Neither Fish Nor Fowl
Love the design and illustration work of Jim Datz—especially the handdrawn type (surprise, surprise).
Love the design and illustration work of Jim Datz—especially the handdrawn type (surprise, surprise).
There are too many beautiful images to choose from in the portfolio of illustrator Penelope Dullaghan. From pattern art and handdrawn type to fine art and traditional illustration, her site is packed with inspiration. You can also keep up with…
I really love the illustration style of Meg Hunt, especially her sense of color and all of the textural details in each piece. You can check out more of her work right here, and keep up with more recent projects…
Designer and illustrator Frank Chimero came up the other day in my Old School post. And I didn’t want to forget to mention another recent project of his I came across: Silhouettes. Silhouettes is a book he created as an…
Flock by Andrew Douglas Underwood, who has a beautiful understanding of color. You can see more of his work right here.
A couple Threadless faves for the week. They’re also have a massive back to school sale—all shirts are $12. Check out what’s available right here. Un Censored, $12 for now, regularly $15 It’s So Simple, $12 for now, regularly $15
If you don’t recognize the name, Jessica Hische is an extremely talented designer, illustrator and typographer, who works with Louise Fili (whose work you should get to know if you don’t already) full time, and does her own design and…
How can these not make you happy? Check out more of Holly’s work on her portfolio site, or blog.
I stumbled upon the lovely work of Marie Bushbaum on Behance the other night. She is an extremely talented pattern designer. But what I love most about her work is her presentation—she includes tons of illustrations showing how the patterns…
I’m in love with these bold black and white illustrations. And check out that hand drawn type! Rami Niemi hails from Finland where he is represented by Pekka. Lots more to see here and here.
Somehow I managed to get on Mike Perry’s mailing list—snail mail, not email. I have no idea how it happened, but hey, I’m not complaining. So the other day I received a new promo piece from him: The Landscape Between…
Love the new If You Could prints for August, designed by Jason Munn and Rob Ryan. In case you haven’t heard of the series, it is a monthly print release from London-based studio, HudsonBec. The two artists—one established and one…
Grady McFerrin’s portfolio is overflowing with beautiful work. But I am especially loving his wine labels, with their gorgeous hand-drawn type. Makes me want to go pick up a couple bottles just to have those labels on display. Click here…
If you haven’t heard of Blanket Magazine, it is a free, bi-monthly, themed PDF publication that features artists and designers and their work. Each issue is full of inspiration and always introduces me to at least a few new artists.…
New ASG edition print from Art School Girl for August, by Molly Carter. In case you haven’t heard of ASG editions, they produce a new limited edition letterpress print by a different artist every month. I wish there was a…
I’ve had fun pulling color palettes out of found imagery the couple of times I’ve done so—it allows me to get a tiny glimpse into the process. So I think I’ll make this a regular (or semi-regular) post. This week…
For some reason I don’t usually spend a lot of time browsing through Flickr. I know there’s a ton of great stuff to be seen, and for a lot of people it’s their go-to resource for inspiration. But for some…
The other day Free Design pointed out “Eli No!”, a children’s book designed by the extremely talented illustrator, Katie Kirk. I absolutely loved the style, color and feeling of the images when I saw them, so I did a little…