La Sardina Beach Editions
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How fun are Lomography’s new La Sardinia stripey beach editions?? Check out all of the available options right here....
Courtney • Jon Contino: Louie Lettering and Illustration
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I’ve only seen a couple of episodes of Louie, but I’m hoping to catch up with it over the summer while all my usual shows are on hiatus. A...
Monday Quick Links: 05.07.12
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During a three-week Creative Problem Solving Course in the Digital Media Management master program of Hyper Island Manchester, students developed Q...
Ludlow Kingsley: LK Year End Report
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What a great year-end project by Ludlow Kingsley, the 2011 LK Year End Report: Every early December, it starts up again. “Should we send out a h...
Thereza Rowe Illustration
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I’m loving the graphic and colorful illustration work of London-based illustrator Thereza Rowe. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to downl...
Color Happy 175
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A beautiful piece by Andrew Bannecker....
Macarena López: CD Packaging
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These beautiful CD packages were designed and illustrated by Macarena López. You can check out more of her work right here. Get ...
Sami Viljanto Illustration
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I’m loving the illustration work of Sami Viljanto, who operates under the moniker of Grand Deluxe. I especially love the colorful, jiggly Jello-...
RoAndCo Studio: Honor Branding
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Feast your eyes on the gorgeous identity and collateral that was developed for fashion label Honor by RoAndCo—featuring a perfectly balanced combina...
Type Love 189: Sofia Pro
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Sofia Pro is a 16-font sans serif type family that was originally designed in 2008 by Oliver Gourvat. This year it’s been redesigned to suppor...
Michael Croxton: MODBOT
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I’ve mentioned this year’s SVA MFA program a couple of times recently, as the work the graduates are doing is really impressive across th...
Illustrated Bites Exhibition
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Heather Hardison recently opened a show at San Francisco’s Curiosity Shoppe featuring food-related bits of hand-lettering and illustration. Th...
Bureau of Betterment: Well Vegan Branding and Illustration
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Mette Rankin, of Bureau of Betterment, recently completed some identity and illustration work for Well Vegan, a website that caters to hungry vegans ...
Collection: For the Birds
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FOUND: 1. Early Birds Letter Set, 2. Illustrated Bird Garland Kit, 3. The Animal Print Shop Owl Print, 4. Western American Bird Calls, 5. Sanna ...
End of Work: Meet the Greek Identity and Interiors
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Sydney-based studio End of Work recently completed the identity and interiors for Meet the Greek, an Australian restaurant chain. A few details: The ...
John Derian for Paperless Post
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I’ve used Paperless Post a couple of times when I’ve needed an evite and didn’t have the time to design and code it myself. It’...
Murmure Business Cards
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Concrete business cards by Murmure. Wow. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "Font Lover's Bundle". For commercial &...
Daniel Ting Chong: Soap Range
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For this recent project, Daniel Ting Chong collaborated with a soap maker in Johannesburg, South Africa to develop a range of soaps. Each one has a ...
Etsy Finds: Pinecone Camp
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This week’s find: beautiful photographs by Janis Nicolay of Pinecone Camp. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "F...
88 Brand Partners Launch
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88 Brand Partners is a brand new full service agency based in Chicago. Be sure to check out their site to learn more about who they are and how they w...
Bravo Company: The Chain Reaction Project Identity
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A great project for a great cause by Bravo Company: The Chain Reaction Project (TCRP) is a non-profit organization that was born in 2009 to help chang...
Trigger: Calgary Zoo 2011 Annual Report
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Trigger recently took a unique approach to designing and producing the Calgary Zoo’s 2011 Annual Report. Be sure to check out the video below fo...
Monday Quick Links: 04.30.12
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The site for the SVA MFA Design program is up and running, with links to each designer and their thesis projects. Check it out here. Speaking of SVA, ...
Student Work: Woody Harrington: Novel Tea Cafe Identity
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Woody Harrington is currently a Senior at Tyler School of Art, with an excellent portfolio. In particular, his identity project for Novel Tea Cafe, a ...
Mytton Williams: Ink Identity
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Identity and collateral for Ink, a team of copywriters, by Mytton Williams. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "Font Lo...
Color Happy 174
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Yet another lovely pattern from the always awesome Helen Dardik. Follow her blog for more....
O&Co on Branding Served
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Personal identity and stationery for O&Co Branding. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "Font Lover's Bundle". For c...
Hovard Design: Founders Card Packaging
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Great redesign by Hovard Design for the Founders Card packaging....
Janice Wu Illustration
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Beautiful illustration work by Janice Wu: “My work explores how meaning, value, and associations are placed upon things in the material realm. I...
Type Love 188: Armitage
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I’ve recently discovered Dunwich Type Founders, a New York-based foundry with a handful of solid typefaces available for licensing. Armitage, i...
Victoria Fernandez Illustration
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Take a look at the lovely illustration work of Victoria Fernandez. More here. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "Font ...
