So Long 2009
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Happy New Year everyone! It’s good to be back after a long and relaxing break. I realize 2009 was a challenging year in a lot of ways. But I can’t hel...
Category: Design
Courtney • Invisible Creature
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There are so many great things to see at the new Invisible Creature. The slick, well-designed site features a vast portfolio of design and illustratio...
Bless
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Currently admiring the work of London-based Bless, especially the intricate details of their letterpressed Christmas card (top image)....
Mint Design
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Seattle-based Mint Design has an incredible portfolio filled with identity and packaging work for well-known brands....
A Last Minute DIY
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Two freebies in one week, I know. Looking forward to 2010, I hope to offer more of these on a regular basis. But if you’re looking for a last minute g...
Julian Baker
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Excellent work by Julian Baker via The Dieline...
Holiday Freebies
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Ever since I started this blog I had intended to offer some freebies from time to time, and I’ve finally gotten around to it. So for the first ever dw...
New Work: Blossom & Branch
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We have lots of new work from the last 6 plus months to update on our site, but unfortunately we probably won’t get around to that until the beginning...
Caleb Owen Everitt
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I’m loving the identity projects of Caleb Owen Everitt. Here is a small selection of favorites, but clicking on each image will take you to the full p...
Toast Its
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This is such a great idea for the holidays. Created by Imagehaus, Toast Its are greeting cards that wrap around wine bottles. Check the entire—well-de...
Type Love 74: Home Run
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Home Run is a set of two bold companion scripts by master typographer Doyald Young. One of the cool things about the pair is that you have the ability...
Reader Spotlight
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One thing I know about our readers is that you are, without a doubt, a talented bunch. So I’d like to take a minute to feature a couple of readers who...
Zeixs books
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Zeixs is German book publisher who is all “about the fusion of online and printed media”. I was previously unfamiliar with their design-focused books,...
Jared Schorr
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Jared Schorr is one talented and seriously patient artist. Schorr, whose primary medium is paper, created the intricately detailed snowflakes you see ...
The ’00s
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Now that 2009 is swiftly coming to a close, we’re starting to be bombarded with commentary about the decade, and countless “best of” lists. For New Yo...
Quick Links. Take Two.
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I realized I left out a few things I wanted to point out, so here is a second edition of Quick Links for the week. Enjoy! Dylan from OK Great, has sta...
Krom
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Krom is a series of intricate, color and black and white vector shapes, motion graphics, brushes and symbols by You Work for Them. The sheer variety o...
Curious Chocolate
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I’m really loving the the branding of UK-based chocolatier Curious Chocolate. The color palette is fun and unexpected, and the typography gives it a h...
Color Happy 60
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I’m still waiting for the snow to arrive in New York, so in the meantime I’ll live vicariously through photographs like this one by Tiffani....
The Best Part Shop
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The Best Part (one of my favorite design blogs) has opened up shop! Take a look at his first product offering, The ABC’s of branding, a foil stamped p...
Type Love 73: Geogrotesque Stencil
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One new typeface I am determined to find a use for is Geogrotesque Stencil, a new release from Emtype. The suite of 3 styles and 7 weights is now avai...
Personal Work: Save the Dates
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Normally I like to keep anything personal out of this blog. However, although this particular example falls into that category, it is also 100% design...
New from Jessica Hische
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The lovely Jessica Hische has a brand new site! She not only has plenty of new work to share, but also has a whole slew of prints available for sale i...
Wearing Whitman’s Words
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The Gift Guide postings last week took up quite a bit of time, so unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to post about Wearing Whitman’s Words, what soun...
Gift Guide 2009: Happy Holidays
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Here is a guide featuring some favorite holiday items, including gift wrap, cards and decor. This brings the week of Gift Guides to an end, so I hope ...
Gift Guide 2009: For the Guys
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1. CD Packaging Kit, $16.95 / 2. Beer Brewing Kit, $30.00 and up / 3. Attack of Literacy T-Shirt, $12.00 / 4. Whiskey no. 006 eau du toilette, $68.00 ...
Gift Guide 2009: Affordable Art
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1. Coney Island Katie, $15.00 / 2. Today Was a Good Day, $29.99 / 3. Penpals Set, $50.00 / 4. Oh Me Oh My, Approx. $131.00 / 5. Ranunculus Mini Set, $...
Gift Gude 2009: Typography
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1. Push Your Luck Postcard Series, Approx. $24.00 / 2. Empire Letters, $10.00 / 3. Photolettering Blocks, $35.00 / 4. Flocked Letter Cushion, $135.00 ...
