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Carmen Vela: Paradise Patterns
Carmen Vela has developed a really fun series of vintage-inspired patterns. I love the halftone textures that come across in the close-ups.
Erik and Nipper Investigate
Erik and Nipper Investigate is a playfully illustrated children’s detective story by Lajka Books. You can pick up your copy right here.
Moniquilla
I don’t know much about Spanish clothing brand Moniquilla, but I am in love with the patterns used in their fabrics.
Jonny Hannah Illustration
There are so many amazing details to discover in Jonny Hannah’s hand-lettering and illustration work. Beautiful.
James Gulliver Hancock: Medals
I’m loving these medal prints by James Gulliver Hancock, which represent such achievements as “Staying Up All Night” and “Being Passionate.”
Lindsay Nohl Patterns
I discovered the work of Lindsay Nohl through Paper Bicycle’s Daily Pattern Project. Her pattern designs run the gamut in terms of subject matter, style and color. Here are just a few of my favorites.
Six Word Story Every Day
Not sure why it took me so long to discover Six Word Story Every Day, “a daily storytelling exploration through language and typography”, but it’s been super fun to explore the archives, which now go back more than 500 days.
Bureau of Betterment: Island Mist
I’m loving the branding update, which included a logo refresh, label designs and spot illustrations, that Bureau of Betterment created for Boyds Coffee’s line of iced teas, Island Mist.
Color Happy 132
This sorbet-hued piece of vintage artwork was found in the eclectic photostream of Kathleen Amt.
Vesa Sammalisto: City of Hyvinkää
I’m loving this recent project by Vesa Sammalisto, which was created to help reinvent the identity of Hyvinkää, a town outside of Helsinki in Finland. Hyvinkää is a small sympathethic town just outside the capital area of Helsinki in Finland.…
Lula Goce: Tempus Fugit
Loving these illustrations by Spanish-born artist Lula Goce.
Camila do Rosário Illustration
I cannot get enough of Camila do Rosário’s mixed-media illustrations. The colors are deliciously rich, the women she depicts are both delicate and powerful, and each and every piece is just downright gorgeous. via My Modern Met
Jing Wei Illustration
I love the whitewashed, worn in quality of Jing Wei’s illustration work. The Brooklyn-based artist created the series of pieces below for Electric Literature, a bi-monthly anthology of short fiction, on the topic of getting lost.
Herb Lester Maps
I’m not sure why it took me so long to discover Herb Lester’s maps, but I’m certainly glad I did. You can pick up maps for several cities in their shop, including my personal favorite, Where The Sidewalk Ends: How…
Guillermo Trapiello: Utopian Illustrations
I can’t get enough of these architectural illustrations by Spanish architect and graphic designer Guillermo Trapiello. The pieces are part of a larger book that he created of utopian illustrations (for sale only in Madrid—sorry!), more of which you can…
Ingela P. Arrhenius for Lagom
I’m a big fan of the work of Ingela P. Arrhenius (previously posted about here), so I became an instant fan of her adorable Hej, which means “Hello” in Swedish, cards from Lagom. Find them here and here. via Black…
Color Happy 131
Once of my favorite things about Scotty Reifsnyder’s illustration work is his unique sense of color. This piece, for Philly Magazine, is a perfect example.