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Matt Stevens: Carolina Panthers Daydream Rebrand

Courtney • Jan 1, 2014Dec 26, 2013
I’ve always been a fan of Matt Stevens’s side projects (and envious of his productivity levels!), so it’s no surprise that I’m loving his latest perso...
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Digital Design Trends to Look Forward to in 2014

Digital Design Trends to Look Forward to in 2014

Jackson • Dec 31, 2013Dec 24, 2013
Here’s a little secret about us. Part of the reason we founded a digital agency in the first place was to ensure that we’d always have the latest and ...
Art & CodeDesign

Moodley Brand Identity: Studio Arrc Brand Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Dec 30, 2013Dec 26, 2013
Moodley Brand Identity created this elegant brand identity for Studio Arrc, a design blog by Sophie Carr, an aspiring interior designer. The design te...
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Glenn Wolk: Arrow / Cluett Labels

Courtney • Dec 30, 2013Dec 26, 2013
Glenn Wolk recently published a project that showcases all of the work he’s done with Arrow Shirts / Cluett and Peabody—a huge selection of gorgeous v...
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Tyler Dale and Nuno Leites: GIF(T)S FOR FUN

Tyler Dale and Nuno Leites: GIF(T)S FOR FUN

Courtney • Dec 27, 2013Jan 16, 2014
GIF(T)S FOR FUN is a collaborative series of holiday-themed animated gifs featuring illustration by Tyler Dale and animation by Nune Leites....
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States of Matter: 2013 Holiday Cards

Courtney • Dec 27, 2013Mar 7, 2016
I’m loving States of Matter‘s holiday card design for 2013, a lucky wooden rabbit. My favorite detail is how the shape of the accompanying message mim...
Design

Paperlux: The Golden Camera 2014

Courtney • Dec 26, 2013Dec 26, 2013
This gorgeous event invitation was designed by Paperlux for DIE GOLDENE KAMERA. Technically this just a sneak peek before the event has taken place, s...
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Jeff Rogers: New Site

Courtney • Dec 26, 2013Dec 26, 2013
I’m late to the game on this one, but last month Jeff Rogers launched a beautiful new site. In addition to huge, crisp images of his work, he’s also i...
DesignIllustration

W+K Studio: 2014 Calendar

Courtney • Dec 25, 2013Dec 24, 2013
W+K Studio always does a fun calendar every year. This year’s is a limited edition run of 100 and each month features a unique two-color, Risograph-pr...
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Planet Propaganda: 12 Days of 6 Words for the Holidays

Planet Propaganda: 12 Days of 6 Words for the Holidays

Courtney • Dec 24, 2013Dec 24, 2013
Planet Propaganda chose to celebrate the holiday season by creating 12 Days of 6 Words for the Holidays. As fans of the Six-Word Memoirs® project, the...
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Mike Smith: A Vague Christmas Card

Courtney • Dec 24, 2013Dec 24, 2013
Mike Smith’s quirky advent calendar-themed design for the Vague family is by far my favorite Christmas card I’ve seen this year. Check out Mike’s blog...
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5 things we hope Santa puts under our tree just by looking at their websites

Jackson • Dec 24, 2013Dec 23, 2013
The fact that a simple, often one page, website can create completely irrational consumerism in a human is awesome, isn’t it? That web design can help...
Art & CodeDesign

Westwerk Design: Yeti Spotter

Courtney • Dec 23, 2013Dec 20, 2013
For this year’s holiday card, Westwerk Design went the non-traditional route and created Yeti Spotter, an interactive contest. The team sent out paper...
Design

Fred Schaub: BurdgeCooper Holiday Card and Gift Tags

Courtney • Dec 23, 2013Dec 20, 2013
This colorful holiday card was created for LA-based printer BurdgeCooper by CT-based designer Fred Schaub. The set of engraved and stamped cards were ...
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Misty Manley: First Birthday Infographic Invitations

Misty Manley: First Birthday Infographic Invitations

Courtney • Dec 20, 2013Dec 19, 2013
Misty Manley created these super fun infographic-style invitations for her son Jude’s first birthday, which is coming up in January. More than just yo...
Design

Streamline Icons

Courtney • Dec 19, 2013Dec 18, 2013
Designer Vincent Le Moign of Webalys recently introduced Streamline, a set of over 1600 icons for designers and developers. Yes, you read that right, ...
DesignProducts

