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Aloha

Courtney • Aug 2, 2010Aug 2, 2010
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&...
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A Brief (and Belated) Hello

Courtney • Jul 24, 2010Jul 24, 2010
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...
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Insite Design

Courtney • Jul 16, 2010Jul 11, 2010
Loving this packaging design for the The Good Earth Food and Wine Co. by Canada-based firm, Insite Design....
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Khuan Cavemen Co.: Weekend Knack

Courtney • Jul 15, 2010Jul 11, 2010
Here are three of seven weekly covers for Weekend Knack magazine, created by Khuan Caveman Co. See the rest right here. via Matthew Buchanan...
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Type Love 102: Titillation

Courtney • Jul 15, 2010Sep 14, 2012
Titillation is a round and narrow sans serif by Suomi Type Foundry....
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Ross Bruggink

Courtney • Jul 13, 2010Jul 11, 2010
Loving the poster designs of Ross Bruggink....
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Make Believe

Courtney • Jul 13, 2010Jul 11, 2010
Great shirts by Make Believe (especially loving the anchor design). Purchase them here....
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Grain & Gram

Courtney • Jul 12, 2010Mar 20, 2011
The current iteration of Grain & Gram, an online “Gentleman’s Journal”, interests me both in subject and in design. The look and...
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Nathaniel Cooper: Oak 63

Courtney • Jul 9, 2010Jul 4, 2010
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...
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Hendo Design

Courtney • Jul 9, 2010Jul 5, 2010
Loving this delicate, nature-inspired invitation design by Hendo Design....
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Marc Atlan + Kjaer Weis

Courtney • Jul 8, 2010Jul 4, 2010
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...
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Type Love 101: LaSalle

Courtney • Jul 8, 2010Sep 14, 2012
LaSalle is an expressive, vintagey script by Filmotype....
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Erin Fuller Graphics

Courtney • Jul 7, 2010Jul 4, 2010
I’m definitely digging Erin Fuller’s clean, graphic style. Check out more in her Flickr stream....
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Carolina Andreoli: 317

Courtney • Jul 7, 2010Jul 4, 2010
Take a look at 317 by Carolina Andreoli. According to Carolina: “317 is an exploration of how emotionally close versus how geographically close ...
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IBM Smarter Planet

Courtney • Jul 6, 2010Jul 4, 2010
When I first came across it, the IBM Smarter Planet campaign immediately grabbed my attention. The collaboration between Office and Ogilvy & Mathe...
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Foreign Policy

Courtney • Jul 6, 2010Jul 4, 2010
Table Nº 1, Shanghai’s first gastro-bar that serves up tapas-style modern European cuisine, features a rustic, handmade identity designed by Fo...
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Kate Drago: Unraveled

Courtney • Jul 6, 2010Jul 4, 2010
I’m loving the textural details found in Unraveled—a campaign to promote awareness about unfair labor in the United States—by Kate Drago....
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Print Revolution

Courtney • Jul 5, 2010Jul 5, 2010
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...
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A Swoonworthy Birth Announcement

Courtney • Jul 5, 2010Jul 5, 2010
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...
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J. Chris Schwartz

Courtney • Jul 5, 2010Jul 5, 2010
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...
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Color Happy 87

Courtney • Jul 2, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Loving the pop of bright pink on this vintage matchbook label....
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Joe Stephenson

Courtney • Jul 1, 2010Jun 27, 2010
Joe Stephenson is a recently-graduated London-based designer and talented portrait artist. I’m loving this project that aimed to encourage desig...
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Type Love 100: Ibis Display

Courtney • Jul 1, 2010Sep 14, 2012
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...
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Jay B Sauceda

Courtney • Jun 30, 2010Mar 20, 2011
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...
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Johanna Asseraf

Courtney • Jun 29, 2010Jun 27, 2010
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, ...
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Let’s Talk

Courtney • Jun 29, 2010Jun 29, 2010
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...
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Beast Pieces + Shine

Courtney • Jun 28, 2010Jun 27, 2010
Studio on Fire just keeps topping themselves—case in point, this super fun promotional item designed by Shine Advertising spotted on Beast Pieces la...
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Circuit Gallery

Courtney • Jun 25, 2010Jun 25, 2010
It’s great to see so many people trying to get contemporary art in the hands of the public in a more affordable way. We’ve seen this with ...
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Sebastiaan Bremer

Courtney • Jun 25, 2010Jun 25, 2010
Today I’m enthralled with the colorful, whimsical images of Sebastiaan Bremer....
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Color Happy 86

Courtney • Jun 25, 2010Mar 20, 2011
When it comes to illustration, Lab Partners are definitely one of my favorites. So for today’s color happy I thought I’d choose one of the...
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Kate Murphy Photography Identity

Courtney • Jun 24, 2010Jun 24, 2010
When I spotted Kate Murphy’s new business cards on her photography blog recently, I knew I had to feature them. Between the saturated yellow ink...
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The Visual Mixtape

Courtney • Jun 24, 2010Jun 24, 2010
For The Visual Mixtape, Noa Emberson used the previously posted set of photographs to create a poster series based on 25 of his favorite albums. It&#8...
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Reaching For Imperfection

Courtney • Jun 24, 2010Jun 24, 2010
This set of landscape photographs by Noa Emberson is absolutely stunning....
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Type Love 99: Rum Black

Courtney • Jun 24, 2010Sep 14, 2012
Rum Black was actually a winner of the 2010 TDC competition. The hefty display face was created by Royal Academy of Arts Type & Media grad Trine R...
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Studio Output

Courtney • Jun 23, 2010Jun 23, 2010
Studio Output is a London-based design studio with a diverse portfolio. Unsurprisingly I’m drawn to their branding projects, especially this one...
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Nonpareil!

