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Category: Art

30 Stamp Fonts for a Crafty, Handmade Feel

30 Stamp Fonts for a Crafty, Handmade Feel

Preston Lee • May 1, 2025May 1, 2025
There’s something incredibly satisfying about the texture and character of a stamped impression. As a graphic designer who’s spent countle...
ArtFontsTypography
30 Monoline Fonts That Create Clean, Consistent Designs in 2025

30 Monoline Fonts That Create Clean, Consistent Designs in 2025

Zoe Santoro • Apr 23, 2025Apr 23, 2025
I’ve noticed monoline fonts taking center stage across branding, web design, and print materials in . There’s something undeniably elegant...
ArtFontsTrendsTypography
33 Watercolor Fonts with Soothing Style in 2025

33 Watercolor Fonts with Soothing Style in 2025

Zoe Santoro • Apr 22, 2025Apr 22, 2025
As designers, we’re constantly searching for typography that evokes emotion and brings a touch of artistry to our projects. Watercolor fonts per...
ArtDesignFontsTypography
From Boring to Viral: Transform Your Instagram Feed with AI-Powered Posts

From Boring to Viral: Transform Your Instagram Feed with AI-Powered Posts

Guest Guest • Apr 10, 2025May 9, 2025
In the fast-paced world of social media, standing out is more challenging than ever. A visually appealing and engaging Instagram feed can make all the...
AIArtSocial Media
AI Meets Pop Culture: Designing Merch for Movie Fans and Fandoms

AI Meets Pop Culture: Designing Merch for Movie Fans and Fandoms

Zoe Santoro • Mar 31, 2025Mar 31, 2025
Fandoms and pop culture are strong phenomena that unite individuals from all walks of life to celebrate their favorite films, characters, and tales. T...
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34 Poster Mockup Files for Designers

34 Poster Mockup Files for Designers

Preston Lee • Mar 20, 2025
As designers, we’ve all been there. You’ve spent hours perfecting that poster design, tweaking every pixel until it’s just right. Bu...
ArtDesignMockupsTemplates
22 Art Nouveau Fonts for an Elegant Whimsy Look

22 Art Nouveau Fonts for an Elegant Whimsy Look

Zoe Santoro • Mar 10, 2025
There’s something magical about the way Art Nouveau fonts capture the spirit of an era that celebrated organic beauty and artistic craftsmanship...
ArtFontsTypography
39 Lookbook Examples to Inspire You

39 Lookbook Examples to Inspire You

Zoe Santoro • Mar 5, 2025
Creating the perfect lookbook is both an art and a science. And if you’re a designer staring at a blank canvas wondering how to make your lookbo...
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Inspiration from AI artists around the world

Inspiration from AI artists around the world

Melissa Garlington • Feb 28, 2025Mar 31, 2025
As AI-generated art continues to evolve, pushing the boundaries of creativity and technology, artists worldwide are using AI tools to craft visually s...
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My 17 Top Spray Paint Fonts in May 2025

My 17 Top Spray Paint Fonts in May 2025

Preston Lee • Feb 27, 2025Mar 4, 2025
As designers, we’re constantly searching for fonts that can capture that raw, urban energy that only street art delivers. And in , spray paint f...
ArtFontsIdeasTypography
35 Cinco De Mayo Templates that are ‘Muy Bueno’

35 Cinco De Mayo Templates that are ‘Muy Bueno’

Zoe Santoro • Feb 26, 2025Mar 4, 2025
Cinco de Mayo is fast approaching, and if you’re planning to host or promote an event, you know how crucial eye-catching visuals can be. But let...
ArtDesignMockupsTemplates
24 Realistic Chalkboard Fonts at the “Top of the Class”

24 Realistic Chalkboard Fonts at the “Top of the Class”

Preston Lee • Nov 11, 2024Feb 7, 2025
Whether you’re crafting a digital masterpiece or a printed invitation, choosing the right chalkboard font can make all the difference. Chalkboar...
ArtDesignFontsTypography
32 Best T-Shirt Fonts for Apparel Design in 2025

32 Best T-Shirt Fonts for Apparel Design in 2025

Preston Lee • Nov 9, 2024Nov 22, 2024
Let’s face it – picking the perfect font for your t-shirt design can feel overwhelming. With thousands of options out there, how do you choose...
ArtDesignFontsTypography
Art Deco vs Art Nouveau: 3 Important Differences

Art Deco vs Art Nouveau: 3 Important Differences

Gerren Lamson • Jul 7, 2024Sep 10, 2024
There are 3 big differences between Art Deco and Art Nouveau: inspiration, aesthetics, and timing. Art Deco is influenced by industrialization and tec...
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Ultimate Neon Colors Guide for Designers May 2025

