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Frank Aloi: Divine Dairy

Courtney • Mar 1, 2011Feb 28, 2012
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...
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Oscar Morris: South Austin Brewing Co.

Courtney • Mar 1, 2011Feb 28, 2011
I’m loving these proposed identity elements for South Austin Brewing Co. by Oscar Morris....
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Atelier 1A: Fiona and Malcom Wedding Invitation

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

Courtney • Feb 28, 2011Feb 27, 2011
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 ...
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Neighborhood Studio Prints

Courtney • Feb 25, 2011Feb 24, 2011
Talented designer Curtis Jinkins has recently set up shop as Neighborhood Studio, starting with a series of awesome hand-printed posters. I can’...
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New Site for Cody Haltom

Courtney • Feb 24, 2011Feb 24, 2011
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...
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Type Love 130: Opula

Courtney • Feb 24, 2011Sep 14, 2012
Opula, by Agency 26 Type is a fun display face that reminds me a bit of traditional tattoo typography. Available at Veer....
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Rhett Dashwood: Wade Showreel Packaging

Courtney • Feb 23, 2011Feb 23, 2011
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...
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Aaron Melander: Target Chalet

Courtney • Feb 23, 2011Sep 14, 2012
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...
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KeeganMeegan: Official Time Tracking Device

Courtney • Feb 22, 2011Feb 22, 2011
KeeganMeegan’s latest project is a true feat of production. The Official Time Tracking Device was a collaboration between AIGA Portland, KeeganM...
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Student Spotlight: Andrea Stark

Courtney • Feb 22, 2011Feb 22, 2011
Today I’m pleased to present the work of Andrea Stark, a recent graduate of New Zealand’s Massey University. This particular project, enti...
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Matchbox: Bone Daddy’s Restaurant Design

Courtney • Feb 22, 2011Feb 22, 2011
Here’s a great identity for Bone Daddy’s, a Texas barbecue joint. The work was created by Dallas-based Matchbox, and prominently features ...
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Maricor/Maricar

Courtney • Feb 21, 2011Mar 20, 2011
Sydney-based Maricor/Maricar brings together their loves of typography, embroidery and  patterns in this “Sweater Letter” series. via Wha...
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Furze Chan & her animals: The Golden Set

Courtney • Feb 21, 2011Feb 21, 2011
The Golden Set is a set of 15 hand-crafted envelopes featuring asymmetrical touches of golden paper, by Hong Kong-based artist Furze Chan....
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Kult House: Nike 77 Burnside

Courtney • Feb 17, 2011Feb 17, 2011
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,...
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Letterpress Tattoo Posters

Courtney • Feb 17, 2011Feb 17, 2011
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...
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Type Love 129: Trilon

Courtney • Feb 17, 2011Sep 14, 2012
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...
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The Rumsey Collection

Courtney • Feb 16, 2011Feb 16, 2011
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...
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Brain vs. Braun: Typography Sketches

Courtney • Feb 16, 2011Feb 16, 2011
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...
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Sergey Shapiro

Courtney • Feb 15, 2011Apr 5, 2011
There is some lovely calligraphy in the portfolio of Sergey Shapiro....
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Student Spotlight: Johnny Chang

Courtney • Feb 15, 2011Feb 15, 2011
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...
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Feed: Punkt

Courtney • Feb 14, 2011Feb 13, 2011
Unfortunately there isn’t much context provided for Atelier Punkt‘s identity, by Montreal-based studio Feed; though from what I gather it ...
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DHNN: Lecca Lecca

Courtney • Feb 14, 2011Feb 13, 2011
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...
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Modern Valentines

Courtney • Feb 14, 2011Feb 13, 2011
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 ...
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Xavier Encinas: James Moes Identity

Courtney • Feb 10, 2011Feb 10, 2011
Here is a sophisticated, masculine identity that Paris-based designer Xavier Encinas created for photographer James Moes—whose work I also very much...
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Amanda Jane Jones

Courtney • Feb 10, 2011Feb 9, 2011
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...
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Type Love 128: Preface

Courtney • Feb 10, 2011Sep 14, 2012
Preface, a sans serif with some truly interesting letterforms, was designed by Nick Shinn in 2003 as a unique alternative to Helvetica. type specimen ...
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Kelli Anderson: Dig For Fire Site

Courtney • Feb 9, 2011Apr 3, 2011
You may remember Kelli Anderson’s Dig for Fire identity I posted a few months ago. Well, now the site has launched, and it is a whole work of ar...
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Brandon Wilson: Hypnotic Skate

Courtney • Feb 9, 2011Feb 9, 2011
Brandon Wilson recently collaborated with Brent Anderson of Stir on this new brand for Ride Four Ever, a Kansas City skate shop. The designer/writer t...
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Brian Danaher: Rabbit Children Packaging

Courtney • Feb 9, 2011Feb 9, 2011
It’s rare to come across any cd packaging these days, let alone the elaborate, letterpressed variety; so unsurprisingly, this gem caught by eye....
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Minibar for the Mind

Courtney • Feb 8, 2011Feb 7, 2011
Minibar for the Mind is a new collaboration between The School of Life and Morgans Hotel Group, that aims to provide guests with a more meaningful and...
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Alvin Diec: Perrine’s Wine Shop

Courtney • Feb 7, 2011Feb 6, 2011
Here’s a charming identity for Perrine’s Wine Shop by Alvin Diec....
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SRCP: Astra

Courtney • Feb 7, 2011Feb 6, 2011
SRCP is the work of London-based designer Sam Renwick. This particular project is a series of service brochures for Astra, a European satellite servic...
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Luke Williams

