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Student Work: Mia A. Johnson: Adventure Supply Kit

Student Work: Mia A. Johnson: Adventure Supply Kit

Courtney • Jun 4, 2013Dec 1, 2013
For her thesis project at the University of San Francisco, Mia Johnson created Adventure Supply Kit, which was “designed to aid, inspire, and en...
Design

Type Love: Klinic Slab

Courtney • Jun 4, 2013Jun 17, 2013
I have a bit of a weakness for slab serifs, so Lost Type Co-op’s latest release, Klinic Slab, is right up my alley. Designed by Joe Prince, the...
Typography
Merit Animation

Merit Animation

Courtney • Jun 4, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Jim Leszczynski sent over this great little animation that I’m happy to share with you this morning. The animation was developed for Merit, an...
DesignIllustration

Adam Quest: Editorial Illustration

Courtney • May 31, 2013May 27, 2013
A great series of illustrations by Poland-based designer and illustrator Adam Quest. Check out the rest of his Behance portfolio for more. via Illust...
Illustration

My Name is Wendy: Freaks Alphabet

Courtney • May 31, 2013May 27, 2013
The Freaks Alphabet, by My Name is Wendy, is a series of letterforms created from a catalog of vector shapes and design sketches. Get a closer look ri...
Design

The Blksmith Design Co. Shop

Courtney • May 31, 2013May 27, 2013
The Blksmith Design Co. is the Southern California-based design studio of David M. Smith. He has some excellent work in his portfolio (which you shoul...
Design
Tatalab: Yorokobu Numbers

Tatalab: Yorokobu Numbers

Courtney • May 30, 2013Dec 1, 2013
I’m loving this playful series of numbers that Tatalab created for Yorokobu Magazine. via Present & Correct...
Design

Type Love: Adriane Swash

Courtney • May 30, 2013Jun 17, 2013
Adriane Swash, a companion to Adriane Text, includes uppercase, lowercase and small caps, as well as a wide range of OpenType features, including al...
Typography
Passport: Word. Brand Identity

Passport: Word. Brand Identity

Courtney • May 30, 2013Dec 1, 2013
UK-based studio Passport recently developed the identity and collateral for Word., a copywriting company. Word approached us wanting a complete brand...
Design
Paperlux: MS Europa 2 Christening Invitation

Paperlux: MS Europa 2 Christening Invitation

Courtney • May 29, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Paperlux created this incredible Save the Date for the christening of MS Europa 2, a new luxury liner for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Check out the video ...
DesignPaper Goods

Laura Berglund: Anne Vieux Identity and Collateral

Courtney • May 29, 2013May 27, 2013
Laura Berglund recently launched a brand new portfolio site, with lots of new work. One of the projects that caught my eye in particular, is this grap...
Design

Sideshow Press Shop

Courtney • May 29, 2013May 27, 2013
I’m not sure when they launched, but I just discovered that Sideshow Press has an entirely new (to me, anyway) website, blog and shop. The shop ...
DesignPaper Goods
Sarah Thorne: Paper Stock Stationery and Ephemera

Sarah Thorne: Paper Stock Stationery and Ephemera

Courtney • May 29, 2013Dec 1, 2013
I’m loving this series of black and white stationery items by Sarah Thorne, which includes seasonal notebooks, cards, envelopes and wrap for UK...
DesignPaper Goods

Heartwork 2013

Courtney • May 28, 2013May 27, 2013
Heartwork is an annual project designed to raise money for art supplies within the art room at Target House, which is a “home-away-from-home for...
Design

Type Love: Diversa

Courtney • May 28, 2013Jun 17, 2013
Diversa is an interesting new display face from DSType: Diversa is a single typeface with 9 fonts within, containing 2760 glyphs, divide in 9 stylisti...
Typography

Justin Pervorse: Draplin Poster

Courtney • May 28, 2013May 27, 2013
I’m loving this poster that Justin Pervorse designed for a recent talk by Aaron Draplin. The concept, graphic and content are perfectly appropr...
Design

Studio Muti: Highlife SA

Courtney • May 24, 2013May 23, 2013
Studio Muti recently designed and illustrated a cover for British Airways’ inflight magazine, Highlife SA. The design was inspired by things to...
DesignIllustration

Rick Murphy: Seattle Print

Courtney • May 24, 2013Jun 3, 2013
Rick Murphy, of Hardly Code, just released his first print inspired by the city of Seattle. The four-color screen print, signed and numbered by the ar...
Design

Type Love: Gin

Courtney • May 24, 2013Jun 17, 2013
Gin is a new release from Hold Fast Foundry, a vintage-inspired display face that includes stylistic alternates, discretionary ligatures, and multiple...
Typography
There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand

There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand

Courtney • May 24, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Who’s excited for Arrested Development‘s return this weekend?!? Well, in addition to me, the folks over at Fiction certainly are—so much...
Design
David Arias: Leuie Identity and Collateral

