Design Work Life

As a textbook introvert, I was very much drawn to Zara Picken‘s recent illustration series, which was inspired by Susan Cain’s TED Talk,...

Because Studio: 2013 Reminders

As a New Year’s promotion, Because Studio developed Reminders, a “desktop planner that helps you navigate your way through the year, one p...

Type Love: Kumla

Letters from Sweden recently introduced Kumla, a display face inspired by lettering on the facade of Kumla Skofabrik, a shoe factory in Sweden. Th...

Jon Lau Illustration

I’m loving LA-based illustrator Jon Lau‘s painterly style, especially when he applies it to animals and wildlife. There’s much more ...

Lab Partners: Love Rocks Campaign

It’s too bad I didn’t get this in yesterday’s love-themed posts, because it would have been perfect; but nevertheless I’m exci...

Aaron Bloom: Alli & Whitney Wedding Invitations

Courtney • Feb 14, 2013Feb 14, 2013

I’m loving this neutral, slightly rustic invitation suite that designer Aaron Bloom developed for Alli & Whitney’s wedding day. Much m...

Kate Spade Saturday

Courtney • Feb 14, 2013

This post doesn’t exactly fit into my Valentine’s Day theme, but bear with me… If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed la...

Kelley McIntyre Galbreath Wedding Invitations

Courtney • Feb 14, 2013Feb 13, 2013

For designer Kelley Galbreath’s wedding, she went the non-traditional route and designed an oversized newsprint guide to their big day, includ...

Little & Company: 2013 Valentine

Courtney • Feb 14, 2013Feb 13, 2013

Each year Little & Company designs a Valentine’s gift for their clients and collaborators. This year they partnered with Lucky’s Hot Sauc...

Kate Spade Paperless Post Valentines

Courtney • Feb 14, 2013Feb 13, 2013

I don’t often do themed posting days on DWL, but today I’ve decided to feature a handful of love-inspired projects in honor of today&#8217...

Esme Winter Paper Products

Courtney • Feb 13, 2013Feb 14, 2013

I’m loving this graphic gift wrap collection from Esme Winter, a new-to-me, UK-based paper goods brand. I especially love that the unique geom...

Fanny Nordmark: Stella McCartney Interactive

Courtney • Feb 13, 2013Feb 13, 2013

Designer Fanny Nordmark has completed some really beautiful interactive work under the direction of Mario Hugo at Hugo & Marie. I’m especial...

Atipo: Minke Brand Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Feb 13, 2013Feb 13, 2013

Spanish design firm Atipo developed the materials you see below for Minke, a “a graphic services provider that brings together production and r...

Hélène Georget: 2014 Patterns Collection

I can’t get enough of these gorgeous pattern designs by Hélène Georget—check out a whole lot more right here. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter ...

Jen Montgomery Weekly Drawings

Each week in 2013, Jen Montgomery will create a unique illustration (some of which are available as prints on Society6). Here’s some of what she...

Misc. Goods Co.

I’ve just discovered Misc. Goods Co., a new shop from Tyler Deeb of Pedale Design. You may remember his playing cards Kickstarter project fro...

Harvest Creative: Perenelle Identity, Packaging and Website

One of Harvest Creative‘s recent projects was developed for Jessica Puckett of Perenelle Beauty, a line of natural, pearl-based beauty products....

Harvest Creative Website

Courtney • Feb 12, 2013Dec 12, 2013

Harvest Creative recently launched a super fun new website. I’m going to hand over the reins to talented designer Michael J. Hildebrand to gi...

Chris Rushing: Floor Pass Digital Design and Illustration

Courtney • Feb 11, 2013Feb 11, 2013

Chris Rushing has one of those rare portfolios that includes excellent work across disciplines, from illustration to digital design. In particular, hi...

Type Love: Brandon Text

Courtney • Feb 11, 2013Feb 11, 2013

Brandon Grotesque is one of my favorite san serif typefaces, so I’m pretty excited about Brandon Text, the latest release from HVD Fonts. Brando...

Squat Design: Embark Animation

Courtney • Feb 11, 2013Nov 20, 2013

Embark, a recruiting and staffing company, recently commissioned NYC studio Squat Design to develop this fun little animated video, for the purpose...

CourseHorse Featured Classes: Online Marketing

Courtney • Feb 11, 2013Apr 12, 2013

Nowadays maintaining or growing a business requires a robust online presence. That landscape is changing constantly, so takin a focused class on a re...

Grilli Type Giveaway Winners!

Courtney • Feb 11, 2013Feb 10, 2013

Without further ado… The winner of the GT Pressura Monospaced package is: And the winner of the GT Pressura Proportional package is: C...

Etsy Finds: Jimmy Marble Banners

I’m loving the fun, uplifting messages on these banners created by Jimmy Marble. Each one features hand cut unbleached canvas layered on top of ...

Type Love: Ollie

Ollie is a new casual script by Schizotype, with a huge variety of special features. It was designed to make the most of OpenType technology, and inc...

Belinda Love Lee: Christina Yan Business Cards

I’m loving the fancy business cards, which feature gold foil, gold edge painting and embossing, that designer Belinda Love Lee designed for Chri...

Type Love: Landmark

Courtney • Feb 8, 2013

Yesterday Hoefler & Frere-Jones added another awesome family to their library: Landmark. The architectural typeface was originally commissioned by...

Mirth & Co. on Kickstarter

Mirth & Co. is a two-person, bookbinder and designer team out of Austin, Texas. Their “purpose is to provide products to help people engage ...

