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Kickstarter: Gettysburg Address Letterpress by Craig Welsh

Courtney • Nov 15, 2013Nov 15, 2013
To commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, Craig Welsh (of Go Welsh) developed a Kickstarter project to help spread Lincoln&...
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Kickstarter: Turnover: Interchangeable Wall Art

Kickstarter: Turnover: Interchangeable Wall Art

Courtney • Nov 12, 2013Nov 30, 2013
Turnover, a new Kickstarter project by Katie MacLachlan, Sisi Recht and Robyn Faith Donnelly, is a product most art and design enthusiasts will ...
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Reynolds and Reyner: Coffee House London Identity and Collateral

Reynolds and Reyner: Coffee House London Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Nov 12, 2013Nov 30, 2013
Beautiful work by Reynolds and Reyner for Coffee House London, a new coffee brand based in Ukraine....
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Fieldwork: A Guide to Making Things

Courtney • Nov 12, 2013Nov 11, 2013
For Fieldwork’s one year anniversary, they developed a limited edition printed piece with the theme of “A Guide to Making Things.” T...
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Bravo Company: Sopra Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Nov 11, 2013Nov 10, 2013
Great new work by Bravo Company for Sopra, a Singapore-based Italian restaurant that is inspired by “the glamorous days of post-war Italy.&#8221...
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Rook: Various Identities

Rook: Various Identities

Courtney • Nov 11, 2013Dec 1, 2013
I’m loving all of the identity work coming out of new-to-me, Athens, Georgia-based studio Rook. Check out a few of my favorite projects are belo...
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The Company You Keep: Builders Arms Hotel Social Campaign

Courtney • Nov 11, 2013Nov 10, 2013
Australia-based studio The Company You Keep developed this clean and bold typographic campaign to facilitate an ongoing dialogue between the Builders...
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Style guide class starts this week!

Style guide class starts this week!

Courtney • Nov 11, 2013Feb 3, 2014
Just a quick reminder that my new Skillshare class, By The Book: Create a Style Guide for Your Brand, opens up this Thursday. Once again you have lif...
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Paperlux: Arjowiggins Reinventing the Bookmark

Paperlux: Arjowiggins Reinventing the Bookmark

Courtney • Nov 8, 2013Dec 1, 2013
The Paperlux team created this series of fun, colorful—and incredibly useful for book lovers!—bookmarks for Arjowiggins. Check out more details ri...
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J.D. Humphreys: An Invitation Across the Nation Poster Series

Courtney • Nov 8, 2013Nov 3, 2013
An Invitation Across the Nation is a collection of twenty posters featuring and celebrating musical artists from the 1960s, especially those who help...
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Carlos Lerma and Azucena Morales: Geeks Illustration

Courtney • Nov 7, 2013Nov 3, 2013
Illustrators Carlos Lerma and Azucena Morales recently collaborated on this colorful and fun illustration as part of a submission for Picnic Magazine...
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Typefight Relaunch

Courtney • Nov 7, 2013Nov 3, 2013
Typefight, “an arena for alphabetic altercations,” recently relaunched and it is looking awesome. Each day the Typefight folks pit two des...
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Bosque: Oaxaca Moleskine

Bosque: Oaxaca Moleskine

Courtney • Nov 6, 2013Dec 1, 2013
I’m loving the vibrant design and illustrations that Bosque created for the Oaxaca moleskine for Monoblock....
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Karsh Hagan: Colorado Tourism Wine Bottles

Courtney • Nov 6, 2013Nov 8, 2013
The folks at Karsh Hagan designed this unique wine bottle for the annual Governor’s Tourism Conference in Colorado. Each bottle was laser etched an...
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Taylor Goad Portfolio Update

Courtney • Nov 6, 2013Nov 4, 2013
Talented designer Taylor Goad recently launched a brand new site, featuring all sorts of new projects. A few favorite images are below, but you can c...
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Ghost: Ladies & Gentlemen Identity and Stationery

Courtney • Nov 6, 2013Nov 3, 2013
Beautiful, sophisticated work by Ghost for Ladies & Gentlemen, a full service millinery boutique offering high-end, handmade and custom hats fro...
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Kickstarter: Oakland Illustrated by The Weekend Press

Courtney • Nov 5, 2013Nov 6, 2013
Every so often a Kickstarter project comes through my inbox that I get really excited about, and Oakland Illustrated is definitely one of them. Curate...
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DIA: Speak Up Africa Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Nov 5, 2013Nov 3, 2013
New York-based studio DIA developed this bold identity and series of collateral pieces for Speak Up Africa, a non-profit organization dedicated to &#8...
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Telegramme: Hawt Sauce

Courtney • Nov 4, 2013Nov 3, 2013
Telegramme recently updated their portfolio with a ton of new projects that span various design disciplines. One that particularly caught my eye is th...
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Michael George Haddad: Zodiac

