Type Love 153: Quimby

The ubiquity and misuse of Copperplate—on everything from bank logos to lost and found flyers—drives me insane (who’s with me?). So I love Quimby as a more elegant, pared down alternative.

Michael Croxton: Maya Lee Mashup

Next up from Michael is a project with an entirely different look and feel. Maya Lee Mashup is a stationery system for designer Maya Lee, which takes various elements from previous projects and layers them together through screen printing. The…

Michael Croxton: The Red Canoe

Michael Croxton, an NYC-based designer currently studying in the MFA program at SVA, has one of those enviable portfolios that boasts consistently solid work, from top to bottom. I like his work so much, in fact, that I decided to…

Collection: Wallpaper

FOUND: 1. Clouds Sonic by Aimee Wilder, 2. Port Melbourne Paper, 3. Vertigo from Ferm Living, 4. Bloomsbury Mews Bohemia, 5. Blazing Poppies Wallpaper from Anthropologie, 6. Kabloom from Flavor Paper, 7. Grand Game from Anthropologie.  

Joshua Gajownik: Fox Liquor Bar

Fox Liquor Bar is a new project from Chef Ashley Christensen. The branding, designed by Joshua Gajownik, features bespoke inline type in gold foil atop a pewter paper with black printing. What a gorgeous result. The inline typeface was also…

Leftloft: Brera and Solferino

Brera and Solferino are are two new type families designed exclusively for the Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera. They were designed by Leftloft in collaboration with type designer Luciano Perondi of studio Molotro.

Seb Lester: Facebook Fans

To sharpen his calligraphy skills, Seb Lester has begun choosing 30 random Facebook fans lettering their names in a gorgeous script. Get a closer look right here. And by the way Seb also has a new print coming out the…

Jory Dayne: Legatto

This beautiful piece was created as a collaboration between designer Jory Dayne and photographer Weston Colton. Legatto is a collection of three printed books featuring photographs taken on a road trip to San Juan Capitstrano. The book also features an…

Monday Quick Links: 08.01.11

I’m loving this typographic, animated video, le droit de suite (the resale right). (via daily design discoveries) Always Remember: Life Lessons with Lucidity has been entertaining me this week. (via afternoon delight) Here is a great video from the the99percent.com…