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Some of you may be aware of the fact that restaurant branding is one of my favorite types of projects to feature. So I was really excited to be introd...
Category: Design
Courtney • New from Cue!
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I was pretty psyched when Kate wrote yesterday to let me know that Cue had just updated their portfolio. I’m a big fan (previously posted about ...
Edholm Ullenius
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Edholm Ullenius, a team of two designers working in Stockholm, has one of the most colorful portfolios I’ve ever seen. Filled with pattern after...
Pryor Design
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Pryor Design is a small firm based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan with a wide range of work to their credit. Here are a couple of projects that caught my ...
Manual: Sam Tootal
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I first discovered Manual back in May and was immediately impressed with their work, so I was excited to see they’ve recently published an updat...
Smicker Dubblera
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A recent look at BVD’s portfolio led me to a project I hadn’t seen before, the Smicker Dubblera identity. On its own the typographic syste...
Savons Exquis
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I’m loving the sweet floral packaging for these French soaps found at online shop Cocobohème....
Aardvark
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UK-based Aardvark makes letterpress broadsides using traditional wood and metal type. Their shop is stocked with with vintage-inspired prints includin...
FBA
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I’m loving this collection of graphic book jackets designed by Portugese studio, FBA. via Cosas Visuales...
One Million
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One Million is a unique book, conceived by New Yorker editor Hendrik Hertzberg, whose aim was to make abstract numbers more concrete for the reader. O...
Kenny Barela: An Infographical Guide
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Loving this self-promotional infographic piece by Kenny Barela. via HOW magazine...
fg branddesign
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When German design firm fg branddesign sent over their work, I was immediately drawn to the Perfect Nails Perfect Face brand and the geometric pattern...
Color Happy 102
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Not the typical type of image I like to post for Color Happy, but I was really struck by the color palette of J. Crew’s homepage this week....
Knit
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Knit is a new series of vector pattern designs from You Work for Them. The two sets of pattens “hijacked off sweater vests from long forgotten c...
Abby Brewster
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Loving this stationery system designed by Abby Brewster for J.W. Hall Builders. She had me at that striped envelope liner....
Type Love 114: Thorowgood
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For an alternative to Bodoni Poster, check out Thorowgood. Available from You Work for Them....
Robert Festino
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Despite their recent decline, I’m still a bit of a magazine junkie. So these spreads art directed by Robert Festino really caught my eye. via @M...
Matt Stevens: GUTS
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While checking out Matt Stevens’ blog the other day, his work for GUTS caught my eye. Started by HAWSE, GUTS is a Halloween-centric, design comm...
The Years Are Sailing By
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This exquisite book, The Years Are Sailing By, was created for Farstad Shipping ASA for their 50th anniversary by Robert Dalen and Tom Emil Olsen. See...
Cooper & Ford Identity
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Here is a lovely identity for Cooper & Ford, “Coffee Makers and Pastry Bakers”, by Robinsson Cravents....
Timo Weiland Identity
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Here’s a great identity for fashion label Timo Weiland The chic and sophisticated brand was created by RoAndCo, the New York-based studio of Roa...
Tom Davie | Typographic Posters
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I can’t stop scrolling through this series of Typographic Posters by Tom Davie of the Cincinnati-based studiotwentysix2, especially the photo...
Type Love 113: Suomi Slab Serif
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Suomi Slab Serif a crisp, sharp version of a typewriter font, was designed by Tomi Haaparanta (who also designed Tee Franklin, featured recently) and...
LEGO + Letterpress
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A match made in heaven? I think so. Pick up prints right here....
Luke Lisi
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Well this identity for Spin! Pizza is certainly a far cry from what I’m used to seeing around here. Designed by Luke Lisi, this Kansas pizza par...
Astronaut Design
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I love identity systems that incorporate different textures and layers of visual information. So I’m really enjoying the juxtaposition of the pa...
Glitz Design
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Here is some lovely patterned packaging for Beijaflor vegetal soaps, by Glitz Design....
Playlab
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I originally posted about Mind Design last year so it had been awhile since I checked out their portfolio. As it turns out they’ve been continuo...
Pattern Book Collection
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Loving this set of patterned book covers by Astrid Ortiz....
Dexter Posters
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Well, Ty Mattson has done it again! Turns out the internet has already exploded with these, but I couldn’t resist a quick feature. I’m not...
Lucy Stephens
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Another set of book covers that caught my eye recently is this series designed by Lucy Stephens. I’m loving the juxtaposition of the graphic por...