Michael George Haddad: Zodiac

Courtney • Nov 4, 2013Dec 1, 2013
If you’ve been a reader for a little while, you may remember Michael George Haddad‘s self-initiated project, Mid-Century Canada. Well he&#...
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Korn Design: Area Four Restaurant Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Nov 4, 2013Nov 4, 2013
Restaurant identity design is one of my favorite things to feature, so when Jeshurun Webb sent over her work for Area Four I jumped at the chance to p...
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Andrew Colin Beck: Aurora Florence Identity and Album Design

Andrew Colin Beck: Aurora Florence Identity and Album Design

Courtney • Nov 1, 2013Dec 1, 2013
I’m loving this sophisticated, feminine identity and collateral that Andrew Colin Beck developed for Aurora Florence, a singer, songwriter, vio...
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Martín Azambuja Illustration

Courtney • Oct 31, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Awesome design and illustration work by Uraguay-based designer Martín Azambuja....
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Think Work Observe: Mask / Snake / Surprise Prints

Think Work Observe: Mask / Snake / Surprise Prints

Courtney • Oct 30, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Think Work Observe recently designed this series of illustrated prints—Snake, Mask and Surprise—for Editions of 100, an online shop that sells li...
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Student Work: Apollo Identity and Collateral

Student Work: Apollo Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Oct 30, 2013Dec 1, 2013
As a student project, designers Tiffany R. Hsu, Eric Cancino and Nathan Shigeta developed this identity and extensive collateral system for the clo...
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Always With Honor: Boke Bowl Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Oct 29, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Earlier this month Always With Honor launched a brand new site. I’m particularly loving their work for Boke Bowl, a Portland-style ramen shop. C...
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Patrick Fry: Good Design Identity and Site Design

Courtney • Oct 28, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Patrick Fry developed the identity and website design for Good Design, a blog by Joseph Maduma that focuses on “design and creativity that is cr...
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Last Call for Gift Guide Submissions

Last Call for Gift Guide Submissions

Courtney • Oct 28, 2013Nov 28, 2013
Quick reminder: If you’ve been meaning to submit a gift idea for this year’s Gift Guide, you have until this Friday, November 1st to do so...
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Clare Cousins Architects: Moor Street Studio

Courtney • Oct 25, 2013Oct 20, 2013
This space designed by Clare Cousins Architects looks like such an inspiring, energizing place to live and work....
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Noise 13: Reorient Identity and Packaging

Courtney • Oct 25, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Beautiful work by Noise 13 for Reorient, a brand that creates herbal tonics and broths: Based in San Francisco, Reorient creates artisanal herbal to...
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Joseph Veazey: Azede Jean-Pierre S/S 2011 Lookbook

Joseph Veazey: Azede Jean-Pierre S/S 2011 Lookbook

Courtney • Oct 24, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Lovely work by Joseph Veazey for the Azede Jean-Pierre S/S 2011 Lookbook....
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Andrew Suggit: Sanctuary 28

Andrew Suggit: Sanctuary 28

Courtney • Oct 24, 2013Dec 1, 2013
While at TUSK Agency, Andrew Suggit was tasked with the rebranding of Sanctuary 28, a builder of homes strongly influenced by coastal living. Creativ...
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Caetano Calomino Lettering

Courtney • Oct 23, 2013Oct 20, 2013
An impressive collection of lettering samples by Caetano Calomino. Much more to see in his portfolio and on his Facebook page....
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ElloThere: National Parks Explorers Guide

Courtney • Oct 23, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Mama’s Sauce recently produced this fun limited edition print by Seth Lucas of ElloThere. The 5-color screen print features all of the U.S. nati...
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Kyle Miller: Dyer & Jenkins Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Oct 22, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Kyle Miller recently developed the identity and collateral for Dyer & Jenkins, an American-made men’s clothing line. Lifestyle images shot b...
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Dan Blackman New Site

Courtney • Oct 21, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Last week Dan Blackman launched a brand new site featuring lots of great new work. In particular, these two restaurant/bar projects caught my eye: Du...
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The Midnight Moment Project

The Midnight Moment Project

Courtney • Oct 21, 2013Dec 3, 2013
I’m late to the game in discovering the Midnight Moment project, an initiative by the Times Square Advertising Coalition (TSAC) and Times Square...
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Mike Smith: Charity Water Ball Invitation Package

Courtney • Oct 21, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Mike Smith recently did a beautiful job of designing the invitation package and collateral for charity:water‘s annual charity:ball. Be sure to c...
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DWL Gift Guide Ad Spots

DWL Gift Guide Ad Spots

Courtney • Oct 21, 2013Nov 30, 2013
I’m extending the ad submission deadline for this year’s Gift Guide until the end of the day tomorrow, October 22nd, so I thought I would ...
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Varado & Co.

