Christiane Engel
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Artist Christiane Engel makes these offbeat illustrations and patterns that I’m really drawn to. She often takes seemingly unappealing subject ...
Courtney • Type Love 113: Suomi Slab Serif
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Suomi Slab Serif a crisp, sharp version of a typewriter font, was designed by Tomi Haaparanta (who also designed Tee Franklin, featured recently) and...
A Year In Caps
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I already caved and bought my first 2011 calendar much earlier than normal this year (the Jenny Bowers illustrations just proved too difficult to resi...
LEGO + Letterpress
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A match made in heaven? I think so. Pick up prints right here. Get a Free Font Every WeekEnter your email to receive a new FREE font every Friday....
Luke Lisi
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Well this identity for Spin! Pizza is certainly a far cry from what I’m used to seeing around here. Designed by Luke Lisi, this Kansas pizza par...
Zansky
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Zansky is a freelance illustrator and design from Brazil. I’m loving all the details and layering in his illustration work....
Astronaut Design
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I love identity systems that incorporate different textures and layers of visual information. So I’m really enjoying the juxtaposition of the pa...
Anna Topuriya
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Artist Anna Topuriya lives and works in LA, where she creates some hauntingly beautiful pieces like these lithographs below.....
Lilco Letterpress
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Lilco Letterpress is a Dallas-based shop that features prints and cards made from hand-carved linoleum blocks. And in addition to their playful logo, ...
Cranky Coasters
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To promote their new line of die cut coasters, Cranky Pressman worked with Parliament of Owls to create this series of four custom designs. Each coast...
Glitz Design
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Here is some lovely patterned packaging for Beijaflor vegetal soaps, by Glitz Design....
Monday Quick Links: 10.11.10
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First, how could I not mention the Gap logo debacle? There were an overwhelming amount of articles, but here are a few highlights: Brand New’s F...
Playlab
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I originally posted about Mind Design last year so it had been awhile since I checked out their portfolio. As it turns out they’ve been continuo...
Pattern Book Collection
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Loving this set of patterned book covers by Astrid Ortiz....
Color Happy 100
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Almost three months later I’m still feeling Hawaii withdrawal from time to time. This photo by Clark Maxwell brings me back....
Dexter Posters
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Well, Ty Mattson has done it again! Turns out the internet has already exploded with these, but I couldn’t resist a quick feature. I’m not...
Lucy Stephens
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Another set of book covers that caught my eye recently is this series designed by Lucy Stephens. I’m loving the juxtaposition of the graphic por...
Daniel Justi
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Brazilian designer Daniel Justi has a knack for patterned and illustrated book cover design. He’s also working on a new typeface which I’m...
Type Love 112: Tee Franklin
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Tee Franklin was commissioned by Vogue UK for their redesign in 2001. This new version of the classic typeface Franklin Gothic contains a wider variet...
FAMILY
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And to round off the food/travel/hospitality theme for the day, here is a sweet, simple identity for the Vanilla Cupcake Kitchen, designed by FAMILY. ...
Planet Creative
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As you can see I have hospitality-related branding on my mind this week. So to continue with the theme, here are two interesting restaurant brands con...
Nelson Associates
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I’m posting about travel-related art and design over at Hard Feelings this week, and in my research I came across a ton of great brands for luxu...
Gwen Lee
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Here are a selection of colorful, expressive illustrations from the portfolio of Seoul-based Gwen Lee. via where the lovely things are...
Cosmo Sapiens
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Paris-based creative studio, Cosmo Sapiens, completed this identity for Sailor Roman, who is the official tattoo artist for the studio. I really like ...
Kelli Anderson
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I posted about Kelli Anderson awhile back, and I was immensely impressed when I discovered her work back then. But I was recently made aware of her ne...
Foreign Policy
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Fair warning: this is one of my longer posts in terms of the volume of imagery being featured. When Foreign Policy—who I am a big fan of (and have p...
Willow Club Identity
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Designed by Margaret Inga Wiatrowski, The Willow Club Identity features a series of graphic, yet delicate patterns and a crisp black and white color p...
Typozon Business Cards
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I’m loving everything about Typozon‘s new business cards, from the color palette to the illustrations. via FPO Get a Free Font Every WeekE...
Touchable Sound
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Touchable Sound, the latest release from Soundscreen Design, is an exploration of the almost 25-year history of 7-inch records from the USA. The book ...
Monday Quick Links: 10.04.10
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Hello all! I have a few new links for you this morning. I’ll also be guest posting over at Hard Feelings this week while Dylan is off on his hon...