New House Industries Cotton

Courtney • Dec 18, 2013Dec 18, 2013
I’m loving all of the new cotton products that House Industries recently released, including men’s and women’s t-shirts, tote bags and tea towels. Che...
DesignProducts

Blok Design: Topix Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Dec 17, 2013Dec 16, 2013
I’m loving Blok Design‘s new work for Topix, a special effects and animation studio operating out of Toronto: A pioneer in special effects and animati...
Design

The Apps of the Year 2013

Jackson • Dec 17, 2013Dec 18, 2013
There are over 1,000,000 apps in the iTunes store. Imagine trying to search through them all to find the ones we think could be called ‘tops’ in the p...
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Tim Denee: A Free Calendar for 2014

Tim Denee: A Free Calendar for 2014

Courtney • Dec 16, 2013Dec 16, 2013
Designer and illustrator Tim Denee has generously designed a 2014 calendar that you can all print and use for free. He’s designed two options with a s...
DesignPaper Goods
40 Days of Dating Shop

40 Days of Dating Shop

Garth • Dec 16, 2013Dec 16, 2013
Designers. Friends. Lovers? If you haven’t heard of 40 Days of Dating, it’s one of the most fascinating side projects the design world has ever seen. ...
Design
Michael J. Hildebrand: Rest

Michael J. Hildebrand: Rest

Courtney • Dec 13, 2013Dec 12, 2013
When Michael J. Hildebrand was planning his most recent website update, he knew he wanted to add a fun ending into the mix. So he shifted his focus to...
DesignIllustration

Mattson Creative: Audi Storybook

Courtney • Dec 13, 2013Dec 12, 2013
Mattson Creative recently had the opportunity to work with Audi on a 28-page book that celebrates the carmaker’s history. Check out the gorgeous illus...
DesignIllustration

Studio Hausherr

Courtney • Dec 12, 2013Dec 12, 2013
There’s some beautiful work coming out of Studio Hausherr, a Berlin-based studio specializing in corporate, editorial and web design. I’ve selected a ...
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A New Site for Tad Carpenter

A New Site for Tad Carpenter

Courtney • Dec 12, 2013
Just yesterday Tad Carpenter launched a beautiful new site featuring tons of awesome new projects. Below is a brief selection of my favorites, but be ...
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Super Rural Prints

Courtney • Dec 10, 2013Dec 9, 2013
You may recognize this For Like Ever print (top image) that was popularized several years ago through Domino Magazine—I actually have it hanging in my...
DesignProducts
Mobile Creativity and the Louis C.K. Effect

Mobile Creativity and the Louis C.K. Effect

Jackson • Dec 10, 2013Dec 9, 2013
Making killer designs and big impact on the small screen is hard, but it shouldn’t be mission impossible. Comedian Louis C.K. had a very funny bit a f...
Art & CodeDesign

Lundgren+Lindqvist: Kodamera Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Dec 9, 2013Dec 9, 2013
Lundgren+Lindqvist recently updated their portfolio with a handful of new projects. Their work for Kodamera, “a digital agency specialising in designi...
Design

Super Precious Art Gallery: Punctuation Show

Courtney • Dec 6, 2013Dec 5, 2013
Attention grammar enthusiasts: the latest exhibit Super Precious Art Gallery is the Punctuation Show, which features 17 pieces by 11 artists, all insp...
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Sanna Annukka: New Prints

Courtney • Dec 6, 2013Dec 5, 2013
Sanna Annukka has released some beautiful new prints since the last time I checked in with her shop. They’re all limited edition, so get them while yo...
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Fonts.com Fontacular

Courtney • Dec 5, 2013Dec 5, 2013
Unfortunately I am extremely late to the game in announcing this, but Fonts.com is holding it’s first ever Fontactular, with awesome deals on type eve...
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Strohl: Leckerlee Holiday Tins

Courtney • Dec 5, 2013Dec 5, 2013
Strohl designed some lovely new tins for Leckerlee this year....
Design
Kickstarter: Slate Mobile AirDesk

Kickstarter: Slate Mobile AirDesk

Courtney • Dec 5, 2013Dec 5, 2013
If you’re a laptop user, this new Kickstarter project is for you. Slate is a lightweight, heat-absorbent laptop surface that  provides both mobility a...
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Ty Mattson: Homeland Posters Now Available!

