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The One Off: 2013 Fedrigoni Calendar

Courtney • Nov 27, 2012Nov 26, 2012
UK-based studio The One Off recently worked with Italian paper manufacturer Fedrigoni on this colorful promotional piece for their Woodstock range. Th...
Design

New York Nights

Courtney • Nov 27, 2012Dec 14, 2012
“No other city in the world stages dusk to dawn like New York City. In this book one can experience New York on foot, the ultimate reward for the noct...
BooksPhotography

New Prints by Patrick Hruby

Courtney • Nov 27, 2012Nov 26, 2012
Nobrow just released three fun new limited edition prints by Patrick Hruby. Pick them up for yourself right here: Bear, Penguin, Seal....
Illustration

Type Love: Harriet

Courtney • Nov 26, 2012Nov 26, 2012
Harriet is an elegant serif typeface developed by Okay Type. It features two styles, display and text; six weights, from thin to black, and a wide arr...
Typography

End of Work: Xstrata Coal Opening Package

Courtney • Nov 26, 2012Nov 26, 2012
Australian studio End of Work, who just launched their brand new site today, sent over this gorgeous packaging project they recently completed. When X...
Design

Etsy Finds: Normans Printery

Courtney • Nov 26, 2012Dec 18, 2012
I recently discovered that the New Jersey shop Norman’s Printery also operates an Etsy store: The Trading Post. Head on over to check out their curren...
Etsy Finds

w-o-r-d-u-p.biz

Courtney • Nov 26, 2012Nov 26, 2012
w-o-r-d-u-p.biz is a fun new project by Nicole Lavelle. In just three easy steps, you can purchase a bespoke piece of text art. Simply choose your siz...
Paper Goods
Hello Black Friday

Hello Black Friday

Courtney • Nov 23, 2012Jan 16, 2014
In case you’re planning on doing any shopping today and looking for ideas, I just wanted to stop in and suggest that this year’s Gift Guide might be a...
Gift Guide

Happy Thanksgiving!

Courtney • Nov 22, 2012Nov 21, 2012
We’re taking off today and tomorrow to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family. We’ll be back bright and early on Monday with regular posts. En...
Seamless / DWL

Brooklyn Makers

Courtney • Nov 21, 2012Dec 14, 2012
I just got my hands on a copy of Brooklyn Makers, a new publication from Princeton Architectural Press. The book features the photography of Jennifer ...
BooksCraft

The Best Part: Day and Night at Christmas Print

Courtney • Nov 21, 2012Dec 18, 2012
Just in time for the holidays, Jason Dean of The Best Part has released a new Christmas edition of his glow-in-the-dark Day and Night print. Pick one ...
Illustration

W+K Studio 2013 Letterpress Calendar

Courtney • Nov 21, 2012Nov 20, 2012
For 2013, W+K Studio has designed a letterpress coaster calendar in a graphic mint, black and white palette. You can pick one up right here, and check...
Paper Goods

Hamilton Wood Type Needs Your Help

Courtney • Nov 21, 2012Nov 20, 2012
Calling all designers and typography afficionados: The incredible Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Wisconsin, needs your help. The owners of th...
Design

Type Love: Trithart

Courtney • Nov 20, 2012Nov 20, 2012
Trithart is a playful, hand-drawn, Open Type font by illustrator Emma Trithart. You can pick it up right here at You Work for Them.  ...
Typography

Cardon Webb: Ralph Ellison Book Series

Courtney • Nov 19, 2012Dec 14, 2012
Speaking of vintage-inspired design and illustration, I am also loving Cardon Webb’s colorful design for a series of texts by Ralph Ellison. For each ...
BooksDesign

Sanna Mander Illustration

Courtney • Nov 19, 2012Nov 19, 2012
I’m loving the vintage-inspired illustration work of Sanna Mander. via Laura Belle Wright Pinterest...
Illustration

Type Love: Worthe Numerals

Courtney • Nov 19, 2012Nov 18, 2012
Worthe Numberals is a set of fun set of decorative numerals from House Industries. The set of two fonts includes both the standard and drop shadow ver...
Typography

Print Aid NYC

Courtney • Nov 19, 2012Nov 18, 2012
Print Aid NYC is an artistic initiative in support of Hurricane Sandy relief. Various NYC-based artists were asked to create a poster design based on ...
Design
2012 DWL Holiday Gift Guide

2012 DWL Holiday Gift Guide

Courtney • Nov 16, 2012Jan 16, 2014
Woohoo! The 2012 Holiday Gift Guide is here! You can flip through clicking on the image above or following this link. A special thanks to this year’s ...
Gift Guide

Marfa Contemporary

Courtney • Nov 15, 2012Dec 14, 2012
Oklahoma City studio Ghost recently completed this beautifully quiet and minimal identity for Marfa Contemporary, a Marfa, Texas-based extension of Ok...
Design

