DWL fave Vesa Sammalisto just launched an online shop! The shop currently stocks his personal Alphabet project, a series of limited edition mini prints that feature a custom illustrated letterform made from a playful character (or two). You can check…
As a kid, my brothers and I used to get one of those vintage style chocolate advent calendars every year, which was pretty much my favorite thing about Christmas. And to this day, the sight of any sort of advent…
Colle + McVoy has just released the 2011 version of he All-set Card Set, a set of eight letterpressed cards that has you covered for an entire year of major holidays. Not only are they beautifully designed, but the proceeds…
Mama’s Sauce is generously offering you almost 200 300 dpi bitmaps of created from scanning their collection of vintage letterpress plates. Score! Jolby will be opening a new show, “Shapes & Smiles”, in San Diego on December 16th. Here’s a sneak…
I can’t get enough of Martin O’Neill’s mixed media, and largely typographic, collage and art work. Check out a whole lot more here, and pick up prints in his shop.
UK-based photographer Emma Hartvig’s love of storytelling, film and cinematography is undoubtedly apparent in each of her images. In her own words: These photographs of mine capture isolated moments with no past and no future, and an imaginary possibility hangs…
If you’re on the lookout for some holiday gift tags, these illustrated beauties from Shore Society are definitely an option to consider. You can pick up a set of 12 right here.
This acidy bright palette was found on CSA Flat File, one of my new favorite visual blogs.
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 everything from identity to art direction to environmental design. There’s so many great illustrative and typographic bits to be…
Lovely branding and design for Fitting Wines by Marian Williams Design.
Typographic maps are nothing new, but these by Fontmap are the best I’ve seen. The letters that denote each area also make up an accurate geographic representation. It’s clear that an extensive amount of time was put into meticulously organizing,…
Check out this new beauty from Mark Simonson: Bookmania is a revival of Bookman Oldstyle (1901) and the Bookmans of the 1960s, but with all the features you would expect in a modern digital font family.
Emily Macrae’s Nine Lives is a self-initiated project that examines how older generations are affected by the huge changes in the way we communicate. The result is a limited edition book featuring nine individuals who shared their stories and experiences.…
I’m loving these gorgeous floral patterns and illustrations by Sarah Papworth.
I just recently stumbled upon this project of Linzie Hunter‘s from last Christmas, where she hand lettered 100 different holiday cards for clients. Here are just a few of my favorites, but you can check out several more on Flickr.
FOUND: 1. Spade Correspondence, 2. Rose Gold and Ruby Wedding Band, 3. Restoration hardware Stanley Flask Red, 4. Madewell Embossed Telegram Clutch, 5. Deborah Lippmann Ruby Red Slippers, 6. Etoile Velvet Ribbon, 7. Lomography Fisheye Camera.
Check out this gorgeous branding created by Miller Creative for Olli Salumeria, a virginia-based shop that makes dry-cured salumi. I especially love the various ornate O’s used throughout the brand, which Miller commissioned artist Roger Xavier to create. There’s a…
As a child of the 80s, this new set of mix tape letterpress cards by Lulu Dee is right up my alley. Each of the five cards feature an instantly recognizable song lyric in their signature illustration style. Check them…
