Type Love 65: Everafter
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You can purchase Everafter, a playful, storybook serif by Silas Dilworth, from TypeTrust....
Category: Design
Courtney • Jonna Isaac
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I love Jonna Isaac’s design and illustrations for these Children’s Ministry newsletters. Check out the entire set right here....
To Dry For
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If you’re in the market for some fun, designy tea towels, the husband and wife team behind To Dry For is your answer. Here are a few of my favorites, ...
Pedestrian Typography
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It’s been a hand-lettering heavy week so far, but I couldn’t resist sharing some of the work of Carolyn Sewell. via I Love Typography...
Steven Jockisch
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Cool posters for the Minnesota fringe festival by Steven Jockisch....
Will Miller
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I’m loving this new lettering project by Will Miller, Pangrams....
P41 Studios
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I don’t feature web design too often, but that is about to change. In addition to having an interesting concept for their own site (the site is design...
Rethink Communications
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Cool identity by Rethink Communications for Crop Hair Boutique....
Color Happy 51
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The color palette of this piece by Typozon feels appropriate for the transitional weather we’re currently having in the city. I’m loving warmer, darke...
Type Love 64: Alright Sans
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Lately I’ve been on the lookout for a new clean, versatile sans (as much as I love Gotham, I need some variety). One that I’m currently liking is Alri...
Pop + Shorty
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Pop + Shorty makes fun, witty and well-designed products. Pick these and other fun things right here. (Top photo by Chris Glass)...
B&B
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Currently loving the identity created for BEAR by B&B....
Perky Bros
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I’m loving Perky Bros’ portfolio, especially this project for Miss Cordelia’s....
League Gothic
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The League of Movable Type has recently released League Gothic, a revival of Alternate Gothic No.1, designed by Morris Fuller Benton. The new version ...
Bored to Death
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Have you been watching Bored to Death? So far, so good, in my opinion; but I’ll admit I’m a bit biased, as I’m a big Jason Schwartzman fan. Whether or...
Lily Melrose Letters
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Lily Melrose is one talented young designer. She clearly has a knack for hand-lettering, as evidenced by these moleskine sketches of hers. via we love...
FlowingPrints
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Established by Nathan Yau of FlowingData, FlowingPrints creates original infographic poster designs to “tell stories in data”. For each series, one op...
Daily Drop Cap
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Daily Drop Cap is an exciting new project from Jessica Hische. Each day she will post a new, hand-drawn decorative letterform that will be available f...
A Note + Quick Links
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Good morning—hope you all had a great weekend! I apologize for the abrupt absence last week. An overwhelming combination of work and personal deadline...
Jeff Rogers
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I’m 100% sold on the Ace Hotel. Between the reviews and the pictures, I don’t need any more convincing. But seeing these typographic paintings by Jeff...
Elena Giavaldi
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I am absolutely in love with the design style of Elena Giavaldi, especially when it comes to this identity system, originally created as a template fo...
Mike Krol
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New freelancer Mike Krol has such a bold, confident portfolio. From identities, to posters and music packaging, each piece of work is striking, so it ...
Inspired By: Vintage Labels and Tags
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A new project had me on a search for some typographic vintage tag and label inspiration. And for that, Flickr is a goldmine. Here are a few of the awe...
Tungsten
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A new font family from HF&J, “Tungsten is a compact and sporty sans serif that’s disarming instead of pushy — not just loud, but persuasive”. I think ...
Braden Wise
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I’ve seen some really impressive student portfolios lately, and Braden Wise is no exception. The set-up of his portfolio is clean and simple, and unli...
Type Love 63: Cordial Bloom
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I present to you Cordial Bloom, an ornate, highly customizable display face from Veer. In addition to all of its own options, it can also be layered o...
Jaime van Wart
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Jaime van Wart is a recent grad with a passion for typography. I first became familiar with her work through her two blogs, Sauce Bomb, which showcase...
Nicole Gustafsson
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Nicole Gustafsson’s appreciation for nature is very much apparent through her work. Each piece honors the landscape through the attention to detail an...