Courtney • Dec 5, 2013
Exciting news! This week Showtime has made Ty Mattson‘s awesome jazz record-inspired Homeland tribute posters available for purchase. You can pick ind...
Design

Moodley Brand Identity: Servus am Marktplatz Packaging & Digital Branding

Courtney • Nov 27, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Moodley Brand Identity developed the brand identity and extensive packaging system for Servus am Marktplatz, an online marketplace selling handmade go...
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Werklig: Pikseli Identity and Signage

Werklig: Pikseli Identity and Signage

Courtney • Nov 27, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Finland-based studio Werklig designed this clean, graphic identity for Pikseli (which means “pixel” in Finnish), an office building in Vallila, a cent...
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Stout San Francisco

Stout San Francisco

Courtney • Nov 27, 2013Dec 1, 2013
This morning I’m pleased to introduce you to Stout, the brand new San Francisco-based studio of Ryan Meis (who you may know from Lab Partners) and Bri...
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Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design

Courtney • Nov 26, 2013Dec 4, 2013
John Clifford, of Think Studio, just released his very first book, Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design, and it is a book every...
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Tim Gough: Sgt. Pepper Poster

Courtney • Nov 25, 2013Nov 23, 2013
Tim Gough just released this amazing print of his Sgt. Pepper illustrations. Printed in a limited run of 100, the design features 8-color printing wit...
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John J. Custer New Portfolio

John J. Custer New Portfolio

Courtney • Nov 22, 2013Dec 3, 2013
John J. Custer recently worked with developer Chris P. Wolf to put together a new site that showcases a complete archive of his work. There’s some rea...
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Jen Serafini: Chef Alli Brand Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Nov 22, 2013Nov 22, 2013
Jen Serafini—who I had the pleasure of working with as an intern awhile back—recently worked with DC-based chef Alli Sosna on her brand identity and w...
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Nate Koehler New Site

Courtney • Nov 22, 2013Nov 22, 2013
Nate Koehler recently launched a brand new site, which features tons of design and illustration work in his bold and colorful style. Check out the wor...
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Student Work: Hannah Johnson: Quarter Life Review

Student Work: Hannah Johnson: Quarter Life Review

Courtney • Nov 21, 2013Dec 1, 2013
For her graduate thesis at Tyler School of Art, Hannah Johnson created Quarter Life Review, a series of book covers inspired by her childhood drawings...
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Daniel Ting Chong: Red Bull Cooler Design

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013Nov 20, 2013
Daniel Ting Chong was one of 9 Cape Town artists selected to participate in Red Bull’s South Africa-based Canvas Cooler project, where they commission...
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Ben Whitla: Mapkin Identity

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013Nov 19, 2013
Ben Whitla recently developed the identity for Mapkin, an app that combines turn-by-turn GPS with human storytelling, by allowing the user to “create ...
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Frances MacLeod: Thirty Days of Thankfulness

Courtney • Nov 20, 2013Nov 19, 2013
Frances MacLoed has created a daily gratitude project to celebrate all the things she is thankful for, entitled Thirty Days of Thankfulness. The posts...
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Help Ink Haiyan Relief Prints

Help Ink Haiyan Relief Prints

Courtney • Nov 19, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Update: Two more prints were posted after this post were published. They are now included at the bottom of this post. Check them out! This week Help I...
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Foreign Policy Design Group: The Pelican Identity and Collateral

Foreign Policy Design Group: The Pelican Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Nov 19, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Foreign Policy Design Group recently updated their portfolio with lots of new projects, including this branding project for The Pelican, a seafood res...
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Jessica Bruggink: Patterns

Courtney • Nov 15, 2013Nov 15, 2013
Jessica Bruggink recently launched a new site, and I was particularly drawn to all of her pattern design work. Check out the rest of her portfolio rig...
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Jolby & Friends: Ride The Weird Screen Print

Courtney • Nov 15, 2013Nov 15, 2013
I’m loving this fun print that Jolby & Friends recently released. It features the words, “Ride the Weird,” which, among many other things, encourages ...
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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’s ...
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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 love. ...
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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.” The piece features ...
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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.”...
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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 below: Fir...
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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 life...
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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 right ...
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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 helpe...
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