Inspiring Instagramers: gopro
Ashley •
Username: gopro Name: gopro Info: We make the World’s Most Versatile Camera. Wear it. Mount it. Love it. Everyone has heard of GoPro, right? The tiny,...
Ashley • Naomie Ross & Daniel Renda: Pastosa Ravioli Co.
Courtney •
As a personal project, designers Naomie Ross and Daniel Renda set out to rebrand Pastosa Ravioli Co., an NYC shop whose pasta they both grew up eating...
Quick Links: 03.07.14
Courtney •
When Adobe came to them to create an interpretive graphic of their logo, Sagmeister & Walsh came up with the brilliant idea of turning the process int...
Etsy Finds: Vintage Posters
Courtney •
This Perth, Australia-based Etsy Shop, Vintage Posters Art, is offering some awesome vintage poster reproductions. Their stock mostly covers travel—th...
1983 Present: The Happy 8 Identity and Collateral
Courtney •
I’m loving this vibrant work by 1983 Present for The Happy 8, a chain of hotels in Malaysia. The Happy 8 is a high-quality chain hotels brand of Malay...
Alliteration Inspiration: Gold & Grains
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...
2014 RE:DESIGN UXD Giveaway
Courtney •
It’s that time of year again! The 2014 RE:Design UXD Conference is coming up at the end of April in Brooklyn, and I’m happy to offer one lucky winner ...
Wise Words: Tim O’Reilly
Courtney •
Wise Words about the good things that can come from sharing your work from Tim O’Reilly via Austin Kleon...
Stitch Design Co.: Produce Candles Packaging
Courtney •
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted a project from the ladies at Stitch Design Co., so this morning I’m excited to share their latest packaging p...
Badass Lady Creatives: Kiwi Designers and Illustrators
Melanie •
New Zealand is known for its extreme natural beauty (see Peter Jackson’s Tolkein movies for reference), and its design scene is pretty great, too. Thi...
Type Love: Typejockeys Give it a Shot
Courtney •
Over the years, Typejockeys has come up with various ideas for fonts that don’t necessarily warrant a huge, in-depth typeface buildout. So to give the...
Scotty Reifsnyder: Cheers Notecards
Courtney •
Today, Scotty Reifsnyder and Chronicle Books release Cheers!, a set of 12 notecards and envelopes “perfect for toasting any occasion.” The set include...
Down the Rabbit Hole of Social TV
Jackson •
A recent study from TiVo says that 76% of television viewers prefer to just watch what is on the TV rather than be distracted by the multitude of mult...
Jean de Lessard Interior Design
Garth •
I’m blown away by the interior design work of Jean de Lessard in Montreal, Quebec. The environments that Jean and his firm have created for local busi...
Atelier Olschinsky: Rollercoaster Illustration Series
Courtney •
Between the kaleidoscopic use of color and deconstructed, abstract forms, I can’t stop staring at Rollercoaster, a new illustration series by Atelier ...
Inspiring Instagramers: perrycolante
Ashley •
Username: perrycolante Name: Andrew Zonzini Info: illustrator / graphic designer. All photo’s made by me. If you’re looking for an Instagram account w...
Isabel Urbina Book Covers
Garth •
The book cover designs of Isabel Urbina for Random House, New York are absolutely delightful examples of lettering, textures and illustrations combine...
D.T. Practice: The Roxy
Courtney •
While browsing Klim Type Foundry’s blog recently, I discovered D.T. Practice’s work for UK’s The Roxy. Featured because of its heavy use of a modified...
Studio MPLS: Alli Marie Identity and Collateral
Courtney •
I’m excited to share more new beautiful work from Studio MPLS, this time a new brand identity, stationery and packaging project for Alli Marie, a new ...
Quick Links: 02.28.14
Courtney •
Did anyone not fall in love with Mayhem this week? If you’re not familiar, Mayhem is an adorable, ultra creative four-year-old who makes dresses out o...
Luvocracy Love: 02.27.14
Courtney •
Luvocracy Love is a monthly column that features a handful of the products I’ve spotted over the past four weeks. Shop the links: 1. Colour + Pattern ...
“Love From Hawaii”
Courtney •
One of the many reasons I fell in love with Hawaii when I first visited a few years ago, was the Aloha spirit that is in the air. Beyond a greeting, a...
Alliteration Inspiration: Knowledge & Knives
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...
Wise Words: David Ogilvy
Courtney •
Wise words from David Ogilvy, the “Father of Advertising.” For more wisdom, also check out his 10 Tips on Writing on Brain Pickings...
Cherry Bomb: Innovación Lectora Series
Garth •
It’s so encouraging to see good design making its way into schools, and I’m absolutely enamored with Cherry Bomb Design Studio‘s illustrations in the ...
Badass Lady Creatives: Comics by Yumi Sakugawa
Melanie •
As of late, comics are enjoying greater popularity—and respect from the art world. One of the best side effects of this trend is a wider variety of pe...
Student Work: Zan Barnett
Garth •
With as much negativity that exists within and toward the world of hip hop, the genre’s positive influences can be easy to overlook. With this in mind...
Type Love: Revisal
Courtney •
Revisal is a new typeface from Switzerland-based foundry Type Dynamic. This “humanist sans family” includes seven weights plus italics, from hairline ...
Marx Design: The Coconut Collective
Courtney •
Personally, I’m not a huge fan of coconut water as a beverage. But despite that face, I am loving the fresh, sunny packaging that Marx Design recently...