Courtney • Feb 4, 2011Feb 4, 2011
I love the clean, modern style of this promotional piece for Hale Empowerment Revitalization Organization, by Chicago-based designer Luke Williams....
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Aimee Gauthier: Sifted

Courtney • Feb 4, 2011Feb 4, 2011
Sifted: Handpicked Recipes From Our Mothers is a cookbook that Aimee Gauthier designed, wrote and curated. Both the content and design aims to honor t...
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Book Covers by Jason Ramirez

Courtney • Feb 4, 2011Dec 14, 2012
I’ve admired the cover of Gabriel García Márquez: The Early Years for awhile, but could never find any information on the designer. So I was e...
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Type by Albert Pereta

Courtney • Feb 3, 2011Feb 3, 2011
What first caught my eye in Albert Pereta’s portfolio is the handful of typography snippets he’s featured. The few glimpses offered make m...
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Kyle Tezak: Four Icon Challenge

Courtney • Feb 3, 2011Feb 3, 2011
The Four Icon Challenge is an ongoing project by Kyle Tezak, where he boils down various films, books, etc. into just four succinct visuals. He plans ...
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Almanac

Courtney • Feb 3, 2011Feb 3, 2011
I’m completely enamored with the the identity of St. Louis-based studio, Almanac. The concept and details are carried out beautifully across all...
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Atipus

Courtney • Feb 3, 2011Feb 3, 2011
Great modern wine packaging by Barcelona-based studio, Atipus....
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Type Love 127: Suti

Courtney • Feb 3, 2011Sep 14, 2012
Suti is a fun brush script by Mike Melvas. Available right here at MyFonts....
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Live the Language

Courtney • Feb 2, 2011Mar 28, 2011
I haven’t done a whole lot of traveling abroad, but these promotional videos for EF Language Schools have me itching to. The short films are the...
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50 and 50

Courtney • Feb 2, 2011Feb 1, 2011
If you’re not aware, 50 and 50 is a project where fifty designers were invited to represent their state by illustrating its motto. And now, the ...
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Luchocorrea: Brown

Courtney • Feb 2, 2011Apr 3, 2011
I’m loving this identity by Luchocorrea for Brown, a small, artisan confectioner in Bogotá, Colombia....
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AIGA New Mexico Showdown

Courtney • Feb 2, 2011Apr 3, 2011
This work for the AIGA New Mexico Showdown is the result of a collaboration between Hieronymus and Jesse Arneson, with photography by Karen Kuehn. Acc...
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Mrs. Connection

Courtney • Feb 1, 2011Feb 1, 2011
Lately I have discovered so many talented designers and clever projects through The SVA Designer as Author MFA program, and Mrs. Connection is certain...
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Lesley Weiner

Courtney • Feb 1, 2011Feb 1, 2011
When I happened upon Lesley Weiner’s portfolio, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that she’s one of the creatives behind Mélangerie&#82...
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CF Napa Packaging

Courtney • Feb 1, 2011Feb 1, 2011
CF Napa seems to have successfully cornered the Napa Valley wine market. Their portfolio is filled with packaging and marketing materials for various ...
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Collective Approach

Courtney • Feb 1, 2011Jan 31, 2011
For a recent mailer, the team at Collective Approach transformed a collection of vintage London postcards into a modern and unique promotional piece....
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Hunt Studio

Courtney • Jan 31, 2011Jan 30, 2011
I’m loving Hunt Studio‘s beautiful new identity. via site inspire...
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Theory of Connectivity

Courtney • Jan 31, 2011Jan 30, 2011
For the cover of Bluetooth’s publication Signature, Adam Voorhes and Will Bryant collaborated on a stop motion animation. Check out the animatio...
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Julian Zimmermann: König Bansah

Courtney • Jan 31, 2011Jan 30, 2011
There’s some excellent work in the portfolio of Julian Zimmermann, including this identity for—believe it or not—an African King. Take a loo...
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Elliott Walker: Otto

Courtney • Jan 31, 2011Jan 30, 2011
Here is a fun identity project by Elliott Walker, who I briefly mentioned in the Quick Links post earlier this morning....
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Face.

Courtney • Jan 27, 2011Jan 26, 2011
Face. has some great identity programs in their portfolio, including this one for Milla Suri, a beauty boutique in Mexico....
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Type Love 126: Tabac Sans

Courtney • Jan 27, 2011Sep 14, 2012
Tabac Sans is a new release from Suitcase Type, featuring eight weights and a huge variety of Open Type features. Pick it up from My Fonts right here....
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Kafka, Redesigned

Courtney • Jan 26, 2011Dec 14, 2012
I’m popping in late tonight to share these redesigned Kafka covers by Peter Mendelsund. All i can say is, wow....
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USOPPOSTO

Courtney • Jan 26, 2011Jan 26, 2011
This beautiful cookbook, La Puglia in un piatto, was conceptualized and designed by Usopposto. Here is a description of the concept, direct from the s...
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Amelia Grohman

Courtney • Jan 26, 2011Jan 26, 2011
I’m a big fan of designer Amelia Grohman‘s letterpress work. I spotted the first piece, designed for Peter Kruty Editions, way back in HOW...
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Play Me

Courtney • Jan 26, 2011Jan 26, 2011
For a variety of modern wine packaging, check out the portfolio of Portugese design studio Play Me....
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Dowling | Duncan: Future Designs

Courtney • Jan 26, 2011Dec 18, 2012
This modern, geometric identity was designed by Dowling | Duncan for Future Designs, a bespoke lighting systems company. Since its creation Dowling | ...
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