David Arias: Leuie Identity and Collateral

Courtney • May 24, 2013Dec 1, 2013
David Arias recently completed this dreamy, whimsical brand for Leuie, a company that “captures and celebrates the wonderful joy of childhood&#8...
Design

End of Work iPad Mini Covers

Courtney • May 23, 2013May 22, 2013
For the first product in a forthcoming line of “designer type” products, Sydney, Australia-based studio End of Work has produced a seri...
Products

Andrew Lyons: Strong Packaging Illustrations

Courtney • May 23, 2013May 22, 2013
Andrew Lyons created these gorgeous illustrations for the packaging for Strong, a new line of nutrient supplements. The textures and subtle color grad...
Illustration
The “Design Is” Newsprint

The “Design Is” Newsprint

Courtney • May 22, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Chicago-based designer Buddy Boor recently sent over this excellent project with a great look and a great message, the “Design Is” newspr...
Design

Vault49: (Sub)Prime Cuts Hand-Painted Saws

Courtney • May 22, 2013May 21, 2013
I’m loving these gorgeously hand-painted saws that were created by Vault49, a NYC-based “artistic collaboration, a playground, and a creat...
Art

Make & Matter: Epic Packaging

Courtney • May 22, 2013Jul 11, 2013
I’m in love with this series of package designs that Make & Matter developed for Epic, a line of 100% grass fed animal protein bars....
Design

Anagrama: Cocolobo Identity and Packaging

Courtney • May 22, 2013May 21, 2013
Anagrama recently completed this playful, feminine identity, collateral and packaging for Cocolobo, a high-end women’s fashion boutique. Cocolob...
Design

Minimals Paper Goods

Courtney • May 21, 2013May 20, 2013
I’m loving the adorable, colorful animal illustrations found at Minimals. The site offers the illustrations on various printed pieces, from gree...
Paper Goods

Type Love: Esmeralda Pro

Courtney • May 21, 2013Jun 17, 2013
Esmeralda is a new display serif from Sudtipos, which was heavily influenced by classic capitals carved in stone, and includes a huge amount of ligat...
Typography
SAM+CAM Identity and Stationery

SAM+CAM Identity and Stationery

Courtney • May 21, 2013Dec 1, 2013
I’m loving the new identity for Sam + Cam, a two-person design studio based in Paris. via Branding Served...
Design

Harry Diaz: Self-Promotional Materials

Courtney • May 21, 2013May 20, 2013
Harry Diaz recently created this fun package as a self-promotional piece for current and prospective clients. The package includes four small Risogr...
DesignIllustration
Student Work: The Good Store

Student Work: The Good Store

Courtney • May 20, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Editor’s Note: As learned through the comments, this project was actually the result of a group effort. The other designers who worked on The Go...
Design
Michael George Haddad: Funhouse Posters

Michael George Haddad: Funhouse Posters

Courtney • May 20, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Michael George Haddad created this awesome series of posters for Funhouse, a DJ night at a venue called Mugshots, which is located in the historic O...
Design

Lettering by Ryan Hamrick

Courtney • May 20, 2013May 20, 2013
My friends at Mama’s Sauce recently pointed me in the direction of Ryan Hamrick, a Pittsburgh-based designer. And as expected, his portfolio did...
Design

Special Event: Designing Better Experiences in the Digital Landscape

Courtney • May 20, 2013May 20, 2013
This morning I’d love to point you in the direction of a great design event happening in NYC in just a few weeks. After the Jump: Designing Bet...
Design

Type Love: HWT Unit Gothic

Courtney • May 17, 2013Jun 17, 2013
HWT Unit Gothic is the latest release from the Hamilton Wood Type Foundry, a digitization of the Unit Gothic series, which was released by Hamilton M...
Typography

New Prints by Raymond Biesinger

Courtney • May 17, 2013May 17, 2013
Raymond Biesinger recently launched several great new prints, including a series that depicts How Illustrations Are Made, his illustrated take on the ...
Design
Sociedad Anónima: Hotel Boca Chica Identity and Collateral

Sociedad Anónima: Hotel Boca Chica Identity and Collateral

Courtney • May 17, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Hotel Boca Chica, a hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, was once the place to be in the 1950s and 60s, but in recent years had lost its glamorous appeal. To ...
Design
Student Work: Russell Edling: Homespun Records

Student Work: Russell Edling: Homespun Records

Courtney • May 16, 2013Dec 1, 2013
For his senior thesis project at the Tyler School of Art, designer Russell Edling created Homespun Records, a “small time record label that put...
Design

Ryan Frease: New Work

Courtney • May 16, 2013May 15, 2013
Ryan Frease has been making some excellent work since the last time I checked in with him (way too long ago!) In addition to the two pieces that he cr...
Design

