Mariana Rodrigues Illustration
I’m loving the layered, collage-like illustration of Zurich, Switzerland-based Mariana Rodrigues....
Allan Peters: Target 50th Anniversary Party Branding
Some awesome work by Allan Peters and his team at the Target inHouse design studio for their 50th Anniversary Party. Get a closer look right here. ...
STUDIO ARHOJ: Helt Identity, Packaging and Collateral
Sure, some aspects of this work by STUDIO ARHOJ tends toward the visually chaotic, but I love it. Check out more details from their work for Helt, a ...
Student Work: Michelle Wang: We the People, White House Brew on Behance
Take a look at this student packaging project by Pratt student Michelle Wang: packaging design for We the People, White House Brew. The design is real...
LAND: Easy Tiger Identity and Collateral
I recently came across the portfolio of LAND, a studio formed by Caleb Owen Everitt and Ryan Rhodes, and became an instant fan. Each piece has a weat...
Studio Lin: Fab Perpetual Calendar
I’ve already acquired way too many calendars for 2013, but this perpetual calendar designed for Fab by Studio Lin is really tempting. If you...
Type Love: Australis Pro
I’ve got my eye on Australis Pro from Latinotype....
Joanna Waterfall: Block Shop Identity and Collateral
Designer Joanna Waterfall developed this identity for Block Shop Textiles, a line of beautiful silk and cotton scarves that are hand-block-printed in ...
Bella Figura: 2013 Invitation Collection
Bella Figura recently launched their 2013 invitation collection, which features a huge amount of beautiful designs by various designers. A few of my f...
Lab Partners: Peacock Prints
DWL fave Lab Partners just added a really fun new series of prints to their shop, featuring a colorful, graphic peacock illustration. Each print is s...
Student Work: Fred Carriedo: Transform Conference Collateral
This impressive student project was developed by Fred Carriedo for the Transform conference, an event that tackles evolution and the future of commu...
CourseHorse Featured Classes: Photography
I’ve had a DSLR camera for a couple of years now, but I’ve never devoted quite enough time to learning the ins and outs of photography tha...
Student Work: Amber Asay: The Voyager Shop
Designer Amber Asay developed the identity and collateral for The Voyager Shop, a San Francisco lifestyle boutique, while a student at Brigham Young U...
Eight Hour Day: Engler Studio Identity
I spotted this project over on Allan’s blog yesterday and immediately knew I had to share here as well. I’m a huge fan of Eight Hour Day&...
Type Love: Roman Extended Lightface
Roman Extended Lightface is a new release from the Hamilton Wood Type Foundry. This new digitization features a full Western and Eastern European char...
Xavi Garcia: Story Signage and Pattern Design
While working at Sagmeister & Walsh, Spanish designer Xavi Garcia had the privilege of doing some work for Story, a unique, immersive store experi...
Hazuki Miyahara Illustration
Feast your eyes on the vibrant illustration work of Hazuki Miyahara—I especially love the layered blocks of color found in each piece. ...
David J Weissberg: Jane Mayle Identities and Collateral
I’m loving this pair of sophisticated identities that David J Weissberg developed for Jane Mayle....
SkyFonts Service Launches
Yesterday Monotype’s new font rental service, SkyFonts, officially came out of beta and released publicly. The service gives users access to ov...
3 Advertising: Michael Barley Identity and Business Cards
The folks at 3 Advertising created this impressive identity and business card for photographer Michael Barley. Beyond all of the intricate production ...
Daniel Howells: siteInspire Redesign
This week Daniel Howells relaunched siteInspire, which if you’re not familiar, is a showcase of great design for the web. Overall the new design...
Type Love: Minot
Earlier this week Jessica Hische launched her latest font, Minot, a beautiful ornamental display face. Minot includes three styles—Outline, Fill and...
Lo Siento: Tenerife Design Festival
Barcelona-based studio Lo Siento developed this fun and playful identity and collateral for the Tenerife Design Festival, a design festival held in th...
Type Love: Trend
The layered type trend has certainly taken off in the last year or so. (See Detroit, Valuco, Frontage.) Now Latinotype has contributed their version ...
Bleed: Aker Brygge Identity and Collateral
Bleed—who recently launched a beautifully redesigned website—developed this sophisticated identity and collateral for Aker Brygge, a popular area ...
TOKY 2012
This year the creative team at TOKY took a different approach to their year-end assessment. Faced with the dilemma of a year flying by with no time t...
Invisible Creature: Toth Construction Architectural Blocks
Invisible Creature designed this beautiful set of architectural nesting blocks for Toth Construction as a holiday gift for their clients. The blocks a...
Type Love: 2012 Favorites
Before I took a look back, I thought I might have a hard time finding ten really great typefaces from 2012 to feature. But once I actually explored th...
CourseHorse Featured Classes: Gearing Up for Business
I don’t know about you, but for me the new year means taking a fresh look at my business, assessing what’s working and what needs to chang...
Darrin Higgins: Sprout Up Identity and Website
Designer Darrin Higgins developed the brand and web experience for new site Sprout Up, which aims to provide children with environmental education: En...
