Color Happy 21
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I’m loving the color palette of this desktop wallpaper designed by Nate Williams. Download more right here....
Category: Art
Courtney • Kat Macleod
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I’m loving these illustratations by Kat Macleod, for a set of pillowcases sold at Third Drawer Down. They appear to be a combination of flat pri...
Gig Posters Volume 1
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In an exciting announcement, the music lover’s go-to resource for concert posters—Gig Posters—has recently announced the launch of their fir...
Lenka Packaging
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James Gulliver Hancock has done some amazing illustration work for singer/songwriter Lenka....
Amy Bennett
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How cool are these works by Amy Bennett? The paintings, which resemble scale models, are “glimpses of a scene or fragments of a narrative.” You ca...
Patterns by Telegramme
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Love. via FormFiftyFive...
Far, Far Away
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So I’m on a bit of a fabric kick today. Of course, I don’t need to buy any more fabric until I make some things with the gigantic stash I ...
Jay McCarroll fabric
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I may be the last to know about this but I was super excited to see that Project Runway Season 1 winner, Jay McCarroll, has released two lines of fabr...
Color Happy 20
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I’m loving the color palette of Meet a Man From Another World by illustrator, Lee Woodgate. You can check out the rest of his portfolio right he...
The Brooklyn Circus
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Fun hand-lettering for the Brooklyn Circus by Jon Contino. You can see more of Jon’s work on his blog, and don’t miss this great interview...
Studio on Fire 2009
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The 2009 edition of Studio On Fire’s annual letterpress calendar is now available. This year’s theme, the Hair & Fur edition, features...
Color Happy 19
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Here’s a fun map by Chris Haughton for Shoreditch London....
vena2
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I love this project designed by Vena2 for Alejandra Quesada, especially seeing how the patterns translate into the clothing. via Pop-Pervert...
Andrew Bannecker
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I’ve seen the work of Andrew Bannecker in a few places recently and have completely fallen for his vintagey, layered style. Something about It f...
Marcela Restrepo
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Beautiful illustration and hand lettering in the portfolio of Marcela Restrepo. I love the contrast between the delicate line work and the blocks of e...
Lorenzo Petrantoni
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The current issue of Newsweek features a really cool illustration by Lorenzo Petrantoni, a new-to-me illustrator from Italy. You can check out the res...
Stuart Kolakovic + The Fray
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I love these t-shirts design ideas by illustrator, Stuart Kolakovic for The Fray. Too bad they couldn’t print them all....
Tiny Showcase & Jez Burrows & Evening Tweed
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It all started with this week’s Tiny Showcase print, “Celestial Feats”, designed by Jez Burrows, which I unfortunately missed out on...
Ana Galvañ
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Lovely illustration in the portfolio of Ana Galvañ. She also has a few prints for sale right here at Thumbtack Press....
Color Happy 17
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I’m loving the vibrant colors of Patrick Leger’s vintage-inspired illustrations. Take a look at his portfolio and blog for more and check ...
Type Overload
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Letmen, aka Job Wouters, is “cuckoo for letters” and it shows. The sheer amount of hand-drawn typography in his portfolio is almost mind-b...
Josh Cochran + The New School
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When I received The New School Fall 2008 course catalog a few months ago, I made a mental note to post about the awesome cover art, then promptly proc...
Tad Carpenter
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I noticed the work of Tad Carpenter as part of the December PikaPackage and was instantly smitten. His bold use of color and typography can be seen th...
Color Happy 16
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I’m really into the palette of this daily posting by Christopher David Ryan. Take a look at the rest of his daily postings right here, or pick u...
Chi Birmingham
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I love these interior color studies by artist Chi Birmingham. One of his paintings, Texas, is currently part of Tiny Showcase’s winter print col...
Portraits for Sale!
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Siggi Eggertson has just released three prints from his amazing portraits series for purchase through Product of God. Click on each image below to pur...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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This week: typography and infographics, plus awesome holiday sales. Ugmonk is offering 10% off your entire purchase through December 10th (use code GI...
The Election Collection
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Artist/designer Chris Piascik documented the 2008 Presidential election through typographic illustrations. And now he’s put them all together in...
Serifcan Ozcan
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I’m a big fan of the work of designer, Serifcan Ozcan. Portrait of Steven Heller made from the covers of several of the books he’s written...
