Wood McGrath
I’m loving the custom, dotted type that Wood McGrath incorporated into this logo for Pottery Goes Pop....
Category: Design
The Biggert Collection
If you have an interest in vintage ephemera, The Biggert Collection (a collection of architectural vignettes on commercial stationery) is a treasure t...
Caroline Robert
Montreal-based artist and designer Caroline Robert has done some interesting work on Arcade Fire’s latest release, including album artwork and t...
Type Love 105: St. Ryde
St Ryde, a “casual and modern sans serif”, is the latest release from Stereotypes. And it’s available for purchase from My Fonts rig...
The Animal Print Shop
This morning I’m so excited to share with you The Animal Print Shop, the new home of Sharon Montrose’s amazing animal prints. Not only is ...
Oliver Hofmann
I love this simple and smart Ex Libris (or bookplate) that Oliver Hofmann for Austrian semi-celebrity Robert Mang. Oliver also has some great illustra...
With Love
Who doesn’t love an ampersand? I’d love to see this gift series by Scott Marc Berry developed into a line of t-shirts too....
Isle of Skye
I always love to see creative business card designs, so I was especially excited to come across the new cards of artist and designer Skye Jeffreys. Th...
Pencil + Paper
I’m loving the wide range of work in Justin Fuller‘s portfolio. But what especially caught my eye is these typographic and illustrative pi...
A USPS Redesign
Unfortunately I highly doubt this would ever fly in real life, but I’m loving Matt Chase’s retro, cheerful USPS redesign....
Unleashed: 2010
Every year I look forward to seeing the final projects of the SVA MFA Designer as Author program. This year, the 21 graduates present Unleashed, a col...
Luke Elliott
This project from recent grad, Luke Elliott, is so much fun. I love the band of characters they developed as part of the fruit fan club. Even more imp...
Ty Wilkins
I’m loving the design style of Oklahoma-based designer, Ty Wilkins‘. For me, this especially comes through in his logo work, which has bee...
Type Love 104: Arbor
Arbor created by Village founder Chester Jenkins. Originally designed for the New York Time’s Magazines’s 2008 Hollywood issue, the entire...
Supermodule
More plaid! Supermodule‘s tagline is “Classic Paper for Modern People”, which really says it all. The Stay Warm series is a set of v...
A Modern Eden
A Modern Eden actually creates well-designed, educational iPhone apps for kids. If you’re a parent I highly recommend checking them out. But wha...
The Bubble Process
Meet The Bubble Process, a “two-man design and illustration firm built on this premise: good food, good music, good time”. In addition to ...
Curtis Jinkins
Austin-based designer Curtis Jinkins has a great range of work in his portfolio. Here is just a sampling of a few projects that caught my eye. And if ...
Perfect Pressed Plaid
As someone who has always been a big fan of plaid, my jaw just about dropped when I spotted these cards, designed for The Plaid Lab, on Beast Pieces. ...
Color Happy 91
Yet another great illustration from Luke Bott. Love it....
Gillian MacLeod
I’m loving Gillian MacLeod’s hand-lettering and illustration style....
Wall-to-Wall
Wall-to-Wall Studios, who have offices in both Pennsylvania and Hawaii (lucky them), have some great projects—for businesses in Hawaii and on the ma...
Forza
HF&J has done it again. Meet Forza. I also love these little design snippets they create to show how their typefaces pair together:...
Type Love 103
GHS, a new display face from You Work for Them, is my latest typographic obsession. Its various layering styles and ornaments allow for endless possib...
Springstreets
I am not by any means a Bruce Springsteen fan, but I can still appreciate the intricacies of this map by Dan Cassaro. Springstreets includes 200+ lyri...
Street Sweets
This newish food truck trend is really starting to produce some good design—one example being the Street Sweets truck, designed by Landers Miller. I...
Bobby McKenna
Recent grad Bobby McKenna, has a great style and portfolio. He’s definitely one to watch. via Allan Peters...
Pizza Paradiso Branding
Pizza Paradiso was one of those small shops that we didn’t read about on Chowhound before we left for our trip. It just happened to be right acr...
kate spade’s fall 2010
Once again, I’m loving Kate Spade’s promotional materials, this time for the Fall 2010 collection—I love that they’ve created almo...
Typography in Water
You Work for Them recently decided to have a little fun with their typefaces by submerging them in water, and here are the results. If you like what y...