Type Love: Live

Courtney • May 15, 2013May 14, 2013
Live is a new release by Lián Types The lively brush script features three fonts, Pro, Standard and Live More which includes a set of pre-designed...
Typography

Richard Baird: Solis Brand Identity and Stationery

Courtney • May 15, 2013May 15, 2013
Designer Richard Baird—who also runs the excellent blog BP&O—recently completed this beautiful identity for Solis, the fashion label of Tel A...
Design

No-Studio: The Personal Work of Miles Chic

Courtney • May 15, 2013May 15, 2013
No-Studio is a showcase of the personal work of Vancouver-based designer and illustrator Miles Chic, who loves “big colour, Japanese & Fren...
DesignIllustration

Booth: The Secret Garden Brand Identity and Collateral

Courtney • May 14, 2013May 13, 2013
Montreal-based studio Booth recently developed this lovely identity for The Secret Garden, a traditional Cape Cod bed and breakfast. Take a look th...
Design

Type Love: Historism Border 2D

Courtney • May 14, 2013May 13, 2013
Historism Border 2D is an ornamental font family consisting of various friezes and patterns grouped into four fonts. All of the ornaments were based o...
Typography

Somewhere Else: Foodology Brand Identity and Collateral

Courtney • May 14, 2013May 13, 2013
Somewhere Else just launched an extensive brand for Foodology, an 8000 square foot restaurant located in Singapore. The project encompassed developmen...
Design

Eoin Duffy: Encounter Short Film

Courtney • May 14, 2013Nov 20, 2013
Encounter is Eoin Duffy‘s short animated film which explores the territorial responses of varying North Atlantic species. The message, which h...
Illustration

Help Ink T-Shirts!

Courtney • May 13, 2013
Last week Help Ink launched t-shirts, a welcome addition to their shop. This week’s design, “Never Give Up,” comes to you from desig...
DesignProducts

The DM Collection: Animal Prints by Daniel Mackie

Courtney • May 13, 2013May 12, 2013
The DM Collection is a line of prints and cards featuring the work of artist Daniel Mackie, who is inspired by the styles of traditional Japanese pr...
Illustration

Kevin Cantrell: Aguas Poster

Courtney • May 13, 2013May 12, 2013
Kevin Cantrell recently released the second of seven posters in his “7 Days” series, Águas. This new poster features the same style of g...
Design
Jeremy Pruitt: Bordo Bello Skate Deck

Jeremy Pruitt: Bordo Bello Skate Deck

Courtney • May 13, 2013Jan 16, 2014
Jeremy Pruitt, aka Thinkmule, recently contributed a deck design to AIGA Colorado’s Bordo Bello, a skateboard art show that’s been on view...
Design
Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs

Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs

Courtney • May 13, 2013Dec 1, 2013
The creative minds behind Kern and Burn, 100 Days of Entrepeneurship have just launched the site for their first book, Kern and Burn: Conversations W...
Design

Draw Your Own Alphabets

Courtney • May 10, 2013May 5, 2013
Draw Your Own Alphabets: Thirty Fonts to Scribble, Sketch, and Make Your Own is a new book by Tony Seddon that teaches you how to create your own cu...
Books

Cat Neligan: The Owl and the Pussycat Illustrations

Courtney • May 9, 2013May 5, 2013
I’m loving Cat Neligan‘s illustrative interpretation of Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat....
Illustration

Chloe Allen: Neck of the Woods Project Lettering Project

Courtney • May 9, 2013May 5, 2013
Neck of the Woods is hand-lettering project by Chloe Allen, a current student at the University of Leeds. Each entry illustrates a local idiom, from...
Design
Lashun Tines: Diaspora “The Art of Blackness” 2013

Lashun Tines: Diaspora “The Art of Blackness” 2013

Courtney • May 8, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Take a look at Chicago-based designer Lashun Tine‘s work for the 2013 Diaspora “The Art of Blackness” exhibition. (See the 2012 edi...
Design

Amy Walters: Summer Fruits and Berries

Courtney • May 8, 2013May 5, 2013
I’m loving this series of bright, summery patterns by illustrator Amy Walters....
Illustration

Type Love: Tomato

Courtney • May 7, 2013May 5, 2013
Tomato is a new discovery for me, but it was actually produced in 2005 by Canada Type. This curvy display face is actually an expanded digitization...
Typography

Kathryn Brylinsky: Poppin Free Stuff

Courtney • May 7, 2013May 7, 2013
Poppin is definitely a favorite brand of mine, so I was excited to see the work Kathryn Brylinsky (who currently works in house fo them) has develop...
Design

Michael De Pippo: Love at First Flight Wedding Materials

Courtney • May 6, 2013May 5, 2013
For Michael de Pippo’s recent nuptials, he designed a super fun suite of materials around the theme of Love at First Flight. The theme, which...
Design
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