Daniel Justi
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Brazilian designer Daniel Justi has a knack for patterned and illustrated book cover design. He’s also working on a new typeface which I’m...
Type Love 112: Tee Franklin
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Tee Franklin was commissioned by Vogue UK for their redesign in 2001. This new version of the classic typeface Franklin Gothic contains a wider variet...
FAMILY
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And to round off the food/travel/hospitality theme for the day, here is a sweet, simple identity for the Vanilla Cupcake Kitchen, designed by FAMILY....
Planet Creative
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As you can see I have hospitality-related branding on my mind this week. So to continue with the theme, here are two interesting restaurant brands con...
Nelson Associates
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I’m posting about travel-related art and design over at Hard Feelings this week, and in my research I came across a ton of great brands for luxu...
Cosmo Sapiens
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Paris-based creative studio, Cosmo Sapiens, completed this identity for Sailor Roman, who is the official tattoo artist for the studio. I really like ...
Kelli Anderson
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I posted about Kelli Anderson awhile back, and I was immensely impressed when I discovered her work back then. But I was recently made aware of her ne...
Foreign Policy
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Fair warning: this is one of my longer posts in terms of the volume of imagery being featured. When Foreign Policy—who I am a big fan of (and have p...
Willow Club Identity
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Designed by Margaret Inga Wiatrowski, The Willow Club Identity features a series of graphic, yet delicate patterns and a crisp black and white color p...
Typozon Business Cards
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I’m loving everything about Typozon‘s new business cards, from the color palette to the illustrations. via FPO...
Touchable Sound
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Touchable Sound, the latest release from Soundscreen Design, is an exploration of the almost 25-year history of 7-inch records from the USA. The book ...
Dreamers Ink Aesthetics
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Dreamers Ink Aesthetics is a “forward thinking creative agency that blends a wide range of artistic disciplines to execute thoughtful and engagi...
Color Happy 99
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This fall weather is drawing me to fall color palettes like this one from a photograph by Helen of Tartlette. Check out the accompanying recipe for He...
Daniel Blackman
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Philly-based designer Daniel Blackman has a really great, well-rounded portfolio.. In particular, I’m loving thiese Gentleman’s Guides to ...
Shauna Mae
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Here is a fun poster series by Shauna Mae. Each poster represented one event in a dinner concert series, which combined dining, wine and folk music....
Type Love 111: Neplus Ultra
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Neplus Ultra is a new chunky slab serif from p.s. type, and I am loving the unique letterform details like the lowercase g’s....
Stopbreathing
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Stopbreathing is the portfolio of Ron Thompson, who is currently a Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi LA. This is one of those portfolios that...
TNOP
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Here’s a variety of pieces by Chicago-based TNOP™ DESIGN, who works by the phrase “Design is to undesign.”...
Student Spotlight
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Diego Morales is a 22-year old student from Brazil, and Annie Yiling Wang is a student from Minneapolis, and their work is certainly indicates a matur...
Kellerhouse
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I’m loving KELLERHOUSE’s edgy images for the entertainment industry. Looks like they were also responsible for The Social Network (which I...
Bedow Creative
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Eat! Ekoaffären is Sweden’s largest organic grocery store. Bedow Creative designed this playful brand from the ground up, from naming and conce...
Puffin Designer Classics
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Book publisher Puffin has recently commissioned various artists and designers to create limited edition cover designs for classic stories including Th...
Mikael Fløysand
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Mikael Fløysand is a Norwegian-based design student, who is also a part of Studio 3 (where the Hyperactivity Typography Book was designed). I’m...
Tyler Fortney
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Here is a selection of projects by Tyler Fortney. His work sways heavily towards print, which I certainly love to see in this digitally-emphasized day...
Aprile Elcich
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Recent graduate Aprile Elcich is a designer, illustrator and collage artist with a really interesting portfolio. I’m loving these images from he...
Jarrod Taylor
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I haven’t featured any book jackets in awhile, so when I came across these designs by Jarrod Taylor I jumped at the chance....
Studio Mpls
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Here’s an amazing branding project from newly formed studio, Studio Mpls. Salon Modern is an upscale salon with a playful yet complex brand lang...
Type Love 110: Charlie
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I’ve rarely met a slab serif I didn’t like, and Charlie, designed by Working Format, is no exception....
3 Advertising
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I very rarely feature advertising on dwl, mainly because I don’t often encounter any that makes me look. But 3 Advertising has certainly proven ...