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Type Love 32: Typonine

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Typonine is a Croatian type foundry with a small but quality offering of typefaces, including the two sophisticated serifs below. Marlene Amalia...
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Long Live Domino

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
In case you haven’t heard the disappointing news, Domino magazine announced yesterday that it has folded. I’ve been a subscriber since the...
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Good Graphic Designer

Courtney • Jan 26, 2009
Take a look at the portfolio of Jose Antonio Contreras. He worked on one of my favorite Mucca projects, Schiller’s Liquor Bar ....
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El Banco Deuno

Courtney • Dec 21, 2010
Gorgeous new brand identity for El Banco Deuno by Saffron. More images right here. via Brand New...
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Uppercase Magazine!

Courtney • Jan 28, 2009
What exciting news! The multi-talented Janine has launched a quarterly magazine for the “creative and curious” (which is especially exciti...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Jan 25, 2009
Grid Systems, $24.95 at You Work for Them...
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Little Bee

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
I love the book cover design for Chris Cleave’s novel, Little Bee, which comes out next month. Anyone know who the designer is? Update: The auth...
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Type in Use

Courtney • Jan 25, 2009
Typotheque has quite an extensive section of samples of their fonts in use. Below are a couple of examples of Fedra Sans....
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Design and Design

Courtney • Jan 24, 2009
“Every day since 1 January 2008, the home page of DesignAndDesign.com is entirely dedicated to two projects, one in graphic design and the other in ...
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Color Happy 22

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
The image below is from the Easy Graffiti Photoshop brush set sold through Media Slap....
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Every Little Counts

Courtney • Jan 22, 2009
I’m loving the Winter Collection of typographic tees by Every Little Counts. Each one features hand-silk-screened lyrics from popular love songs...
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Type Love 31: Cadena

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Cadena...
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Fontcase

Courtney • Jan 21, 2009
I received an email last night announcing the release of Fontcase 1.0, a font management tool for the Mac that allows you to tag and control your font...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Jan 19, 2009
A couple of fun shirts from Urban Outfitters… NEAL by Neal Sperling Twist Tee, $58 Nylon Tee by Federico Gutierrez Schott, $28...
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Random Resources 01.20.09

Courtney • Jan 19, 2009
All about grids… The Grid System “The ultimate resource in grid systems.” Everything you ever wanted to know about grids can be found here. ...
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danku

Courtney • Dec 21, 2010
I passed by this restaurant recently and was drawn in by the identity. danku, which means “thank you” in Dutch, is “an international...
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01.20.09

Courtney • Dec 21, 2010
Today is the day! If you’re not lucky enough to be in DC for the festivities, you can take a look here for more information....
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Menu Pages Redesign

Courtney • Jan 19, 2009
Last month when I attended The Dinner Party, one of the projects Matteo Bologna—of Mucca Design—presented was their redesign of Menu Pages. At the...
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Celebrate

Courtney • Dec 18, 2012
Image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Landmark Memorial in West Palm Beach, Florida is from wallyg’s photostream I hope all of you get to take a ...
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Hoboken Pie

Courtney • Jan 15, 2009
I was instantly drawn to this identity system when I saw the website on Typophile the other day. Designed by the Decoder Ring Design Concern (also a g...
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I Wish I Lived in Mpls

Courtney • Jan 14, 2009
Because Studio on Fire is having a BBQ! More info here....
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Type Love 30: Quantico

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Quantico is a display face designed by Mad Type, and is available for purchase at You Work for Them and My Fonts....
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Ampersand

Courtney • Jan 11, 2009
I love this desktop wallpaper by Margot of Pitch Design Union. Great color scheme....
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Jan 10, 2009
A couple tees from Design By Humans that I’m currently liking… Syntax, $20 The Hat I Found, $25...
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Amazing, As Usual

Courtney • Jan 13, 2009
Nicholas Feltron has released his 2008 annual report. Take some time to look through all the infographic goodness, and pick up the print version right...
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Gig Posters Volume 1

Courtney • Jan 11, 2009
In an exciting announcement, the music lover’s go-to resource for concert posters—Gig Posters—has recently announced the launch of their fir...
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Just My Type

Courtney • Jan 10, 2009
More vector type, this time from Formconspiracy. Just My Type features seven free fonts, including the ones below....
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FWIS Type

Courtney • Jan 10, 2009
“type.fwis.com is a playground for typographic experiments by Fwis (and friends).” The goal of the site is to release one new (and free) t...
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The Book Cover Archive

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
Be prepared to waste a ton of time on this site. The Book Cover Archive features over 800 examples of excellence and creativity in book design. And on...
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My Fonts Gets a Makeover

Courtney • Jan 08, 2009
The beta version of the new (and long overdue) My Fonts site has been up for a little while. But I just got an email yesterday about the design of the...
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Kyle Vanhorn

Courtney • Jan 05, 2009
These are the awesome business cards of letterpress printer, Kyle Vanhorn. Take a look at the rest of his printing work here, or pick up some paper go...
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Type Love 29: Hannah

