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The Terry Shop

Courtney • Sep 04, 2009
I’m loving this new project by Ed Nacional, identity system and collateral for The Terry Shop, a traveling vintage shop. Great typography and co...
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Horst Gläsker

Courtney • Sep 01, 2009
Art in architecture by German artist Horst Gläsker. This particular installation is from the ‘Crime Scene Paderborn’ exhibition, and was ...
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Type Love 61: Carrosserie

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Designed by Letterwerk (whose logo I’m in love with, by the way), Carrosserie is a sans serif display face inspired by the shapes of the 30s....
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Renee Fernandez

Courtney • Aug 30, 2009
Today I’m loving the typographically-rich work of Renee Fernandez, who I realized while writing this post is a designer at The Decoder Ring Desi...
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Mopa Patterns

Courtney • Aug 30, 2009
Inspired by “childhood memories, 60’s kids iconography, brazilian popular music and joy”, these patterns were created by Mopa for Casa R...
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Robert Mars

Courtney • Aug 30, 2009
The work of Robert Mars is a “chronicle of Americana”, according to the artist himself. His mixed media pieces feature lots of retro signa...
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Typographic Pinups

Courtney • Aug 30, 2009
A fun set of digital illustrations by Marco Recuero....
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Gabriel Morales Updates

Courtney • Sep 01, 2009
Gabriel Morales, who I’ve mentioned before here, has updated his portfolio with lots of great work. In particular, I’m liking this packagi...
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Tattooday

Courtney • Aug 30, 2009
Tattoday is the daily typographic project of Thomas Brodahl, one of the creators of Surfstation. Like a temporary tattoo, each day he hand-lettered a ...
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SOULSEVEN

Courtney • Aug 24, 2009
Sam Soulak, who goes by the moniker SOULSEVEN, has an outstanding portfolio packed with a range of work from branding to retail to interactive design....
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Nick Jones

Courtney • Aug 24, 2009
Nick Jones is an extremely talented interactive designer based out of Minneapolis, which seems to be a mecca for design talent these days....
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Adam the Velcro Suit

Courtney • Aug 18, 2009
I’m loving the quirky, retro-inspired work of Adam the Velcro Suit....
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Markatos Moore

Courtney • Aug 17, 2009
San Francisco-based Markatos Moore has some amazing identity work in their portfolio, including this intricate, gorgeously layered suite for Aventine....
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Type Love 60: Torino Display

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
A fun Jukebox serif with exuberant swashes. Torino Display...
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Robinsson Cravents

Courtney • Aug 17, 2009
Robinsson Cravents is another studio I came across through their packaging, this time via the Dieline. His Missile packaging had me at first glance, b...
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Business Card Inspiration

Courtney • Aug 17, 2009
I’ve been looking for business card design inspiration lately, and discovered quite a few excellent examples throughout my search. Here are a fe...
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The Heads of State in Real Simple

Courtney • Aug 18, 2009
Lately I’ve noticed a lot of high quality art and design popping up in women’s magazines where you’d least expect. One example is th...
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Mutt Ink

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Loving the textural, three-dimensional illustration style of Mutt Ink....
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Steph Walker

Courtney • Aug 16, 2009
Steph Walker’s day job is a sign artist at Trader Joe’s. Sounds like a pretty awesome job to me....
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T Magazine Well Openers

Courtney • Aug 14, 2009
In celebraton of their upcoming five year anniversary, T Magazine is taking a look back at their famous artist and designer-commissioned T interpretat...
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New ABC’s

Courtney • Aug 14, 2009
I love this new project by Erin Hanson of Recovering Lazyholic, a unique take on your typical alphabet cards. You can find all 26 letters right here....
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Packaging Envy

Courtney • Aug 14, 2009
I am excitedly following Chelsea’s enviable trip to Sweden through her blog. So when I saw her photos of Swedish food packaging (see more right ...
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The Hotel Minneapolis Pt. 2

Courtney • Aug 13, 2009
Last week I wrote about J. Zachary Keenan’s typography for the Hotel Minneapolis, as well as a new project from Crystal Barlow. And on a second ...
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Raya Photography Stationery

Courtney • Aug 13, 2009
Well the Decoder Ring Design Concern has done it again—take a look at this gorgeous stationery system they’ve created for photographer Raya Ca...
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Type Love 59: Quatro

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
I tweeted yesterday about the official release of Quatro by ppwrk studio, an ultra black display face. But today I wanted to show you a couple of the ...
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Bear Flag

Courtney • Aug 25, 2009
The new Bear Flag wine packaging features detailed, textural illustrations by Eduardo Bertone. Edit: Thanks to Alison for identifying the photographer...
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Martina Flor