Boy Burns Barn: Parish Food & Goods Identity
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We were lucky enough to attend a wedding held at Atlanta’s Parish Food & Goods last fall, so I was excited to discover that Boy Burns Barn ...
Sean Sutherland: Inspirational Posters
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Sean Sutherland designed this series of inspirational posters for use in his fiance’s office as a guidance counselor at a middle school....
Collection: Out and About
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FOUND: 1. Karen Walker Eyewear, 2. O Happy Day Print, 3. Thinksport Safe Suncreen, 4. Huffy Women’s Ocean Deluxe Bike, 5. Nixon Headphone...
Atipus: Rítmia Identity
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A beautiful identity by Atipus for Rítmia, a music therapist and social educator. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free ...
ruiz+company: Chocolate Factory Packaging
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Great packaging for Chocolate Factory by ruiz+company. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "Font Lover's Bundle". For co...
Michael Mavian: The HUB Concierge Identity
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Check out: The HUB Concierge an identity project by Toronto-based Michael Mavian. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free...
Etsy Finds: The Aldas Project
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The Aldas Project is a philanthropic daily art project by Kristy Modarelli. Here are the details: I am a mixed media artist, generally working in scul...
Archie McLeish: Long Story Short Typography
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I’m loving Long Story Short, a project by Archie McLeish which typographically renders common digital speak acronyms in a decidedly non-digita...
Loren Klein: Wedding Invitations
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Today I’m pleased to share the invitations Loren Klein designed for his wedding last summer. Below is a bit of background from Loren about the d...
TRÜF Creative: Indiegogo Re-Brand
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Los Angeles-based design firm TRÜF (pronounced trooph) recently completed a re-brand and website overhaul for Indiegogo, a funding platform thatR...
Monday Quick Links: 04.23.12
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Sadly, the design world lost Hillman Curtis last week, an incredibly influential creative thinker who touched the lives of many. (If you haven’t...
Fuzzco: Westbrook Brewery
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This flexible and playful identity for Westbrook Brewing Co., was created by Fuzzco and inspired by both the visual cues found in wrought-iron work ...
Jessica Taich: Yelp Design
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Who knew Yelp was cranking out such fun design work behind the scenes? Thanks to designer Jessica Taich for sending these along for me to share. Get 3...
Kelli Marie: Personal Stationery
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I love the business card and resume that Kelli Marie created for herself while she was a student. Check out the rest of her work right here. Get 300+ ...
Color Happy 173
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Loulou and Tummie always produce colorful, vibrant pieces, so they’re a great resource for color palette inspiration. Today this this city art ...
Brandt Brinkerhoff: Dip Dust-up Collateral
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I first came across the work of Brandt Brinkerhoff via the collaborative storybook poster project I posted about recently. So it was great to discove...
Anne Vagt: Hallo liebe Unbekannte
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Love these pieces: Hallo liebe Unbekannte by Anne Vagt. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% free "Font Lover's Bundle". For ...
Dustin Holmes: Gig Posters
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South African designer Dustin Holmes has a great selection of gig posters in his portfolio. Check out the rest right here. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnte...
Type Love 187: Foro
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Foro is an elegant slab serif by Hoftype featuring 8 weights and italics. Pick it up at Myfonts. ...
Tom & James Draw
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Tom & James Draw is the beautiful collaborative art project between James Gulliver Hancock and his brother Tom, who was born with Down’s Syn...
Ping Zhu: Swan Lake for Nobrow Press
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Ping Zhu recently created this gorgeous piece for Nobrow based on a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. The unique format features the theater,...
Posters from Help Ink
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In case you’re unfamiliar with Help Ink (I’ve only briefly mentioned them on DWL before), it is a collaborative site featuring unique ar...
Collection: Hex Value
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FOUND: 1. Hex Weight, 2. Drona Hexagonal Winerack, 3. Hex Desk Lamp, 4. Hexagon Navy Circle Stud Earring, 5. Noen Hexagon Ring, 6. Concrete Hex...
& Smith: SugarSin Branding
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I couldn’t resist posting another project from & Smith’s enviable portfolio. This whimsical branding for SugarSin sweet shop isn&#...
Print In Cursive: Twin Birth Announcements
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Check out this adorable modern birth announcement for twins by Salt Lake City-based printer and designer, Print in Cursive. I love the gray and neon c...
Etsy Finds: XA Charles Matchbook Landscapes
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I’m in love with these matchbox landscapes created by Krista Charles, who has been collecting vintage matchbooks ever since inheriting a stash ...
& Smith: Lux Branding
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And Smith recently updated their portfolio with some new work, and their colorful work for Lux Island Resorts immediately caught my eye. Check out som...
Adam&Co: Nike Lebron 9 Campaign Posters
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Adam&Co was recently commissioned to develop the visual identity for Nike’s Lebron 9 campaign, based on the concept “Shoe Science.R...
Designer As… — SVA MFA Design Thesis Forum
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Coming up this week is a great event for the SVA MFA Design Department: the 2012 Thesis Forum, “Designer As _____.” Here are the details: The MF...