Type Love: Directors Gothic
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The condensed, elongated Directors Gothic, a revival from the 1938 original, is a new favorite. Here’s a bit about its history: Handcrafted by ...
Courtney • Lesley Barnes Illustration
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I’m loving the whimsical, vintage-inspired work of illustrator Lesley Barnes....
Relajaelcoco: Goods of Spain Map
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This intricately illustrated map of Spain was designed by studio Relajaelcoco in order to represent the most important goods that Spain produces. Ge...
Skip Dolphin Hursh: Animated GIFs
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I’m loving these playful, colorful animated GIFs by Skip Dolphin Hursh. Many more to see right here....
Unfamous Pirates
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In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day—yup, it’s a real thing—I’m happy to share a fun side project by James Abercrombie, a ...
RE:DESIGN Conference Winners!
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You’ll both receive an email with the details shortly. Everyone else, thanks so much for participating!...
New Poppin Picks
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Poppin, one of my favorite brands, has released some great new products in recent months. In case you’re not familiar, Poppin, whose motto is &#...
Type Love: Asterism
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Asterism is a gorgeous new calligraphic font from Great Lakes Lettering. Pick it up at MyFonts....
Matt Chase: The Ties That Bond Editorial Design
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While at Design Army, Matt Chase conceptualized, designed and art directed this awesome shoot for Washingtonian Magazine. Be sure to check out The Ti...
Haikuglyphics
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Haikuglyphics is a collaborative side project between designer Anne Ulku and haiku-writer Michael Derus. The project began in January of this year a...
RoAndCo Studio: TenOverSix Brand Refresh
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As part of their expansion to a second location, RoAndCo developed a fresh new brand for TenOverSix, a high-concept boutique originally based in Los ...
Etsy Finds: Studio Legohead
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I’m loving the vibrant floral prints and pet portraits by Studio Legohead. via Oh Joy!...
Fuzzco: Snyder Event Rentals Identity and Collateral
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I recently checked in on Fuzzco’s newer projects and spotted this identity and collateral work for Snyder Event Rentals. I love the resulting br...
Thanks!
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Hey Readers! Just a quick note to say THANKS for all of the incredible applications you submitted for the new DWL positions. It’s going to take ...
Type Love: MVB Solitaire Pro
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The latest release from MVB Fonts is MVB Solitaire Pro, a sleek sans serif that was designed and built to primarily serve content, as opposed to drawi...
New House Industries Products
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I’m really excited about this new line of products that came out of a collaboration between House Industries and Chronicle Books. You can now pr...
The Art of Branding: Good Morning Sunshine
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Israel-based studio The Art of Branding took it upon themselves to create Good Morning Sunshine, a project inspired by Simon Sinek’s mission: T...
Charity: Water India-inspired Posters
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For their September campaign, Charity: Water commissioned several designers to create a poster design inspired by India. 100% of the profits from the...
Tuuseday Bassen: Tinybop Wallpapers
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As part of her new role at Tinybop, a company that builds educational apps for kids, Tuesday Bassen designed this series of fun and colorful wallpaper...
The Island Continent: Studies in Broadcast Colour
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I’m mesmerized by Island Continent’s Studies in Broadcast Colour print series (part two here): ‘Studies in Broadcast Colour’ by The Is...
Martin Nicolausson Illustration
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This morning I’m really into the oddball style of Swedish illustrator Martin Nicolausson. It’s actually not a look I am typically drawn t...
Type Love: Breakers Slab™
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Breakers Slab is a companion to the sans serif typeface Breakers, designed by Kostic Type Foundry. It features six weights, each including small caps...
Pentagram: Queens Metropolitan Campus Murals
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I’m loving this series of colorful, hand lettered murals created by Paula Scher’s team at Pentagram for the Queens Metropolitan Campus. Lo...
Hiring Reminder!
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Just interrupting regular posting to quickly remind you that I’m closing out applications for the DWL internship and DWL contributor positions t...
Studio Crême: Trevose Brand Identity and Collateral
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This fresh, airy, nautical-inspired identity by Studio Crême caught my eye recently. Check out more of their work for Trevose Harbour House right he...
Strategy Design & Advertising: Boosted Identity and Collateral
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New Zealand-based Strategy Design & Advertising created this quirky, bold identity and collateral for Boosted, an initiative established by The Ar...
Type Love: Selektor Slab
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Selektor Slab is a new extension to the Selektor font family. Published by You Work for Them, the typeface was inspired by and designed with “t...
Historical NYC Maps
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Check out this great resource for vintage NYC transit maps. I pulled out a few favorites, but there are quite a few more, so take a look around. via Q...
Jaime Van Wart: Chris and Krista Wedding Materials
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I’m loving the wedding materials—invitations, save the dates and engagement party invitations—designed by Jaime Van Wart for her sister Kris...
