Freight Display by Joshua Darden (Love the italic forms in particular, shown below.) Omnes also by Joshua Darden (I’m especially a fan of these ...
AIGA has released the results of their 2008 Salary Survey. Download your copy here. Or you can also find more details and a salary calculator right he...
This is not entirely design-related but this past weekend I got to see the Broadway show, “In the Heights”, which just won four Tony Award...
I couldn’t decide on just two this week… Field Study, $20 at Threadless Le Romantique, $20 at Threadless colorstorm, $20 at Design By Huma...
I had such a good experience at the HOW Conference this year, that I’d like to try to attend conferences more often. And I recently read about a...
I’ve seen these letterpress Dish of the Day cards from Present & Correct around quite a bit lately, especially in the National Stationery Sh...
I noticed Fizzy Lizzy on the vendor list for the Renegade Craft Fair but I didn’t actually see them there. Love the design and packaging....
Here’s a couple favorites from recent FontShop newsletters: Cosmiqua Com by Linotype (reminds me a lot of Filosofia, a constant favorite of mine...
I know, I know, more Obama stuff. But I am in love with this image, so I couldn’t resist. I know i said before that I’d be hesitant about ...
Image from Mr. Wright This site compiles all of the graphics and imagery created in support of Barack Obama, which is pretty awesome to see all in one...
New stationery products from Nantaka Joy (of Oh Joy! fame) are now available online. See more and shop here. “Noted”, Grey Ombre Notebook,...
I must admit that sometimes I’m a complete sucker for cute. And this Threadless shirt (while I’m not sure I’d actually wear it) is r...
Here’s an awesome collection of vintage bottlecaps on Flickr. For such small objects—that many would consider insignificant—most of them are...
If you’re a Mac user and you haven’t yet heard of CreativeTechs, you should check out their site immediately. The tagline says it all real...
What I’m liking this week… Soho at Fontshop Dederon Sans at Suitcase Type...
When I receive my copy of New York Magazine every week, there is always some aspect of the design I really like (online as well—love this logo). The...
I love all things Alice and Wonderland (especially this 80’s TV version, which I know some people find pretty creepy.) So I immediately fell for...
Greenpeace, $20 at Design by Humans Savoir, about $50 at Sixpack France via Rumplo...
It’s no surprise that I’m a huge fan of Paula Scher. She is a legend in the design industry who has had an extremely successful career. He...
Awhile ago I promised I’d show you some of the paper promotions I received at the HOW Conference, and of course I just finally got around to org...
I know most people have heard of Threadless, but Naked & Angry, another skinnyCorp company, is lesser known. Here instead of t-shirts, you submit ...
CSA Images added a gallery showcasing book jacket designs that feature their images. Some really cool stuff there, especially the ones below....
I’m so excited about this. Smashing Magazine recently put together a gigantic, reader-created gallery of background textures. Photos include woo...
Now you have to understand, I was one of those girls who grew up with Strawberry Shortcake in the 80’s. I had a Strawberry Shortcake sleeping ba...
It was really difficult to narrow down the list of vendors for this weekend’s Renegade Craft Fair into a few top picks. With over 200 to choose ...
I love pattern art. I use it A LOT in my work—probably too much according to some people. But it’s one aspect of design that I really enjoy pl...
Just as I declared yesterday T-shirt Wednesdays, today I’m doing the same for Type Love Thursdays. Since we are smack in the middle of wedding s...
I took a peek at this book in Barnes & Noble yesterday, and at around 450 pages, it is chock full of inspiration. Area 2 is pretty much a curated ...
It seems I’m constantly coming across t-shirts I really like, so I figured I would share a couple current favorites with you every week on Wedne...
I love the typography-driven packaging for Bumble and Bumble hair products. I’m especially drawn to the scripts used for the Bb logo and product...
Poolga is a site where you can download artist and designer-created wallpapers for your iPhone for free. There’s a wide range of styles so it sh...
I just realized that this post didn’t publish when I told it to yesterday. So the whole “Speaking of Penguin” follow-up didn’t...
I am coveting this newly-released set of James Bond novels. Not that I’m a particularly big James Bond fan, but the cover art alone is worth the...
Logo Lounge recently published their annual round up of current logo trends. Two of the overarching themes they noticed include the overall move towar...
Can’t wait to get my hands on these—only a couple more weeks til they go on sale (June 17th). We’ll see how quickly they sell out though...
I was disappointed to learn that the new season of Flight of the Conchords will be delayed until the fall because of the writers’ strike, but th...
In honor of Barack Obama claiming the Democratic nomination, but without getting into too much political commentary, I thought I’d share this po...
Not sure how recently this happened, but I’m definitely psyched about it—Gmund paper finally has a brand new website. I had unsuccessfully att...
By way of the Post Expose blog I heard about what sounds like a really cool exhibition by Chris Rubino, called “The Center of Something”. ...
I love Threadless. (They’re on the cover of this month’s Inc. Magazine, by the way.) Even though their shirts aren’t always my style...
I’ve been pretty excited about Post Expose since it opened, even though I’ve unfortunately not had a chance to get there yet. They’r...
Like I’ve said before, Duffy & Partners consistently produces great work. So I was excited to learn yesterday that they recently completed a...
I subscribe to quite a few email newsletters, some of which are dedicated entirely to type. Yesterday I received the Font Shop newsletter highlighting...
If you like well-designed t-shirts you should know about Rumplo. The description on their site reads as follows: Rumplo is a place to find brilliant a...
Full poster can be seen below I love working with ampersands whenever I get the chance. So when I came across this blog dedicated entirely to the glyp...
One of the highlights of the conference was the Type Director’s Club exhibit (TDC54) at the conference. I love the books cataloging these compet...
Another HOW Conference session I attended was “What it Takes to be Your Own Boss”, given by Ilise Benun of Marketing Mentor. I had previou...
Another presenter I was really excited about was Charles Anderson. I love the look and feel of all the work that comes out of their studio, and I real...
Another session I was excited about was the one given by David Schimmel of And Partners here in New York. I’ve always admired their work so I wa...
These fun typographic illustrations from INVDR made the blog rounds a couple of weeks ago but I thought they’re still worth mentioning. I love t...
Just came across this blog via the Daily Monster. It covers a bunch of the sessions I didn’t get to see, so take a look....
In Monday’s second session I attended “Financial Planning for Solo Designers” given by Shel Perkins, the author of Talent is Not Eno...
Monday morning’s session presented by Joe Duffy was one I was really looking forward to. I love the work that comes out of Duffy and Partners an...
This past Sunday I headed into the Hynes for the opening Keynote address, given by Jeremy Gutsche of Trend Hunter Magazine, entitled “Creating a...
Well, I really did mean to have my HOW recaps up long before now, but I didn’t realize how much being at the conference would take out of me. It...
Well, the first full day of the HOW conference is over and it’s been awesome so far. I went to 4 really great sessions today and got my hands on...
I’m currently back home in Boston, which is exciting because I haven’t been able to get here since Christmas. And as much as I love New Yo...
I have a bit of an obsession with type, and as a result keep a mile-long wishlist of typefaces I’d like to buy. If money were no object, I’...
Recently I was flipping through the latest Crate & Barrel catalog, and although I love their furniture and accessories, what stood out to me the m...
This blog has been in the works for quite awhile, so I’m really excited to be up and running. (Thanks to B for his web expertise!) To give you a...