Matt Luckhurst: Advertising Women of New York Identity

Courtney • Nov 15, 2012
I’m loving this dynamic identity that Matt Luckhurst created for the Advertising Women of New York organization....
Design

Type Love: The New Tungstens

Courtney • Nov 15, 2012Nov 15, 2012
Yesterday HF&J launched the new and improved Tungsten family, which now boasts 32 styles. Improvements include four new lighter weights, the addition ...
Typography

Volume: Flora Grubb Gardens Identity

Courtney • Nov 15, 2012Nov 20, 2012
Even though I’ve never had a chance to visit, I’ve always loved the identity for Flora Grubb Gardens. So I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon it...
Design

Grant Gold: The Design of Squarespace Note

Courtney • Nov 13, 2012Nov 12, 2012
In the couple of weeks since its launch, Squarespace Note has received quite a bit of positive buzz in the design and tech communities. If you haven’t...
Design

The Plant: Union Jacks Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Nov 13, 2012Nov 12, 2012
London-based studio The Plant recently developed this spirited design work for Union Jacks, Jamie Oliver’s newest restaurant chain. They took an inter...
Design

Erin Jang for Paperless Post

Courtney • Nov 13, 2012Dec 18, 2012
Exciting news! The latest in the line of amazing designers to collaborate with Paperless Post is none other than DWL favorite Erin Jang. Today marks t...
Paper Goods

Blok Design: Not Myself Today Campaign

Courtney • Nov 12, 2012Nov 12, 2012
Blok Design developed the interactive “Not Myself Today” Campaign for Partners in Mental Health, with the goal of improving mental health in Canada. H...
Design

Mr. Cup Launch

Courtney • Nov 12, 2012Nov 12, 2012
Today marks the launch of Fabien Barral’s new venture, Mr. Cup. This brings together all of his previous sites—FabienBarral.com, Harmonie Interieure, ...
DesignProducts

Type Love: Lupa Sans

Courtney • Nov 12, 2012Nov 11, 2012
Lupa Sans is a fun new typeface designed by Melle Diete. Lupa includes a range of weights, from Extra Light to Black, and an incredible extended chara...
Typography

Leffe Goldstein: Maximus Brouwerij Pop-Up Store

Courtney • Nov 12, 2012Nov 12, 2012
Netherlands-based Leffe Goldstein developed the pop-up store design and details for Maximus Brouwerj, a brewer, to showcase new bottle designs during ...
Design

Isabela Rodrigues: Cocoville Design and Packaging

Courtney • Nov 12, 2012Nov 11, 2012
I’m loving the bright, playful designs created for Cocoville Chocolates by Isabella Rodrigues....
Design

Orion Janeczek: Sauvie’s Hard Cherry Packaging

Courtney • Nov 9, 2012Nov 9, 2012
I’m loving this self-initiated packaging project from Orion Janeczek. His inspiration for Sauvie’s Hard Cherry, an organic soda, was Sauvie Island, a ...
Design

Johnny Kotze Illustration

Courtney • Nov 9, 2012Nov 9, 2012
I’m loving the all of layered, narrative details and selective use of color shown in the illustration work of South Africa-based Johnny Kotze....
Illustration

Stellavie Paper Goods

Courtney • Nov 9, 2012Nov 9, 2012
Stellavie is the Germany-based design practice of Steffen Heidemann and Viktoria Klein. Their shop features some seriously stunning limited edition pr...
DesignProducts

12 Musketeers Letterpress Calendar

Courtney • Nov 8, 2012Nov 16, 2012
This fun letterpress calendar is the result of a collaboration between Paperreka stationery and 11 of her designer friends aiming to “defend the honor...
Paper Goods

Noise 13: Heath Newton Halloween Mailer

Courtney • Nov 8, 2012
San Francisco-based studio Noise 13 recently completed the design for Heath Newton Family law firm’s annual Halloween mailer. This year they designed ...
Design

Designworks: Black Dog Brew Co.

Courtney • Nov 7, 2012Nov 7, 2012
New Zealand-based studio Designworks recently completed the branding and graphics for Black Dog Brew Co.’s retail space. More to see right here....
Design

Type Love: Signalist

Courtney • Nov 7, 2012Nov 7, 2012
I’m loving Signalist, a lively brush script by Mike Melvas....
Typography

#GoVote Campaign

Courtney • Nov 6, 2012Nov 5, 2012
If you frequent Dribbble at all you may have come across quite a few pieces of art created for the #GoVote campaign, an artistic initiative that aimed...
DesignIllustration

Nudge: Stars Restaurant Identity

Courtney • Nov 5, 2012Nov 5, 2012
Charleston, South Carolina-based studio Nudge just recently relaunched their portfolio with lots of new work, including this great identity for Stars ...
Design
Type Love: Modular