Gift Guide 2009: Water
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From Wikipedia: Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces— Water represents imagination, human feelings and one’s ability to love and sustain. The Wate...
Gift Guide 2009: Fire
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From Wikipedia: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius— Fire represents one’s desires and creative energies. The Fire signs are associated with actio...
Gift Guide 2009: Air
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From Wikipedia: Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius— Air represents the intellect and one’s ability to reason and communicate. The Air signs are as...
Gift Guide 2009: Earth
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From Wikipedia: Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn— Earth represents one’s material resources, environment and possessions. The Earth signs are...
Color Happy 59
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Here’s an interesting color palette from The Great Carnival, the graduation project of Eric van Den Boom. Check here to learn more about the concept, ...
Type Love 72: Sun
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This versatile sans serif, Sun, a family including 14 styles, is available from Lucas Fonts....
Truly Deeply
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I’m really liking the typogrpaphic details and color palette of this identity project by Australian design firm Truly Deeply....
Upcoming Type
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The graduates of the 2009 Type and Media Program at The Hague are one talented bunch. Most of the typefaces they created as final projects are still i...
Gold Lunchbox
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There are so many great things to see at Gold Lunchbox, the portfolio of Karl Hebert, that it was definitely tough to choose which to feature. Karl, w...
Yeehaw
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Over the weekend we took some time to check out the Yeehaw Industries exhibit at Chelsea Market. Their prints are hung all throughout the space, and a...
Hofstede Design
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Australian studio Hofstede Design has a pretty amazing portfolio, so it’s no surprise that their own identity is equally outstanding. The system, whic...
Color Happy 58
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This lively tourism poster for the city of Jerusalem is from the 1966/1967 Graphis Annual. Just one example of the vintagey goodness in Sandi Vincent’...
How do we achieve harmony?
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Another colorful project I’m loving at the moment is this interactive site for GOOD magazine and Toyota Prius. Designed by New York studio, For Office...
Igor Melgaco
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I can’t stop examining these vibrant illustrations and patterns by Brazilian designer, Igor Melgaco. You can see more of this project right here. And ...
Type Love 71: ITC Chino
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This week I’m excited by the possibilities of one of Linotype’s newest releases, the ITC Chino family. The family, designed by Hannes von Döhren and L...
Yotam Hadar
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While I’m particularly drawn to this illustrative identity for Cafe Hillel, Yotam Hadar’s portfolio is widely diverse, featuring everything from packa...
New from Nice Type
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Awhile back I posted about Nice Type, the Vimeo channel created by Matthew Buchanan. And since I’d last checked some really great videos have been add...
Doublenaut
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Doublenaut, who I previously mentioned in a Color Happy post, has some really awesome posters up for sale. Check them out right here....
Creative Grab Bag
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Creative Grab Bag, a book created by design student, Ethan Bodnar, is a publication that collects the work of well-known and up-and-coming artists and...
Color Happy 57
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A perfectly Fall palette in this typographic illustration by THIS STUDIO....
Yurko Gutsulyak
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I’m intrigued by this identity for Legal Consulting Group by Ukraine-based designer Yurko Gutsulyak....
Type Love 70: Encore Sans Pro
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Parachute’s Encore Sans Pro is a humanistic sans serif that suports Latin, Greek and Cyrillic texts. It comes in 11 weights, from Hairline to Ultra Bl...
Design is Love
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Design is Love is a gathering place whose goal is to “facilitate meaningful communication amongst designers and those working in the non-profit sector...
Mind Design
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Mind Design’s portfolio encompasses both the chic and sophisticated, and the modern and playful, as you can see below. And no matter the style, each a...
International Year of Astronomy
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An awesome set of posters designed by Simon Page. More here....
Transformer Studio
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Great branding work by Transformer Studio....
Sollinero
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Thinking about picking up one of these fun prints by Buenos Aires-based artist, Sollinero. via Pikaland...
Jeremy Dimmock
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Jeremy Dimmock is a designer and art director who specializes in style guides. His portfolio is packed wth great work, including film titles for this ...
Twist Creative
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Beautiful work by Twist Creative....
Love What You Do
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These slides are part of a lecture given by Frank Chimero for Portland State University this month. See a few more right here....
Round Object
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I’ve been on a bit of a poster kick lately, so I’m really enjoying these designs by Bryan Keplesky of Round Object. Be sure to take a look around at t...
Still Room
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Still Room, a bi-coastal writer and designer (and sister and sister!) team, is another Print Regional Design Annual find. Their work is modern and unp...