Design Work Life

I am completely enthralled with the portfolio of Matthew Rainwaters. He clearly has a knack for snapping quirky portraits that somehow manage to captu...

Rethink Communications

Courtney • Oct 2, 2009Oct 1, 2009

Cool identity by Rethink Communications for Crop Hair Boutique....

The Friendship Show

Courtney • Oct 2, 2009Oct 1, 2009

The ubertalented and all-around good guy, Eric Smith, has a new exhibit up based on childhood friendships and dreams. You can check out lots more imag...

Color Happy 51

Courtney • Oct 2, 2009Mar 20, 2011

The color palette of this piece by Typozon feels appropriate for the transitional weather we’re currently having in the city. I’m loving w...

New: Hammerpress Calendars

Courtney • Oct 1, 2009Oct 1, 2009

It’s that time of year where all of the calendar round-ups have started (Check out Part 1 of Oh So Beautiful Paper’s here), so I’m s...

Type Love 64: Alright Sans

Courtney • Oct 1, 2009Sep 14, 2012

Lately I’ve been on the lookout for a new clean, versatile sans (as much as I love Gotham, I need some variety). One that I’m currently li...

Millamella

Courtney • Sep 30, 2009Sep 28, 2009

Etsy seller Millamella makes some extremely cool melamine plates....

Pop + Shorty

Courtney • Sep 30, 2009Sep 28, 2009

Pop + Shorty makes fun, witty and well-designed products. Pick these and other fun things right here. (Top photo by Chris Glass)...

Louis Slobodkin

Courtney • Sep 30, 2009Sep 28, 2009

The late Louis Slobodkin was a bit of a Renaissance man, wearing the hats of sculptor, author and illustrator. Before I came across this site, which t...

B&B

Courtney • Sep 29, 2009Sep 28, 2009

Currently loving the identity created for BEAR by B&B....

Perky Bros

Courtney • Sep 29, 2009Sep 28, 2009

I’m loving Perky Bros’ portfolio, especially this project for Miss Cordelia’s....

League Gothic

Courtney • Sep 29, 2009Sep 28, 2009

The League of Movable Type has recently released League Gothic, a revival of Alternate Gothic No.1, designed by Morris Fuller Benton. The new version ...

Bored to Death

Courtney • Sep 29, 2009Sep 28, 2009

Have you been watching Bored to Death? So far, so good, in my opinion; but I’ll admit I’m a bit biased, as I’m a big Jason Schwartzm...

Lily Melrose Letters

Courtney • Sep 28, 2009Sep 28, 2009

Lily Melrose is one talented young designer. She clearly has a knack for hand-lettering, as evidenced by these moleskine sketches of hers. via we love...

FlowingPrints

Courtney • Sep 28, 2009Sep 28, 2009

Established by Nathan Yau of FlowingData, FlowingPrints creates original infographic poster designs to “tell stories in data”. For each se...

Daily Drop Cap

Courtney • Sep 28, 2009Sep 28, 2009

Daily Drop Cap is an exciting new project from Jessica Hische. Each day she will post a new, hand-drawn decorative letterform that will be available f...

A Note + Quick Links

Courtney • Sep 28, 2009Sep 28, 2009

Good morning—hope you all had a great weekend! I apologize for the abrupt absence last week. An overwhelming combination of work and personal deadli...

Jeff Rogers

Courtney • Sep 22, 2009Sep 22, 2009

I’m 100% sold on the Ace Hotel. Between the reviews and the pictures, I don’t need any more convincing. But seeing these typographic paint...

Elena Giavaldi

Courtney • Sep 21, 2009Aug 25, 2021

I am absolutely in love with the design style of Elena Giavaldi, especially when it comes to this identity system, originally created as a template fo...

Lupen Grainne

Courtney • Sep 21, 2009Mar 20, 2011

I’m currently enjoying Lupen Grainne’s dreamy photographs of the West Coast and Hawaii. You can find more of her work in her Flickr stream...

Mike Krol

Courtney • Sep 21, 2009Sep 21, 2009

New freelancer Mike Krol has such a bold, confident portfolio. From identities, to posters and music packaging, each piece of work is striking, so it ...

Inspired By: Vintage Labels and Tags

Courtney • Sep 21, 2009Sep 20, 2009

A new project had me on a search for some typographic vintage tag and label inspiration. And for that, Flickr is a goldmine. Here are a few of the awe...