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Introducing Skillshare Challenges

Introducing Skillshare Challenges

Courtney • Feb 03, 2014
If you’re taking any Skillshare classes, you may have noticed that they recently introduced a new feature: Challenges. This feature allows teach...
Learning

Type Love: LCT Palissade

Courtney • Oct 20, 2013
LCT Palissade is a formal, all caps display font by LCT. Check it out at MyFonts....
Typography

Kyle Miller: Dyer & Jenkins Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Oct 20, 2013
Kyle Miller recently developed the identity and collateral for Dyer & Jenkins, an American-made men’s clothing line. Lifestyle images shot b...
Design

Dan Blackman New Site

Courtney • Oct 20, 2013
Last week Dan Blackman launched a brand new site featuring lots of great new work. In particular, these two restaurant/bar projects caught my eye: Du...
Design
The Midnight Moment Project

The Midnight Moment Project

Courtney • Dec 03, 2013
I’m late to the game in discovering the Midnight Moment project, an initiative by the Times Square Advertising Coalition (TSAC) and Times Square...
Design

Mike Smith: Charity Water Ball Invitation Package

Courtney • Oct 20, 2013
Mike Smith recently did a beautiful job of designing the invitation package and collateral for charity:water‘s annual charity:ball. Be sure to c...
Design
DWL Gift Guide Ad Spots

DWL Gift Guide Ad Spots

Courtney • Nov 30, 2013
I’m extending the ad submission deadline for this year’s Gift Guide until the end of the day tomorrow, October 22nd, so I thought I would ...
Design

Varado & Co.

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
A nice selection of work by Milwaukee-based Varado & Co....
Design
Type Love: Superior Title

Type Love: Superior Title

Courtney • Nov 30, 2013
Superior Title is a new release by one of my favorite type designers, Jeremy Mickel. The family is available in “five feature-rich weights&#822...
Typography

Ethan Park: Unconventional Lettering

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
I’m loving these pieces of unconventional lettering and typography by UK-based designer Ethan Park....
Design

Kerry F. Williams Design

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
Awesome work by Kerry F. Williams, a Los Angeles-based designer that has worked at some really great agencies....
Design

Type Love: Quiroga

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
Quiroga is a space-saving serif typeface that was designed for continuous text and optimized for smaller sizes. Pick up a copy for yourself—current...
Typography

Etsy Finds: Oh Gosh, Cindy!

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
I’m loving these watercolor portraits of various characters from movies and TV (some of my favorites!) by Oh Gosh, Cindy!. Check out the rest o...
Etsy Finds

Craig & Karl: Eyes on the Horizon

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
Craig & Karl recently collaborated with MCM on Eyes on the Horizon, a playful collection of luxury handbags and accessories. via LL Reps News...
IllustrationProducts
Moodley Brand Identity: J. Hornig Identity and Collateral

Moodley Brand Identity: J. Hornig Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Nov 30, 2013
Moodley Brand Identity developed this work for J. Hornig, a new coffee brand. More to see right here....
Design

Supermundane

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
Artist and designer Rob Lowe, also known as Supermundane, recently launched a brand new site. via Form Fifty Five...
DesignIllustration

States of Matter: Rivet & Sway Pop-up Shop

Courtney • Mar 07, 2016
States of Matter recently helped designer sunglasses brand Rivet & Sway conceptualize and create a really fun pop-up shop concept: Rivet and Swa...
Design
Pentagram: Jazz at Lincoln Center Brand Refresh

Pentagram: Jazz at Lincoln Center Brand Refresh

Courtney • Nov 30, 2013
Paula Scher’s team at Pentagram recently completed a brand refresh of their iconic identity for Jazz at Lincoln Center. The update encompassed c...
Design

Type Love: Helia

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
Helia, a semi-squared sans serif typeface by Nootype, includes eight weights—from hairline to black—plus italics, and a whole host of OpenType fe...
Typography

Office for Evernote Market

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
I’m loving this series of t-shirts and posters that Office created for Evernote Market as part of their recent launch. Evernote Market is a new...
Design

Kelli Anderson: The Existential Calculator

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
Kelli Anderson‘s latest creation is an incredible paper piece commissioned by Adobe for distribution at the annual AIGA national conference. The...
Design