Courtney • Oct 18, 2013Oct 14, 2013
A nice selection of work by Milwaukee-based Varado & Co....
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Ethan Park: Unconventional Lettering

Courtney • Oct 18, 2013Oct 14, 2013
I’m loving these pieces of unconventional lettering and typography by UK-based designer Ethan Park....
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Kerry F. Williams Design

Courtney • Oct 17, 2013Oct 14, 2013
Awesome work by Kerry F. Williams, a Los Angeles-based designer that has worked at some really great agencies....
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Moodley Brand Identity: J. Hornig Identity and Collateral

Moodley Brand Identity: J. Hornig Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Oct 16, 2013Nov 30, 2013
Moodley Brand Identity developed this work for J. Hornig, a new coffee brand. More to see right here....
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Supermundane

Courtney • Oct 16, 2013Oct 14, 2013
Artist and designer Rob Lowe, also known as Supermundane, recently launched a brand new site. via Form Fifty Five...
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States of Matter: Rivet & Sway Pop-up Shop

Courtney • Oct 16, 2013Mar 7, 2016
States of Matter recently helped designer sunglasses brand Rivet & Sway conceptualize and create a really fun pop-up shop concept: Rivet and Swa...
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Pentagram: Jazz at Lincoln Center Brand Refresh

Pentagram: Jazz at Lincoln Center Brand Refresh

Courtney • Oct 15, 2013Nov 30, 2013
Paula Scher’s team at Pentagram recently completed a brand refresh of their iconic identity for Jazz at Lincoln Center. The update encompassed c...
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Office for Evernote Market

Courtney • Oct 15, 2013Oct 14, 2013
I’m loving this series of t-shirts and posters that Office created for Evernote Market as part of their recent launch. Evernote Market is a new...
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Kelli Anderson: The Existential Calculator

Courtney • Oct 15, 2013Oct 14, 2013
Kelli Anderson‘s latest creation is an incredible paper piece commissioned by Adobe for distribution at the annual AIGA national conference. The...
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Kickstarter: Beer Press Coasters

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013Oct 14, 2013
Beer Press is a new Kickstarter project by Jordan Mummert. The project includes a set of six beer-themed letterpress coasters as well as a handcraf...
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The Wire Poster Project

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013Oct 14, 2013
The Wire Poster Project is a new side project by Oliver Munday. He’s designed one typographic poster for every episode of cult favorite HBO seri...
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Spencer Heyfron and Angela Southern: This Is New York

Spencer Heyfron and Angela Southern: This Is New York

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013Nov 30, 2013
I am still a faithful print magazine reader, and New York Magazine has been one of my favorites ever since I moved to NYC almost 10 years ago. One fe...
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Half His Half Hers: Brynn Birth Announcement

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013Oct 14, 2013
Brooke and Matt Lunneberg of Half His Half Hers recently designed this lovely little birth announcement package to celebrate the birth of their daugh...
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Cat Coquillette: Lucky Lindy Wine Packaging

Courtney • Oct 11, 2013Oct 8, 2013
Loving this collection of wine labels that Cat Coquillette designed for a good friend’s Golden Birthday....
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BLOW: Fashion Walk Fashion Destination Campaign

BLOW: Fashion Walk Fashion Destination Campaign

Courtney • Oct 11, 2013May 11, 2014
I’m loving the pattern-heavy collateral and environmental graphics that Blow developed for the Fashion Walk Fashion Destination campaign, whic...
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BAND: Forest For The Trees NW

Courtney • Oct 9, 2013Oct 8, 2013
Portland, Oregon studio Band recently launched a new project for Forest for the Trees, a Pacific Northwest-based public mural project which aims to e...
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Anagrama: Checklist Identity and Collateral

Anagrama: Checklist Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Oct 9, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Another great identity project by Anagrama, this time for Checklist, a company that specializes in custom event planning....
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Lobulo Design: Atype

Courtney • Oct 8, 2013Oct 7, 2013
Lobulo Design created a series of sculptural experiments that turn a flat letterform into a three-dimensional object using paper. Get a closer look ri...
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Wise Words: Maya Angelou

Wise Words: Maya Angelou

Courtney • Oct 8, 2013Dec 3, 2013
A short but sweet message about creativity from Conversations with Maya Angelou.  ...
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Cocolia: Picasso Museum Big Draw Posters

Courtney • Oct 7, 2013Oct 3, 2013
Each year the Picasso Museum promotes and organizes Big Draw in Barcelona, a celebration of the act of drawing and an event that aims to bring the com...
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The Hungry Workshop: Sonia & Glenns Aerogram Invitation

Courtney • Oct 7, 2013Oct 4, 2013
I’m loving the fun aerogram wedding invitation package designed and printed by The Hungry Workshop for Sonia and Glenn’s nuptials last yea...
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