Kikayis “Summer Time” Window Painting
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Check out the beautiful and intricate window painting by Barcelona-based Kikayis. ...
Category: Illustration
Courtney • Brad Woodard: Big Fish Poster
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I loved Brad Woodard’s illustration style at first sight—especially this poster design he created for Big Fish, a submission to the current Silver Scr...
LouLou & Tummie: Moonwalking the Dog Screen Print
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I’m loving this new screen print by Loulou & Tummie, Moonwalking the Dog—great color palette. Pick up a print for yourself in their shop....
Moxy Creative House: Touristique
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Moxy Creative House presents Touristique, a series of five illustrated posters based on major cities. They’re available for purchase right here. New Y...
Minini Mini-People Pins
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I can’t get enough of these hand-painted porcelain pins by illustrator Min Lee. A huge selection of them are available right here on Etsy. via Pikalan...
Vesa Sammalisto Alphabet Prints
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DWL fave Vesa Sammalisto just launched an online shop! The shop currently stocks his personal Alphabet project, a series of limited edition mini print...
Bryan Keplesky Illustration
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I’m loving the personal, handmade quality found in much of Bryan Keplesky’s work. An Austin-based designer and illustrator, Bryan’s portfolio spans ev...
Sarah Papworth Florals
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I’m loving these gorgeous floral patterns and illustrations by Sarah Papworth....
Linzie Hunter Christmas Cards
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I just recently stumbled upon this project of Linzie Hunter‘s from last Christmas, where she hand lettered 100 different holiday cards for clients. He...
Adrian Johnson Illustration
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I’m loving these graphic illustration pieces by UK-based artist Adrian Johnson. Much more to see here....
Tad Carpenter: 2011 Holiday Paper Goods
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It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Tad Carpenter around here, we’ve posted about his work several times in the past. But more than anything, I have...
Yasmeen Ismail Illustration
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Yasmeen Ismail is a London-based illustrator with a focus on character design and children’s illustration. If you love her work as much as I do, she d...
Nate Utesch Illustration
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I’m loving this selection of pieces by designer and illustrator Nate Utesch....
Nate Williams: The chemiCOOLS Collection
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I’ve been a big fan of Nate Williams’s illustration, design and lettering work for quite awhile, so it’s no surprise that I instantly loved one of his...
Adam Hayes Lettering
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This morning I am loving the typographic works of London-based Adam Hayes. There’s much more to see (plus illustration, maps and more) right here....
Neil J Rook Patterns
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How great are these pattern designs by Neil J Rook? I’m loving the flat graphics, fun subject matter and compositions of tightly collected objects. Ch...
Keren Richter Visual Art
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What I find most impressive about Keren Richter’s work is how it spans across various media, but still remains distinctly her own. From collage to ani...
JooHee Yoon Illustration
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I’ve always been drawn to fairy tales and whimsical stories a la Alice in Wonderland, which is why I’m so excited by JooHee Yoon‘s illustration. She’s...
Jenni Sparks Illustration
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I’m really loving Jenni Sparks’s sketchy illustration and hand-lettering style....
Misty Manley: Fake Anything Designs
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Have you heard of Fake Anything? I hadn’t before I received Misty Manley‘s submission. But I’m certainly glad I did, especially since the blog feature...
Karli Ingersoll Lettering and lllustration
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Hand-lettering is one of those skills I wish I had but don’t, so I will never tire of perusing well-done examples. My latest discovery is the graceful...
Charles Wiliams: Uniqlo Portraits
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Uniqlo commissioned Charles Williams to create this series of portraits for their 2011 Brand Book. Each piece honors one of five Japanese craftsmen em...
Color Happy 153
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Apparently 2011 is the International Year of Chemistry. Who knew? Anyway, to celebrate the occasion, Simon C. Page created a whole series of posters,...
Pink Paper Circus Illustration
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I’m loving the delicate, perfectly imperfect illustrations of Pink Paper Circus....
Dan Cassaro: New York Times Magazine Education Issue
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For The New York Times Magazine’s Education Issue, Dan Cassaro was commissioned to create a a series of stickers to accompany each article. It looks l...
Eric Frommelt Design
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I’m incredibly inspired by the work of Eric Frommelt, whose abstract compositions are informed by “technology, maps, data visualizations, information ...
Nate Koehler: Library Posters
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I’m a big fan of Nate Koehler’s playful illustration style. These Library Posters, which he developed at Distillery Design Studio, are especially fun....
Lab Partners: California Gold
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I’m a bit late to the game on this one, but I am so excited about this new poster series by Lab Partners that I had to share. This screen printed, fiv...
Hello! Lucky Holiday Card Collaborations
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Along with a newly designed website, San Francisco-based stationery design shop Hello! Lucky recently launched a series of fantastic custom holiday ca...