Design and Facebook’s Newest $16 Billion Toy, WhatsApp
Jackson •
Last week Facebook bought popular messaging company WhatsApp for $16 billion (Yes with a b), giving the social media company yet another crown jewel i...
Bolster: The Freehouse
Garth •
The folks at Bolster have executed some fantastic work for Blue Plate Restaurant Company in developing the brand identity and overall brewpub experien...
Recommended Resources: Skillshare Round-up
Courtney •
As an avid user (and teacher) of Skillshare’s online classes, I thought it would be great to use this column to highlight a few of their offerings eac...
Rodrigo Maia: New Records, Old Covers
Garth •
Audiophiles and collectors alike argue that there’s nothing like holding and owning a real life, tangible vinyl record as the world continues to becom...
Inspiring Instagramers: zacharysmithh
Ashley •
Username: zacharysmithh Name: Zachary Smith Info: Do what you love | @knowwhereco There are plenty of artists, designers and typographers sharing thei...
Little: Fair State Brewing Cooperative Identity and Collateral
Courtney •
I am loving the work that Minneapolis’s Little has developed for Fair State Brewing Cooperative, Minnesota’s first cooperative brewery. As a co-op, th...
Justyna Medoń Screen Printing
Garth •
I’m really enjoying the work of Justyna Medoń, head of Red Poppy design studio in Warsaw, Poland, who specializes in hand screen printed textiles and ...
Matt Stevens: Junk Drawer Prints
Courtney •
Matt Stevens‘s Junk Drawer series is an ongoing set of illustrations that depict “fascinating characters from pop culture by showing the random and fo...
Quick Links: 02.21.14
Courtney •
I’m loving these cool “Seeing New York” Cinemagraphs by Ann Street Studio found via Diego Guevara’s blog. The folks at Global Inheritance are looking ...
Alliteration Inspiration: Plants & Pizza
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...
Etsy Finds: Sarah Abbott Art & Illustration
Courtney •
Sarah Abbott’s Etsy Shop features a collection of prints and paper goods designed by the Sheffield, UK based artist, who clearly has a strong affinity...
Chris Turnham Prints
Courtney •
I was happy to recently discover the work of Los Angeles-based Chris Turnham, who has worked as an artist in both feature and television animation and...
Wise Words: Justin McMurray, Show Your Work
Courtney •
This week’s wise words come from Justin McMurray’s Medium article, The time is now to share your work with the world. Found via Austin Kleon‘s blog Th...
Jessica Hische: Jess & Russ Keepsake
Courtney •
You may remember seeing Jessica Hische‘s epic wedding website awhile back, a richly detailed parallax design featuring the work of many of her and now...
New Portfolio Site: Kitkat Pecson
Melanie •
Illustrator/designer Kitkat Pecson just launched her new portfolio site a few days ago. If you’re looking to revamp your website—or build a new one as...
The Era of Publishing
Jackson •
Just as it was with print, editorial design on the web is always an exciting playground for designers. And today pretty much everyone is in the editor...
Type Love: Nomada
Courtney •
Nomada, a new release from Tipografies, is a compact set of sans serif fonts in four upright weights, from light to black. Pick up a copy for yourself...
David P. L. Jones: Alibi Spirits
Garth •
Philadelphia-based designer David P. L. Jones recently finished some brilliant new work on Alibi Spirits, spanning both spirits packaging and book des...
Recommended Resources: Victionary Palette Series
Courtney •
Victionary is an excellent resource for books that contain lots of design eye candy, both in the content as well as the books’ own designs. They have ...
Jen Mussari Lettering
Courtney •
I’m not sure how I have not come across Jen Mussari‘s lettering portfolio before now, but it is filled with all kinds of awesomeness. You can check ou...
Inspiring Instagramers: teresa_franco
Ashley •
Username: teresa_franco Name: TERESA Info: Macro iPhone Photographer- San Diego, CA I’ve always been a fan of macro photography and the stunning detai...
Jono Garrett: Wedding Materials
Courtney •
We love Jono Garrett’s work so much that it’s getting a double post! And since it is Valentine’s Day, what better project to share than the gorgeous m...
Jono Garrett: Frida von Fuchs Identity and Collateral
Courtney •
I’m absolutely loving this sophisticated and whimsical brand identity and collateral system developed by Jono Garrett for Frida von Fuchs, a Berlin-ba...
Stephen Powers: New Love Letters Products
Courtney •
I’m a huge fan of Stephen Powers’s (most recently featured here) large-scale, typographic, and poignant environmental works of art. So I was really ex...
Quick Links: 02.14.14
Courtney •
In case you haven’t heard, The Great Discontent (on of my favorite blogs) has their sites set on creating a biannual print magazine! They currently ha...
Color Happy 197
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New Products from Fairgoods
Courtney •
Fairgoods, a shop that puts “the maker at the forefront,” recently introduced a couple of new products that caught my eye: Code Mode Light First, the ...
Alliteration Inspiration: Hearts & Horns
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...
Scott Patt: Bigger. Smaller. Funnier.
Courtney •
I’m happy to have recently discovered this new project by Scott Patt, an artist whose inspirations—”the folk art of his youth and post pop consumerism...
Wise Words: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Courtney •
This week’s wise words come from French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry....
Super Precious: Groundhog Day Mini-show
Courtney •
Well, Groundhog Day has passed, and unfortunately most of us didn’t get the result we wanted (6 more weeks of winter—no fun), but that doesn’t mean we...