Cookie Type
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How fun are these? The top two images are from the Fryd and Design blog—love the patterns behind the type. The image below is from the current issue...
Ana Serrano Typography
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Here are some beautiful examples of hand-drawn typography from artist/designer/illustrator, Ana Serrano....
Color Happy 15
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Slice by Brian Cronin....
SPARK
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Check out this fun logo for the SPARK Animation Festival this past September in Vancouver. The branding for the event was the result of a collaboratio...
Haley Johnson Design
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This week I thought I’d feature some favorite projects from the recent Communication Arts design annual. So I’m starting off with these tw...
Monoblock + Live the Love
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A month or so ago I came across the above poster designed by Linzie Hunter for Monoblock’s Live the Love exhibition and was immediately intrigue...
Color Happy 14
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I love Josh Cochran—especially the above illustration and its color scheme. A print of his has been on my wish list for quite awhile. Purchase your ...
These Make Me Miss CDs
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Beautiful music packaging designs by Fantazma Gloria....
New From Threadless
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Threadless announced this week that they are spinning off two of their popular t-shirt lines into their own sites: The Select Series and Type Tees. Th...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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Here to Make Friends, about $40.25 at A Number of Small Things...
Behind the Times
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Unfortunately my copy of the latest issue of GOOD Magazine sat barely opened for the last few weeks. The entire issue was focused on voting and the cu...
Around the World for Twelve Months
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Take a look at this project by Andrey Gordeev, illustrations created for a truck trading company’s calendar. I love the style and their unique p...
Christine Hale
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After seeing these album cover designs (first image below) on Oatmeal and Cinnamon, I decided to check out more of Christine Hale’s work. And fr...
Died Young Stayed Pretty
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I really can’t wait to see this film. Died Young Stayed Pretty is “a candid look at the underground poster culture in America.” Feat...
Yet Another Calendar to Add to the List
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Check out this 2009 wall calendar designed by Mar Hernández, otherwise known as Malota. You can purchase your own copy right here for €15 plus s...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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Not necessarily a shirt I would wear, but definitely one that led to another illustrator discovery. Check out a couple more examples below and/or the ...
Human Empire
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Here’s a fun project by Human Empire for magazine Neuland—I especially love the map....
Fontaine Anderson
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Yet another member of the Hugo and Marie collective, illustrator Fontaine Anderson. Much more work right here, all available as giclee prints as well....
Color Happy 13
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Spring Birds Pattern by Micah Lidberg, anoher member of the amazing Hugo and Marie collective. Take a look at the three other colorways right here....
Nikolay Saveliev
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I love this packaging design by Nikolay Saveliev for a 1920s-themed experimental-industrial music album. More work here or here....
Tragic Sunshine
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I’m loving these poster designs by illustrator Kevin Tong....
T-shirt Wednesdays
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If you haven’t heard of TeeFury, you’re missing out. The way it works is similar to Shirt.Woot. They sell one limited edition t-shirt per ...
Long Live Analog
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Cool iPhone wallpapers by Chicago-based artist Chad Kouri. Check out the rest of his work right here and purchase originals on etsy....
Encore
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I loved Stuart Kolakovic’s work so much that I had to share a bit more… Check out these awesome nickel cufflinks. A bargain at $30 a set, they...
Color Happy 12
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I love the warm and cozy color palette of this Beard Tale print by Stuart Kolakovic....
Jordan Crane
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I love these prints by illustrator Jordan Crane. A lot of them are out of print, unfortunately, but they are beautiful to look at it. You can check ou...
Aaron Ruell
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I’m intrigued by the subjects of Aaron Ruell’s offbeat photography. More here. via Lost at E Minor...
Design + Babies
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I have seen so much great design for babies lately. Well, I guess it’s all really geared towards their modern parents, but everything baby-relat...
Color Happy 11
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Underneath by Steve Kim is a 40″ x 60″ painting using oil on canvas. Take a look at the rest of his work right here....
Chinatown Numbers
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I love this new print by Evan Hecox. The typography, the colors, the texture, the subject matter—it’s pretty much perfect aside from the price...
Esther Aarts
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Speaking of t-shirts, I came across the work of this illustrator via Threadless. Her t-shirt design, The Tree Referendum, was featured in Monday’...