Wall-to-Wall
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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 main...
Category: Design
Courtney • Forza
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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
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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
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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
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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 h...
Bobby McKenna
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Recent grad Bobby McKenna, has a great style and portfolio. He’s definitely one to watch. via Allan Peters...
Pizza Paradiso Branding
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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 across th...
kate spade’s fall 2010
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Once again, I’m loving Kate Spade’s promotional materials, this time for the Fall 2010 collection—I love that they’ve created almost a field guide for...
Typography in Water
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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
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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
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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 the birth an...
Stitch Design Co. Identity
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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 is perfectio...
Aloha
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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’ve stuck wit...
A Brief (and Belated) Hello
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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
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Loving this packaging design for the The Good Earth Food and Wine Co. by Canada-based firm, Insite Design....
Khuan Cavemen Co.: Weekend Knack
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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
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Titillation is a round and narrow sans serif by Suomi Type Foundry....
Ross Bruggink
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Loving the poster designs of Ross Bruggink....
Make Believe
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Great shirts by Make Believe (especially loving the anchor design). Purchase them here....
Grain & Gram
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The current iteration of Grain & Gram, an online “Gentleman’s Journal”, interests me both in subject and in design. The look and feel is sophisticated...
Nathaniel Cooper: Oak 63
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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
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Loving this delicate, nature-inspired invitation design by Hendo Design....
Marc Atlan + Kjaer Weis
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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
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LaSalle is an expressive, vintagey script by Filmotype....
Erin Fuller Graphics
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I’m definitely digging Erin Fuller’s clean, graphic style. Check out more in her Flickr stream....
Carolina Andreoli: 317
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Take a look at 317 by Carolina Andreoli. According to Carolina: “317 is an exploration of how emotionally close versus how geographically close the pe...
IBM Smarter Planet
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When I first came across it, the IBM Smarter Planet campaign immediately grabbed my attention. The collaboration between Office and Ogilvy & Mather re...
Foreign Policy
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Table Nº 1, Shanghai’s first gastro-bar that serves up tapas-style modern European cuisine, features a rustic, handmade identity designed by Foreign P...
Kate Drago: Unraveled
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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
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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
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The birth announcement for Allan Peter’s new addition fits easily among the most creative and beautiful I’ve seen. I absolutely love the color palette...
J. Chris Schwartz
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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-your-face typo...
Color Happy 87
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Loving the pop of bright pink on this vintage matchbook label....
Joe Stephenson
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Joe Stephenson is a recently-graduated London-based designer and talented portrait artist. I’m loving this project that aimed to encourage designers t...
Type Love 100: Ibis Display
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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 comp...
Jay B Sauceda
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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 especia...
Johanna Asseraf
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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
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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
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Studio on Fire just keeps topping themselves—case in point, this super fun promotional item designed by Shine Advertising spotted on Beast Pieces last...
Circuit Gallery
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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 20×200, Tiny...
Sebastiaan Bremer
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Today I’m enthralled with the colorful, whimsical images of Sebastiaan Bremer....
Color Happy 86
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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 their recent il...
Kate Murphy Photography Identity
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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 and g...
The Visual Mixtape
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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’s ...
Reaching For Imperfection
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This set of landscape photographs by Noa Emberson is absolutely stunning....
Type Love 99: Rum Black
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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 Rask....
Studio Output
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Studio Output is a London-based design studio with a diverse portfolio. Unsurprisingly I’m drawn to their branding projects, especially this one for I...
Nonpareil!
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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 unveil my...
Matthew Lyons
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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 new Locations serie...
Luke Bott
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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 bottom image is a...
onefootinfront
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I’m currently admiring these beautifully textured illustrations by onefootinfront, the studio of Keegan Wenkman. You can pick up prints right here. vi...
Benign Objects Greeting Cards
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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 fun...
Bureau of Betterment
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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...
Sol Linero
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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 shop—fav...
Marlene
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Marlene Dietrich’s letterhead was so simple, chic and timeless....
Minted Holiday Challenge Favorites
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If you’ve been following the Minted Holiday Card Challenge at all, you’re well aware that the number of submissions—over 1300—was record-breaking. Tha...
WE ART YOU
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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 Andrew Mura...
Joe Snow
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Joe Snow is a UK-based designer and ilustrator working in a colorful, retro-inspired style. I’m particularly loving the branding and packaging he desi...
Live Earth
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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 fond of Live Earth, a...
Type Love 98: St Marie
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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...