Ultimate Neon Colors Guide for Designers May 2025

Preston Lee • Oct 13, 2023Jan 16, 2025
Neon colors have become a popular design trend in recent years, reviving that classic look from the 90s. But how and when should you use neon in your ...
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How Affordable Canvas Prints Can Inspire Your Daily Life and Design Choices

How Affordable Canvas Prints Can Inspire Your Daily Life and Design Choices

DWL Partners • Oct 16, 2022Oct 22, 2024
Ever wondered how you can boost both your living space and mood without breaking the bank? Affordable canvas prints like the ones offered by Canvas Di...
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Rebecca Green Illustration

Rebecca Green Illustration

Karen Kurycki • Feb 10, 2020Jul 6, 2021
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer and illus...
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Chris Turnham Prints

Courtney • Feb 20, 2014Feb 17, 2014
I was happy to recently discover the work of Los Angeles-based Chris Turnham, who has worked as an artist in both feature and television animation a...
ArtIllustration

Scott Patt: Bigger. Smaller. Funnier.

Courtney • Feb 12, 2014Feb 12, 2014
I’m happy to have recently discovered this new project by Scott Patt, an artist whose inspirations—”the folk art of his youth and post ...
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Ed Spence Collages

Courtney • Oct 28, 2013Oct 20, 2013
I’m loving these pixelated collages by Ed Spence: Using a knife and a ruler I dissect the information within the image.  The hand-generated pix...
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Paintings by Michael Ward

Paintings by Michael Ward

Courtney • Sep 6, 2013Dec 1, 2013
I instantly fell in love with these paintings by Michael Ward the second I saw them. Each one depicts an ordinary, everyday scene based on a photograp...
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Roadtrip Recharge

Karen Kurycki • Aug 22, 2013Aug 22, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer and illus...
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Baby EHD: Art

Katie Kirk • Aug 20, 2013Aug 19, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Katie Kirk and Na...
Art1 Comment on Baby EHD: Art

BeeTeeth

Evan • Aug 15, 2013Aug 15, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Evan Huwa of  Ja...
ArtIllustration2 Comments on BeeTeeth

Dahlov Ipcar

Jason Sturgill • Aug 9, 2013Dec 6, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be fill­ing in on DWL with daily posts. This week’s posts come to you from the tal­ent...
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Risograph Radness

Risograph Radness

Jason Sturgill • Aug 9, 2013Dec 3, 2013
The world is full of endless treasures. Staying curious and being open to new experiences is one of things that keeps me inspired. I never know what I...
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Practical Thrills

Practical Thrills

Tina Snow Le • Aug 8, 2013Dec 6, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be fill­ing in on DWL with daily posts. This week’s posts come to you from the tal­ent...
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The Internet Detective is IN.

Kate Bingaman-Burt • Aug 6, 2013Aug 6, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be fill­ing in on DWL with daily posts. This week’s posts come to you from the tal­ent...
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Eric Trine

Will Bryant • Aug 5, 2013Aug 5, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. This week’s posts come to you from the talented ...
ArtCraftDesign1 Comment on Eric Trine
Bifurcated Golf Balls

Bifurcated Golf Balls

Brad Woodard • Aug 1, 2013Apr 10, 2025
Have you ever thought about what the inside of a golf ball looks like? Well apparently curiosity got the best of photographer, James Friedman, who sli...
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Burgess Studio: Planting Poetry

Courtney • Jun 20, 2013Jun 19, 2013
Planting Poetry is a series of colorful, typographic sculptures that were created by Burgess Studio for the Ministry of Stories, a charity that a...
ArtDesign1 Comment on Burgess Studio: Planting Poetry

Shantanu Suman: Horn Please Musical Boxes

Courtney • Jun 5, 2013Jun 3, 2013
As part of his Horn Please exhibition, Shantanu Suman created a series of beautiful music boxes to demonstrate the various horns found in Indian truck...
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Vault49: (Sub)Prime Cuts Hand-Painted Saws

Courtney • May 22, 2013May 21, 2013
I’m loving these gorgeously hand-painted saws that were created by Vault49, a NYC-based “artistic collaboration, a playground, and a creat...
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Art Prints by Matthew Korbel Bowers

Courtney • Apr 30, 2013Apr 30, 2013
Awhile back I briefly featured the work of Matthew Korbel Bowers in Color Happy 152. And after stumbling upon his work again this week, I realized his...
Art1 Comment on Art Prints by Matthew Korbel Bowers

Merijn Hos: Wood Sculptures at Beginnings NYC

Courtney • Apr 8, 2013Apr 8, 2013
Dutch artist and illustrator Merijn Hos recently had an exhibition at Beginnings NYC, featuring a selection of his colorful wood sculptures. A bit of...
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Erik Barthels on Buy Some Damn Art