Ryan Feerer: Abi-Haus Identity and Collateral

Not only did Ryan Feerer develop the identity, collateral and interiors (which he collaborated on with Dana Tanamachi and Jeff Rogers) for this aweso...

Amy Borrell Illustration

I’m not sure how it took me so long to discover the work of Amy Borrell, but I fell in love with her gorgeous illustrations at first sight. Ther...

Princeton Architectural Press New Gift Line

Have you seen Princeton Architectural Press’s new gift line? They’ve released a series of paper goods, including notecards and journals, m...

Bryan Patrick Todd: Everybody Matters Mural

In my experience, I’ve found that designers are generally a very compassionate group of people. Over the years working on DWL I’ve loved s...

TRÜF Identity Redesign

Courtney • Feb 6, 2013Feb 5, 2013

California-based studio TRÜF recently took on the challenge of rebranding themselves, ending up with a bold Swiss-inspired look: After years of desi...

Moglea Shop

Courtney • Feb 6, 2013Feb 5, 2013

One of my favorite letterpress stationers, Moglea, just launched their Etsy shop with a slew of beautiful letterpress goodies. Check out all they have...

I Shot Him: NYC Readiness Challenge Website

Courtney • Feb 6, 2013Feb 5, 2013

San Francisco-based studio I Shot Him recently got in touch to let us know they’d launched a brand new portfolio site. Their work consists mainl...

Tommy Perez Business Cards

Print enthusiasts, you’re going to love this self-promotional project by Tommy Perez. Tommy, who is a designer and frequent paper crafter, work...

Commoner: Fuel Brand Identity and Packaging

Boston-based studio Commoner recently launched a brand new site! They have tons of great work to share, but I had to feature their complete work for F...

Type Love: Lolita

Lolita is one of Latinotype’s latest releases, which they call a “sans family with a touch of mojo.” The typeface features ten weigh...

Roberto Blefari Illustration

I’m loving the quirky characters that Italian illustrator Roberto Blefari has developed in his work. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to...

Grilli Type + Giveaway

Courtney • Feb 4, 2013Feb 9, 2013

This giveaway is now closed. Readers, I have an awesome giveaway for you today! Independent Swiss type foundry Grilli Type has offered up a fantast...

Creature: Northwest Film Forum Children’s Film Festival

Courtney • Feb 4, 2013Feb 1, 2013

Seattle-based agency Creature recently developed some really fun work for the Northwest Film Forum Children’s Film Festival. You can check out ...

Martino&Jaña: Guimarães Jazz 2012

Courtney • Feb 4, 2013Feb 4, 2013

I’ve always enjoyed the designs Martino&Jaña have created for the Guimarães Jazz festival. (If you’ve missed their past work on DW...

Sarah Andreacchio Illustration

Courtney • Feb 4, 2013Feb 1, 2013

I can’t get enough of Sarah Andreacchio’s colorful patterns and illustrations. Be sure to check out her shop as well. via Ape on the Moon...

CourseHorse Featured Classes: Landing Your Next Gig

Courtney • Feb 4, 2013Apr 12, 2013

If it’s been awhile since you searched for a new job, or you’re getting ready to apply to new college programs, you may want to brush up o...

Ben Sherman Shirt Bar Promotion

To promote their stores’ ‘Shirt Bars,” the creative team at Ben Sherman came up with a creative solution: a paper origami folded sh...

New from Hello!Lucky

Hello!Lucky, one of my favorite stationers, has introduced several new products for 2013. Personally, I’m most excited by their new monthly card...

Student Work: Liz Cook: Pandora Rebrand

While at Chicago Portfolio School (where she graduated from this past fall), designer Liz Cook took on a rebrand of Pandora Internet Radio: Refining t...

Tyler Gross Illustration

I’m loving the bold and energetic illustration work of Tyler Gross. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "Font Love...

Olivia King: Hand-Drawn Infographics

Sydney, Australia-based designer Olivia King has a profound love for ink. So much so that she developed this multi-page, hand-drawn infographic as an ...

Michael Haddad: Mid-Century Canada

Courtney • Feb 1, 2013Nov 3, 2013

Mid-Century Canada is the personal project of designer Michael Haddad. He chose to design a logo for every province in Canada in a graphic vintage-ins...

Love Letters is now live!

Courtney • Jan 31, 2013Jan 31, 2013

The collaborative coaster set I posted about recently, Love Letters by Mama’s Sauce, is now printed and available for purchase. In case you miss...

Type Love: Bellissima Script Pro

Courtney • Jan 30, 2013Jan 30, 2013

Bellissima Pro is the latest fancy script release from Sudtipos....

A New Site for Delicious Design League

Courtney • Jan 30, 2013Jan 30, 2013

Earlier this week Delicious Design League launched a brand new site. Below are a few of my favorites from their new shop additions....

Karsh Hagan: Portico Invitation Package

Karsh Hagan recently designed this gorgeous invitation and event package for Portico, a collection of luxury resorts around the in various locations ...

Sugar Paper for Goop

I’m loving this foil stamped Valentines that Sugar Paper designed for goop. Available for purchase here. via Black Eiffel Pinterest &nbsp...

Sasha Barr: Amigos Skateboarding Design

A little over a year ago Sasha Barr started a small skateboard company with a few friends called Amigos. Below you can see a selection of all the awes...

lg2: Maison Orphée’s Sea Salt Packaging