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Leta Sobierajski: Personal Brand Identity

Courtney • Apr 4, 2013Apr 3, 2013
I’m loving Leta Sobierajski‘s bold, graphic personal identity system—especially the black and white pattern found on the back of the le...
Design

Carina Skrobecki and Lizzy Showman: Blakely & Matthew Wedding Materials

Courtney • Apr 3, 2013Apr 26, 2013
Beautiful invitations by Carina Skrobecki and Lizzy Showman for Blakely and Matthew, a couple getting married at the Arctic Club in Seattle....
Paper Goods

Type Love: Arek

Courtney • Apr 3, 2013Apr 3, 2013
Arek is a serif typeface from Rosetta, designed for both Latin and Armenian languages. Originally designed for textbooks, the family features beautif...
Typography

RoAndCo Studio: Loeffler Randall Brand Identity

Courtney • Apr 3, 2013Apr 3, 2013
Love this work for show brand Loeffler Randall by RoAndCo....
Design

A Friend Of Mine: The Town Mouse

Courtney • Apr 3, 2013Apr 3, 2013
Love this new project from A Friend of Mine. The Town Mouse is a new bar/restaurant in Melbourne, and the AFOM team was responsible for everything fr...
Design

Shop With Me on Luvocracy

Courtney • Apr 2, 2013Apr 3, 2013
Yesterday we talked visual inspiration apps. Today we’re going in a totally different direction: shopping. Luvocracy is a relatively new social...
Products

Heroes Design: Chabur Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Apr 2, 2013Apr 1, 2013
I’m loving this project by Heroes Design, the Poland-based design studio of Piotr Buczkowski for Chabur, a lingerie shop....
Design

Designer Resource: FontShop’s Using Type

Courtney • Apr 2, 2013Apr 1, 2013
FontShop’s Using Type series is a great resource for beginners and seasoned designers alike. In case you’re not familiar, Using Type is an...
DesignLearning

Luke Skinner: Luxury Rap

Courtney • Apr 2, 2013Apr 1, 2013
As a personal project, UK-based designer Luke Skinner created Luxury Rap,  “a hand-lettered A-Z of fashion references in Hip-Hop.” More ...
Design

Steven Bonner: Computer Arts Collection Illustrations

Courtney • Apr 1, 2013Apr 1, 2013
Steven Bonner created this series of graphic illustrations for Computer Arts Collection Volume 2, the Typography edition. The illustrations accompanie...
Illustration

Buying a Gun in America: Kelli Anderson

Courtney • Apr 1, 2013Apr 1, 2013
Kelli Anderson recently completed a complex series of infographics that explore the topic of “Buying a Gun in America,” for the Mayors Agains...
Design

CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Apr 1, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we reco...
Learning

A Look at Icebergs: Visual Organization for Creative Minds

Courtney • Apr 1, 2013Apr 1, 2013
Have you heard of Iceber.gs? It’s a new(ish) visual organization app, in the same vein as Pinterest or Dropmark, but targeted specifically towar...
Design

Brave the Woods: Camp NaNoWriMo Brand Identity

Courtney • Mar 29, 2013Mar 29, 2013
Brad Woodard, of Brave the Woods, had the opportunity to design the Brand Identity and collateral for this year’s Camp NaNoWriMo, which offers ...
Design

José Mendes at MAGA: M2 20 Years Print

Courtney • Mar 29, 2013Mar 29, 2013
Check out this incredible poster by José Mendes at MAGA, designed to celebrate 20 years of M2. via Chronique...
Design

Etsy Finds: Upper Tiny

Courtney • Mar 29, 2013Mar 29, 2013
I’m loving all the neon artwork and gift items in Upper Tiny, a new-to-me Etsy shop featuring the work of Jenn Smith. Gotta love their tagline t...
Etsy Finds

Color Happy 193

Courtney • Mar 29, 2013Dec 6, 2013
I haven’t done a Color Happy post in quite awhile, but when I spotted this Springy, colorful Fossil Brand Poster I was compelled to. You can che...
Colors

Bureau of Betterment: Xplane Poster Trio

Courtney • Mar 28, 2013Mar 27, 2013
Bureau of Betterment recently completed this series of posters and icons for XPlane, aiming to illustrate the company’s vision. XPlane, an org...
Design

Parker Fitzgerald: Kinfolk Ice Cream and Flowers

Courtney • Mar 28, 2013Mar 27, 2013
Aside from the fact that this photo shoot features two of my most favorite things, ice cream and flowers, it has me seriously craving Spring in a bad ...
Photography

