Miss Lotion Hand-Lettering
Here’s some fun hand-lettering from Miss Lotion, a Danish-born artist whose portfolio features everything from editorial illustration to portraits.
Sarah Abbott Illustration
UK-based illustrator Sarah Abbott has a lovely, graceful style. via that’s happy
Daniel Clowes Illustration
Most people know Daniel Clowes from his popular alternative comics, like Ghost World, but I’m loving his portraits as well.
Sussner Design: SDCoFFEE
Love this self-promotional coffee kit by Sussner Design. via Allan Peters
Christine Wisnieski: Love Blooms
Take a look at this adorable wedding shower invitation Christine Wisnieski recently designed for a close friend. Inspired by her soon-to-be new last name, Bloom, the “Love Blooms” concept was developed, and carried through the materials using hand-sewn paper petals.
Color Happy 121
A lovely spring image, in honor of Japan, by Vanessa Kim.
Pietari Posti: Finnish Post
I’m a huge fan of Pietari Posti’s colorful, graphic illustration style. So I immediately stopped in my tracks when I came across his recent stamp sheet design for the Finnish Post. Beautiful. via Kate Gabriel’s pinterest
This Paper Ship
There’s some lovely illustration and design work coming out of This Paper Ship, who I happened to find through Dribbble. Check out their shop for prints, totes and t-shirts.
João Lauro Fonte Illustration
I’m absolutely loving the whimsical illustration work of João Lauro Fonte.
Magpie Studio: Glue
Glue is a think tank, whose brand identity was designed by London-based Magpie Studio. They’ve written such a great description of the work, I had to share: How to—Make an identity stick. Glue is new think tank, specialising in connecting…
Type Love 134: Alda
Alda, an in-progress typeface by Berton Hasebe, “explores how a typeface’s weight may be represented beyond the width of the stroke.” Upon completion it will be distributed through Emigre, so keep an eye out.
Zim and Zou: Snowflakes & Spirographs
I had hours of enjoyment with spirographs when I was younger, so Snowflakes & Spirograph, by Zim and Zou immediately caught my eye.
A Bunch of Crock
A little warning: this is not the typical dwl post. It’s politically charged, and may be offensive to some of you. But I have to say, when I received this submission, I was really impressed by the creator’s commitment to…
Attitude Creative: Archetypes
Archetypes is the product of the collective efforts of Evgeniya Righini-Brand and Dominic Righini-Brand of Moscow-based Attitude Creative. The series of illustrations is a personal project “reflecting their love of space, animals and psychology”, and will eventually be available as…
Hans Bennewitz Stationery
Not too many people are printing complete stationery systems any more, which to someone who loves print, is pretty disappointing. So I was super excited to get these photos of Hans Bennewitz’s personal stationery system. I love the clean black…
Vintage Matchbook Labels from the Prague Zoo
These awesome labels, all from the Prague Zoo and printed in 1963, are another find from Oliver Tomas’s massive collection. See the rest of his Czechoslovak label collection on Flickr.
Academy: Jordan Brand Interactive Interview
This next project was sent to me by Greg Washington of Vancouver-based Academy. The agency recently completed an amazing interactive interview with Nike’s head designer, Tinker Hatfield, for the Jordan brand. Here are a few screenshots from the piece, but…
OK–RM: Zuneta
London-based design studio OK-RM recently launched a new portfolio site. One of the projects that stood out to be was the identity for Zuneta, an online beauty boutique. And with so many portfolio sites absent of any commentary, I think…