Design Work Life

Good 50×70 2009

Courtney • May 25, 2009May 25, 2009

The winners of the most recent Good 50×70 competition were announced a week or so ago, and I finally got a chance to look through them a bit. Her...

Printed Matter

Courtney • May 25, 2009May 25, 2009

Printed Matter is a project about craft within the context of graphic design. It brings together digital and hand made, aiming to challenge the idea w...

My Latest Etsy Score

Courtney • May 25, 2009May 25, 2009

A set of 6 vintage rocks glasses from Habit—definitely a lucky find. I cannot wait for them to arrive....

Freya

Courtney • May 25, 2009May 25, 2009

Fun illustration and hand-lettering by Freya....

Candace Lieck

Courtney • May 22, 2009

Brad Surcey (who I’ve written about before) wrote in the other day to tell me about the work of his friend, Candace Lieck, and I am so glad he d...

Zutto

Courtney • May 22, 2009May 22, 2009

I’m amazed by the textural detail in these vector illustrations. Check out the rest of Zutto’s portfolio for more....

Short & Sweet

Courtney • May 22, 2009Mar 20, 2011

Really impressed with the portfolio of London-based designer Trish Papadakos. The branding for The Short & Sweet Co., in particular, really caught...

Color Happy 37

Courtney • May 22, 2009Mar 20, 2011

Perfect packaging for spring from Kate’s Paperie. (Also available as giftwrap.)...

ONE

Courtney • May 22, 2009Apr 5, 2011

This week has been so crazy that I failed to realize Monday was our official one year anniversary! I am truly amazed at how much has happened over the...

XTRABOLD

Courtney • May 21, 2009May 20, 2009

Designer Nelson Balaban, aka XTRABOLD, created these over-the-top graphics for an article of Computer Arts Projects. The illustration was designed for...

Coffee Money Zines

Courtney • May 21, 2009May 20, 2009

One of Ray Fenwick’s latest projects are this series of Coffee Money Zines—”little books that act like arts grants”. You pledge $7...

From A-Z

Courtney • May 21, 2009May 20, 2009

In case you haven’t heard, the folks over at Alphabet Bags have added some new designs to their shop. I’m sure the recession bag will prov...

Type Love 48: Pinup

Courtney • May 21, 2009Sep 14, 2012

You can pick up Pinup, a pillowy, lovable sans serif designed by Pieter van Rosmalen, from FontShop....

Independent Studio: SAMA

Courtney • May 20, 2009May 20, 2009

I’m loving the vibrant colors and icons from this identity program that Independent Studio created for the SAMA Festival. So playful and fun. vi...

Cardon Copy Show

Courtney • May 20, 2009May 19, 2009

Designer Cardon Webb (previously written about here) recently had a really fun exhibit up at the Type Directors Club. Cardon Copy is an experiment in ...

Ian Brignell

Courtney • May 20, 2009May 19, 2009

Lovely lettering by Ian Brignell. via FFFFOUND!...

T-shirt Wednesdays

Courtney • May 20, 2009Mar 29, 2011

Origin 68’s latest creation: Anonymous, about $23...

Daily Candy

Courtney • May 20, 2009May 20, 2009

A little bit of news to share: I just joined Share Some Candy, one of my go-to resources for inspiration, as a curator. So in addition to this blog, I...

Thomas Allen

Courtney • May 19, 2009Mar 20, 2011

I discovered the work of Thomas Allen in this month’s issue of Fast Company, where the photo illustration below falls on the first page of the N...

Patrick Edgeley

Courtney • May 19, 2009May 18, 2009

UK-based designer and artist, Patrick Edgeley creates fun screenprints using hand-lettering and bold, graphic imagery. Take a look at more of his work...

Brimfield Report

Courtney • May 19, 2009May 18, 2009

Last Friday I took a trip to the Brimfield show while I was in Massachusetts. It turned out to be a beautiful day, and a successful one as well, since...

Letterpress by Swayspace

Courtney • May 18, 2009May 18, 2009

Swayspace is a true master of the craft of letterpress. They have a portfolio full of various printing and design projects, covering everything from w...

Pamela Michelle Johnson

Courtney • May 18, 2009May 18, 2009

Somehow Pamela Michelle Johnson managed to capture all of my favorite childhood treats in her highly realistic paintings. Yum. via The Best Part...

Sparrow v. Swallow

Courtney • May 18, 2009May 18, 2009

Harlem-based Sparrow v. Swallow has some great hand-lettering in their portfolio. via BOOOOOOOM!...

Pitu Patterns

Courtney • May 15, 2009May 15, 2009

Lukasz Dabrowski created several patterns using the letterforms from FF Pitu. Each pattern is so tightly done that the original letterform used is com...