Vitae Design Projects
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I recently discovered the work of Vitae Design, the studio of Toronto-based independent graphic designer Cameron McKague. His work is equal parts mini...
Courtney • Post Projects: Brassneck Brewery
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Awesome work by Vancouver-based Post Projects for Brassneck Brewery, a retail brewery in the area. The design team developed their brand identity by c...
Studio MPLS: Faribault Woolen Mill Co.
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I love it when I see new updates pop into my reader from Studio MPLS. They’ve posted several new pieces of work in the last couple of weeks, including...
Quick Links: 01.31.14
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I’m loving Mike Dornseif‘s recent contribution to The Desktop Wallpaper Project on The Fox is Black. Yay Squarespace Logo. Enough said. Charms, Quiver...
Jon Contino: The Hidden Sea Packaging
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I pretty much always buy wine based on its label (with the hope that it tastes good too), so I am all over this new packaging design for South Austral...
Luvocracy Love: 01.30.14
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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. Aloha Maui Island...
Steven Noble and Taxi Studio: Kate Hudnott Spirit Packaging
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This packaging series, a collaboration between Steven Noble and Taxi Studio, was created for Kate Hudnott, a UK-based drinks pioneer. The Taxi Design ...
Alliteration Inspiration: Fruit & Feathers
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Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...
ilovedust Beer Coasters
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ilovedust designed this series of 8 illustrated beer coasters as part of their most recent promotional pack. They will soon be available for purchase ...
Wise Words: Margaret Mead
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Isabela Rodrigues: Tilín Cacao Packaging
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Here is yet another gorgeous packaging project by Isabela Rodrigues (previously published here, here and here.) This time the creative work was develo...
Badass Lady Creatives: Julia Yellow
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Editorial illustration has quite the reputation for (thrillingly) tight deadlines. Despite the fast-paced nature of this specialty, illustrator Julia ...
Type Love: Brandon Printed
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Brandon Printed is a new variation on the much loved Brandon Grotesque by HVD Fonts. This new release has a distressed, printed look and includes four...
Eric Chow: Learning Disabilities GIF Series
Garth •
Illustrator Eric Chow created a series of GIFs symbolically depicting the feeling behind several common learning disabilities. Each one offers a fasci...
Studio Indice: Ocio Identity and Collateral
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Bogotá, Colombia-based design studio Indice recently completed the identity and collateral for Ocio, a creative, informal restaurant and bar. The ency...
Recommended Resources: Design Square
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Design Square is a new, curated directory of the graphic design industry, aiming to make connections between design and business. The site is free to ...
Rachael Saunders: Otto’s Circus Illustration Series
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I’m loving the colorful, whimsical characters that Rachael Saunders has created in the world of Otto’s Circus....
Inspiring Instagramers: ourwildabandon
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Username: ourwildabandon Name: Jill + Kyla Info: Vancouver, BC. Baby, we were born to run. Postcards available. When it comes to Instagram, I tend to ...
Emma Fick: Snippets
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Emma Fick, a 22-year-old from Louisiana living in Serbia and teaching English on a Fulbright scholarship, has chosen an interesting and public way in ...
El Famoso
Garth •
El Famoso is an illustrator collective composed of brothers Rich and Chris Fairhead. Hailing from and operating in the UK, the two have combined their...
Alex Westgate Illustration
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Alex Westgate is a freelance illustrator and designer out of Toronto, ON. Though he’s only recently graduated from the Ontario College of Art & Design...
Quick Links: 01.24.14
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If you missed Ugmonk’s studio tour on their blog last week, it is definitely worth a look. For a small space, it is packed with design inspiration fro...
Savvy Studio: Puebla 109 Identity and Collateral
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Savvy Studio recently worked on the design for Puebla 109, a new gastropub in Mexico City. The identity consists of a series of icons inspired by Mexi...
Kickstarter Spotlight: JUMP Cables
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Kickstarter is an amazing place for watching (and helping) innovative ideas develop into real world products. Once a month we will feature one project...
Hello! Lucky 2014 Valentines
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This year, Hello! Lucky has designed a large collection of illustrated, letterpressed cards for Valentine’s Day. Each one features a light-hearted, qu...
Nicole and Mike McQuade: Pullman Foundation Annual Report
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It’s a rare occurrence when an annual report crosses my inbox these days, so I was pleasantly surprised to find Nicole and Mike McQuade‘s recently com...
Wise Words: Simon Sinek, Ask for Help
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Wise words from “Ask for Help,” Simon Sinek‘s best advice, given at Creative Morning’s 5th Birthday Bash. By the way, if you’re looking for more inspi...
The Hungry Workshop 2014 Valentines
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For this year’s Valentine designs, The Hungry Workshop worked with two designers on unique letterpressed love notes. The first card was designed by Ge...
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Badass Lady Creatives [in History]: Cipe Pineles
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This month’s badass lady creative [in history] is for the editorial design nerds: Cipe Pineles, a force in twentieth-century art direction. Pineles br...
Are we ready for some Jelly?
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In the immortal words from the poet of our generation, Beyonce, “I don’t think you ready for this jelly.” Turns out, 13 years later perhaps Mrs. Jay Z...
