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Category: Art

Picture Alphabet Keyboard Stickers

Courtney • Dec 7, 2010Dec 6, 2010
Here’s a way to make your daily computing experience a little more playful: these picture alphabet keyboard stickers by Christopher Monro DeLore...
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Mike Dornseif: Heartbeat

Courtney • Dec 7, 2010Dec 7, 2010
I’m loving the album art Mike Dornseif created for Yael Meyer‘s Heartbeat EP. Such a great color palette....
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Elsa Mora

Courtney • Dec 7, 2010Dec 6, 2010
I can’t stop staring at these meticulously detailed, and therefore labor-intensive, paper cuts by Elsa Mora....
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Katie Turner

Courtney • Dec 7, 2010Dec 6, 2010
When Katie Turner sent over her work, I immediately loved her energetic, sketchy illustration style. This personal journal depicting her recent trip t...
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Black Swan Posters

Courtney • Dec 6, 2010Dec 10, 2010
Check out these limited edition, art deco-inspired posters for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. From what I’ve read, it seems this series wa...
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Let Them Eat Cake Prints

Courtney • Dec 6, 2010Dec 5, 2010
Paul and Jordan Ferney’s Let them Eat Cake paintings are now officially available as prints! Pick up the confection of your choice right here fo...
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The Mammoth Collection

Courtney • Dec 3, 2010Dec 3, 2010
If you’re looking for more affordable art gift options, look no further than The Mammoth Collection, a curated selection of art prints in a vari...
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Scott Pilgrim Paper Art

Courtney • Nov 26, 2010Nov 22, 2010
I’m loving this Scott Pilgrim-inspired, pixelated, three-dimensional paper art by Ruth Afrita, a young designer from Indonesia....
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Julia Sonmi Heglund

Courtney • Nov 24, 2010Nov 22, 2010
There is a wide variety of intricate yet dreamy work in the portfolio of Los Angeles-based illustrator Julia Sonmi Heglund. I’m especially lovin...
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Nazario Graziano Studio

Courtney • Nov 24, 2010Nov 22, 2010
Beautiful illustration and collage work by Nazario Graziano, who draws his inspiration from a variety of sources including old books, rain and rainbow...
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New from Jacqui Oakley

Courtney • Nov 24, 2010Nov 22, 2010
This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! G...
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Fernando Volken Togni

Courtney • Nov 23, 2010Nov 22, 2010
This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! I...
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Happy Town Menagerie

Courtney • Nov 22, 2010Nov 22, 2010
Lorena Siminovich, the artist behind Petit Collage, recently opened a new exhibition at San Franciscos’s The Curiosity Shoppe. If you’re i...
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Zeus Jones + Ty Wilkins for Cheerios

Courtney • Nov 10, 2010Nov 10, 2010
I’m loving this new collaboration between Zeus Jones and Ty Wilkins for Cheerios. To engage their Facebook community, Cheerios is sponsoring thi...
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Élie Monge

Courtney • Nov 9, 2010Dec 18, 2012
I’m starting to get in the holiday spirit—gift guides will be coming up in the next few weeks! So I’m loving this New Year’s card ...
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Color Happy 104

Courtney • Nov 5, 2010Mar 20, 2011
I’m loving the warm combination of colors in this piece by Jose Favian Sosa...
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John Fellows

Courtney • Nov 4, 2010Nov 4, 2010
I’m loving these layered, textural art pieces by John Fellows. My favorite has to be the Where the Wild Things Are-inspired piece (last image), ...
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A LEGO + Letterpress Giveaway!