Courtney • Mar 27, 2013Mar 27, 2013
I’m loving these abstract watercolor and acrylic paintings by Erik Barthels on Buy Some Damn Art. They also have a great short Q&A with the ...
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Elisa Werbler: The Birthstones

Courtney • Mar 18, 2013Mar 15, 2013
I’m loving this colorful print series, The Birthstones, by Elisa Werbler. http://elisawerbler.bigcartel.com/category/the-birthstones  ...
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Ryan Schneider Art

Courtney • Dec 5, 2012Dec 5, 2012
I recently discovered the work of artist Ryan Schneider through 20×200, and immediately fell in love with his colorful and pattern/texture-filled...
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Alan Coulson Portraits

Courtney • Sep 18, 2012
Gorgeous work by Alan Coulson. via Ignant...
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Drawings: Orkacollective

Drawings: Orkacollective

Courtney • Sep 13, 2012Jan 16, 2014
Beautiful drawings by Orka Collective....
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Adrian Forrow: The Bastonnade Project

Courtney • Sep 12, 2012Sep 11, 2012
Adrian Forrow created this colorful silkscreen poster as part of The Bastonnade Project....
Art1 Comment on Adrian Forrow: The Bastonnade Project

Frank Gonzales Paintings

Courtney • Sep 5, 2012Sep 5, 2012
I’m loving the combination of natural realism and abstract geometry in the paintings of Frank Gonzales. via Booooooom...
Art2 Comments on Frank Gonzales Paintings

Huning Highlands

Jason • Aug 23, 2012Dec 14, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
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David Smith

Jason • Aug 22, 2012Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
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HOOK

Jason • Aug 21, 2012Dec 14, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
ArtCraftDesign1 Comment on HOOK

Wynwood Walls

Jason • Aug 21, 2012Sep 14, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
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Hoodzpah Art + Graphics

Diane • Aug 17, 2012Aug 15, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Diane Faye Zerr of  Fay...
ArtDesignIllustration2 Comments on Hoodzpah Art + Graphics

The Dark Arts

Diane • Aug 17, 2012Aug 16, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Diane Faye Zerr of  Fay...
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Tarot, Mystics, and the Occult

Alyssa • Aug 10, 2012Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be fill­ing in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer and illus­tra­to...
ArtIllustration4 Comments on Tarot, Mystics, and the Occult

Llew Mejia: Pattern Design

Alyssa • Aug 10, 2012Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer and illustratorÂ...
ArtIllustration1 Comment on Llew Mejia: Pattern Design

Andrew Neyer: Paintings

Erin • Aug 6, 2012Aug 6, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Erin Jang of The...
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Tom & James Draw

Courtney • Apr 18, 2012Apr 18, 2012
Tom & James Draw is the beautiful collaborative art project between James Gulliver Hancock and his brother Tom, who was born with Down’s Syn...
Art5 Comments on Tom & James Draw

Elsa Dray-Farges Papier Mâché Art

Courtney • Apr 11, 2012Dec 14, 2012
I’m incredibly inspired by the whimsical Papier Mâché creations of Amsterdam-based artist Elsa Dray-Farges....
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Peter Skwiot Smith: Forms&Shapes

Peter Skwiot Smith: Forms&Shapes

Courtney • Apr 9, 2012Jan 16, 2014
Check out these beautiful abstract pieces by Peter Skwiot Smith, which he describes as such: These images reveal layers comprised of audible and invi...
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John Phalane Cartographic Art

Courtney • Jan 23, 2012Jan 23, 2012
These beautiful maps were drawn in colored pencil by John Phalane, a cartographic artist who focuses on the areas of South Africa where he’s liv...
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Ana Raimundo Paintings

Courtney • Jan 12, 2012Jan 12, 2012
These abstract, organic  illustrations were created by Ana Raimundo, a Portugal-based artist who, among other things, is inspired by people’s p...
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Jorinde Voigt Drawings

Courtney • Jan 10, 2012Jan 9, 2012
Check out the incredible drawings of Jorinde Voigt. Wow. via But Does it Float...
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Kris Knight Paintings

Courtney • Jan 6, 2012Jan 3, 2012
I am utterly captivated by the paintings of Canadian artist Kris Knight. Here’s an excerpt from his artist’s statement, which I think capt...
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Jennifer Maravillas Art

Courtney • Jan 4, 2012Jan 4, 2012
I was recently introduced to Jennifer Maravillas’s work via Fab.com, a newish flash sale site that offers tons of discounted designy products da...
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Hopscotch Design Recent Works

Courtney • Dec 6, 2011Dec 6, 2011
Hopscotch Design is the new studio of paper artist Chloe Fleury, who I featured back in February. She’s been quite busy since then, as you can s...
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