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Speaking of Penguin…

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
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...
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2008 Logo Trends

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
Logo Lounge recently published their annual round up of current logo trends. Two of the overarching themes they noticed include the overall move towar...
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Eames Stamps!

Courtney • Jun 04, 2008
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...
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Hiphop-potamus vs. Rhymenocerous

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Progress

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
In honor of Barack Obama claiming the Democratic nomination, but without getting into too much political commentary, I thought I’d share this po...
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Gmund updates?

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Chris Rubino

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
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”. ...
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It’s That Time Again…

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Post Expose

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Tall Tales

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
Like I’ve said before, Duffy & Partners consistently produces great work. So I was excited to learn yesterday that they recently completed a...
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Type Love 2: Parry and Parry Grotesque

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
I subscribe to quite a few email newsletters, some of which are dedicated entirely to type. Yesterday I received the Font Shop newsletter highlighting...
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Rumplo

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Ampersandland

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Type Galore

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
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...
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Marketing Mentor

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Charles S. Anderson Design

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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The Design Catch 22

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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A little Conference break for Font Bots

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Another HOW Blog

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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....
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Helpful Business Resources

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013
In Monday’s second session I attended “Financial Planning for Solo Designers” given by Shel Perkins, the author of Talent is Not Eno...
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Joe Duffy: A Designed Life

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Opening Night

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
This past Sunday I headed into the Hynes for the opening Keynote address, given by Jeremy Gutsche of Trend Hunter Magazine, entitled “Creating a...
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Apologies for the Slowness

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Inspiration Overload

Courtney • Apr 05, 2011
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...
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Time for HOW!

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Type Love

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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&#8217...
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Delicious Packaging

Courtney • Jul 04, 2008
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...
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Hello!

Courtney • Apr 05, 2011
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...
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