Courtney • Nov 4, 2010Nov 4, 2010
Well, readers, do I have a treat for you today. Remember this post? Well Justin Larosa of Physical Fiction is generously offering you 2 free new print...
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Heroes of Folk

Courtney • Nov 2, 2010Nov 2, 2010
Heroes of Folk is a series of letterpressed cards by Scotty Reifsnyder (who has a new site and shop by the way), that feature characters like Annie Oa...
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Debbie Powell

Courtney • Nov 1, 2010Oct 31, 2010
Here is a small sample of gorgeous patterns created by Debbie Powell, who clearly has a beautiful sense of color. There’s so much more to see i...
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Jon Ashcroft

Courtney • Oct 29, 2010Oct 29, 2010
For an upcoming book entitled An Alternative Guide to the U.S., designer and illustrator Jon Ashcroft created a series of illustrations based on Phoen...
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340

Courtney • Oct 28, 2010Oct 28, 2010
Over the course of a year, artist and designer Allison Connell bound a new book each month, each with its own interesting details. Each day she filled...
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Blake Suárez

Courtney • Oct 28, 2010Oct 27, 2010
Playful illustrations by Blake Suárez....
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Edholm Ullenius

Courtney • Oct 27, 2010Oct 26, 2010
Edholm Ullenius, a team of two designers working in Stockholm, has one of the most colorful portfolios I’ve ever seen. Filled with pattern after...
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Knit

Courtney • Oct 21, 2010Dec 18, 2012
Knit is a new series of vector pattern designs from You Work for Them. The two sets of pattens “hijacked off sweater vests from long forgotten c...
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Robert Festino

Courtney • Oct 20, 2010Oct 20, 2010
Despite their recent decline, I’m still a bit of a magazine junkie. So these spreads art directed by Robert Festino really caught my eye. via @M...
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Florian Nicolle

Courtney • Oct 20, 2010Oct 20, 2010
Here is another set of beautiful illustrations, in a totally different style, by French artist Florian Nicolle. I love the expressive nature of the te...
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Matthew Hawkins

Courtney • Oct 20, 2010Oct 20, 2010
Yet another find through Mallory (she always finds the best new artists!), Matthew Hawkins is an illustrator working out of London and Paris. I love h...
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Matt Stevens: GUTS

Courtney • Oct 19, 2010Oct 19, 2010
While checking out Matt Stevens’ blog the other day, his work for GUTS caught my eye. Started by HAWSE, GUTS is a Halloween-centric, design comm...
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Anna See

Courtney • Oct 19, 2010Oct 19, 2010
The collection of prints you see here are created by Anna See as part of her on-going series depicting local birds. Each one is made by using multiple...
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Christiane Engel

Courtney • Oct 14, 2010Oct 14, 2010
Artist Christiane Engel makes these offbeat illustrations and patterns that I’m really drawn to. She often takes seemingly unappealing subject ...
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Zansky

Courtney • Oct 13, 2010Oct 13, 2010
Zansky is a freelance illustrator and design from Brazil. I’m loving all the details and layering in his illustration work....
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Anna Topuriya

Courtney • Oct 12, 2010Oct 12, 2010
Artist Anna Topuriya lives and works in LA, where she creates some hauntingly beautiful pieces like these lithographs below.....
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Gwen Lee

Courtney • Oct 5, 2010Oct 5, 2010
Here are a selection of colorful, expressive illustrations from the portfolio of Seoul-based Gwen Lee. via where the lovely things are...
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Cosmo Sapiens

Courtney • Oct 5, 2010Oct 5, 2010
Paris-based creative studio, Cosmo Sapiens, completed this identity for Sailor Roman, who is the official tattoo artist for the studio. I really like ...
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Seven Sins

Courtney • Oct 1, 2010Sep 26, 2010
I may not fully understand the meaning behind each image of the Seven Sins series by Alexey Malina, but I’m loving the formal qualities of the s...
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Stopbreathing

Courtney • Sep 29, 2010Sep 30, 2010
Stopbreathing is the portfolio of Ron Thompson, who is currently a Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi LA. This is one of those portfolios that...
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Ben Newman

Courtney • Sep 29, 2010Sep 26, 2010
UK-based illustrator Ben Newman uses bold geometric shapes and lots of flat, bright colors to create his vintage-inspired illustrations. You can take ...
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Fantastic Hysteria

Courtney • Sep 28, 2010Sep 26, 2010
Here are some whimsical, mid-century modern-inspired illustrations by Fantastic Hysteria. More to see on flickr....
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BOSQUE

