Markatos Moore

San Francisco-based Markatos Moore has some amazing identity work in their portfolio, including this intricate, gorgeously layered suite for Aventine. This is just the tip of the iceberg though, so be sure to take a look around.

Robinsson Cravents

Robinsson Cravents is another studio I came across through their packaging, this time via the Dieline. His Missile packaging had me at first glance, but I also really love the design for dnn, a lemonade drink.

Vanguard Works

I came across the portfolio of Vanguard Works via Lovely Package where they posted about their Chocophilia packaging. A further look at their work led me to this mural created for the goverment of Alberta.

Mandy Lynne Photography

Absolutely dreamy, retro-inspired photography by Mandy Lynne. I especially love how she’s paired her images together with other photos and design elements like vintage wallpaper. via Simple Song

Jackie Rueda

I got a bit lost in Jackie Rueda’s flickr stream as I was choosing images for this post. As you can see she captures any subject, whether it’s flowers, landscape or people, expertly. For more from Jackie, you can also…

Kup Kup Land

I am completely inspired by the work of Kima, the multi-talented artist behind the Kup Kup Land brand. Her shop is filled with all kinds of felt creations, from collages to pin cushions. And she also sells some equally adorable…

Business Card Inspiration

I’ve been looking for business card design inspiration lately, and discovered quite a few excellent examples throughout my search. Here are a few of the designs that caught my eye (each image links to the original source).

The Heads of State in Real Simple

Lately I’ve noticed a lot of high quality art and design popping up in women’s magazines where you’d least expect. One example is this illustration and lettering by The Heads of State that appeared in the most recent issue of…

Nick Meek

Nick Meek’s personal photography has a whitewashed, sunkissed look to it that I love.

Steph Walker

Steph Walker’s day job is a sign artist at Trader Joe’s. Sounds like a pretty awesome job to me.

T Magazine Well Openers

In celebraton of their upcoming five year anniversary, T Magazine is taking a look back at their famous artist and designer-commissioned T interpretations. Each issue, contemporary creative people have had the opportunity to reinterpret the New York Times T for…

Color Happy 46

I’m trying to hold onto every last drop of the summer that we have left. So I was particularly drawn to this photograph by abby trys again, which—for me—encapsulates all the colors of a fresh, warm and breezy summer day.

New ABC’s

I love this new project by Erin Hanson of Recovering Lazyholic, a unique take on your typical alphabet cards. You can find all 26 letters right here.

Packaging Envy

I am excitedly following Chelsea’s enviable trip to Sweden through her blog. So when I saw her photos of Swedish food packaging (see more right here) I almost fell off my chair. So incredibly gorgeous. If only all the packaging…

500 Pencils

This might be the coolest subscription service ever: 500 Pencils is “the only set of colored pencils in the world that matches the span and wonder of human creativity.” When you sign up you’ll receive a set of 500 colored…