Kickstarter: Beer Press Coasters

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
Beer Press is a new Kickstarter project by Jordan Mummert. The project includes a set of six beer-themed letterpress coasters as well as a handcraf...
Design

The Wire Poster Project

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
The Wire Poster Project is a new side project by Oliver Munday. He’s designed one typographic poster for every episode of cult favorite HBO seri...
Design
Spencer Heyfron and Angela Southern: This Is New York

Spencer Heyfron and Angela Southern: This Is New York

Courtney • Nov 30, 2013
I am still a faithful print magazine reader, and New York Magazine has been one of my favorites ever since I moved to NYC almost 10 years ago. One fe...
DesignPhotography

Half His Half Hers: Brynn Birth Announcement

Courtney • Oct 14, 2013
Brooke and Matt Lunneberg of Half His Half Hers recently designed this lovely little birth announcement package to celebrate the birth of their daugh...
Design

Cat Coquillette: Lucky Lindy Wine Packaging

Courtney • Oct 08, 2013
Loving this collection of wine labels that Cat Coquillette designed for a good friend’s Golden Birthday....
Design
BLOW: Fashion Walk Fashion Destination Campaign

BLOW: Fashion Walk Fashion Destination Campaign

Courtney • May 11, 2014
I’m loving the pattern-heavy collateral and environmental graphics that Blow developed for the Fashion Walk Fashion Destination campaign, whic...
Design

Lotta Nieminen: Walk this World

Courtney • Oct 08, 2013
Earlier this week Lotta Nieminen released her first children’s book, Walk this World, a hardcover book that enables children to the explore cult...
Illustration

Type Love: Becker Gothics

Courtney • Oct 08, 2013
The Becker Gothics is a new display font family from Dunwich Type Founders: The Becker Gothics pay homage to the nineteenth century American lettering...
Typography

Paul X. Johnson Illustration

Courtney • Oct 08, 2013
I’m loving the dark, mysterious and dramatic work of Paul X. Johnson....
Illustration

Etsy Finds: Hokoda

Courtney • Oct 08, 2013
Lovely block printed textiles from Etsy shop Hokoda....
Etsy Finds

BAND: Forest For The Trees NW

Courtney • Oct 08, 2013
Portland, Oregon studio Band recently launched a new project for Forest for the Trees, a Pacific Northwest-based public mural project which aims to e...
Design
Anagrama: Checklist Identity and Collateral

Anagrama: Checklist Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Dec 01, 2013
Another great identity project by Anagrama, this time for Checklist, a company that specializes in custom event planning....
Design

Lobulo Design: Atype

Courtney • Oct 07, 2013
Lobulo Design created a series of sculptural experiments that turn a flat letterform into a three-dimensional object using paper. Get a closer look ri...
Design
Wise Words: Maya Angelou

Wise Words: Maya Angelou

Courtney • Dec 03, 2013
A short but sweet message about creativity from Conversations with Maya Angelou.  ...
DesignWise Words

Type Love: Felice

Courtney • Oct 07, 2013
Felice is a new serif typeface from Nootype, featuring 10 styles, from light to black, plus italics and a slew of OpenType features. Check it out and ...
Typography

Marisa Seguin: The Essentials

Courtney • Oct 07, 2013
The Essentials is a new side project by Marisa Seguin, which was inspired by a friend’s trip to the grocery store where she came home with an am...
Illustration

Cocolia: Picasso Museum Big Draw Posters

Courtney • Oct 03, 2013
Each year the Picasso Museum promotes and organizes Big Draw in Barcelona, a celebration of the act of drawing and an event that aims to bring the com...
Design

The Hungry Workshop: Sonia & Glenns Aerogram Invitation

Courtney • Oct 04, 2013
I’m loving the fun aerogram wedding invitation package designed and printed by The Hungry Workshop for Sonia and Glenn’s nuptials last yea...
Design

Alice Wellinger: The Limits of Love

Courtney • Oct 04, 2013
Beautiful illustration series by new-to-me Alice Wellinger, called The Limits of Love. via Illustration Age...
Illustration

Danielle Evans: Food Type

Courtney • Oct 04, 2013
Designer and illustrator Danielle Evans is running a fun little side type called Food Type, where she creates lovely hand-lettering specimens out of...
Design

