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Anthropologie + Hatch Show Print

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
If you haven’t yet received the June Anthropolgie catalog, you’re in for a treat. The creative team at Anthro has joined forces with Hatch...
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Anna Bond for Bonnie Tsang

Courtney • May 29, 2009
Photographer extraordinaire Bonnie Tsang has a new identity courtesy of the uber talented Anna Bond. I especially love the wallpaper-patterned busines...
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Granola

Courtney • May 28, 2009
Danish design firm, Designbolaget created this complete identity system, including packaging, menus and signage, for Granola coffee company and coffee...
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Type Love 49: ITC Klepto

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
ITC Klepto, designed by Phil Grimshaw, is a playful yet rough-around-the-edges display face. I especially love the curves in the lowercase k (and the ...
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Sarah Walsh

Courtney • May 27, 2009
I am so excited about this branding for specialist tea company Mallard by Sarah Walsh, I’m almost ready to hop on a plane to England. I would lo...
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Ben Barry

Courtney • May 27, 2009
I’ve had invitations and announcements on my mind lately, as I’m designing a few sets for friends’ upcoming weddings. So when I took...
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Plaid!

Courtney • May 25, 2009
A couple weeks ago I wrote about my obsession with diagonal stripes. So I thought I’d continue the series today with another one of my pattern a...
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Eric Kass

Courtney • May 25, 2009
I’m a big fan of Eric Kass’s work. Each project always incorporates plenty of intricate and surprising details, so I never get tired of lo...
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Trevor Bassett

Courtney • May 25, 2009
Student designer Trevor Bassett makes some really fun gig posters. You can also see more great work from Trevor in his Flickr stream right here. via T...
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Good 50×70 2009

Courtney • May 25, 2009
The winners of the most recent Good 50×70 competition were announced a week or so ago, and I finally got a chance to look through them a bit. Her...
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Printed Matter

Courtney • May 25, 2009
Printed Matter is a project about craft within the context of graphic design. It brings together digital and hand made, aiming to challenge the idea w...
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Candace Lieck

Courtney • May 22, 2009
Brad Surcey (who I’ve written about before) wrote in the other day to tell me about the work of his friend, Candace Lieck, and I am so glad he d...
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Short & Sweet

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Really impressed with the portfolio of London-based designer Trish Papadakos. The branding for The Short & Sweet Co., in particular, really caught...
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XTRABOLD

Courtney • May 20, 2009
Designer Nelson Balaban, aka XTRABOLD, created these over-the-top graphics for an article of Computer Arts Projects. The illustration was designed for...
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Type Love 48: Pinup

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
You can pick up Pinup, a pillowy, lovable sans serif designed by Pieter van Rosmalen, from FontShop....
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Independent Studio: SAMA

Courtney • May 20, 2009
I’m loving the vibrant colors and icons from this identity program that Independent Studio created for the SAMA Festival. So playful and fun. vi...
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Cardon Copy Show

Courtney • May 19, 2009
Designer Cardon Webb (previously written about here) recently had a really fun exhibit up at the Type Directors Club. Cardon Copy is an experiment in ...
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Ian Brignell

Courtney • May 19, 2009
Lovely lettering by Ian Brignell. via FFFFOUND!...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Mar 29, 2011
Origin 68’s latest creation: Anonymous, about $23...
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Daily Candy

Courtney • May 20, 2009
A little bit of news to share: I just joined Share Some Candy, one of my go-to resources for inspiration, as a curator. So in addition to this blog, I...
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Patrick Edgeley

Courtney • May 18, 2009
UK-based designer and artist, Patrick Edgeley creates fun screenprints using hand-lettering and bold, graphic imagery. Take a look at more of his work...
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Brimfield Report

Courtney • May 18, 2009
Last Friday I took a trip to the Brimfield show while I was in Massachusetts. It turned out to be a beautiful day, and a successful one as well, since...
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Letterpress by Swayspace

Courtney • May 18, 2009
Swayspace is a true master of the craft of letterpress. They have a portfolio full of various printing and design projects, covering everything from w...
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Sparrow v. Swallow

Courtney • May 18, 2009
Harlem-based Sparrow v. Swallow has some great hand-lettering in their portfolio. via BOOOOOOOM!...
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Pitu Patterns

Courtney • May 15, 2009
Lukasz Dabrowski created several patterns using the letterforms from FF Pitu. Each pattern is so tightly done that the original letterform used is com...
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Color Happy 36

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
A fun set of business cards for The Colour Gray. Image from here...
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Oreli

Courtney • May 14, 2009
I love illustrator Oreli‘s homepage. There’s so many fun characters hiding in the composition. I’m also really drawn to her invitati...
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Numbers: A Silent Auction

Courtney • May 12, 2009
The Type Director’s Club will be holding a silent auction on June 11th to benefit their scholarship fund. On the auction block is a series of po...
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Type Love 47: League

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
League, by Letterbox, is a chunky display face with interesting details....
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For Immediate Purchase