Carnevale: 2013 Desk Calendar
I’ve got one more 2013 calendar to share with you this week (and likely for the year). Designed by Megan Sullivan of Carnevale, this desk calen...
Cory Say: Cattle Baron’s Ball Catalog and Ticket Package
You may remember the stationery designed for the Cattle Baron’s Ball by Cory Say that was posted back in August. Well today he’s been k...
Type Love: Quarzo
This morning I’m loving Quarzo, an elegant, traditional script by Corradine Fonts....
Mottis: Mottisimals Interactive Story
This year, North Carolina-based ad agency Mottis developed a really fun interactive story for their holiday promotion. The story revolves around Jelly...
CA Collection Redesigns
For their second volume, CA Collection has undergone a complete design overhaul. The first edition was stellar, in both design and content, but the n...
Edwin Carter: 2013 Calendars
If you’re in the market for a large wall calendar, designer Edwin Carter has two awesome options for you. First up is Radial, a calendar based o...
Mink Letterpress: A Dozen Eggs 2013 Calendar
On the opposite end of the design spectrum is this charming letterpress calendar by Mink Letterpress. Each month features a pastel illustration of a d...
Upstruct: 2013 Poster Calendar
I promise I won’t overload you with too many more 2013 calendars this year, but I do have a few lined up that I think are worth sharing. It̵...
FUNNEL: Tailored Twig Event Design Identity and Collateral
While I was away last week, FUNNEL updated their portfolio with a couple of new projects, including this gorgeous identity and collateral for Tailored...
Happy New Year!
Illustration by Ma + Chr via L’affiche Moderne Happy New Year readers! We’ve got lots of things in store for the coming year that we’...
Happy Holidays
We’re taking off this week to spend time with friends and family for Christmas. We’ll be back and raring to go first thing in January. Bes...
Type Love: Carat
Carat is a “contemporary interpretation of a classic serif” by German foundry Hoftype....
Hanna Konola: Christmas Calendar
Finnish illustrator/designer/artist Hanna Konola is currently in the process of adding to her Christmas calendar, a daily illustration project. Despit...
Monnet Design: Holiday Promotions
Each year Monnet Design redirects the money typically spent on holiday gifts to charities: Here’s what they did in 2011: As we’ve done since o...
Jorge Fuentes: Cosmos MMXIII Calendar
Cosmos MMXII is a 2013 calendar that consists of 12 original illustrations inspired by the universe and beyond. Beautiful! It’s available as a h...
Mama’s Sauce: Love Letters Collection
In support of the Hamilton Wood Type & Print Museum—if you don’t know about their current struggles, read more here—Mama’s Sauce h...
Type Love: Unio
Unio is a friendly slab serif with rounded edges by Wilton Foundry....
Peskimo: Special Brews Prints
The illustration team Peskimo created this fun series of prints inspired by the seemingly endless varieties of tea. Special Brews has launched with an...
Baji: Elements of Education
Seattle-based studio Baji recently completed the re-brand and site development for Elements of Education, a Washington-based non-profit that aims to...
Paper Pusher Printworks: 2013 Risograph Calendar
I’ve already bought far too many 2013 calendars—not sure where I’m hanging them all!— but I have to say I’m loving this vibrant ...
Bureau of Betterment: Holiday Chutes & Ladders Game Board
Bureau of Betterment created this playful Holiday Chutes and Ladders Game Board for Xplane, a company that specializes in Business Design Thinking....
Bond: Merry Xmas Interactive Card
Bond developed this fun interactive Christmas card game for the University of The Arts Helsinki. Take a minute to play with the greeting for yoursel...
Ty Mattson: Homeland-Inspired Vintage Record Covers
If you’re not already watching Homeland, you should be. Plain and simple, it’s just great TV. What’s also great—better than great,...
Anagrama: Bonnard Brand Identity and Collateral
Anagrama just completed this gorgeous Brand Identity and collateral for Bonnard, a Mexican french-inspired tea and confectionery shop. I am loving th...
Nate Williams: Mar del Sur Collection
It hasn’t been that cold on the East Coast yet this winter, but I’m still craving a tropical vacation right about now. So Nate Williams...
WBYK: Band Posters
I just discovered the work of Sydney, Australia-based two-person team WBYK. I’m loving their illustration style, especially when it comes to the...
To Resolve Project 2013
Chris Streger has just launched the 2013 edition of the To Resolve Project, where designers submit their resolutions for the new year in the form of p...
Jenny Bowers: Bloomingdales Holiday
I’m loving the colorful holiday decorations that Jenny Bowers developed for Bloomingdales this season. via Peepshow Collective...
Two Times Elliott: Daniel Hopwood Identity and Collateral
Two Times Elliott developed this clean, modern identity for Daniel Hopwood, a London-based interior design practice....
The Little Friends of Printmaking: Unlucky 2013 Calendar
The Little Friends of Printmaking are greeting 2013 with “all the hostility it deserves” by way of their Unlucky silk screened calendar. ...