Still Room

Still Room, a bi-coastal writer and designer (and sister and sister!) team, is another Print Regional Design Annual find. Their work is modern and unpretentious. And I’m particularly enjoying the projects where their appreciation for the handmade comes through, as…

Type Love 69: Skolar

If nothing else, Type Together’s Skolar is a workhorse. A text serif originally designed to shine in multilingual publications, the Skolar family includes three weights and a complex system of arrows. It’s friendly openness reminds me a bit of Caecelia,…

Scribbler

Another great find from this year’s annuals is the calligraphic identity for Scribbler, a stationery shop, by Lewis Communications.

Call for Submissions

I am working on lots of projects and updates in the background right now, as I have been for months. So I will have lots of big and small announcements to share with you very soon. (Mailing list subscribers, you’re…

Tower of Babel

Lately I’ve been poring over this year’s Communication Arts and Print Design Annuals, one of my favorite mail deliveries of the year. I always find lots of inspiring new-to-me designers through the publications, and one of those designers happens to…

Owner of this World

If you’ve seen Where the Wild Things Are (amazing, in my opinion), you already know that the film’s star, Max Records, is one talented kid. So it may come as no surprise to you that his parents also have talents…

Acme

Really liking the minimalist packaging design for tea purveyor Bernschutz & Co by Acme Industries. via Share Some Candy

four 30

four 30 is a project of Lauren Nicole Photography, where instead of creating one image every day, she is creating four sets of 30 photos each season. See what she’s created so far right here.

Holiday Goodie Bags

I’m starting to get geared up to put together this year’s gift guides, so I was excited to see that bluepoolroads’s holiday goodie bag is available! For $18.50 you will receive an assortment of letterpress and offset paper goods, including…

Augustus

Augustus is a chunky sans serif with quirky, curvy details by Karl Frankowski. Augustus is currently available at You Work for Them.

Stitch Design Co.

I’m currently admiring the work of South Carolina-based design duo Stitch Design Co. Their website is under construction, but you can check out their blog to get a closer look at their work. via simple + pretty

Creative Roots

Creative Roots is a new-to-me design blog with a specifically international perspective. The goal for each post is to present samples of art and design that are either related to or influenced by a specific country. I’ve seen many blogs,…

Andrio Abero

Designer and illustrator Andrio Abero, formerly known as 33rpm, recently completed a redesign of his brand and new site. I’m a huge fan of his posters, this one is actually part of my collection. See what’s available for purchase right…