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Vicoria Macey: Beau Monde

Courtney • Apr 7, 2011Apr 5, 2011
It’s tough for me to resist a colorful suite of patterns, so I’m loving this identity system for Beau Monde by Victoria Macey....
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Type Love 136

Courtney • Apr 7, 2011Apr 7, 2011
Merry is a new hand set font by Jeff Rogers, featuring a large set of characters, ornaments and options. Pick it up for yourself at You Work for Them....
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Anthropologie Invitations

Courtney • Apr 6, 2011Apr 4, 2011
These two talented ladies—Alana McCann and Lizania Cruz—both have some lovely invitations for Anthropologie in their portfolios....
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Kyle White: Poplarville Postcards

Courtney • Apr 6, 2011Apr 4, 2011
Check out these two postcard series for Poplarville, Mississippi by Kyle White—set one and set two....
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Ananas Press: Sincerly Yours

Courtney • Apr 5, 2011Apr 5, 2011
Sincerely Yours, by Ananas Press, is a handmade book that explores the signatures of well-known artists. via Upon a Fold...
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Penguin Essentials

Courtney • Apr 5, 2011Dec 14, 2012
It’s great to see the extent of Penguin’s commitment to design as they continue to release new series; the latest being Penguin Essentials...
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MadeService: Exakt

Courtney • Apr 5, 2011Apr 4, 2011
MadeService is the design studio of Matt Yerman and Jackie Ngo (who I previously posted about last year). There’s a lot of great design and illu...
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Fabio Ongarato Design: Elenberg Fraser

Courtney • Apr 4, 2011Apr 4, 2011
I’m loving these sleek, modern print and identity pieces designed for architecture firm, Elenberg Fraser. by Fabio Ongarato Design....
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Space|Camp Identity

Courtney • Apr 4, 2011Aug 3, 2011
This post has been removed at the request of the designer....
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Matt Lewis: Baa Bar

Courtney • Apr 1, 2011Mar 29, 2011
I’m loving Matt Lewis’s illustration and design for Baa Bar, a UK-based chain of nightlife establishments....
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Sweet Creative: Stationery

Courtney • Apr 1, 2011Mar 29, 2011
There’s plenty of clean, modern stationery goodness in the portfolio of Australia’s Sweet Creative....
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Matthew Hancock Stationery

Courtney • Mar 31, 2011Mar 29, 2011
There’s some great examples of small-scale, one-color, print work and stationery in the portfolio of Matthew Hancock, a London-based designer....
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Type Love 135: Knight Sans

Courtney • Mar 31, 2011Sep 14, 2012
Designed by Ekaluck Peanpanawate, Knight Sans is a contemporary sans serif typeface. The three weights—light, regular, bold—have details that veer...
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pupilpeople Showcase

Courtney • Mar 30, 2011Mar 29, 2011
Today I’m pleased to present some examples from the portfolio of pupilpeople, a Singapore-based design studio. 2011 SELF-PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR KI...
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Benjamin Della Rosa Wedding Brand

Courtney • Mar 30, 2011Mar 29, 2011
When I am designing for a wedding, I approach it as I would any other branding project, and attempt to capture the essence of the couple through messa...
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Watson & Company: Edit Fashion

Courtney • Mar 30, 2011Apr 3, 2011
Here is a super chic identity design for Edit Fashion, by NYC-based Watson & Company....
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Inbox (12) City Postcards

Courtney • Mar 29, 2011Mar 29, 2011
Inbox (12) is a series of international fanzines in postcard form. Each set includes 12 postcards designed by a series of illustrators based on the to...
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The Unicorn Kingdom: Love You Daily

Courtney • Mar 29, 2011Mar 29, 2011
Somehow I lost track of where I initially came across this project by The Unicorn Kingdom, aka Zach Graham. But I was really impressed with his sweet ...
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Roison

Courtney • Mar 28, 2011Mar 27, 2011
I’m loving all the intricate details and line work of Roison, a display face by Marta Podkowinska, which is available for purchase at hmf.com...
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Sussner Design: SDCoFFEE

Courtney • Mar 25, 2011Mar 25, 2011
Love this self-promotional coffee kit by Sussner Design. via Allan Peters...
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This Paper Ship

Courtney • Mar 24, 2011Mar 24, 2011
There’s some lovely illustration and design work coming out of This Paper Ship, who I happened to find through Dribbble. Check out their shop fo...
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Magpie Studio: Glue

Courtney • Mar 24, 2011Apr 3, 2011
Glue is a think tank, whose brand identity was designed by London-based Magpie Studio. They’ve written such a great description of the work, I h...
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Type Love 134: Alda

Courtney • Mar 24, 2011Sep 14, 2012
Alda, an in-progress typeface by Berton Hasebe, “explores how a typeface’s weight may be represented beyond the width of the stroke.&#8221...
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Zim and Zou: Snowflakes & Spirographs

Courtney • Mar 23, 2011Mar 21, 2011
I had hours of enjoyment with spirographs when I was younger, so Snowflakes & Spirograph, by Zim and Zou immediately caught my eye....
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A Bunch of Crock

Courtney • Mar 23, 2011Mar 23, 2011
A little warning: this is not the typical dwl post. It’s politically charged, and may be offensive to some of you. But I have to say, when I rec...
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Attitude Creative: Archetypes

Courtney • Mar 23, 2011Mar 21, 2011
Archetypes is the product of the collective efforts of Evgeniya Righini-Brand and Dominic Righini-Brand of Moscow-based Attitude Creative. The series ...
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Hans Bennewitz Stationery