Courtney • Sep 28, 2010Sep 26, 2010
I never get tired of checking out BOSQUE’s portfolio—it’s overflowing with colorful, whimsical pieces of art and hand-lettering. Here ar...
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Yum Yum

Courtney • Sep 27, 2010Sep 26, 2010
London-based studio Yum Yum was recently asked to contribute artwork to a couple of publications, and these fun little characters are the results. Lea...
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Bolivia/Peru

Courtney • Sep 24, 2010Sep 19, 2010
This series of images is the result of a collaboration between photographer Matt Shelley and artist Tim Green. The photographs were taken from Matt&#8...
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Color Happy 98

Courtney • Sep 24, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This playful card game packaging pattern was designed by Studio Pounce....
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Aprile Elcich

Courtney • Sep 23, 2010Sep 19, 2010
Recent graduate Aprile Elcich is a designer, illustrator and collage artist with a really interesting portfolio. I’m loving these images from he...
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NY In Print

Courtney • Sep 21, 2010Sep 21, 2010
NY In Print is a series of cityscapes by Chris Dent. If you’re in the London area you can view these works in person at Gallery 7. In addition t...
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Quadriptyque

Courtney • Sep 21, 2010Sep 19, 2010
Quadriptyque is a new series of acrylic paintings by Antoine Corbineau....
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Matt Stevens: The Black Keys Poster Project

Courtney • Sep 20, 2010Sep 20, 2010
You may remember Matt Stevens from his Air Max a Day project. Well, he’s done it again with this new series, The Black Keys Poster Project. Each...
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The Hand

Courtney • Sep 17, 2010Nov 22, 2010
The Hand is a limited edition art book from Nobrow Small Press, featuring the work of Luke Best. Here’s what Nobrow had to say about the book: A...
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Dinara

Courtney • Sep 17, 2010Sep 12, 2010
Lovely illustrations and hand-drawn type by Dinara Mirtalipova....
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Color Happy 97

Courtney • Sep 17, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This colorful birthday parade was dreamt up by Esther Aarts....
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Dr. Badvibes House of Oddities

Courtney • Sep 16, 2010Sep 12, 2010
I’m loving the Monsters in My Closet series by Eric Stine. The oddly lovable creatures have been turned into playing cards and notebooks which y...
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The Art of Doing Something

Courtney • Sep 15, 2010Sep 15, 2010
The Art of Doing Something is the new personal illustration site of Brian Michael Gossett....
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Crin

Courtney • Sep 14, 2010Nov 22, 2010
I’m fascinated by these miniature creations crafted with crin, or horse hair weaving. via Karen Barbé...
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Charis Tsevis

Courtney • Sep 14, 2010Sep 12, 2010
Here is a vibrant and dynamic series of illustrations inspired by the Turkey 2010 Basketball World Championship by Charis Tsevis....
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Double Felix

Courtney • Sep 13, 2010Sep 12, 2010
It can’t get much more fun than designing the look and feel for a music festival. And that’s exactly what Chelsea Conboy, of Double Felix ...
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Jonny Wan

Courtney • Sep 13, 2010Sep 13, 2010
I’m pretty impressed with the level of detail in each of these illustrated letterforms by Jonny Wan. Get a closer look at each one right here. v...
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The Pioneers of Audible Drugs

Courtney • Sep 10, 2010Sep 6, 2010
Here is a great digital collage series by Heath Killen.  ...
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Stanley Chow

Courtney • Sep 10, 2010Sep 6, 2010
Amazing geometric, stylized illustrations by Stanley Chow. Pick up prints right here....
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Locals Only

Courtney • Sep 10, 2010Sep 10, 2010
Locals Only is a series of artwork on Society 6 featuring “visual examination of that place called home”. The series includes work from Ju...
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Color Happy 96

Courtney • Sep 10, 2010Mar 20, 2011
This vintage specimen is from series of pharmaceutical ads found in Sandi Vincent’s photostream....
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