the Art Center College of Design, has lots of great identity projects in his portfolio. However, I was really impressed...
Feed: Punkt
Unfortunately there isn’t much context provided for Atelier Punkt‘s identity, by Montreal-based studio Feed; though from what I gather it ...
DHNN: Lecca Lecca
This playful and sweet identity for Lecca Lecca, a couture children’s clothing line, was designed by DHNN, a Buenos Aires-based studio. I love t...
Modern Valentines
It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without at least one Valentine post, so I thought I’d feature these sweet and modern designs by Mike ...
Xavier Encinas: James Moes Identity
Here is a sophisticated, masculine identity that Paris-based designer Xavier Encinas created for photographer James Moes—whose work I also very much...
Amanda Jane Jones
We have some pretty talented readers. Often times the work that I post comes through clicking on the links of commenters or Twitter followers, which i...
Type Love 128: Preface
Preface, a sans serif with some truly interesting letterforms, was designed by Nick Shinn in 2003 as a unique alternative to Helvetica. type specimen ...