FUNNEL: Lyon Distilling Co. Rum Identity and Packaging
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I’m loving the identity and custom packaging design that Funnel developed for Lyon Distilling Co. Based out of Saint Michaels, Maryland, the distiller...
Type Love: Grota Rounded
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Grota Rounded is a new unicase release from Latinotype. The typeface includes six weights, from thin to black, plus matching italics. Currently marked...
Anagrama: GIST Publication Design
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Excellent work by Anagrama for the lifestyle magazine Gist: Gist is a lifestyle magazine that reports on many different subjects, from fashion to gadg...
Recommended Resources: 5 Email Newsletters Worth Subscribing To
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If you’re anything like me, your inbox is almost always overflowing. It’s a constant battle; and while “inbox zero” is not something I even try to ach...
Tim Lahan: KENZO Idiom Illustrations
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Tim Lahan developed this fun set of illustrations for Kenzo. Each one represents a common English idiom having to do with eyes. I never would have gu...
Inspiring Instagramers: willtypefordondraper
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Username: willtypefordondraper Name: Ashleigh Info: Vintage. Makes my heart go giddy up. Owner of Peggy Takes Manhattan If you’re a fan of typography ...
Hubbly Bubbly Falafel Shop
Courtney •
Orlando-based studio Push recently took their design for restaurants one step further, by choosing to conceptualize, own and operate one for themselve...
Wedge & Lever
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I’ve seen Wedge & Lever, a relatively new (established in 2012) design studio out of San Diego, all over the place lately, and rightfully so. Their po...
Blok Design: ADCC Promo
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Blok Design developed this promotional piece for The Advertising and Design Club of Canada with the goal of driving membership to the organization. Th...
Quick Links: 01.17.14
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Last weekend I went to see Her and it was magical. I absolutely loved it. Between its wide release last Friday and the Golden Globes, tons of articles...
Student Work: Vivian Shih
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A recent graduate from the Illustration program at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, Vivian Shih already boasts an impressive breadth ...
Color Happy 196
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Creature: Kigo Kitchen Identity and Collateral
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While browsing around Behance recently I stumbled upon the awesome portfolio of Clara Mulligan, who happens to be a Design Director at Creature. And a...
Alliteration Inspiration: Dairy & Drop Caps
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Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...
MoMA Art Lab: Movement
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Tony Lee Jr., a designer at MoMA Design Studio (and previously featured for his student work), recently sent over his updated portfolio. I was immedia...
Wise Words: Milton Glaser
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This week Milton Glaser reminds us of the importance of concept over ornamentation. via Quotes on Design...
Apartment One: Beespace Identity and Collateral
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One of Apartment One‘s most recent projects is their work for Beespace, “a new concept nonprofit incubator, helping to identify and launch the next ge...
Badass Lady Creatives: 6 Lady-Made GIFs
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Illustrated GIFs are a bit like peanut butter fluff sandwiches: an already great thing with some extra sweetness on top. This week’s Badass Lady Creat...
Do Not Open
Courtney •
If, like me, you’ve been admiring Erik Marinovich‘s envelope handiwork via Friends of Type, you are in luck. Now, through his new project Do Not Open,...
Type Love: Roihu
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Roihu is a new sans serif typeface by Mika Melvas that includes eight upright and eight italic weights. The set also includes a huge selection of swas...
Little Mule Studio
Garth •
Watch out: this Little Mule kicks. After sharing her talents and building her chops at Pentagram (Austin, TX) and Yee-Haw Industries (Knoxville, TN), ...
Interfaces of the Future – A preview from CES 2014
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Last week, Vegas played host to yet another hangover edition the future gazing. This year, CES was a global consumer electronics orgy of nerdom. A wee...
Alyssa Blank: Bike & Build Brand Identity and Collateral
Garth •
Atlanta-based designer Alyssa Blank kicked off her 2014 with some exciting work for Bike and Build, a nonprofit that organizes cross-country bicycle t...
Inspiring Instagramers: vutheara
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Username: vutheara Name: VuTheara Kham Info: UI Designer · Photographer · Paris, France · iPhone only VuThéara Kham is the founder of French digital a...
DIA: Porter & Plot Brand Identity and Packaging
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This afternoon I am loving the stripped down, graphic brand identity and collateral that DIA developed for Porter & Plot: Porter & Plot is an artisana...
Timothy Goodman: Airbnb Installation
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Timothy Goodman recently completed an impressive, permanent 60-foot wall installation for Airbnb, the culmination of almost three months of preliminar...
Quick Links: 1/10/13
Courtney •
The What I Be project is a beautiful initiative by Steve Rosenfield Photography that aims to “tell your story the way you want it to be told.” The clo...
Etsy Finds: Janet Hill Paintings and Prints
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This week I am in love with the nostalgic and whimsical paintings of Janet Hill. Her Etsy shop offers a huge catalog of prints and originals—often upd...
Studio JQ: Weather Dashboard Design
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Jonathan Quintin, of Studio JQ, is currently working on a self-initiated project that immediately caught my eye: a weather dashboard that will display...
Alliteration Inspiration: Aviation & Avocados
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Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...