Random Resources 10.23.08
Part two in my semi-regular link drop of helpful resources: School of Everything I haven’t gotten a chance to register for this site yet, but it...
Category: Design
Type Love 21: Barricada and Comalle
I’m really loving these pillowy bold typefaces from Veer. As an added bonus, both are under $60 too. Barricada Comalle...
A Year of Hand-drawn Type
I immediately bought this Beau Ideal 2009 calendar when I saw it on Oatmeal and Cinnamon. Screenprinted in a limited edition of 50, each month depicts...
An Unlikely Pair?
Has anyone else seen the November issue of O Magazine? I was pleasantly surprised to see that the artwork accompanying an article at the back, “...
T-shirt Wednesdays
The Ampersand Shoppe has made the blog rounds over the last couple of weeks but I couldn’t not mention it. You can choose your ampersand from 10...
new Eclectonotes!
I have always been a fan of the Eclecto series by Janine Vangool of Uppercase, so it’s no surprise that I love the new versions she released las...
Jordan Crane
I love these prints by illustrator Jordan Crane. A lot of them are out of print, unfortunately, but they are beautiful to look at it. You can check ou...
The Design Entrepreneur
I came across this book while browsing in Barnes and Noble a few weeks ago, but wasn’t able to find any information about it online. So I was ex...
Design + Babies
I have seen so much great design for babies lately. Well, I guess it’s all really geared towards their modern parents, but everything baby-relat...
GOOD Sheet No. 6
You can find the third GOOD sheet, It’s the Economy, Stupid!, right here....
Hoefler for America
Over the summer Jonathan Hoefler was comissioned to create a poster for the Obama campaign, and it is now available on the beautifully designed Obama ...
Type Love 20: David Berlow
Quick sidenote: Have I really been doing this for 20 weeks? Wow. And now back to the typography… I recently came across the work of type designe...
Design and Mad Men
As a big fan of the critically-acclaimed Mad Men, I enjoyed these two recent articles about the use of typography throughout the show. I couldn’...
T-shirt Wednesdays
It’s been a little while since I posted anything from Threadless and I really like this recent design. Seems sort of apropos considering we̵...
Aesthetic Apparatus
Aesthetic Apparatus is one of my go-to gig poster resources. They’re one of the first places I discovered when I started my collection several y...
Raking Leaves in the Wind
For those of you in the Berlin area, this exhibition featuring past and new work by Eve Duhamel, Julien Vallée and Brent Wadden, is one you sho...
GOOD Sheet No. 5
I forgot to mention this last week. The latest GOOD sheet to be released, Reform School, is all about education. You can find it right here. I also re...
“I design the world.”
I normally don’t just link directly to other people’s posts, but I really connected with this one by Andrea over at Fly. Like her, I often...
Noggin
Being someone who isn’t around kids very often, I probably haven’t watched Nickelodeon since Pinwheel. But the other day someone mentioned...
Greg Hathaway
Fun ads from designer Greg Hathaway....
Type Love 19: Stainless
I love all the weights (especially the ultra thin and black) in this modern, somewhat techy feeling typeface from The Font Bureau. Stainless...
Isaac Tobin
I’m really loving the work of designer Isaac Tobin. I was first drawn to his book covers, but after looking through his portfolio I really love ...
Radici
I really enjoy this identity system from designer Fabien Barral (of Graphic Exchange and Harmonie Interieure fame). It’s definitely not my typic...
T-shirt Wednesdays
I’m not really a huge fan of American Apparel, mostly because of their ridiculous advertising, but I have to admit these new shirts are pretty c...
New Work
I know I don’t mention my own work on here too much. But as Suann announced yesterday, we just launched her website, Simplesong Design. It was a...
Vasava
It was difficult to choose what projects to feature from Spanish design studio, Vasava, but I’ve picked out a couple of my favorites below (of c...
Dog and Pony Prints
Recently I mentioned Karen Kurycki‘s amazing Helio Sequence poster designs. Unfortunately, her and the team at Dog and Pony Showprints ended up ...
Gig Poster Playing Cards
This could be a fun wall display. When I was checking out Gig Posters the other day I noticed that they sell decks of playing cards with designs creat...
More Patterned Packaging
I enjoy the packaging on these Jelly Jar candles sold by Urban Outfitters. They are available in four scents for $14 each....
Monopoly Redesigned
How cool is this Helvetica monopoly board by Florent Guerlain? I’ll take one. via Surfstation...