They Draw and Cook Giveaway
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This giveaway is now closed; the winner will be announced on Monday morning. Thanks to all who participated! For the third week in a row, I have anoth...
Nosurprises: Abstract Colors
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Abstract Colors is a personal illustration project of Alessandro Pautasso, aka Nosurprises. The series features portraits of classic movie stars inclu...
Sam Bosma Illustration
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Feast your eyes on the gorgeous illustration work of Sam Bosma. A selection of his work is available in print form right here....
Anna Hurley Design and Illustration
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I’ve been a big fan of Ann Hurley‘s design and illustration work for quite some time, so I’m surprised me that I’ve never featured her here before. Cu...
New Moniquilla Patterns
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Over the summer I posted about the gorgeous patterns Moniquilla uses in her clothing designs. So I was excited to hear that she’s recently released a ...
Ayaka Ito Illustration and Design
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I’m incredibly impressed with the breadth of Ayaka Ito‘s work, a Brooklyn-based interactive designer. From the dimensional hand-lettering to the typog...
Casa Rex: Emporium Collection Notebooks
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Brazilian design agency Casa Rex has recently produced the Emporium Collection, a large grouping of stationery items, for the Livraria Cultura booksto...
Christopher Monro DeLorenzo Design
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I actually posted about some of Chris DeLorenzo’s work awhile back, but it was only recently that I realized he not only grew up one town away from me...
Travis Brown: Core of Discovery Branding
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This colorful, typographic branding for Core of Discovery is right up my alley. Designed by Travis Brown while at TOKY, the program was intended to in...
Nolan Pelletier Illustration
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I’m loving the quirky illustration work of Nolan Pelletier, a Toronto-based illustrator whose favorite things include cats, the 1939 NY Worlds Fair, h...
Bryan Patrick Todd: Highlands Mural
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Check out this awesome typographic mural that Bryan Patrick Todd designed to adorn a building in the Highlands, a popular neighborhood in Louisville, ...
Katie Kirk: Eli, no!
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I actually posted a couple of spreads from Eli, No!, Katie Kirk‘s self-written and illustrated children’s book, way back in 2008 when it was just in i...
Jack Hughes: I Found the F, I Found the End
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I’m blown away by the craftsmanship of Jack Hughes‘s two-part D&AD Student Illustration Awards entry, I Found the F, I Found the End. The brief challe...
Phillipe Nicolas: Merry Crisis
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Merry Crisis by Phillipe Nicolas. For months, thousands of people across the world have now begun protests and elsewhere show that Europe’s lost gener...
Matt Luckhurst Illustration
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I’m loving these geometric, stylized illustrations by Matt Luckhurst, a Brooklyn-based designer, illustrator, and motionographer. There’s lots more to...
Curtis Baigent: Subway Campaign
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Current ADC Young Gun Curtis Baigent created this super fun illustrative spot for Subway....
Vesa Sammalisto: Visit Finland
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I’m a big fan of the work of Vesa Sammalisto, who was recently named an ADC Young Gun. His compositions are always brimming with fun details that reve...
Ingela P Arrhenius 2D puzzle
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I’m a big fan of Ingela P Arrhenius’s illustration work, so I was excited to see that she’s recently developed a 2D puzzle featuring a cast of charact...
The Best Part Day and Night Print
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The latest piece from Jason Dean of The Best Part is Day and Night, an illustrative city scene that completely changes its tune when the lights go out...
Andrew Lyons Illustration
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Andrew Lyons is a freelance illustrator based in Normandy, France (lucky!) who lists his inspirations as Tintin books, American poetry, the paintings ...
Friends With Benefits
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Friends with Benefits is a collaborative project in printmaking run by Baltimore-based printer Erin Wallace. The inaugural collection, Piles, features...
Luci Everett New Works
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Luci Everett has been making some absolutely gorgeous new mixed media pieces. Browse through a few more on her blog here and here....
Riley Cran Design & Illustration
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I’m a big fan of Riley Cran’s vintage-inspired design and illustration work. He’s just recently launched a new portfolio site with lots of projects to...
Color Happy 148
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This fun, colorful image is the result of a collaboration between Alyssa Nassner and Justin Volz for the always excellent illustration blog, Ten Paces...
Miles Donovan Illustration
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I’m loving these collage-like illustrations by UK-based illustrator Miles Donovan, who is a member of Peepshow Collective....
Etsy Finds: The Office of Nature
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Katherine Patton, of The Office of Nature, has recently opened up an etsy shop featuring fun “prints and paper goods for hip kids (young and old).” He...
Marisa Seguin Maps
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal posti...
Jay Fletcher’s Charleston
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal posti...
Emily Allison: Print + Pattern
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal posti...
New Knack Weekend Covers
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal posti...
Andy Pratt: The Location Collection
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal posti...