The Clocksmiths Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Mar 27, 2013Mar 27, 2013
Love this identity and stationery for The Clocksmiths, a small Italian design studio....
Design

David Drummond: Book Covers

Courtney • Mar 27, 2013Mar 27, 2013
Somehow I only just discovered David Drummond‘s incredible collection of book cover designs this week. More here. via MyFonts Facebook...
Design

Type Love: Guanabara Sans

Courtney • Mar 27, 2013Mar 27, 2013
Guanabara Sans is a new release from Plau, a foundry based in Rio de Janeiro. The inspiration for the typeface came from their home city, “with...
Typography

Erik Barthels on Buy Some Damn Art

Courtney • Mar 27, 2013Mar 27, 2013
I’m loving these abstract watercolor and acrylic paintings by Erik Barthels on Buy Some Damn Art. They also have a great short Q&A with the ...
Art

Jack Hudson

Courtney • Mar 26, 2013Mar 25, 2013
http://jack-hudson.com/...
Design

Adam Hill: Simon + Simone Wedding Invitations

Courtney • Mar 26, 2013Mar 25, 2013
It’s been quite a while since I posted about the work of South Africa-based designer Adam Hill. So I was happy to recently come across his newly...
Design

Penguin Great Ideas Series IV

Courtney • Mar 26, 2013Mar 25, 2013
I just came across some of the covers from the latest in Penguin’s Great Ideas Series, Volume IV (check out Volume III here). They’re not ...
Design

Christine Wisnieski: Oliver Printing 32nd Annual Clambake Materials

Courtney • Mar 25, 2013Mar 24, 2013
Designer Christine Wisnieski recently completed the materials for Oliver Printing’s 32nd Annual Clambake. I never thought I would catch myself ...
DesignPaper Goods

Type Love: Quadon

Courtney • Mar 25, 2013Mar 22, 2013
I’m really loving Quadon, a modern slab serif by René Bieder. The typeface features line weights, from Think to Black, with matching italics, p...
Typography
Kickstarter: Ugmonk’s OpenFrame

Kickstarter: Ugmonk’s OpenFrame

Courtney • Mar 25, 2013Jan 16, 2014
Ugmonk recently launched a new product, called OpenFrame, via Kickstarter. OpenFrame is “a simple, flexible solution to display art, posters, ph...
Products

Hatch Design 6th Annual Egg Coloring Contest

Courtney • Mar 25, 2013Mar 22, 2013
Hatch recently launched their 6th Annual Egg Coloring Contest! Submit yours here....
Design

CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Mar 25, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we reco...
Learning

WeLoveNoise: Oysho Brand Identity

Courtney • Mar 22, 2013Mar 21, 2013
Luke Finch just launched a brand new portfolio, under the name WeLoveNoise. There’s lots of great work to check out, but I’m particularly ...
Design

All The Buildings in New York, The Book

Courtney • Mar 22, 2013Mar 21, 2013
All The Buildings in New York, James Gulliver Hancock‘s personal illustration project (originally posted here) is now a book! It wil be released...
Illustration

42 Pressed: Ayat and Azaan Birth Announcements

Courtney • Mar 20, 2013Mar 20, 2013
42Pressed recently designed and printed this beautiful custom birth announcement for twins Ayat and Azaan. Love the color palette—especially the tif...
DesignPaper Goods

Type Love: Azo Sans Uber

Courtney • Mar 20, 2013Mar 20, 2013
Today I’m loving the chunky, playful letterforms of Azo Sans Uber, the heavy headline version of Azo Sans. Want more type? Check out my Type Wi...
Typography

New Device Creative Collaborative Stationery

Courtney • Mar 20, 2013Mar 20, 2013
Shane Cranford and Ross Clodfelter, of Device Creative Collaborative, recently revealed a new suite of gorgeous, letterpress stationery. I’m e...
Design

The 2012 Feltron Annual Report

Courtney • Mar 19, 2013
Nicholas Felton has once again created a stunning annual report for 2012. This year’s version features 16 pages with sewn stitched binding, prin...
Design

Davy Rudolph: Interactive and Print for Squarespace

Courtney • Mar 19, 2013Mar 18, 2013
New York-based designer Davy Rudolph has produced some beautiful print and interactive work as the Creative Lead at Squarespace.   via Site Insp...
Design

Pupilpeople: 2013 Order is Subjective Prints

Courtney • Mar 19, 2013Mar 18, 2013
Singapore-based studio Pupilpeople has released a colorful series of typographic 2013 prints, using hand-mixed block printing ink pressed with teak w...
Design