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
This new playful and laid-back font from You Work for Them was designed by Travis Stearns and includes three different versions with varying widths. D...
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In Search of Subtitles

Courtney • Jan 07, 2009
Speaking of Slumdog Millionaire, one thing that really struck me is the way they dealt with the subtitles. They were treated in a way I’ve never...
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Live Now

Courtney • Jan 05, 2009
Live Now is a typographic gallery of quotes and phrases related to living meaningful lives. Created by Eric Smith of I Draw All Day, Live Now came to ...
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Ampersanderson

Courtney • Jan 04, 2009
I love this poster by Matthew Anderson for Chek (designed at Hyperakt). You can see the rest of the identity system right here....
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Life is Beautiful

Courtney • Jan 07, 2009
I finally got around to seeing Slumdog Millionaire the other night (which was completely amazing by the way, best movie I’ve seen in a long time...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Jan 04, 2009
“Destee-Nation Shirt Co. collects authentic t-shirts from cultural icons and independent businesses along the West Coast and Hawaii.” Clic...
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Wattis

Courtney • Jan 04, 2009
A fun identity system by Stripe for Wattis Institute for the Arts. You can see more photos, as well as the rest of their portfolio, right here....
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Random Resources 01.06.09

Courtney • Jan 04, 2009
A few random resources for this week: Freckle A new source for online time tracking. I have no personal experience with how well it works, but they do...
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Foiled

Courtney • Jan 04, 2009
These exquisite business cards were designed by New-York based agency, Nothing:Something. All of their work is gorgeous, but I’m loving the foil...
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Ben Gibson

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
I’m loving these book covers by Brooklyn-based designer and illustrator, Ben Gibson....
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Serena and Lily

Courtney • Jan 04, 2009
I’ve mentioned great design for children’s products before (here and here), but I have yet to mention Serena and Lily, a perfect example. ...
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Juan Camilo

Courtney • Jan 04, 2009
Juan Camilo makes these really impressive typographic sculptures. You can see a couple of them below: “Flavor” constructed out of cigarett...
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Studio on Fire 2009

Courtney • Jan 04, 2009
The 2009 edition of Studio On Fire’s annual letterpress calendar is now available. This year’s theme, the Hair & Fur edition, features...
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Leftloft

Courtney • Dec 30, 2008
Leftloft is an Italian design firm with quite a range of work in their portfolio, from type design to environments. One project I was particularly dra...
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Chocolate Research Facility

Courtney • Dec 30, 2008
This project for Chocolate Research Facility by Asylum, a design firm out of Sngapore, is amazing. I wish I had future plans to travel there so that I...
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Type Love 28: Atlantik

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Atlantik is a typeface that is made up of 213 individual wave ornaments to be used in 6 sets, providing endless design possibilities. Released by Foun...
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Hey Studio

Courtney • Mar 29, 2011
For some reason I’m on a poster kick this week. Love this series by Tilman Solé. Also take a look at his blog here....
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Dec 29, 2008
Here’s a new shirt from Threadless Select, designed by Mike Perry and Jim Stoten in conjunction with the latest isse of Faesthetic. Love the col...
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vena2

Courtney • Dec 30, 2008
I love this project designed by Vena2 for Alejandra Quesada, especially seeing how the patterns translate into the clothing. via Pop-Pervert...
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Logan Wines

Courtney • Dec 21, 2010
War Design, out of Australia, has done some great work for Logan Wines. Check out the rest of their portfolio right here. via Lovely Package...
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typo/graphic Posters

Courtney • Dec 28, 2008
An amazing resource for all you typophiles out there, this growing database of typographic poster designs is chock full of inspiration from both estab...
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Type: Best of 2008

Courtney • Dec 28, 2008
Lately I’ve seen several round-ups of the best typefaces of 2008, so I figured I’d get them all in one place, along with my picks. Here ar...
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Loveleft

Courtney • Dec 28, 2008
The portfolio of Italian designer Stefano Joker Lionetti, aka LoveLeft, is full of great stuff. But I’m really loving this typographic poster se...
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FF3300

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
FF3300 is a design publication written partially in Italian and partially in English. The design is beautiful and features a yet-to-be-released typefa...
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365: AIGA Year in Design 29

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
I’m really excited to get my hands on this year’s AIGA Design Annual, 365: AIGA Year in Design 29, designed by Paula Scher and her team at...
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Cardon Design

Courtney • Dec 24, 2008
Some great type treatments from the portfolio of Queens-based Cardon Design....
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Color Happy 18

Courtney • Mar 20, 2011
Broken Social Scene poster by Doublenaut. More right here....
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12.25.08

Courtney • Dec 18, 2012
Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate the holiday! And to those of you who don’t, hopefully you’re at least getting a vacation day o...
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No Days Off Christmas Cards

Courtney • Dec 18, 2012
I meant to post these a long time ago…Clever idea for holiday cards based on the 12 Days of Christmas, by No Days Off. Check out their portfolio...
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