Courtney • Jun 23, 2010Aug 16, 2010
As many of you know I’ve recently begun shifting my focus to design for events, through Seamless Paperie. So today I am extremely excited to unv...
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Matthew Lyons

Courtney • Jun 23, 2010Jun 23, 2010
Not sure why it’s taken me so long to post about Matthew Lyons‘ work, as I’ve been admiring it for quite awhile. So when I saw his n...
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Luke Bott

Courtney • Jun 23, 2010Jun 23, 2010
I’m a big fan of Luke Bott’s graphic illustration work. Here’s his visual response to BP oil spill disaster. (It seems as though the...
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onefootinfront

Courtney • Jun 22, 2010Jun 22, 2010
I’m currently admiring these beautifully textured illustrations by onefootinfront, the studio of Keegan Wenkman. You can pick up prints right he...
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Benign Objects Greeting Cards

Courtney • Jun 22, 2010Jun 22, 2010
Rachel of Benign Objects just recently released a new line of greeting cards based on her collage work. Check them out—as well as all of the other f...
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Bureau of Betterment

Courtney • Jun 22, 2010Jun 22, 2010
The Bureau of Betterment is a Portland-based design studio run by Mette Hornung Rankin, a designer whose personal passions clearly show through her wo...
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Sol Linero

Courtney • Jun 22, 2010Jun 22, 2010
I recently stumbled upon Sol Linero’s Flickr stream, and it occurred to me that her work looked familiar. Then I realized I had seen her etsy sh...
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Marlene

Courtney • Jun 21, 2010Jun 20, 2010
Marlene Dietrich’s letterhead was so simple, chic and timeless....
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Minted Holiday Challenge Favorites

Courtney • Jun 21, 2010Dec 18, 2012
If you’ve been following the Minted Holiday Card Challenge at all, you’re well aware that the number of submissions—over 1300—was reco...
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WE ART YOU

Courtney • Jun 18, 2010Jun 17, 2010
As most have moved on to 100% digital music files, it’s pretty rare to see any sort of music packaging these days. WE ART YOU, the work of Andre...
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Joe Snow

Courtney • Jun 17, 2010Jun 17, 2010
Joe Snow is a UK-based designer and ilustrator working in a colorful, retro-inspired style. I’m particularly loving the branding and packaging h...
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Live Earth

Courtney • Jun 17, 2010Jun 17, 2010
James Mabery‘s primary focus is on motion graphics, which I don’t feature a whole lot of on this blog. However, I’m particularly fon...
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Type Love 98: St Marie

Courtney • Jun 17, 2010Sep 14, 2012
This love-at-first-sight serif typeface is the in-progress St Marie from Sterotypes. Unfortunately there is not much information on an approximate rel...
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f8 Conference Branding

Courtney • Jun 16, 2010Jun 16, 2010
It’s been pretty awesome to see the work Ben Barry has completed for Facebook since he’s begun working there. And the branding for the f8 ...
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LoSiento

Courtney • Jun 16, 2010Jun 13, 2010
I have to admit I got a bit lost on the LoSiento site. There was just such an abundance of eye-catching projects, I had to keep checking out what was ...
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Belle

Courtney • Jun 16, 2010Jun 16, 2010
This delicate, feminine identity was created by Marcio Kelmanson (a partner at James) for Belle, a boutique that rents high-end wedding gowns and alte...
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New Gavin Potenza

Courtney • Jun 16, 2010Jun 16, 2010
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve checked in to see what’s new in the portfolio of Gavin Potenza (I bought his Homage to the Stamp p...
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Milk Carton Postcards Project

Courtney • Jun 15, 2010Jun 13, 2010
Loving this project by Grass Studio. This series of postcards for the Dasein Academy of Art feature die-cut artwork that folds into miniature milk car...
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here design

Courtney • Jun 15, 2010Jun 13, 2010
The branding for Gail’s Bakery is just one jaw-droppingly beautiful example from the portfolio of London-based here design....
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PaperRep

Courtney • Jun 15, 2010Jun 14, 2010
Way back when OS9 was the operating system of choice, I received a PaperRep disc at some sort of paper event. At the time I had recently graduated fro...
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A Rather Novel Collection

Courtney • Jun 15, 2010Jun 14, 2010
While browsing the Anthropologie catalog, this fragrance packaging caught my eye. A Rather Novel Collection Eau De Parfum is a collection of six scent...
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Communication Arts Typography Competition

Courtney • Jun 14, 2010Mar 28, 2011
For the first time ever, Communication Arts is holding a Typography Competition. This juried competition will celebrate “the best use of typogra...
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Write Your Future

Courtney • Jun 14, 2010Jun 14, 2010
I thought it seemed apropos to start off the day with a project having to do with the currently-happening 2010 World Cup. A few designers from w+k stu...
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Kevin Cantrell

Courtney • Jun 11, 2010Jun 9, 2010
Really admiring the work of Kevin Cantrell, who is currently an employee at Hint Creative in Salt Lake City. via Graphic Exchange...
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Posters by Adam Hill

Courtney • Jun 11, 2010Jun 9, 2010
Since I last posted about the work of Adam Hill, he’s launched a new portfolio, so it was fun to check in and see what new things he’s bee...
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