Senongo Akpem: Lost Nigeria Photo Essays

Courtney • Mar 19, 2013Mar 18, 2013
Designer Senongo Akpem put together a series of incredible photo essays that depict life in Africa and the U.S. in the 1960s and 70s, entitled Lost Ni...
Photography

Ariel Wilson: Oak Grove Center Gym Artwork

Courtney • Mar 18, 2013Mar 15, 2013
Ariel Wilson recently completed an ongoing project at Oak Grove Center, a therapeutic treatment facility for at-risk kids. Over the past few months A...
Illustration

Bravo Company: Mexout Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Mar 18, 2013Mar 15, 2013
Bravo Company recently completed the identity and collateral for Mexout, a “fresh-mex eatery in Singapore.” Get a closer look right here....
Design

Elisa Werbler: The Birthstones

Courtney • Mar 18, 2013Mar 15, 2013
I’m loving this colorful print series, The Birthstones, by Elisa Werbler. http://elisawerbler.bigcartel.com/category/the-birthstones  ...
Art

CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Mar 18, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we reco...
Learning

RAW COLOR: TextielMuseum Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Mar 15, 2013Mar 15, 2013
I’m loving the pattern-heavy identity and collateral that Raw Color developed for the TextielMuseum in the Netherlands via Present & Correc...
Design

Type Love: Alegreya ht Pro

Courtney • Mar 15, 2013Mar 15, 2013
Alegreya ht Pro, designed by Juan Pablo del Peral, is a beuatiful serif typeface originally intended for literature. Want more type? Check out my ...
Typography

Alex Pierce: Black In History

Courtney • Mar 15, 2013Mar 15, 2013
Designer Alex Pierce has taken on the ambitious challenge of developing Black In History, a site that curates the names of influential Black Americans...
Design

Type Love: Saint Agnes

Courtney • Mar 14, 2013Mar 15, 2013
Saint Agnes, a “handwritten font with a Roman feel,” is a new release from Great Lakes Lettering. Want more type? Check out my Type Wishl...
Typography

Adam&Co.: PF Flyers FW13 Catalog

Courtney • Mar 14, 2013Mar 14, 2013
Adam&Co. recently had the awesome opportunity to develop the PF Flyers FW13 Catalog. According to Adam, the concept for the catalog was “bas...
Design

lg2boutique: Vintage by Gregory Charles Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Mar 14, 2013Mar 14, 2013
lg2boutique recently created this new campaign for Vintage, a brand new show from the mind of musician Gregory Charles. The show will include a musi...
Design

Student Work: Alex Register

Courtney • Mar 13, 2013Mar 12, 2013
Lots of great stuff to see in the portfolio of Alex Register, a senior graphic design major at Iowa State University....
Design

Owen Davey: Laika

Courtney • Mar 13, 2013Mar 12, 2013
This year, Owen Davey will release his third picture book, entitled Laika. According to Owen, “Laika is based on a true story of a stray, living...
Illustration

Reagan Ray: Signs of Austin

Courtney • Mar 13, 2013Mar 12, 2013
Since many fron the design community are currently living it up in Austin at South by Southwest (jealous!), I thought it apropos to post this personal...
Illustration

Etsy Finds: The Link Collective

Courtney • Mar 12, 2013Mar 12, 2013
One a recent browse through Etsy, I recently came across these awesome graphic Furoshiki cloths by The Link Collective, two friends who live on oppos...
Design

Happy Menocal Paper Goods

Courtney • Mar 12, 2013Mar 12, 2013
I could have sworn I posted about Happy Menocal over here before, but a little research led me to realize I had only shared her beautiful work on Head...
Paper Goods

Marx Design: StrangeLove Promotional Gift

Courtney • Mar 12, 2013Mar 12, 2013
Marx Design created this “strange by lovely” promotional gift to introduce StrangeLove, a new energy drink, to the Australian market. Som...
Design

Type Love: Prism & International

Courtney • Mar 11, 2013Mar 8, 2013
This style of open, linear display type is nothing new, but I’m always drawn to the modern, graphic presence it adds to a design. This week I ha...
Typography

Status Serigraph Posters

Courtney • Mar 11, 2013Mar 8, 2013
I’ve been admiring the poster work of Status Serigraph for quite awhile, so I thought it was high time they got their own post. Full disclosure:...
DesignIllustration

Sagmeister & Walsh: Halftone Satisfaction for Moo

Courtney • Mar 11, 2013Mar 11, 2013
Sagmeister & Walsh are the latest in the line of excellent designers to collaborate with Moo on a line of cards for their Luxe collection. In typi...
Design

CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Mar 11, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we recomm...
Learning
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