Color Happy 116
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I can’t stop staring at this gorgeous painting by Michelle Armas. via frolic...
Courtney • Kult House: Nike 77 Burnside
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I don’t feature enough interactive work here, so I was excited when Josh Rhode, who operates under the name Kult House, sent over his portfolio,...
Letterpress Tattoo Posters
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To promote an upcoming AIGA Salt Lake City event, The Mandate Press teamed up with Dan Christofferson to create a companion poster and postcard set. T...
Brian Everett: City Towels
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The latest product from Brian Everett is this fun pair of tea towels, featuring an intricate cityscape. You can purchase either the night (warm gray a...
Type Love 129: Trilon
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Trilon is a huge new type family from Terminal Design, which was created in response to the complaint of a designer friend that hates almost every san...
The Rumsey Collection
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I found this treasure trove of vintage inspiration very randomly while doing research for a new project, and I’m so glad I did. The Rumsey Colle...
Miniature Artists Books
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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 ...
The Lowercase: Colorful Expressions
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I’m loving these playful, colorful cards by Sydney-based The Lowercase. The set includes three cards with a simple message that’s taken ...
Brain vs. Braun: Typography Sketches
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I know we most often show the finished product around here, but I am equally—if not more so—inspired by the process. Take these type sketches by M...
Becca Stadtlander
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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 w...
Sergey Shapiro
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There is some lovely calligraphy in the portfolio of Sergey Shapiro....
Student Spotlight: Johnny Chang
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Johnny Chang, a recent grad of the Art Center College of Design, has lots of great identity projects in his portfolio. However, I was really impressed...
Feed: Punkt
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Unfortunately there isn’t much context provided for Atelier Punkt‘s identity, by Montreal-based studio Feed; though from what I gather it ...
DHNN: Lecca Lecca
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This playful and sweet identity for Lecca Lecca, a couture children’s clothing line, was designed by DHNN, a Buenos Aires-based studio. I love t...
Modern Valentines
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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without at least one Valentine post, so I thought I’d feature these sweet and modern designs by Mike ...
Monday Quick Links: 02.14.11
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Up There is a lovely short documentary about the art of hand-painted advertising. This process amazes me; and I feel incredibly lucky that I’m a...
Hello Lucky: Jude’s First Birthday
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For her son’s first birthday party, Eunice of Hello Lucky created this adorable circus-themed invitation. I am loving the playful illustrations,...
Iconblast: Nine West
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These interesting patterns were created by Iconblast, aka Victor Ortiz, for Nine West....
All the Buildings in New York
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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 a...
Color Happy 115
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Looking at this photo from this Flickr set, by Tomo Kohsaka, really makes me want to step up my breakfast game. Plus, the color palette seems perfectl...
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
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I’m interrupting our regular inspiration posts with a quick announcement. Many of you are aware of head vs. heart, my wedding blog. Well, as of ...
Xavier Encinas: James Moes Identity
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Here is a sophisticated, masculine identity that Paris-based designer Xavier Encinas created for photographer James Moes—whose work I also very much...
Georgina Luck: Packagings
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I’m loving these packaging illustrations by Georgina Luck. via Illustration Served...
Amanda Jane Jones
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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 i...
Type Love 128: Preface
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Preface, a sans serif with some truly interesting letterforms, was designed by Nick Shinn in 2003 as a unique alternative to Helvetica. type specimen ...
Kelli Anderson: Dig For Fire Site
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You may remember Kelli Anderson’s Dig for Fire identity I posted a few months ago. Well, now the site has launched, and it is a whole work of ar...
Brandon Wilson: Hypnotic Skate
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Brandon Wilson recently collaborated with Brent Anderson of Stir on this new brand for Ride Four Ever, a Kansas City skate shop. The designer/writer t...
Shyama Golden
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I recently discovered Shyama Golden’s work and became an instant fan. I’m especially loving this playful piece done in oils, Home Sweet Br...
Brian Danaher: Rabbit Children Packaging
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It’s rare to come across any cd packaging these days, let alone the elaborate, letterpressed variety; so unsurprisingly, this gem caught by eye....
Daniel Ray Cole
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Daniel Ray Cole is an Atlanta-based designer with a portfolio filled with print, illustration and typography projects. Out of the bunch, I’m rea...