Inventory
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British design firm Inventory has such a great portfolio, with work that ranges from music packaging to identity to editorial. Having a personal inter...
Ryan Hammond
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Check out the exquisitely clean and elegant work of Ryan Hammond, in an equally clean and elegant presentation. via @siteinspire...
Laurence Pasquier
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Take a look at the colorful styling of Laurence Pasquier....
A Friend of Mine
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Melbourne-based studio, A Friend of Mine, has some excellent branding and identity work in their portfolio. See for yourself right here....
Color Happy 49
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Cookie, the brains behind Made in England by Gentleman (I posted about his Goat Race logo here.) illustrates and designs a weekly desktop that’s then ...
Norton & Sons
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I’m literally drooling (well, maybe not literally) over this identity for Norton & Sons created by Moving Brands. It is impeccable; and completely fit...
Modern Alphabets
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ABC Letter Print by Stephanie Fizer, $20 Letterpress Alphabet Poster by Sycamore Street Press, $30 ABCs, My Favorite Things (Girl) by Petit Collage, $...
Justin HQ
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Justin HQ is a showcase of the the work of Justin LaFontaine, a freelance designer that also holds positions with Veer and Corbis. I’m really loving h...
Type Love 62: Generell
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Generell, a playful slab serif with a slightly retro bent, is newly available from FontShop. The lowercase “w” and “k” characters are especially fun....
The Book Project
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Calling all artists and designers. IdPure, a Swiss design publication, is looking for your contributions to their latest book project. There are sever...
Guilt Studio
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Guilt Studio is the work of Chilean designer Nicolás Soto Tabach. His portfolio features a wide variety of work from identity to photography, but I’m ...
Semilla
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Oh Semilla, it was love at first sight. I just might have to lift my self-imposed type-purchasing ban for you. via Typophile...
Ugmonk Updates + A Special Offer
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I’ve been a fan of Ugmonk’s bold typographic t-shirts since the beginning, and they just keep getting better. They’ve recently launched a brand new an...
Love Affair
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Love Affair is the home of Lily Lin, a multi-cultural designer currently based out of Berlin. Her portfolio is packed with some impressive design, ill...
The Terry Shop
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I’m loving this new project by Ed Nacional, identity system and collateral for The Terry Shop, a traveling vintage shop. Great typography and color pa...
Horst Gläsker
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Art in architecture by German artist Horst Gläsker. This particular installation is from the ‘Crime Scene Paderborn’ exhibition, and was created using...
Type Love 61: Carrosserie
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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....
Renee Fernandez
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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 Design Con...
Mopa Patterns
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Inspired by “childhood memories, 60’s kids iconography, brazilian popular music and joy”, these patterns were created by Mopa for Casa Rima....
Robert Mars
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The work of Robert Mars is a “chronicle of Americana”, according to the artist himself. His mixed media pieces feature lots of retro signage, which is...
Typographic Pinups
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A fun set of digital illustrations by Marco Recuero....
Gabriel Morales Updates
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Gabriel Morales, who I’ve mentioned before here, has updated his portfolio with lots of great work. In particular, I’m liking this packaging design fo...
Tattooday
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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 ...
SOULSEVEN
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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....
Nick Jones
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Nick Jones is an extremely talented interactive designer based out of Minneapolis, which seems to be a mecca for design talent these days....
Adam the Velcro Suit
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I’m loving the quirky, retro-inspired work of Adam the Velcro Suit....
Markatos Moore
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San Francisco-based Markatos Moore has some amazing identity work in their portfolio, including this intricate, gorgeously layered suite for Aventine....
Type Love 60: Torino Display
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A fun Jukebox serif with exuberant swashes. Torino Display...
Robinsson Cravents
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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...
Business Card Inspiration
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I’ve been looking for business card design inspiration lately, and discovered quite a few excellent examples throughout my search. Here are a few of t...
The Heads of State in Real Simple
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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 this illustration an...
Mutt Ink
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Loving the textural, three-dimensional illustration style of Mutt Ink....