Knot

Probably not a typeface you could get much use out of, but an interesting idea nonetheless. Click here to purchase Knot, or here to see the rest of the offerings from Handmade Font. via Uppercase

Christine Hale

After seeing these album cover designs (first image below) on Oatmeal and Cinnamon, I decided to check out more of Christine Hale’s work. And from reading just a little bit of her blog, it’s clear that she engages in many…

Downtown Crossing

As a Boston native, Christmas shopping in Downtown Crossing was an annual ritual for me. So I was really excited to come across this project that branded the area. From what I gather, the large-scale branding and urban planning project…

This is Sand

This is easily one of the coolest things ever. This is Sand allows you to create the multicolored sand art of your youth within the confines of your computer screen. And—be warned—it is incredibly addicting. Play here or check out…

Died Young Stayed Pretty

I really can’t wait to see this film. Died Young Stayed Pretty is “a candid look at the underground poster culture in America.” Featuring artists from Art Chantry to Ames Bros., the film takes a look behind the scenes and…

Emotionally Vague

Emotionally Vague is a research project that aims to discover how people feel anger, joy, fear, sadness and love in their bodies and minds. The question I personally find the most interesting asked survey respondents to choose which colors they…

Rebranding Martha Stewart

I just came across this Case Study about the rebranding of Martha Stewart. Written by Stephen Doyle of Doyle Partners, the article goes into enlightening detail about the thought process behind the new design. This type of insight always fascinates…

New and Improved

Here’s a great slideshow of Massimo Vignelli’s recently-updated New York subway map (the original was designed in 1972). Unsurprisingly, it is still just as beautiful, clean extremely easy to use. So I can’t fathom why the city wouldn’t ditch the…

Type Love 23: Miniscule

Miniscule, a winner of the 2005 TDC certificate of excellence, is a typeface designed specifically for extremely small sizes. It is intended to be used at the threshold of legibility, which according to 256TM—the foundry—is around 7 points. Five separate…

An Uppercase Project

I love this new project that Janine from Uppercase completed over the weekend. She upcycled a banner used to promote the Old School exhibit into these fun large envelopes. Hopefully they’ll make it into the shop soon.

Overnewsed But Underinformed

Unfortunately I don’t speak German, so I can’t really give you any information as to what any of these infographics actually mean. But they’re still beautiful to look at nonetheless. via FormFiftyFive

T-shirt Wednesdays

Not necessarily a shirt I would wear, but definitely one that led to another illustrator discovery. Check out a couple more examples below and/or the rest of Michael Bisparulz’s work right here. Ninjas vs Luchadores, $25 at Threadless

Don’t Forget to Vote!

Throughout this election I’ve always tried to keep any political content on this blog within the realm of design. Afterall, dwl is a design blog, not a political forum, so I don’t intend to subject readers to my personal political…

Human Empire

Here’s a fun project by Human Empire for magazine Neuland—I especially love the map.