Leeay Aikawa: Mixed Media Collages
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Toronto-based designer/illustrator Leeay Aikawa has a special talent for crafting mixed media collages that are simply fascinating. Leeay on her inspi...
Category: Design
Garth • Will Miller: AURA Natural Pet Identity and Collateral
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Chicago-based designer Will Miller worked with AURA Natural pet to develop their identity, packaging and stationery. One detail that especially stands...
Mike Lowery: New Work
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It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Mike Lowery here at DWL, and since he recently launched his new website with tons of saucy recent work, we simpl...
Tyler School of Art: Brains, Muscle, Wildcard
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In teaming up for their exhibition date last week as part of the 2014 Tyler School of Art MFA Graphic and Interactive Design Thesis Exhibition, design...
The Hungry Workshop: Inkster Maken
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I’m in love with this minimal identity and gorgeous business cards and tags designed by The Hungry Workshop for Inkster Maken, designer of equally min...
Introducing MOO Letterhead
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The newest addition to MOO’s incredible line of paper products is letterhead. The letterhead is available in both their classic (80lb) and Luxe (90lb)...
Student Work: Seth Gale
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Something great is brewing up in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s not coffee. Okay, there’s tasty coffee brewing up there too, but the really good stuf...
Allison Chambers Lettering & Design
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I’m really admiring the beautiful lettering and smart design work of Allison Chambers, a designer out of Vancouver, BC. Her hand-cut lettering particu...
Carla Cobas
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The work of Carla Cobas caught my eye recently, and I haven’t been able to look away since. A designer in Valencia, Spain, her work has a confident, c...
Alliteration Inspiration: Quotes & Quickness
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Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas from Uncommon Goods
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Every May I am faced with a gift-giving challenge, as Mother’s Day and my Mom’s birthday happen to fall less than a week apart. Do I combine gifts? Ge...
Student Work: Jaclyn Merk
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Feeling the design love for Jaclyn Merk, a recent graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, and you will too after checking...
Introducing Moniker
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Moniker is a new San Francisco-based studio led by Brent Couchman. I’ve always been a fan of Brent’s work—see here, here and here—so I’m not surprised...
Tata&Friends: Mr. Marcel School Rebrand
Garth •
This is my first encounter with Tata&Friends, and it’s a case of love at first sight. T&F’s rebrand for Mr. Marcel School, a unique design school in M...
Megan Jean Sovern: The Meaning of Maggie
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This morning I’m excited to introduce you to The Meaning of Maggie, Megan Jean’s Sovern‘s debut novel about eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield, a “girl j...
My Dear Fellow Co.
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Check out the charming illustration work of My Dear Fellow Co., a husband-and-wife paper goods studio based in Dallas, Texas. Their shop features a se...
Tag Collective: Wishbone
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New York’s Tag Collective just put out some tasty new branding and environment work for Wishbone, a fried chicken spot in Philadelphia. It maintains a...
Nicolas Ménard: ARTV
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I’m really digging the adventure and whimsy in Nicolas Menard‘s cosmic animation work for ARTV. Watch Nicolas’ animation below, and be sure to scroll ...
Alliteration Inspiration: Jelly & Journeying
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Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...
Leta Sobierajski: Branding & Collateral
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You may be familiar with Leta Sobierajski from her personal brand identity system featured on DWL last year, but you’ll want to familiarize yourself w...
Young & Laramore: Upland Brewing Co. Rebrand
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Young & Laramore recently completed a solid rebrand for Bloomington, Indiana’s Upland Brewing Co., including some nifty new packaging for several of U...
The Return of R.B.I. Baseball
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Nearly 30 years ago, one of the greatest video games of all time was born. R.B.I. Baseball, an absurdly rudimentary game for Nintendo in 1986, with it...
Tyler Gross: New Work
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Since we last featured Tyler Gross‘s illustrations, he’s churned out some killer new work that further showcases his hardcore halftones and strong sty...
Eszter Chen: Patterns & Illustration
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Illustrator and textile designer Eszter Chen has got something good going. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, she’s brought her lovely style and freel...
Almanac: Photographer Jay Fram Brand and Website
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One of Almanac’s most recent projects is the branding and website development for photography Jay Fram. We began our discovery phase by working with J...
Green Chair Press: Miniature Matchbox Books
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Susan Angebranndt, owner of Santa Fe’s Green Chair Press, has created a quirky line of miniature matchbox books that are simply delightful. Each book ...
Andreas Wikström Illustration
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I’m thoroughly enjoying the work of Andreas Wikström, a graphic designer hailing from Sweden. There’s more to explore on his website, so get to clicki...
Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering
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If “rad” were a design discipline, Barcelona-born Sergi Delgado could teach a class on it. His illustration, lettering and typography work all fit a c...
Angel Bomb Rebrand & Collateral
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Angel Bomb, a design and letterpress studio in northeast Minneapolis, recently rebranded themselves to emphasize the full-service nature of their stud...
Melanie Rothschild: The Art of Mistakes
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Melanie Rothschild has a wildly intriguing story to share with the world about the creative process, and it all started with a disastrous mistake. Sev...
