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For Entourage Fans

Courtney • Sep 29, 2008Sep 28, 2008
Designworks at BBDO recently launched a website where I found this awesome project for HBO—a series of t-shirts designed to promote Entourage. Unfortu...
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Ramon Marin

Courtney • Sep 26, 2008Sep 24, 2008
I love this identity system for AAYA, designed by London-based Ramon Marin. More beautiful work right here. via The Serif...
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Nonsek

Courtney • Sep 26, 2008Sep 25, 2008
I read on LogoLounge yesterday that well-known design firm, Planet Propaganda, just launched an online shop, Nonsek. Selling two lines of designer tee...
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GOOD Sheet No. 3

Courtney • Sep 25, 2008Oct 16, 2008
You can find the third GOOD sheet, Coming to America (on immigration, if you hadn’t guessed), right here....
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Tim Lahan

Courtney • Sep 25, 2008Sep 25, 2008
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....
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Typeface, the film

Courtney • Sep 25, 2008Sep 24, 2008
A new documentary produced by Kartemquin films, “Typeface focuses on a rural Midwestern museum and print shop where international artists meet retired...
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Type Love 17: Rumba

Courtney • Sep 25, 2008Sep 14, 2012
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’s Club...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Sep 24, 2008Dec 21, 2010
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 ...
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Brian Oakes

Courtney • Sep 23, 2008Sep 21, 2008
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...
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Random Resources 09.22.08

Courtney • Sep 22, 2008Sep 21, 2008
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 start compiling ...
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You Are What You Touch

Courtney • Sep 22, 2008Sep 21, 2008
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. But ever...
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Masters of Design

Courtney • Sep 22, 2008Sep 22, 2008
This month Fast Company has published it’s annual Masters of Design issue. All of the content is focused on design and business—from architecture to f...
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The GOOD Sheet No.2 and other GOOD stuff

Courtney • Sep 19, 2008Dec 14, 2012
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 fin...
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Type Love 16: Priori

Courtney • Sep 18, 2008Sep 14, 2012
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 offer...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Sep 17, 2008Sep 16, 2008
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 great t-shi...
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Noodle Gun

Courtney • Sep 15, 2008Mar 20, 2011
Noodle Gun is an online horizontal publication featuring artwork by various contributors. Purely visual in content, there is very little explanation a...
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Chocolate Mail

Courtney • Sep 15, 2008Sep 15, 2008
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...
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Solid Gold

Courtney • Sep 15, 2008Sep 12, 2008
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 ...
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The GOOD Sheet

Courtney • Sep 12, 2008Sep 12, 2008
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 damn” whose subscription...
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Jewel Tones

Courtney • Sep 12, 2008Dec 14, 2012
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 ...
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Beautiful Work from NNSS

Courtney • Sep 11, 2008Sep 10, 2008
I’m in love with this identity project from Argentinian design firm, NNSS. The designers describe their work for MG54 Naturaleza Digital, a digital-de...
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ADC Young Guns

Courtney • Sep 11, 2008Dec 14, 2012
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 for Y...
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Type Love 15: Device Type

Courtney • Sep 11, 2008Sep 14, 2012
This week I’m liking lots of distressed type—something I almost never use in my work, but always admire. The collections below are designed by Device ...
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Local Learning

Courtney • Sep 10, 2008Dec 14, 2012
Image of 3B Letterpress – EDGY Collection by The Type Junkie. $12 for a 5″x7″ print on etsy. As I’ve mentioned before, I love school. There are so man...
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Fashion-inspired

Courtney • Sep 10, 2008Sep 8, 2008
I’m don’t really consider myself someone who is into “fashion”. Don’t get me wrong, I am definitely into shopping for clothes, but I don’t really get ...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Sep 10, 2008Sep 9, 2008
This week I came across Ugmonk, a new site whose mission is “to provide high-quality products with simple, yet fresh graphics”. They currently have a ...
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Karen Kurycki

Courtney • Sep 9, 2008Sep 8, 2008
I discovered this designer’s work through her AIGA Get Out the Vote submissions (see below), which immediately drew me in. I’ll definitely be printing...
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Get the Vote Out

Courtney • Sep 9, 2008Sep 8, 2008
“AIGA invites designers from across the United States to create nonpartisan posters—and YouTube submissions—that inspire the American public to partic...
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Neither Fish Nor Fowl

Courtney • Sep 9, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Love the design and illustration work of Jim Datz—especially the handdrawn type (surprise, surprise)....
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A New Blogging Favorite and Alison Carmichael

Courtney • Sep 5, 2008Jan 9, 2009
I can’t believe it’s taken me four months to come across the amazing Oatmeal & Cinnamon blog. There Sarah Miller blogs about hand lettering, handwriti...
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Time

Courtney • Sep 5, 2008Sep 3, 2008
Design firm, Johnson Banks, maintains a section on their website where they invite those interested to submit ideas based on the theme of time. If the...
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Inspired By: Soap Packaging

Courtney • Sep 4, 2008Sep 2, 2008
Clockwise from top left: Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day in Lavender, Earthworks Hazelnut, Est Limão (lime), Mistral South Seas Petit Shea Butter Bar Soap, Ear...
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Type Love 14: Fig, Stratum, Maple

Courtney • Sep 4, 2008Sep 14, 2012
Here are some favorites from Process Type Foundry, who has a small but high quality catalog. I already own a couple of them—Bryant and Locator—but I’d...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Sep 3, 2008Sep 3, 2008
A couple of miscellaneous shirts I’ve seen in the last week or so (coming a little late today). Not much of a theme this time around, but fun shirts n...
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Beautifool