Courtney • Mar 23, 2011Mar 23, 2011
Not too many people are printing complete stationery systems any more, which to someone who loves print, is pretty disappointing. So I was super excit...
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Academy: Jordan Brand Interactive Interview

Courtney • Mar 22, 2011Mar 22, 2011
This next project was sent to me by Greg Washington of Vancouver-based Academy. The agency recently completed an amazing interactive interview with Ni...
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OK–RM: Zuneta

Courtney • Mar 22, 2011Mar 21, 2011
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...
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Lenlee Represents: Vintage Airstream Promo

Courtney • Mar 22, 2011Mar 21, 2011
For a recent promotional campaign, Lenlee Jenckes of Lenlee Represents challenged four of her photographers to create a campaign inspired by the vinta...
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Die Rakete Prints

Courtney • Mar 21, 2011Mar 21, 2011
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...
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Aled Lewis: Toy Stories

Courtney • Mar 21, 2011Mar 21, 2011
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...
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Sam Dallyn: SocialBox

Courtney • Mar 18, 2011Mar 20, 2011
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...
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Marcio Kelmanson: St. Regis

Courtney • Mar 18, 2011Mar 18, 2011
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...
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Color Happy 120

Courtney • Mar 18, 2011Dec 18, 2012
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...
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Javier Garcia Design: Wedding Invitation

Courtney • Mar 17, 2011Mar 17, 2011
Yellow, aqua and taupe is certainly not a typical color combination for a wedding invitation. But it definitely works in this unique, illustrated desi...
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Annemieke Beemster Leverenz

Courtney • Mar 17, 2011Mar 17, 2011
I came across the work of Annemieke Beemster Leverenz through the State Mottos Project, where she illustrated the motto of Washington. And while there...
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Type Love 133: Fiance

Courtney • Mar 17, 2011Sep 14, 2012
Fiancé, an extra bold, pillowy italic featuring numerous alternate glyphs, is the latest release from Sudtipos. Pick it up right here at My Fonts....
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Rethink Canada: Chris Tarry Packaging

Courtney • Mar 16, 2011Mar 16, 2011
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...
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Concrete: Fabbrica

Courtney • Mar 16, 2011Mar 16, 2011
Here’s a great brand for a celebrity-chef-owned restaurant in Canada: Fabbrica. Taking a cue from the name, which means “fabricate” ...
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Help Japan

Courtney • Mar 16, 2011Mar 16, 2011
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...
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Tim Jones: 2011 Promotion

Courtney • Mar 15, 2011Mar 15, 2011
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 ...
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Cielito Querido Café

Courtney • Mar 15, 2011Dec 14, 2012
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 ...
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Daniel Fuhrer Drop Caps

Courtney • Mar 15, 2011Mar 15, 2011
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...
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Eight Hour Day’s New Look

Courtney • Mar 14, 2011Mar 13, 2011
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 ...
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James Kape Portfolio

Courtney • Mar 10, 2011Mar 10, 2011
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...
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Modovisual: Gopher Magazine

Courtney • Mar 10, 2011Mar 9, 2011
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 ...
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Type Love 132: Sweet Sans

Courtney • Mar 10, 2011Sep 14, 2012
Sweet Sans, an open, versatile, engraver’s sans serif from MVB Fonts just flew to the top of my type wish list....
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John Gall: Nabokov Covers

Courtney • Mar 9, 2011Dec 14, 2012
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...
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Ross Clodfelter: F5 Photography Branding

Courtney • Mar 8, 2011Mar 8, 2011
I came across Ross Clodfelter’s work on French Paper Sample Room recently, and was impressed by his entire portfolio. I’m especially lovin...
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Ai Carver: Jazzoo

Courtney • Mar 8, 2011Mar 7, 2011
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...
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Richard Arthur Stewart: Fast Eddie’s Barber Shop

Courtney • Mar 7, 2011Mar 6, 2011
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...
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Luci Everett: Naomi & Al

Courtney • Mar 4, 2011Mar 2, 2011
Here’s a beautiful collaged wedding invitation by Luci Everett. Love....
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Color Happy 118

Courtney • Mar 4, 2011Mar 20, 2011
Love the mix of hot and cool in this piece by Khuan Caveman Co....
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Jonathan Schmitt: I Am CLE

Courtney • Mar 3, 2011Mar 2, 2011
Jonathan Schmitt and the team at MarcusThomas conceptualized the I am CLE campaign in response to Lebron James’ departure from the Cleveland Cav...
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Javas Lehn: Still Liquor

Courtney • Mar 3, 2011Mar 2, 2011
Great work for Seattle’s Still Liquor by Javas Lehn....
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Type Love 131: Treza

Courtney • Mar 3, 2011Sep 14, 2012
New Gestalten release, Treza, was designed by Parisian designer Benjamin Gomez and inspired by the classic American typewriter. Below are a couple exa...
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Missy Austin: Nelma

Courtney • Mar 2, 2011Mar 1, 2011
I’m loving this (in-progress) display typeface designed by Missy Austin....
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Kevin Stanley Harris

Courtney • Mar 2, 2011Mar 1, 2011
Here’s a small sampling of some awesome work from Kevin Stanley Harris. Loving his style....
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Save the Date by Smokeproof Press

Courtney • Mar 1, 2011Feb 28, 2011
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...
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