2013 RE:DESIGN Conference Giveaways!
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This giveaway is now closed. Winners will be announced on Thursday, September 19th. That’s right I said, giveaways, as in two! This year, I̵...
Firebelly Design: Art + Science Identity and Collateral
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Under the creative direction of Will Miller, Firebelly Design recently led the charge on a rebrand for Chicago-based Art + Science salons. The new id...
Royal Studio: Indiesciplinas Poster Series
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Portugal based Royal Studio was tasked with the challenge of creating a collection of posters to promote a series of concerts showcasing indie music o...
Fairgoods Seashore Tote
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The playful Seashore tote is just one of the many fun handmade products sold by Fairgoods. To make it extra designy, this roomy and sturdy tote featur...
Fivethousand Fingers: Tangent Café Identity and Collateral
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This minimal yet welcoming identity was developed for Tangent Café, a local café and bar that serves craft beer and hosts live music by Fivethousand...
Type Love: Pétala Pro
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Pétala Pro is a new superfamily released by Typefolio that includes 18 weights plus italics. Pick it up at MyFonts....
New Hammerpress Products
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As always, I’m loving some of the new card designs that Hammerpress has released this season. Check out the rest of what’s new right here....
Jason Munn: The Postal Service Poster Series
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I haven’t checked in with Jason Munn—or poster design in general for that matter—in quite awhile, so I was excited to come across this great...
160over90: UArts Lookbook
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The super talented team at 160over90 recently had 6 weeks to conceptualize, design and produce a new viewbook for the University of the Arts in Phila...
Type Love: Metro Nova
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Metro Nova is a new release from Linotype which is an update of the 1929 modern classic by W.A. Dwiggins. The newly updated family includes seven weig...
Plenty: Urban Forest Renewal Project
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When browsing through Frances Close‘s portfolio for the first time recently, her work for the Grand Rapids Urban Forest Renewal Project immedi...
Paintings by Michael Ward
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I instantly fell in love with these paintings by Michael Ward the second I saw them. Each one depicts an ordinary, everyday scene based on a photograp...
Hansel from Basel Spring/Summer Photo Series
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This colorful photo series gives us one last glimpse of summer before Fall weather starts to set in this month, at least here on the East Coast anyway...
Michéle Brummer Everett Illustration
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I’m loving the playful illustration style of Michéle Brummer Everett....
Stitch Design Co.: Garnish & Gather Identity and Collateral
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One of my favorites, Stitch Design Co., just published a new identity project that they developed for Garnish & Gather an Atlanta-based company th...
New Patterns from Elizabeth Olwen
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Feast your eyes on a few new patterns from the lovely Elizabeth Olwen. There’s much more to see right here....
DWL is Expanding!
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Big news around here! After 5+ years of running DWL on my own—with the overwhelming support of Brian of course—I’m ready to bring on a few p...
Almanac: St. Louis County Library Online Annual Report
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Almanac recently developed this interactive online annual report for the St. Louis County Library. The design centers around the use of full-bleed ima...
Student Work: Lacy Kuhn: Beehive Honey Squares
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This fun packaging project was designed by Lacy Kuhn for Beehive Honey Squares, while a student at Western Washington University. For more from Lacy,...
Bureau of Betterment: Quill Feather Illustration Series
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Over the past year, Mette Hornung Rankin, of Bureau of Betterment, created this beautiful illustration series featuring various quill pens alongside ...
Student Work: Mirim Seo: S.E.W. Saving Endangered Wildlife
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Mirim Seo created this beautiful project while a student at Tyler School of Art. S.E.W., which stands for Saving Endangered Wildlife, is a game that t...
Ugmonk Limited Edition 5th Anniversary Set
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Ugmonk, one of my favorite brands, just recently launched a new limited edition anniversary set to celebrate their 5th anniversary. The package, which...
Jeremy Loyd: Branding Bad
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I’m loving Jeremy Loyd‘s new side project, Branding Bad, in which he creates a logo for each of the eight final episodes of Breaking Bad ...
New Projects from Jack Muldowney Design Co.
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Jack Muldowney—previously featured here—recently published some beautiful new projects: Bella Casa Interiors The Hop Review Dance/US...
Brent Couchman for Herman Miller
For the month of August (and one day in September!), a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to...
Studio H: National Trust
For the month of August (and one day in September!), a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to...
Cade Cran: X-Ray Vision
For the month of August (and one day in September!), a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to...
Type Love: Riona Sans
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Riona Sans is a sans serif family of 16 fonts in 8 weights, including true italics. Pick it up at MyFonts for 80% off for a limited time....
Logos with Hidden Meaning
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Yael Miller of Mi...
The Fadeaway Girl
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from illustrator Lydia...
On Picking Five Things
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Margot Harrington...