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Better Half Wine is a fictional wine brand targeted towards young males with a casual approach to wine drinking, conceptualized by Daniel Green. Th...

Leslie David: La mode. La mode. La mode.

Paris-based designer Leslie David created this series of graphic, mesmerizing broadcast animations for the French TV show, “La Mode, La Mode, L...

Aprile Elcich: Brittany & Jeff Save the Dates

Aprile Elcich created these gorgeous collage save the date postcards for Brittany and Jeff, using their engagement photos layered underneath bits of v...

Alexander Purdy Promo Cards

I recently discovered the work of Alexander Purdy on Steady Print Shop‘s blog. I’m especially loving this series of promotional cards tha...

Type Love: Ronnia

Courtney • Feb 28, 2013Feb 28, 2013

Ronnia is one of Type Together‘s sans serifs that I’ve had my eye on for awhile. Its original intention was for use in newspaper and maga...

Michele Rosenthal: Criterion Affection

Courtney • Feb 28, 2013Feb 28, 2013

I just came across this really fun personal illustration project by Michele Rosenthal, Criterion Affection. Through the project, Michele is visually d...

Salih Kucukaga: Static Coffee Packaging

Courtney • Feb 28, 2013

The identity and packaging you see below was designed by Salih Kucukaga for Static, Espresso Republic’s new coffee line. Awhile back, we shared ...

Etsy Finds: Little Things Studio Silk Scarves

Courtney • Feb 27, 2013Feb 26, 2013

Kate Thomas of Little Things Studio has recently started making these gorgeous, hand-painted, one-of-a-kind silk scarves. They’ve been selling o...

Gabriele Wilson Design: White Mule Identity

Courtney • Feb 27, 2013Feb 26, 2013

I’m a big fan of the work that comes out of Gabriele Wilson Design, especially because she’s developed brands for quite a few recognizab...

SouthSouthWest: Secret Agent Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Feb 27, 2013Feb 26, 2013

I recently came across this project that SouthSouthWest developed for Secret Agent, a Melbourne-based property buyer advocates service. I’m p...

Stoëmp: Album Packaging

Courtney • Feb 26, 2013Feb 25, 2013

There’s lots of great things going on in the portfolio of Brussels-based studio Stoëmp, but I’m especially loving their album packaging ...

Leo Burnett Department of Design: Recipeace

Courtney • Feb 26, 2013Feb 25, 2013

While browsing the portfolios of Casey Martin and Kyle Poff last week for the post on Beurre & Sel, I came upon this lovely project. Designed wi...

Bryan Keplesky: ColdTowne Theater Identity

Courtney • Feb 26, 2013Feb 25, 2013

Bryan Keplesky recently added the rebrand for ColdTowne Theater, a premier comedy, sketch and improv theater in Austin, Texas, to his portfolio. I&#82...

Type Love: National Currency

National Currency is a new font from Decade Typefoundry, which was inspired by lettering found on 19th century stock certificates. In addition to th...

Kyle Anthony Miller: Grouper Identity and Collateral

I’m loving the work that Kyle Anthony Miller has been doing for Grouper, a social club that sets up drinks between two groups of friends. &nbsp...

Bright Bright Great Neon Business Cards

For their new business cards, Chicago agency Bright Bright Great added a vibrant pop of color to a minimal design using an air brushing technique. ...

RE:DESIGN/UXD Conference Winner

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Typejockeys: Freude Album Packaging

Courtney • Feb 22, 2013Feb 21, 2013

The folks at Typejockeys recently had the pleasure of designing the album packaging for Freude, the second album from Tombeck. Their work included des...

Russell Cobb: Paintings on Books

Courtney • Feb 22, 2013Feb 21, 2013

I’ve recently discovered the gorgeous work of Russell Cobb, a UK-based illustrator. I’m especially fascinated with his massive series of p...

One Plus One Design: Recipe For Success Promo

Courtney • Feb 22, 2013Feb 21, 2013

Tyler and Jessie of One Plus One were kind enough to send over one of their Recipe For Success themed New Year’s promos a little while back. I p...

The Skillshare School of Design

Courtney • Feb 21, 2013Feb 3, 2014

I’ve been following Skillshare since the beginning, but for whatever reason I never actually signed up for a class until recently. Once I got on...

Type Love: Quan

Quan is a new release from new-to-me foundry, Typesketchbook, which is based in Thailand. The family features bold and rounded styles—plus obliques ...

lg2boutique: La Vittoria 2012 Identity and Collateral

lg2boutique recently completed this gorgeous work for La Vittoria, a charitable event held in Montreal: Montreal’s luxurious Ritz Carleton Hotel pla...

Monument Partners: Beurre & Sel

Monument Partners, the studio of Casey Martin and Kyle Poff, recently completed this extensive project for Beurre & Sel, a line of delicious-looki...

Aaron Eiland Business Cards

When I spotted Aaron Eiland’s new business cards on Dribbble, I knew I had to share. For this year’s Flatstock in Austin—one of these da...

Type Love: Brooklyn and Brooklyn Stencil

Brooklyn and Brooklyn Stencil are two new releases from Village. The pair was originally developed by Chester Jenkins as part of the massive Atlantic ...

Allan Peters: ESPN Music Issue Typography

Allan Peters recently had the pleasure of designing a typeface for ESPN’s Music Issue, which is currently on newsstands. The resulting typeface,...

Kickstarter: The Great Lakes States Project

Designer Meng Yang just launched a new Kickstarter project that I think you all will love. Inspired by a road trip with his girlfriend, Meng was decid...

Eight Hour Day: ADMCi Identity and Collateral

One of my favorites, Eight Hour Day, recently completed the Identity and various collateral you see below for The ADMCi, the American Design and Mast...

Meenal Patel

Courtney • Feb 19, 2013Feb 18, 2013

Designer Meenal Patel is doing some excellent work at KNOCK. In particular, I’m loving the play title illustrations she’s developed for ...

fFurious Namecards

Courtney • Feb 19, 2013Feb 18, 2013

Every two years or so, fFurious, a boutique creative agency in Singapore, completely redesigns their business cards. The result is a series of six e...

Georgia Hill: Michelberger Reserved Plates

Courtney • Feb 19, 2013Feb 18, 2013

Berlin-based designer Georgia Hill created these gorgeous hand-lettered plates as a unique “Reserved” sign for the tables at The Michelbe...

RE:DESIGN/UXD Conference Giveaway

Courtney • Feb 19, 2013Feb 25, 2013

This giveaway in now closed. Today I’m happy to once again offer one lucky reader a free pass to the next RE:DESIGN conference, RE:DESIGN UXD...

Elizabeth Graeber: U.S. Presidents Illustrations

Courtney • Feb 18, 2013Feb 15, 2013

After this post, we’ll be taking off for Presidents Day. We’ll be back tomorrow with regular posting, but in the meantime enjoy these illu...

Zara Picken: The Power of Introverts Illustrations

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