I am completely enthralled with the portfolio of Matthew Rainwaters. He clearly has a knack for snapping quirky portraits that somehow manage to capture the subject’s personality while still letting his sense of humor come through. (I mean, a section…
Cool identity by Rethink Communications for Crop Hair Boutique.
The ubertalented and all-around good guy, Eric Smith, has a new exhibit up based on childhood friendships and dreams. You can check out lots more images of the show and its individual pieces right here, and/or pick up prints and…
The color palette of this piece by Typozon feels appropriate for the transitional weather we’re currently having in the city. I’m loving warmer, darker palettes as the temperature drops, but I’m not quite ready to give up brights just yet.
It’s that time of year where all of the calendar round-ups have started (Check out Part 1 of Oh So Beautiful Paper’s here), so I’m starting to think about which ones I’d like to pick up for myself—I can never…
Lately I’ve been on the lookout for a new clean, versatile sans (as much as I love Gotham, I need some variety). One that I’m currently liking is Alright Sans by Okay Type.
Etsy seller Millamella makes some extremely cool melamine plates.
Pop + Shorty makes fun, witty and well-designed products. Pick these and other fun things right here. (Top photo by Chris Glass)
The late Louis Slobodkin was a bit of a Renaissance man, wearing the hats of sculptor, author and illustrator. Before I came across this site, which takes a pretty comprehensive look at his life and career, I was—unfortunately for me—unfamiliar…
Currently loving the identity created for BEAR by B&B.
I’m loving Perky Bros’ portfolio, especially this project for Miss Cordelia’s.
The League of Movable Type has recently released League Gothic, a revival of Alternate Gothic No.1, designed by Morris Fuller Benton. The new version is bold, versatile and 100% free. Download a copy right here.
Have you been watching Bored to Death? So far, so good, in my opinion; but I’ll admit I’m a bit biased, as I’m a big Jason Schwartzman fan. Whether or not you feel the same, I’m sure you may still…
Lily Melrose is one talented young designer. She clearly has a knack for hand-lettering, as evidenced by these moleskine sketches of hers. via we love typography
Established by Nathan Yau of FlowingData, FlowingPrints creates original infographic poster designs to “tell stories in data”. For each series, one open data source is chosen and interpreted visually by three different designers. The first series, a set of three…
Daily Drop Cap is an exciting new project from Jessica Hische. Each day she will post a new, hand-drawn decorative letterform that will be available for your personal use. She’s got three letters up so far, all of which are…
Good morning—hope you all had a great weekend! I apologize for the abrupt absence last week. An overwhelming combination of work and personal deadlines left little time for blogging. But this week is looking much more manageable, so posting will…
I’m 100% sold on the Ace Hotel. Between the reviews and the pictures, I don’t need any more convincing. But seeing these typographic paintings by Jeff Rogers might have just pushed it over the edge. New York song lyrics plus…
