Monument Partners: Beurre & Sel
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Monument Partners, the studio of Casey Martin and Kyle Poff, recently completed this extensive project for Beurre & Sel, a line of delicious-looki...
Courtney • Aaron Eiland Business Cards
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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’...
Esme Winter Paper Products
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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
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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
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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
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I can’t get enough of these gorgeous pattern designs by Hélène Georget—check out a whole lot more right here....
Jen Montgomery Weekly Drawings
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Yesterday Hoefler & Frere-Jones added another awesome family to their library: Landmark. The architectural typeface was originally commissioned by...
Mirth & Co. on Kickstarter
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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I’m loving the quirky characters that Italian illustrator Roberto Blefari has developed in his work....
Grilli Type + Giveaway
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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I’m loving the bold and energetic illustration work of Tyler Gross....
Olivia King: Hand-Drawn Infographics
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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 ...