Courtney • Sep 2, 2008Jan 9, 2009
Gorgeous handdrawn type. See more here. via Design Notes...
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Goodbye Summer

Courtney • Sep 2, 2008
I hope everyone had a great long weekend. This seemed like the perfect image to share with you as summer comes to a close. Summa Time pattern and icon...
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More of Frank Chimero

Courtney • Aug 29, 2008Aug 30, 2008
Designer and illustrator Frank Chimero came up the other day in my Old School post. And I didn’t want to forget to mention another recent project of h...
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2009 Calendar Wishlist

Courtney • Aug 28, 2008Dec 18, 2012
Lately I’ve seen quite a few posts about 2009 calendar options. And although I mostly feel it’s a little bit early, I can’t help but be excited. I nor...
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Type Love 13: Odille, Restraint, Tourette

Courtney • Aug 28, 2008Sep 14, 2012
This may not appeal to everyone, but here are a couple delicate, flourishy (I’m sure I’m making that word up) fonts with tons of feminine details. Lov...
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Life of Mystery

Courtney • Aug 27, 2008Aug 27, 2008
I absolutely love this idea: “Tiny Showcase Presents the first in a new series of mildly factual, mostly fictitious, educational posters — Our honest ...
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Old School Favorites

Courtney • Aug 27, 2008Aug 27, 2008
Check out more gallery images on Flickr Uppercase Gallery’s Old School exhibition finally opened last week in Calgary. If you’re like me and (unfortun...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Aug 27, 2008Aug 27, 2008
A couple Threadless faves for the week. They’re also have a massive back to school sale—all shirts are $12. Check out what’s available right here. Un ...
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Tube Type

Courtney • Aug 26, 2008Aug 26, 2008
Not sure what I would use this for, but it’s definitely fun (especially the colors). Find out more about the designer—Thomas Dang—on his personal site...
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Erin Jang & Esquire

Courtney • Aug 26, 2008
I really enjoy these designs for Esquire by Erin Jang. Check out her blog for more recent work....
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Brad Surcey

Courtney • Aug 25, 2008Dec 21, 2010
One of the talents behind the always-amazing work from Duffy & Partners is designer, Brad Surcey. View his complete portfolio, with lots of eye candy ...
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Robin’s Clogs

Courtney • Aug 25, 2008Sep 11, 2008
I’ve mentioned before that I love anything having to do with fairytales or fairytale-related imagery— anything that brings me back to the candy-colore...
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Fun Desktop Wallpaper Resources

Courtney • Aug 22, 2008Aug 20, 2008
I like to change my wallpaper every so often, so I’m always on the lookout for new resources. Here are a few fun ones (some have more choices than oth...
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Jessica Hische

Courtney • Aug 22, 2008Jan 9, 2009
If you don’t recognize the name, Jessica Hische is an extremely talented designer, illustrator and typographer, who works with Louise Fili (whose work...
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Color Happy 4

Courtney • Aug 22, 2008Mar 20, 2011
I saw this project on Behance awhile ago. Designed by Vash, it looks as though he has changed his privacy settings or removed his account, so I can’t ...
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Alphabet Cities prints available!

Courtney • Aug 21, 2008Jun 6, 2012
I just got word through Behance that Craig Ward‘s Alphabet Cities prints will be available in September. The two limited edition typographic designs d...
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Type Love 12: Samuelstype

Courtney • Aug 21, 2008Sep 14, 2012
This week, a few selections from Samuelstype. Andrew Samuels Victoria Samuels Rosemary Samuels See their complete library here, and purchase through F...
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Type Navigator

Courtney • Aug 20, 2008Aug 19, 2008
I may be late in the game, but I just discovered Fontshop’s Type Navigator tool. I’m not sure how long it’s been around, but I wish I had discovered i...
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T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • Aug 20, 2008Aug 19, 2008
Here are a few shirts found by using Rumplo’s new color sorting feature: 50 Ways to Help the Planet, $25 at Wire and Twine Painted Rio, $18 at Heavy T...
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sixtypound

Courtney • Aug 19, 2008Aug 19, 2008
I just rediscovered this type specimen I had saved from awhile ago. A quote from “Pulp Fiction”—hopefully no one is offended by the curse words—I love...
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The Girl Effect

Courtney • Aug 19, 2008Aug 18, 2008
I read about the Girl Effect in one of my monthly magazines (Marie Claire, I think.) It’s an organization dedicated to empowering girls over the world...
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Model Citizen

Courtney • Aug 19, 2008Dec 14, 2012
I’m one of those people who always loved school—if I ever win the lottery, I’m becoming a professional student. So I’m always really interested to see...
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Marie Bushbaum

Courtney • Aug 15, 2008Aug 15, 2008
I stumbled upon the lovely work of Marie Bushbaum on Behance the other night. She is an extremely talented pattern designer. But what I love most abou...
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Color Happy 3

Courtney • Aug 15, 2008Mar 20, 2011
This palette is definitely unique, and the design—by Helmo, out of France—is so intricate and layered. I see something new every time I look at it. Th...
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Type Love 11: Aerotype

Courtney • Aug 14, 2008Sep 14, 2012
I’m really liking these chunky slab serifs—what they call Western/19th century—from Aerotype. Again, I don’t really get to use type like this too ofte...
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Harvard Business Review Classics

Courtney • Aug 13, 2008Nov 20, 2013
There’s nothing I don’t love about the design of these books—their compact size, the colors, their common design elements and, this goes without sayin...
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