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...
Category: Design
Courtney • 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 ...
In House
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I’m loving the branding and packaging for &Co., designed by New Zealand-based INHOUSE in crisp, clean black and white....
Michael Freimuth
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You can’t really go wrong with any of the projects in Michael Freimuth‘s portfolio. Each one is striking, modern and exquisitely polished....
HBO Unexpected
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Unexpected is a fantastical on-air promotion for HBO created by Umeric....
Fashion Week Invitations
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Refinery 29 recently posted a selection of the most creative invitations from Fashion week. Below you can see the pieces from Candela, Alice + Olivia ...
Guerrilla Gardening
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Probably the biggest thing that irks me about our current living situation is the lack of outdoor space. So while these Seed Bombs wouldn’t actu...
Type Love 109: Sense and Sensibility
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Sense and Sensibility are a pair of sans serifs from ShinnType that have been used by The Globe & Mail for several years. Made up of a modernist a...
Andreas Neophytou
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Andreas Neophytou, a designer at London-based Six Design, has a great portfolio filled with projects for chic, fashion-forward clients, like this iden...
Double Felix
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It can’t get much more fun than designing the look and feel for a music festival. And that’s exactly what Chelsea Conboy, of Double Felix ...
Jonny Wan
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I’m pretty impressed with the level of detail in each of these illustrated letterforms by Jonny Wan. Get a closer look at each one right here. v...
Adrián Mora
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I love Adrián Mora’s unique take on his personal identity system, using various family snapshots as the main feature....
Type Love 108: Geotica
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Geotica is a curvy display face with lots of possibilities. It features four styles and four grades, for a total of 16 different combinations. The typ...
The Orphan’s Arms
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The Orphan’s Arms is a London-based t-shirt brand that features distressed patterns, lots of black and white and fun, quirky messages....
Feedback Loop Launched!
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The Feedback Loop shop is now open for business. Check it out!...
Family Design Co.
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Family Design Co., a New Zealand-based studio, recently overhauled their brand from top to bottom. The black and white brand was carried through consi...
Matt Lehman
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I’m loving pretty much everything in Matt Lehman‘s portfolio, from the design to the illustrations. But today I’m particularly, I...
Neumeister
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Beautifully clean, minimalist packaging for mineral water Hwila by neumeister. via The Dieline...
A Typographic Puzzle
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I’m loving Upon a Fold’s contribution to the Pop-Up Alphabet Shop, a show that opened in Sydney this past weekend. 6 is a three-dimensiona...
The Feedback Loop Notebook Project
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I’m always a fan of good design for a good cause, so I was really happy to receive this news about the Feedback Loop Notebook Project last week....
Color Happy 95
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Zara Picken recently created four maps for Lonely Planet’s current issue. The one below features Quebec, but you can see the rest right here....
Meaghan Murray
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Great packaging by recent grad Meaghan Murray....
Nicole Ziegler Design
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Here’s a great project by Nicole Ziegler, the branding and design for Ladder Up, a non-profit company that helps the working poor climb out of p...
James Trump
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I’m loving the modern, sophisticated branding for Shine, a privately owned luxury furnishings company, designed by James Trump....