Michael Haddad: Ottawa Magazine “The Sex Issue” Illustrations
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Michael Haddad‘s illustrations for Ottawa Magazine’s “The Sex Issue” are simple, clever, and innuendo-tastic. Creative Credits Art Direction: Jane Cor...
Miles Design: William Roam Identity and Collateral
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Miles Design worked with the team at William Roam on an extensive project which encompassed their identity and stationery, website, the naming and pac...
Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys: Freies Theater Hannover Identity
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I’m loving this vibrant and dynamic identity redesign for the Freies Theater Hannover by Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys. via Form Fifty Five...
Finding Digital Inspiration in our Neighbourhood
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What do a hip coffee house, a curated general store, a popular sandwich joint, a trendy shoe shop, and a new superfood store have in common? For start...
Winkreative: The Government of Thailand
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Exciting work by Winkreative for The Government of Thailand. As Thailand prepared to host the World Economic Forum, Winkreative was selected by the Of...
Dxmiq: Future Artifacts
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Future Artifacts, a digital art project by Dxmiq, is just about the opposite of the type of work I do, which is probably why I’m so drawn to it. While...
Janine Rewell: Minna Parikka
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Janine Rewell managed art direction, illustration and body paint design for a SS2014 Minna Parikka promotional campaign. Creative Credits: Photography...
Skillshare By the Book Challenge Winner: Star St. Germain
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This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Guide for ...
Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jena Buckwell
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This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Guide for ...
Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jennifer Thomke
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This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Guide for ...
Jenney Stevens: Far North Spirits
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I’m loving the identity and collateral designed by Jenney Stevens for Far North Spirits. The white glass bottle for their gin is especially gorgeous. ...
The Grand Budapest Hotel
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It’s fascinating to get a look behind the scenes of Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, through the work of the designer, Annie Atki...
Little: Ephemera
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We recently featured Little‘s lovely identity and collateral work for Fair State Brewing Cooperative, and now I’m quite taken by Ephemera, where Littl...
Did Google figure out wearable technology?
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This past weekend we noticed a tweet about Alicia Keys out for a run in St. Barts. It was only remarkable because she was taking selfies, not with her...
Stitch Design Co.: New Stationery
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Check out the new stationery package that Stitch Design Co. designed to go with their recently updated website. Gorgeous, as always....
Matt Chase: Escapades Magazine
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Matt Chase just blew my mind with his challenging, beautiful design work for “The Takeoff Issue” of new travel magazine Escapades. After you ogle the ...
Nicole McQuade: Kitchen Stories Identity and Collateral
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For the past three years, Nicole McQuade—designer and photographer—and Judi Cutrone—writer—have been collaborating on Some Kitchen Stories, a blog tha...
MaeMae Paperie: Munster Rose Stationery
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I’m loving this beautiful stationery developed by MaeMae Paperie for Munster Rose, a floral design company based out of Minneapolis....
Plus63 Design Co.: Your Local Identity and Collateral
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Plus63 Design Co., a Phillipines-based studio, recently developed the brand identity and collateral for Your Local, a restaurant serving Asian comfort...
Student Work: Clarke Harris
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I’m quite fond of the work Clarke Harris has put out as he cuts his (Gator) teeth in the University of Florida’s graphic design program. If this colle...
Bryan Patrick Todd: Banner Year
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Bryan Patrick Todd recently opened his first solo show, “Banner Year,” which includes eight handcrafted banners featuring eight quotes serving as “par...
Gabby Lord: The Great Fifty
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Gabby Lord, whose wildly clever business cards were featured on DWL last year, loves her mum very much. When she asked Gabby to design a “simple invit...
Where Food + Technology Meet
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The intersection of photography, social, and our insatiable desire to eat tasty animal parts and vegetables means that there is a constant stream of d...
Adam Turnbull: Ten Cent Dime
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While some take to Twitter to share their stream of consciousness experience of the world, Adam Turnbull has used Ten Cent Dime as his outlet, a proje...
Emmanuel Cohen: BNT Studio Identity and Collateral
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Lovely clean, modern, sophisticated work for BNT Studio, “a distribution studio devoted to design and innovation,” by Emmanuel Cohen....
MM Identity Lab: Year of the Horse Card Deck Calendar
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The team at MM Identity Lab just finished a fantastic self promotion project, working with local vendors to create their Year of the Horse Card Deck C...
The Apps of March—SXSW Edition
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Graham and I were having a bit of a dialogue over the weekend about what hot apps were going to come out of SXSW this year. He’s there on the ground, ...
2014 RE:DESIGN UXD Giveaway Winner
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Congrats, Allison—you’ve won a free pass to the upcoming RE:DESIGN UXD Conference! Please shoot me an email so that I can pass your contact info onto ...
MINE: Bun Mee
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San Francisco just got even more eye-popping with MINE‘s branding and environment design for Bun Mee’s new Market Street location. From the large, bea...
Deuxtone: Dichotomy Coffee & Spirits
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Texas two-man operation Deuxtone executed some exquisite work in designing the brand identity and environment for Dichotomy Coffee & Spirits in Waco. ...