Two Arms Southwest Cards
I’m loving this new set of screen printed Southwest greeting cards by Two Arms. The set of 6 is available, along with other printed goods, right here on Etsy.
Category Art
Joe Newton Type Sketches
I’m closing out the week with these fun type sketches by Joe Newton. Have a great weekend!
Carolina Torres Illustration
Buenos Aires-based Carolina Torres has an illustration style I’m intrigued by—simultaneously dimensional and flat, with a quirky cast of characters and the use of deep, saturated colors. Check out more on her blog or Flickr.
Jonny Wan for DDB London
UK-based illustrator Jonny Wan was recently commissioned by DDB London to create a large-scale illustration to represent the unity of two of the world’s best production companies, Gutenberg and Paperhat. The resulting piece features a design that reveals more information…
KeeganMeegan: Official Time Tracking Device
KeeganMeegan’s latest project is a true feat of production. The Official Time Tracking Device was a collaboration between AIGA Portland, KeeganMeegan & Co, Gruppo Paper, and Oregon Engraving as a 2011 promotion. The complex, 11-year calendar was created with handmade…
Arcano
Arcano is an impressive series of letterforms designed by Giuseppe Salerno. Each letterform was hand-drawn in Chinese ink on Japanese calligraphy paper, incorporating natural forms as well as gems, symbols and flourishes. You can purchase Arcano as both a font…
Maricor/Maricar
Sydney-based Maricor/Maricar brings together their loves of typography, embroidery and patterns in this “Sweater Letter” series. via What Katie Does
Things That Stick
Check out Mette Hornung Rankin’s contribution to The Sketchbook Project: Things That Stick.
Kate Forrester Calligraphy
Learning calligraphy (or taking a class at least) is one of my 2011 goals, so I am currently obsessed with these gorgeous samples by Kate Forrester.
Color Happy 116
I can’t stop staring at this gorgeous painting by Michelle Armas. via frolic
Miniature Artists Books
I’ve just stumbled upon Elsa Mora’s most recent project: Miniature Artist Books, and I am every bit as fascinated with her new venture. I think anything in miniature makes it feel a little bit more special and magical; and these…
Becca Stadtlander
Today I present to you Becca Stadtlander, a talented artist who I wish I discovered sooner. There seems to be a real sense of history in much of her work, and her varied use of patterns and textures is something…
Iconblast: Nine West
These interesting patterns were created by Iconblast, aka Victor Ortiz, for Nine West.
All the Buildings in New York
I’m shocked it took me so long to discover All the Buildings in New York, a project by James Gulliver Hancock where he—you guessed it—will attempt to draw all the buildings in New York in one year. The project started…
Georgina Luck: Packagings
I’m loving these packaging illustrations by Georgina Luck. via Illustration Served
Amanda Jane Jones
We have some pretty talented readers. Often times the work that I post comes through clicking on the links of commenters or Twitter followers, which is exactly what happened with Amanda Jane Jones.
Shyama Golden
I recently discovered Shyama Golden’s work and became an instant fan. I’m especially loving this playful piece done in oils, Home Sweet Brachiosaurus. And even cooler is this time-lapse video documenting her process.
Daniel Ray Cole
Daniel Ray Cole is an Atlanta-based designer with a portfolio filled with print, illustration and typography projects. Out of the bunch, I’m really drawn to this series of camera illustrations he created as a personal project. Edit: According to Kelly…