Type Love: Modular

Courtney • Nov 5, 2012Jan 16, 2014
Modular is a six layer stacking display typeface by Letterwerk that allows for unlimited possibilities. Two versions, a slab serif and a sans serif, a...
Typography

We Don’t Work – We Play

Courtney • Nov 5, 2012Nov 5, 2012
We Don’t Work – We Play was an exhibition held in Germany that featured various typographic interpretations of the phrase. Check out more examples fro...
Design

Sol Linero: Descorches Magazine Illustrations

Courtney • Nov 2, 2012Nov 2, 2012
I love this series of illustrations by Sol Linero for Descorches Magazine....
Illustration

JC Lemon Photography: Exploring Powerless Manhattan

Courtney • Nov 2, 2012Nov 2, 2012
Photographer JC Lemon took this series of haunting photographs while riding around lower Manhattan—which is still without power—on his bike the other ...
Photography

20×200 for Sandy Update

Courtney • Nov 2, 2012
In addition to Blue Marble—which had raised about $4k as of yesterday—20×200 is also giving you the opportunity to contribute to Hurricane Sandy relie...
Design

Blue Marble: A Sandy Benefit

Courtney • Nov 1, 2012Nov 1, 2012
I’m taking a little break from regular posting today to focus on the millions of people in our part of the country who have been impacted by Hurricane...
Photography

Philip Dennis Illustration

Courtney • Oct 31, 2012Oct 30, 2012
According to London-based illustrator Philip Dennis, his inspirations include: “80s films and cartoons, natural forms and patterns, playing around wit...
Illustration

TOKY: 2012 St. Louis Public Library Gala Invitations

Courtney • Oct 31, 2012Oct 30, 2012
TOKY designed these incredible pop-up invitations for the St. Louis Public Library’s end-of-year Gala. The design and construction was inspired by the...
Design

Siobhán Gallagher: Twelve Days of Halloween

Courtney • Oct 31, 2012Oct 30, 2012
I’m not much of a Halloween person (I know, I know), but I couldn’t resist posting Siobhán Gallagher’s latest illustration project: Twelve Days of Hal...
Illustration

Matt Chase: Herb Lester Copenhagen Map

Courtney • Oct 30, 2012Oct 29, 2012
Herb Lester‘s map selection represents an amazing group of designers and illustrators, including many that are DWL favorites. So needless to say, I’m ...
DesignIllustration

Studio Brave: Christopher Elliott Identity

Courtney • Oct 30, 2012Oct 29, 2012
Love this minimal, geometric identity designed by Studio Brave for interior designer Christopher Elliott....
Design

Type Love: Salvo Sans and Salvo Serif

Courtney • Oct 30, 2012Oct 29, 2012
The companion Salvo Sans and Salvo Serif was originally designed by Cyrus Highsmith for use in various AARP publications. Both typefaces are available...
Typography

Orion Janeczek: Supreme Tabletop Athletics Promotional Materials

Courtney • Oct 29, 2012Oct 28, 2012
Portland-based designer Orion Janeczek developed these awesome suite of promotional materials—check out that gorgeous engraving work—for Supreme Table...
Design

Summer Pierre’s 100 stories

Courtney • Oct 29, 2012Oct 28, 2012
For her current self-initiated project, illustrator Summer Pierre is illustrating and hand lettering a new story every day for 100 days. She’s current...
Design

Sanna Annukka Screen Prints

Courtney • Oct 29, 2012Oct 28, 2012
I don’t think these are new, but I love these limited edition screen prints by Sanna Annukka....
Illustration
Scotty Reifsnyder and Projekt: Martin Treu Site Design

Scotty Reifsnyder and Projekt: Martin Treu Site Design

Courtney • Oct 29, 2012Jan 16, 2014
Take a look at this newly launched site for Martin Treu, “an urbanist, author, designer and architect,” which is the result of a collaboration between...
Design

HoffmanChrisman Website Designs

Courtney • Oct 26, 2012Oct 25, 2012
San Francisco-based studio HoffmannChrisman has developed some incredibly elegant websites for various wineries and wine purveyors. Case in point: Han...
Design

Jonathan Burton: Centre François Mauriac Poster Illustrations

Courtney • Oct 26, 2012Oct 25, 2012
I’m loving the whimsical vintage feeling illustrations of Jonathan Burton. This series was designed for a poster campaign to promote the 2012 Cultural...
Illustration

Scott Balmer Illustration

Courtney • Oct 25, 2012Oct 24, 2012
I’m loving the colorful digital illustrations of UK-based Scott Balmer....
Illustration

Type Love: Aria Pro

Courtney • Oct 25, 2012Oct 24, 2012
Aria is a graceful, elegant display serif by Fountain Type, that was released back in 2011. Get a closer look on MyFonts....
Typography
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