This Paper Ship
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There’s some lovely illustration and design work coming out of This Paper Ship, who I happened to find through Dribbble. Check out their shop fo...
Category: Design
Courtney • Magpie Studio: Glue
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Glue is a think tank, whose brand identity was designed by London-based Magpie Studio. They’ve written such a great description of the work, I h...
Type Love 134: Alda
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Alda, an in-progress typeface by Berton Hasebe, “explores how a typeface’s weight may be represented beyond the width of the stroke.”...
Zim and Zou: Snowflakes & Spirographs
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I had hours of enjoyment with spirographs when I was younger, so Snowflakes & Spirograph, by Zim and Zou immediately caught my eye. Get a Free Fon...
A Bunch of Crock
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A little warning: this is not the typical dwl post. It’s politically charged, and may be offensive to some of you. But I have to say, when I rec...
Attitude Creative: Archetypes
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Archetypes is the product of the collective efforts of Evgeniya Righini-Brand and Dominic Righini-Brand of Moscow-based Attitude Creative. The series ...
Hans Bennewitz Stationery
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Not too many people are printing complete stationery systems any more, which to someone who loves print, is pretty disappointing. So I was super excit...
Academy: Jordan Brand Interactive Interview
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This next project was sent to me by Greg Washington of Vancouver-based Academy. The agency recently completed an amazing interactive interview with Ni...
OK–RM: Zuneta
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London-based design studio OK-RM recently launched a new portfolio site. One of the projects that stood out to be was the identity for Zuneta, an onli...
Lenlee Represents: Vintage Airstream Promo
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For a recent promotional campaign, Lenlee Jenckes of Lenlee Represents challenged four of her photographers to create a campaign inspired by the vinta...
Die Rakete Prints
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Check out these hand-printed, silkscreened posters by Tind. The labor-intensive process for the series of fifty one-of-a-kind prints resulted in uniqu...
Aled Lewis: Toy Stories
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I can’t believe it took me so long to come across these awesomely hilarious pieces by Aled Lewis, which are part of his Make Something Cool Ever...
Sam Dallyn: SocialBox
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When I came across Sam Dallyn’s work, I was impressed with how clean, modern and polished every project was. And I especially loved the simple p...
Marcio Kelmanson: St. Regis
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To celebrate St. Regis as a legendary New York Jazz venue, this promotional CD was released in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Designer Marci...
Color Happy 120
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In the spirit of yesterday’s holiday, I thought a primarily green palette was most appropriate. This hyper-saturated image was taken by Vince Al...
Javier Garcia Design: Wedding Invitation
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Yellow, aqua and taupe is certainly not a typical color combination for a wedding invitation. But it definitely works in this unique, illustrated desi...
Annemieke Beemster Leverenz
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I came across the work of Annemieke Beemster Leverenz through the State Mottos Project, where she illustrated the motto of Washington. And while there...
Type Love 133: Fiance
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Fiancé, an extra bold, pillowy italic featuring numerous alternate glyphs, is the latest release from Sudtipos. Pick it up right here at My Fonts....
Rethink Canada: Chris Tarry Packaging
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I’m super impressed with the packaging for Chris Tarry’s Rest of the Story jazz album. Designed by Jeff Harrison of Rethink Canada and fea...
Concrete: Fabbrica
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Here’s a great brand for a celebrity-chef-owned restaurant in Canada: Fabbrica. Taking a cue from the name, which means “fabricate” ...
Help Japan
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While it’s easy to feel helpless witnessing the devastation in Japan from afar, there is always some way to contribute. Every bit—however smal...
Tim Jones: 2011 Promotion
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We’re almost a quarter of the way through the year (how did that happen so fast??), so I know that New Year’s promotions are a bit out of ...
Cielito Querido Café
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I pretty much stopped in my tracks when I spotted this amazing Mexican chain of cafés recently on We Heart. Designed by Esrawe in collaboration with ...
Daniel Fuhrer Drop Caps
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Unfortunately this post accidentally went up last week unfinished. If you have happened to catch that, here’s what you should have seen. Check o...
Eight Hour Day’s New Look
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I’m a big fan of husband and wife team, Eight Hour Day, who are currently in the midst of a year-long working trip around the U.S. To mark this ...
James Kape Portfolio
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Australian designer James Kape will soon be embarking on a year-long working trip to New York. Since he’ll be looking for a design position whil...
Modovisual: Gopher Magazine
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When Alex Wright sent over his work, I was most drawn to the spreads he’s designed for Gopher Illustrated, where he is the senior designer. The ...
Type Love 132: Sweet Sans
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Sweet Sans, an open, versatile, engraver’s sans serif from MVB Fonts just flew to the top of my type wish list....
John Gall: Nabokov Covers
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Last night I attended AIGA’s My Dog and Pony IV, where I had the opportunity to see four different designers in varying disciplines pitch a proj...
Ross Clodfelter: F5 Photography Branding
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I came across Ross Clodfelter’s work on French Paper Sample Room recently, and was impressed by his entire portfolio. I’m especially lovin...