Courtney • Jul 07, 2009
Sentinel, a new slab serif from HF&J....
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Feathers tote

Courtney • May 12, 2009
Poketo added a few new tote bags to their shop. And this feather design by Betsy Walton is a favorite....
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SPD Design Awards

Courtney • May 12, 2009
The Society of Publication Designers recently announced the 44th Annual Award winners. Here are a few of my favorite finalists for the Member’s ...
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Hawaii or Bust

Courtney • May 12, 2009
As usual, I love everything about the design of the latest Kate Spade email—the vibrant color palette, simple type and especially those cut paper fl...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Mar 29, 2011
Not sure how I’m just discovering Mark Simonson’s typographic t-shirt designs, but I’m glad I did. Check the rest of them out right ...
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Branding Lussumo

Courtney • May 12, 2009
Take a look at this post by Jon Contino to get some insight into his design process....
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Checks Never Looked So Good

Courtney • May 12, 2009
These 19th century engraved checks were luckily found by Sean Kelly at Deamplified. The details are amazing—even the penmanship is impeccable, as yo...
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Recession Cards

Courtney • May 11, 2009
I think the last thing anyone wants to hear right now is another comment about “this economy” or the “current financial climate&#822...
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Design • Taste

Courtney • May 11, 2009
I’m a huge fan of all of Victionary’s publications, but I’m especially excited about their latest release. Design • Taste is all a...
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Feel Good Anyway

Courtney • May 11, 2009
Feel Good Anyway is a Portland-based design studio with an energetic, motion graphics-heavy portfolio. But it was one of their identity projects, for ...
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Peter Mendelsund

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
Peter Mendelsund has quite the portfolio of book jackets. You can see the whole lot on his site or on the Book Cover Archive....
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Sketchbook Envy

Courtney • May 06, 2009
My sketchbooks are typically a jumble of notes, partial thoughts and sketches. So I’m in awe of these lovely compositions by holdsnowater....
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Typographic Movie Posters

Courtney • May 06, 2009
These simple yet clever typographic movie posters by Able Parris are great. Technically they are rough drafts, but they look just fine to me. A fun de...
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Flickr Find: Pilllpat

Courtney • May 07, 2009
Prepare to waste your day sifting through this amazing inspiration resource—a treasure trove of great French vintage goodies. You can also find her ...
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Type Love 46: FF Good

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
FF Good is a clean, elegant and versatile sans serif from FontShop. (I love the lowercase G.)...
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Diego Bellorin

Courtney • May 06, 2009
Designer Diego Bellorin, who works out of Barcelona, invited me to a circle on Bēhance the other day and I was so glad he did. His work relies he...
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Stripes!

Courtney • May 06, 2009
I have an ongoing obsession with diagonal stripes. Well, stripes in general. But especially diagonal ones. So here’s a little round-up of what&#...
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Joshua Distler

Courtney • May 04, 2009
Joshua Distler has done some great work for some big name studios. I’m especially loving this concept design for Visit London (especially that s...
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HOW Conference Updates

Courtney • May 05, 2009
HOW’s editor, Bryn Mooth, recently contacted me to give me some updated information about the upcoming HOW Conference in Austin next month. I at...
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Visual Bookmarking

Courtney • May 04, 2009
Visual bookmarking sites have been popping up like crazy lately, and I’ve promptly gotten addicted to them. I’ve found that they’re ...
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SkechType

Courtney • May 04, 2009
If you’ve always wanted to incorporate hand-drawn type into your work but lack the skills to create it for yourself, SketchType might be the per...
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Bosque

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
How great would it be to have an office that looked like this? Love the murals....
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Color Happy 34

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
I went to Max Brenner for the first time the other night; and in addition to having an amazing dessert, I really took notice their brand. I especially...
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Daily Type

Courtney • Apr 29, 2009
Daily Type is a blog I check in with regularly. It’s a creative space overseen by Russian type designers who post their daily type experiments. ...
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Pattern Tutorials: a round-up

Courtney • Apr 29, 2009
Patterns by Honey & Bloom It’s no secret that I love pattern art. And lately I’ve been working on perfecting my skills, so I’ve...
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Artforms of Nature

Courtney • Apr 29, 2009
Prepare to be blown away with inspiration. “Artforms of Nature” is a book filled with gorgeously detailed illustrations of animal, plant a...
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Type Love 45: Houschka Pro

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Gorgeous lines on Houschka Pro from Veer....
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Make Something Cool Every Day

Courtney • Apr 28, 2009
I’ve seen a lot of designers take on a daily project of some sort lately. I think it’s a great idea—something to keep your creativity fl...
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LOVE Prints

Courtney • Apr 28, 2009
By Patrick Moberg....
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FEED

Courtney • Apr 28, 2009
Loving the bright, summery colors on this invitation by Montreal-based design studio FEED. Check out the rest of their portfolio right here....
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/M/A/S/H/

Courtney • Apr 27, 2009
Australian design firm /M/A/S/H/ has—justifiably—been all over the blogosphere lately, but I had to mention them here. I am in love with the contr...
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