Honolulu Cookie Company
Honolulu Cookie Company stood out amongst all the beachy, touristy shops in Lahaina center. I was immediately drawn to their sophisticated color palet...
Mattson Birth Announcement
I’ve mentioned Ty Mattson’s work several times here on dwl, but his latest project, a personal one, may take the cake. Feast your eyes on ...
Stitch Design Co. Identity
I’m a big fan of Stitch Design Co.’s work, so I was excited to see their completed identity system. The sophisticated attention to detail ...
Aloha
Hello again readers! It’s been awhile. This week we’ll be back to normal (aside from the absence of Monday Quick Links), so hopefully you&...
A Brief (and Belated) Hello
Hello from Hawaii! Apologies, readers, for not checking in sooner. I had planned on having lots of posts lined up for you before the wedding, but with...
Insite Design
Loving this packaging design for the The Good Earth Food and Wine Co. by Canada-based firm, Insite Design....
Khuan Cavemen Co.: Weekend Knack
Here are three of seven weekly covers for Weekend Knack magazine, created by Khuan Caveman Co. See the rest right here. via Matthew Buchanan...
Type Love 102: Titillation
Titillation is a round and narrow sans serif by Suomi Type Foundry....
Ross Bruggink
Loving the poster designs of Ross Bruggink....
Make Believe
Great shirts by Make Believe (especially loving the anchor design). Purchase them here....
Grain & Gram
The current iteration of Grain & Gram, an online “Gentleman’s Journal”, interests me both in subject and in design. The look and...
Nathaniel Cooper: Oak 63
I last checked in with Nathaniel Cooper when I posted about the Julian restaurant design. So I was excited to see this equally lovely identity for Oak...
Hendo Design
Loving this delicate, nature-inspired invitation design by Hendo Design....
Marc Atlan + Kjaer Weis
Marc Atlan Design recently completed the packaging design for Kjaer Weis, a high-end, organic and fully refillable make-up system. The unique and luxe...
Type Love 101: LaSalle
LaSalle is an expressive, vintagey script by Filmotype....
Erin Fuller Graphics
I’m definitely digging Erin Fuller’s clean, graphic style. Check out more in her Flickr stream....
Carolina Andreoli: 317
Take a look at 317 by Carolina Andreoli. According to Carolina: “317 is an exploration of how emotionally close versus how geographically close ...
IBM Smarter Planet
When I first came across it, the IBM Smarter Planet campaign immediately grabbed my attention. The collaboration between Office and Ogilvy & Mathe...
Foreign Policy
Table Nº 1, Shanghai’s first gastro-bar that serves up tapas-style modern European cuisine, features a rustic, handmade identity designed by Fo...
Kate Drago: Unraveled
I’m loving the textural details found in Unraveled—a campaign to promote awareness about unfair labor in the United States—by Kate Drago....
Print Revolution
This mailer for high school sophomores and juniors was created by 160/90 for Loyola University Maryland. The images below are from the second mailer i...
A Swoonworthy Birth Announcement
The birth announcement for Allan Peter’s new addition fits easily among the most creative and beautiful I’ve seen. I absolutely love the c...
J. Chris Schwartz
I don’t have a whole lot of context on this project for Carver’s by J. Chris Schwartz, but I am definitely loving the combination of in-yo...
Color Happy 87
Loving the pop of bright pink on this vintage matchbook label....
Joe Stephenson
Joe Stephenson is a recently-graduated London-based designer and talented portrait artist. I’m loving this project that aimed to encourage desig...
Type Love 100: Ibis Display
First, I have to stop for a second and recognize that this is the 100th Type Love post! How that is possible is beyond me—the last 100 weeks have co...
Jay B Sauceda
Jay B Sauceda is a Texas-based photographer whose aim is to share the stories and experiences of the people he encounters throughout life. I’m e...
Johanna Asseraf
A wave of nostalgia came over me when I spotted this project by design student Johanna Asseraf. When tasked with the assignment of branding an event, ...
Let’s Talk
When I first posted my Minted challenge favorites last week, I had no idea that the resulting conversation would take the course it did. That post gen...
Beast Pieces + Shine
Studio on Fire just keeps topping themselves—case in point, this super fun promotional item designed by Shine Advertising spotted on Beast Pieces la...