Llew Mejia Patterns

Courtney • Oct 03, 2013
Awesome patterns by Llew Mejia....
Illustration

Brett King

Courtney • Oct 03, 2013
I’m really loving the rich, textural design and illustration work of New Zealand-based Brett King. via Designspiration...
DesignIllustration

Perky Bros: No. Six Depot Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Oct 03, 2013
One of my favorite studios, Perky Bros, just published a new project to their portfolio, the identity and collateral for No. Six Depot, a small-batch ...
Design

Herencia Mexicana Illustrations

Courtney • Oct 02, 2013
Herencia Mexicana is a collaborative project intended to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence. The illustrations below are...
Illustration

Type Love: Brix Slab

Courtney • Oct 02, 2013
I’ve been meaning to feature Brix Slab, an extended family of 24 fonts, for quite awhile. Designed by Hannes von Döhren & Livius Dietzel ...
Typography
Knoed Creative: Outpost General Store Identity and Collateral

Knoed Creative: Outpost General Store Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Dec 01, 2013
Great new work for Outpost General Store, a “modern take on an old fashioned general store,” by Knoed, who also happened to have just laun...
Design

New Skillshare Class: How to Create a Style Guide

Courtney • Feb 03, 2014
I’m exited to announce that I’ll be teaching another Skillshare class next month! I really enjoyed the experience and hope to continue to ...
Learning

Eat Real Essentials Interactive eBook

Courtney • Oct 01, 2013
Eat Real Essentials is an interactive eBook designed for use the iPad. Beautifully designed, the book features all kinds of great information about h...
Design

Gabe Gonzales

Courtney • Oct 01, 2013
I’m loving the colorful abstract illustrations of Gabe Gonzales. via Ape on the Moon...
Illustration
Link Magazine Issue 14

Link Magazine Issue 14

Courtney • Dec 01, 2013
Nice work for Link Magazine Issue 14 by David Di Gennaro, Pietro Buffa, Niccolò Mazzoni and Luca Zamoc....
DesignIllustration

2013 Gift Guide Call for Submissions and Sponsorships

Courtney • Oct 03, 2013
It’s that time of year again! The DWL Gift Guide development is underway on our end, and we need your help to make this year’s guide even ...
Gift Guide
Judy Kaufmann: Party Collection Prints

Judy Kaufmann: Party Collection Prints

Courtney • Dec 03, 2013
The new Party Collection series of prints by Judy Kaufman is certainly aptly named. The series of four prints features a collection of weird, colorful...
Design

Type Love: Center

Courtney • Sep 30, 2013
Center is a new typeface by Signal, with geometry based on a rounded rectangle. The typefaces includes 6 weights plus italics and a variety of OpenTy...
Typography

Etsy Finds: The Object Enthusiast

Courtney • Sep 30, 2013
The Object Enthusiast is the one-woman shop of Emily Reinhardt, which aims to “create heirlooms for the modern traditionalist.” The shop f...
Etsy Finds

Andrew Kolb: Mused on Tattoos Series

Courtney • Sep 30, 2013
I’m loving this new series by Andrew Kolb, Mused on Tattoos, which he created for Hero Complex Gallery’s Young Guns of Print show that opened...
Illustration

Alexey Persh: VAQUM

Courtney • Sep 30, 2013
Nice typographic layouts by Alexey Persh. Get a closer look at VAQUM right here....
Design
Laffy Taffy Photo Shoot

Laffy Taffy Photo Shoot

Courtney • Dec 01, 2013
I realize the focus of this project is fashion. But more than the clothing and accessories, I’m particularly drawn to the colorful, pattern-heav...
DesignPhotography
Elizabeth Baddeley Wedding Invitations

Elizabeth Baddeley Wedding Invitations

Courtney • Dec 01, 2013
I’m loving the colorful, illustrated wedding suite that Elizabeth Baddeley designed for her own wedding this past Spring. via Paper Crush Pinter...
DesignIllustration

Cue: New Thymes Packaging

Courtney • Sep 26, 2013
Cue recently developed some beautiful packaging for two Thymes product lines, Clary Sage Tea and Thymes Classics....
Design
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