Invisible Creature: Toth Construction Architectural Blocks
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Invisible Creature designed this beautiful set of architectural nesting blocks for Toth Construction as a holiday gift for their clients. The blocks a...
Courtney • Type Love: 2012 Favorites
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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
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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 change, and deter...
Darrin Higgins: Sprout Up Identity and Website
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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
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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 calendar fea...
Cory Say: Cattle Baron’s Ball Catalog and Ticket Package
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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 kind enough to s...
Type Love: Quarzo
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This morning I’m loving Quarzo, an elegant, traditional script by Corradine Fonts....
Mottis: Mottisimals Interactive Story
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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
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For their second volume, CA Collection has undergone a complete design overhaul. The first edition was stellar, in both design and content, but the ne...
Edwin Carter: 2013 Calendars
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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 on and ...
Mink Letterpress: A Dozen Eggs 2013 Calendar
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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
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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. It’s certainl...
FUNNEL: Tailored Twig Event Design Identity and Collateral
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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!
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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’re excited to sha...
Happy Holidays
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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. Best wishes for...
Type Love: Carat
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Carat is a “contemporary interpretation of a classic serif” by German foundry Hoftype....
Hanna Konola: Christmas Calendar
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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
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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 our found...
Jorge Fuentes: Cosmos MMXIII Calendar
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Cosmos MMXII is a 2013 calendar that consists of 12 original illustrations inspired by the universe and beyond. Beautiful! It’s available as a high-re...
Mama’s Sauce: Love Letters Collection
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In support of the Hamilton Wood Type & Print Museum—if you don’t know about their current struggles, read more here—Mama’s Sauce has teamed up with se...
Type Love: Unio
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Unio is a friendly slab serif with rounded edges by Wilton Foundry....
Peskimo: Special Brews Prints
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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
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Seattle-based studio Baji recently completed the re-brand and site development for Elements of Education, a Washington-based non-profit that aims to s...
Paper Pusher Printworks: 2013 Risograph Calendar
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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 Risograph Calendar by ...
Bureau of Betterment: Holiday Chutes & Ladders Game Board
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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
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Bond developed this fun interactive Christmas card game for the University of The Arts Helsinki. Take a minute to play with the greeting for yourself ...
Ty Mattson: Homeland-Inspired Vintage Record Covers
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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, really—is this new ...
Anagrama: Bonnard Brand Identity and Collateral
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Anagrama just completed this gorgeous Brand Identity and collateral for Bonnard, a Mexican french-inspired tea and confectionery shop. I am loving the...
Nate Williams: Mar del Sur Collection
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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’s recent Mar d...
WBYK: Band Posters
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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 huge ...
To Resolve Project 2013
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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
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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
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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
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The Little Friends of Printmaking are greeting 2013 with “all the hostility it deserves” by way of their Unlucky silk screened calendar. Printed on gr...
CourseHorse Featured Classes: Illustration
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If you’re interested in getting into illustration or brushing up on your basic drawing and painting skills these classes are for you: Drawing Workshop...
The Just Love Project Giveaway Winner
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Pearly Yon: Ashbourne Wine Label
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This gorgeous wine label was designed and illustrated by Pearly Yon for the Ashbourne Sauvignon Blanc. Here’s a bit about her process: I was briefed t...
Molly Jacques: Great Lakes Lettering
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Earlier this week illustrator Molly Jacques announced Great Lakes Lettering, a new collaboration between herself and font designer Dathan Boardman. Th...
The Winter Cabin Collection
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The Winter Cabin Collection is a new collaboration between Mary Kate McDevitt, Man vs Ink and Wanderlust Vintage & Handmade. The line began as a lette...
Bond: Santa Claus Rebrand
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For Icon Magazine’s re-design section, Bond bravely took on Santa Claus. Faced with the challenge of a dwindling number of believers, they gave Santa ...
Dan Blackman: Pointer Brand Refresh
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I’m a little late to the game on this one, but Dan Blackman launched a beautiful new (and responsive!) portfolio site yesterday. All of the work is gr...
Type Love: Shelton Slab
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Shelton Slab is a distressed letterpress style font featuring letterforms that appear to be from many different alphabets. Pick up this new release by...
Just Love Project Giveaway Reminder
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Just a quick reminder that if you haven’t entered The Just Love Project giveaway yet, you have until tomorrow to do so. Just leave a comment on THIS P...
Jack Muldowney: The Katie Boyce Company Identity and Collateral
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I’ve always loved emerald green, but being that it’s been declared Pantone’s 2013 color of the year, lately it’s been more prominently on my mind. So ...
Hum Creative Launch Party
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Seattle-based Hum Creative recently threw this super fun launch party to celebrate their brand new website. Love those hum dog posters and tattoos. Al...
Dominic Flask and Rory Harms: 12 Days of Christmas
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I’ve been enjoying following Dominic Flask and Rory Harms’s illustration project, 12 Days of Christmas. They have been publishing their own designy ta...
Anagrama: Doce Cielos Brand Identity and Collateral
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Anagrama recently completed this elegant Brand Identity and Collateral for Doce Cielos, makers of traditional honey-based products....
Stitch Design Co.: Hob Nob Stationery
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I’m loving the whimsical stationery items that Stitch Design Co. created for Hob Nob, an event curator based in Charleston, South Carolina....
Foundry Co: Fireside Brand Identity and Collateral
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Here is another awesome Foundry Collective project. This clean, modern and elegant identity and collateral was developed for Fireside, design + build ...
Foundry Co: The Mule Brand Identity and Collateral
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The Mule is another Foundry Collective project that I’ve seen snippets of in the past, but never the complete brand fleshed out to print pieces and si...
Foundry Co: Emporium Pies Update
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Earlier I happened to stumble upon Foundry Collective’s site after not visiting for awhile, and I noticed several project updates that are very much w...
Type Love: Olio
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Olio is a bold, geometric display face by Max Little. Available in Bold and Inline, you can currently pick up the set for 50% off at MyFonts....
Hans Thiessen and Michael Mateyko: KOMBOH Identity and Collateral
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This identity and collateral designed for KOMBOH, a “fun loving bureaucracy run by two people,” is SO much fun. Check out KOMBOH’s work right here....
The Just Love Project Update + Giveaway
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This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who participated! Back in March I first posted about The Just Love Project, a philanthropic, collaborative ...
Noise 13: Holiday Cards
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Check out Noise 13′s new line of holiday cards. You can choose to buy one of three series of three, each with its own theme, or the entire set of nine...
CourseHorse Featured Classes: Focus on Photoshop
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This week’s classes are for those of you that may want to dive in further to Photoshop and all of its capabilities. I personally use Photoshop every d...
Petra Börner: Cosmos Stationery
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If you’re looking for a non-traditional card option this holiday, you may want to check out Petra Börner’s graphic, black and white Cosmos series....
Gap Cares Update
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Thanks to commenter Tracy (on this post), I’ve learned the other artists who participated in the Gap Cares gift card designs. In addition to Andrew Ba...
The All Day Everyday Project Giveaway Winner
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Congrats Brian! Expect an email from me later today. Thanks to all who participated!...
Santtu Mustonen: Patterns and Illustrations
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These interesting, painterly illustrations and patterns by Santtu Mustonen caught my eye today. More here. via Hugo & Marie Behance...