Dan Blackman for Cranky Pressman
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I’m loving this letterpress promotional piece that Dan Blackman designed for Cranky Pressman. The piece was created for the next issue of Upperc...
Category: Design
Courtney • Beth Katleman
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Maya from Visual Lingual recently alerted me to the work of Beth Katleman who created this amazing three-dimensional toile. via Visual Lingual...
Christine Wisnieski
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I love everything in Cleveland-based designer, Christine Wisnieski’s portfolio. The works include both personal and professional projects that s...
Steph Davlantes
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There’s some great work to be seen in the portfolio of Steph Davlantes. I’m really loving this program for Bold Bald, a head shine product...
Adam Katz
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Adam Katz is a fellow Syracuse Grad and current MFA Candidate in SVA’s Designer as Author program. For Stefan Sagmeister’s “Things I...
Funnel’s New Site
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Funnel, the studio of Eric Kass, recently launched a new site to showcase all of their beautifully layered work. This identity for Films by Francesco ...
Gerren Lamson
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Today I’m pleased to feature Gerren Lamson, an Austin-based designer at Springbox, whose portfolio is brimming with a variety of colorful design...
Moving Brands: E. Tautz
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Awhile back I posted about the beautiful Moving Brands work for Norton & Sons, a fine London tailor. Following the success of that launch, the pro...
Rabe & Company
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Loving this collection of letterpressed business cards by Rabe & Company. (Also doesn’t hurt that as a Top Chef fan Lee Anne Wong’s na...
one point oh: You & Me
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one point oh just released a beautiful new limited-edition set of typographic prints, entitled You & Me. Pick it up right here....
World of Geekcraft
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Three of the talented gents of Public School recently had the opportunity to produce World of Geekcraft, a new publication from Chronicle Books. World...
The Office of Nature: Lux Beauty Boutique
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Any shade of blue-green captures my attention immediately. So take that and combine it with an intricate and letterpress, and I’m hooked. The Of...
Type Love 125: Brandon Grotesque
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Mistakenly, I never posted about Brandon Grotesque when I first discovered it; but it recently came back on my radar due to this Fonts in Use post on ...
Stuart Kolakovic for Marks and Spencer
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Somehow I missed these beautiful packages Stuart Kolakovic illustrated for Marks and Spencer a little while back. They’re still very much worth ...
Wallace Design House Revisited
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I just took another look at Wallace Design House’s photostream (originally posted about designer Dustin Wallace here), and there’s lots of...
Spoonful of Sugar
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I’m so excited about this next project that designer Leen Sadder, a graduate student in the SVA Designer as Author program, conceptualized. For ...
Ivana Martinovic
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Here is some beautiful work by Sydney-based Ivana Martinovic. This particular project was created to celebrate Vision Day at Landor Sydney. According ...
Sussner Design Company: Invision Eyewear
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Minneapolis’s Sussner Design launched a new site a few months ago, and I finally just got a chance to browse around a bit. As expected, all the ...
A Tandem Contest
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To celebrate five years of business, today marks the launch of a new website and a special contest for Tandem. Here are the details, straight from the...
Katie Evans
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The Kate Spade brand is one of my favorites, when it comes to both their products and their marketing efforts, so it’s great get a peek into the...
Flaechenbrand: Braufactum
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This sophisticated packaging system was designed by German design firm, Flaechenbrand for a new line of gourmet beers by Braufactum....
Foundry Co.
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Oklahoma-based FOUNDRY CO is producing some really amazing work, from identities to collateral to packaging. The Belle of Saint Louis brand, which it&...
A Friend Of Mine: Wired Weaving
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Each month Wired magazine asks various contributors to illustrate the edition number of their magazine. For A Friend of Mine‘s recent contributi...
Type Love 124: Trigot
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First discovered over at André Mora’s site, Trigot is a modular display face by Michael Hübner crafted entirely from the basic form of the tri...
Linseed Projects
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I love hearing from readers who are getting something out of the work I put into dwl on a daily basis. And furthermore, I love it when those same read...
Student Spotlight: Nathan Godding
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Nathan Godding, a senior at Academy of Art in San Francisco, is one talented student, with an impressive portfolio. I’m particularly loving this...
Nostalgia Organics
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I stumbled upon Nostalgia Organics on etsy awhile ago, and somehow the bookmark got lost in the shuffle. The designs have since been posted on the the...
Óscar Germade: Pazo Baión
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The identity for Pazo Baión, a wine cultural foundation in Spain, includes this elegant and sophisticated bespoke typeface in sleek black and white. ...
Matt Roeser Book Covers
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For a personal project, Matt Roeser chose to take some of his favorite books and redesign their covers. Here’s a few of the covers he’s co...
