Ed Nacional
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Student designer Ed Nacional has an impressive portfolio. I especially love this identity system he created for a cinematographer friend. via UPPERCAS...
Courtney • Published!
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A couple of months ago I was asked to participate in a book redesign article for the new Uppercase Magazine, and my printed copy has finally arrived! ...
Type Love 43: Carmen, Memoriam, Narziss
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Dark and light, thick and thin. (Couldn’t pick just one this week.) Carmen Memoriam Narziss...
I Like Blue
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I like pink....
MOD: Free Font
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Svetoslav Simov’s latest font project is a chunky display face called MOD. You can download the Open Type version for both Mac and PC right here...
The Pelican Project
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things magazine has quite an extensive collection of Pelican paperback covers. Below are a few from the 1970’s, but the entire collection ranges...
Density Design
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Infographic goodness by Density Design. via DesignNotes...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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Plain and simple. Be Cool, $18 at Threadless...
Hi
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One of the specialties of Swiss design studio, Hi, seems to be creating modular environmental graphics. There are quite a few examples in their portfo...
Schaffter Sahli
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Montreux Jazz Cafe identity by Schaffter Sahli....
Made by Julene
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Amazing. via swissmiss...
Tom Sawyer’s Funny Business
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Nessim Higson, the designer behind I Am Always Hungry, is always producing excellent work. And this title sequence for the indie film, Tom Sawyer̵...
Cloudy Collection
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The Cloudy Collection is an ongoing collaboration between David Huyck and artists he admires. The first volume is a set of seven two-color letterpress...
Nate Williams Backgrounds
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I just got an email this morning announcing these awesome new surface pattern designs Nate William created to be used as desktop wallpapers or twitter...
Onthetable
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There isn’t too much information about this typeface on Onthetable’s site, so I’m not sure if it is available for sale. But I’...
Naïve
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This new release from Gestalten, Naïve, “documents the extraordinary renaissance of Classic Modernism, from the 1940s to 1960s, in contempo...
Vintage Business Cards
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I’m so excited about this flickr set I just stumbled upon. The combination of ornate typography and patterns is really just like nothing youR...
Genevieve Simms
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I’m loving the playful illustration style of Genevieve Simms. via Design You Trust...
Color Happy 33
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In honor of Hatch San Francisco’s 2nd Annual Easter Egg Coloring Contest, I leave you with some of the fun designs from last year. Click here to...
Blackletter
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I’ve never been lucky enough to work on a project where a Blackletter typeface would be appropriate, unfortunately. But I love the intricacy and...
Paint Blobs
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I’m not quite sure what this project is all about but I love it....
Type Love 42: Router
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My favorite part about Router, a newish release from village, are the graceful, smooth italics. For more information you can read an in-depth intervie...
Commando Group
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A perfect example of less is more. via Iain Claridge...
Print Your Own Moleskine
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One of the cool features of Moleskine’s new website is MyMoleskine, a fun wizard that gives you the ability to design and print your own moleski...
T-shirt Wednesdays
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I haven’t posted anything from Threadless in quite awhile but this recent release caught my eye. The Capital, $18 at Threadless...
Tissue Type
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Really cool series of book covers by Jenny Grigg. The images are available for purchase by contacting the designer through her site. via Hello Bauldof...
Corcoise
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Check out these expressive portraits by Portugese artist, L Filipe dos Santos. (I especially love the typography, surprise surprise.) You can see more...
Osamu Akatsu
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Osamu Akatsu—currently a designer at Goodby, Silverstein and Partners—has some great stuff in his portfolio, including this packaging for Meteor w...
Lucky You
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Here is some awesome handmade typography and pure crafty goodness. Check out all the detail in the larger image right here. And for more from the arti...
Blurry Things
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I’ve written about Trevor Hoehne before, but just recently discovered his Blurry Things site. The site is packed with images of cityscapes and l...