GOOD Sheet No. 4
The fourth GOOD sheet, Getting Gas, is now posted right here. I can’t say I’m as crazy about this design as the others, but it’s sti...
Nina Chakrabarti & Cowshed
Nina Chakrabarti is the artist behind the beautiful pattern designs of Cowshed products’ packaging. I wish I had the room to display the entire ...
Design + Madlibs
The new Sam Potts website is so much fun. Take a look for yourself right here. via Quipsologies...
Kendra Smoot
I stumbled upon the portfolio of prop stylist Kendra Smoot via the now-defunct Bluelines blog. (I think I still haven’t gotten over the end of B...
Type Love 18: Volvox
Designed by Typecuts, Volvox is a complex ornamental type system involving 5 fonts that can be superimposed on top of one another in an infinite numbe...
T-shirt Wednesdays
Here are a couple of shirts that caught my eye in the Graniph new arrivals. Unfortunately, they cannot ship outside of Japan at the moment due to site...
Packaging Goodness
Absolutely gorgeous hand-lettered packaging for the Belvoir Fruit Farms range of cordials and pressés. The typography, color palette, and slightly wo...
A Perfect Marraige
Earl Boykins creates infographics based on the music he listens to—a pretty awesome combination of disciplines if you ask me....
For Entourage Fans
Designworks at BBDO recently launched a website where I found this awesome project for HBO—a series of t-shirts designed to promote Entourage. Unfor...
Ramon Marin
I love this identity system for AAYA, designed by London-based Ramon Marin. More beautiful work right here. via The Serif...
Nonsek
I read on LogoLounge yesterday that well-known design firm, Planet Propaganda, just launched an online shop, Nonsek. Selling two lines of designer tee...
GOOD Sheet No. 3
You can find the third GOOD sheet, Coming to America (on immigration, if you hadn’t guessed), right here....
Tim Lahan
Awesome work on a new(ish) site from New York-based Tim Lahan—I especially love his logo designs. For more from Tim, check out his blog and shop....
Typeface, the film
A new documentary produced by Kartemquin films, “Typeface focuses on a rural Midwestern museum and print shop where international artists meet r...
Type Love 17: Rumba
I first caught wind of this playful display face designed by Laura Meseguer when it won a TDC2 Certificate of Excellence from the Type Director’...
T-shirt Wednesdays
Common Threadz offers limited edition, artist-designed t-shirts that make a difference. For every shirt you buy, they will donate a school uniform to ...
Brian Oakes
I recently came across the work of Brian Oakes in an article on Design Observer where they were discussing the Lehman Brothers situation. What brought...
Random Resources 09.22.08
In my day-to-day web browsing I come across a lot of helpful resources that don’t necessarily warrant a full post. So I’ve decided to star...
You Are What You Touch
Advertising is a field I don’t often draw inspiration from—I started out as an Advertising Design major in college and it quickly wore on me. ...
Masters of Design
This month Fast Company has published it’s annual Masters of Design issue. All of the content is focused on design and business—from architect...
The GOOD Sheet No.2 and other GOOD stuff
GOOD Magazine released the second GOOD Sheet—Bill of Health—yesterday. Again, click on the image below to see the full size version. (By the way I...
Type Love 16: Priori
I just recently received Emigre‘s latest type catalog (sign up to receive your own copy here) in the mail, which reminded me how extensive their...
T-shirt Wednesdays
For some reason I’ve never set foot inside a Brooklyn Industries store, but I might have to make a point to now that I’ve discovered these...
Noodle Gun
Noodle Gun is an online horizontal publication featuring artwork by various contributors. Purely visual in content, there is very little explanation a...
Chocolate Mail
Designer Toby Ng was faced with a brief that challenged him to redesign something that needed improvement. And his ingenious solution was to create li...
Solid Gold
This fallish weather is putting in the mood for warm metallics. So here are a few favorites I found on etsy recently. substudio Hinge Series, $12 for ...
The GOOD Sheet
I’ve been a subscriber of GOOD Magazine since it started. In case you’re not aware, it’s a publication “for people who give a ...
Jewel Tones
The rich colors, textures and patterns of Jane Churchill fabrics and wallpapers are insanely gorgeous. If I could immediately move in to one of these ...
Beautiful Work from NNSS
I’m in love with this identity project from Argentinian design firm, NNSS. The designers describe their work for MG54 Naturaleza Digital, a digi...
ADC Young Guns
For those of you in the New York area, the Art Director’s Club is hosting a really great event next week. They recently announced their 50 picks...