Evan Stremke
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This morning I’ve been admiring the diverse portfolio of Evan Stremke, who is currently a designer at Swink....
Kendrick Kidd
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There is a great assortment of illustrated packaging, mainly for various beers, in Kendrick Kidd‘s portfolio....
Robinsson Cravents: Xnilo
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I’m loving this new identity for Xnilo Design Studio by Robinsson Cravents—especially the dynamic, exploding pattern created from the logo gra...
Color Happy 110
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Yes, it is 2011. I’m aware. But this colorful typographic illustration actually accompanies Brent Couchman’s favorite albums of 2010. Chec...
Student Spotlight: Amanda Boshard
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Play-Doh was by far one of my favorite toys growing up. (In fact, I still have a can of it sitting on my desk.) So this student project very quickly c...
Type Love 123: 2012 Top 10
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As promised, here are my ten favorite typefaces from 2010, many of which you’ve seen in past Type Loves. This isn’t a “best of”...
Exhibit: 33.3
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33.3 is an art show opening this weekend, January 8th, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. For the show, each artist was tasked with the challenge of reimagining an...
French Heraldry Exhibition
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Take a look at this French Heraldry Exhibition by Hugo & Marie artist Jules Julien. I’m loving the juxtaposition between the clean, modern g...
Anagrama: Micheline
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I’m a big fan of Anagrama’s work, so it’s no surprise that I’m loving this identity system for Micheline, a stationery boutiqu...
Fonts In Use
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I briefly mentioned this site in this past Monday’s Quick Links, but I’m so excited about it that I feel it deserves a post of its own. Fo...
Bibliothèque Design: Flint
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I’m not sure what it is about vintage-looking diagrams, but I cannot resist them. So, of course, I was immediately drawn to this identity design...
Marx Design Holiday Gift
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For this year’s holiday gift, Marx Design chose to create a wine bottle design. The series of three bottles play off the founder’s last na...
To Resolve Project
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The To Resolve Project is the creative effort of Chris Streger. He put out a call for submissions for designers and illustrators to submit an iphone w...
Emma Rogan
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Happy Holidays from dwl
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Starting today, we are taking a much-needed break to relax with friends and family over the holidays. If you have any time off in the next week, enjoy...
Dribbble Hometowns
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Yet another fun Dribble series (thanks so much for the invite offers everyone!) is this one where designers visually represent their hometowns. It all...
White House Project Annual Report
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It seems like fewer and fewer organizations are producing annual reports these days, so I was pleased to see this design for the White House Project b...
Delane Meadows: The Conquest
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The Conquest, by Delane Meadows, is an infographic that visualizes the travels of the characters in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Click on the...
onepointoh
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This is perhaps more appropriate for Valentine’s Day than Christmas, but I’m loving this typographic screenprint by UK-based studio onepoi...
Lincoln Supply Co.
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Lincoln Supply Co., a new line of vintage Americana-inspired clothing and accessories, is the brainchild of designer Jeremy Beasley. Personal attentio...
Type Love 122: Dala Floda
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Dala Floda, from Commercial Type, is an unusual stencil typeface that was originally inspired by the lettering on worn gravestones and shipping crates...
Josh Higgins
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I love that many of Josh Higgins’ poster designs focus on one central and compelling image. You can see many more examples of this right here, a...
New from Scout Books
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I’m a big fan of Scout Books and all of the possibilities they present, both inside and out. At the moment I’m particularly loving these w...
The New Baker Identity
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As someone who is always fascinated by the process of designers designing for themselves, this identity redesign is of particular interest to me. Desi...
Holiday Happy Hour by Dribbble
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I don’t have a dribbble account (hint hint readers with extra invites :)), but it’s always fun to pop over there and catch a glimpse of wh...
Small Horse Studio
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Small Horse Studio is the husband and wife team of graphic designer Trevor Basset and illustrator Gaelyn Woltz. Their combined efforts have resulted i...
Adiós LA
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When designer Jon Jackson accepted a job that would take him from Los Angeles to New York, he wanted to leave with a bang. And what better way to send...
Kulick Design
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Here are some great book covers, in a pretty wide variety of styles, by Kulick Design....
An Object of Beauty
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I have heard so many great things about Steve Martin’s new novel, An Object of Beauty, that it has flown to the top of my reading list. So I was...
dwl Exclusive: 1200 Posters
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This morning I’m excited to introduce to you 1200 Posters, a new project from Aaron Perry Zucker and Big New Ideas. On the twelfth of each month...
Kirsten Swank
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I’m loving Kirsten Swank‘s take on the Mad Tea Party theme for Olsen‘s annual Mother’s Day celebration....