Courtney • Aug 09, 2009
Some bits and pieces of what I’m liking from Martina Flor’s portfolio....
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Collective Lines

Courtney • Aug 09, 2009
Collective Lines does some really elegant and sophisticated work, which is echoed in their presentation. I love that they incorporate embellishments s...
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Cue

Courtney • Aug 09, 2009
Cue does some excellent branding work. Their portfolio is consistently on target, but their projects for the Children’s Theatre Co. really stand...
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Arlo

Courtney • Aug 09, 2009
There’s an abundance of excellent identity work coming out of Chicago-based Arlo....
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Alexis Rom Studio

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
Alexis Rom Studio doesn’t have the most user-friendly site, but their patterns designs sure are great. I especially love seeing them in use....
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Estudio Diego Feijóo

Courtney • Aug 09, 2009
I’m loving this identity project created by Barcelona-based, Estudio Diego Feijóo....
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Nrmal

Courtney • Aug 09, 2009
Mexican design studio Nrmal created this beautiful lettering as part of the brand for La Fabrica del Taco, an authentic Mexican Taqueria in Buenos Air...
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Rudi de Wet

Courtney • Aug 02, 2009
Check out the excellent hand-lettering skills of Rudi de Wet....
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Technical Difficulties

Courtney • Aug 06, 2009
A couple people have mentioned to me that the image for this week’s Type Love post isn’t showing up. I can see it fine in Firefox, but it ...
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J. Zachary Keenan

Courtney • Aug 02, 2009
Check out J. Zachary Keenan’s awesomely retro typography for The Hotel Minneapolis....
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Type Love 58: Loupot

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
One of Cyrus Highsmith’s lesser known fonts is Loupot, a bold sharply-stroked script....
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Aaron Scamihorn

Courtney • Aug 02, 2009
Aaron Scamihorn does an excellent job of incorporating typography and texture into his illustrations. via Yay! Everyday...
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Love What You Do

Courtney • Aug 02, 2009
A limited edition, screen printed, typographic poster by Bandito Design Co. You can pick up a copy right here in their Etsy shop....
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Avant

Courtney • Aug 02, 2009
Avant is a multidisciplinary design studio that was founded by Andrés Schmisser, and is based out of Buenos Aires. Their portfolio leans heavily towa...
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Eenie Meenie

Courtney • Aug 02, 2009
New work from Crystal Barlow. via Allan Peters...
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Screenshots

Courtney • Aug 02, 2009
Lots of inspiration can be found in vintage movie stills, especially when it comes to typography. And this new site, organized by Christian Annyas, ha...
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Many Thanks

Courtney • Aug 02, 2009
I’m back in New York and ready for a new week of posts after what turned out to be an ultra-relaxing break. A big thank-you to Jane, Ellie, Andr...
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Jonesport Mood Board

Dylan • Jul 31, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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The Regional Assembly of Text

Janine • Jul 28, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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Design Makeovers

Janine • Jul 28, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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Live What You Love

Janine • Jul 28, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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House Industries: Weisspace Logo

Andrea • Jul 29, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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Susan Burghart

Andrea • Jul 29, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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decoylab

Ellie • Jul 26, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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Albertine Press wedding invite

Jane • Jul 26, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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Marshmallow Fluff

Jane • Jul 26, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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O-Check Partnership

Jane • Jul 26, 2009
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blo...
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Keith Morris

Courtney • Jul 20, 2009
I never get tired of calligraphy, especially the widely varied styles of Keith Morris....
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Typejockeys

Courtney • Jul 20, 2009
Typejockeys is part type foundry, part design studio based in Vienna, Austria. Run by three young designers—Anna Fahrmaier, Thomas Gabriel, and Mich...
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Gavillet & Rust

Courtney • Jul 20, 2009
As part of the identity for SAKS, a contemporary art gallery in Geneva, Gavillet & Rust designed this chic and sophisticated custom typeface. See ...
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Matthew Barnes

Courtney • Dec 21, 2010
It’s been awhile since I bought an album that wasn’t a digital download, but I’m still drawn to great design for music packaging. Ma...
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Type Love 57: Keks

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Keks is a new typeface by Hubert Jocham. Part blackletter, part roman; the interesting letterforms will definitely bring a uniquely modern edge to you...
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Stina Johansson

Courtney • Jul 19, 2009
Recent graduate Stina Johansson has an impressive portfolio, including several projects completed while she interned with Paul Sahre....
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The Typography of Harry Potter

Courtney • Jul 22, 2009
For the past however many years since the Harry Potter craze began, I’ve managed to avoid getting hooked. I’ll probably never read the boo...
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