Chopsticks Giveaway Winners
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Monday Quick Links: 03.26.12
Pinterest has updated their Terms of Service, Acceptable Use Policy, and Privacy Policy. Their recent blog post outlines the basics. In honor of las...
Work in Progress: Tjuvholmen Sjømagasi
Work in Progress developed this fresh, identity—loving the blind embossed details—for Tjuvholmen Sjømagasi, a seafood restaurant in Oslo, Norway...
Son&Sons: Gagen MacDonald Identity
I recently stumbled upon the work of Son&Sons, a New York-based studio. They have a great portfolio, but I was particularly drawn to their work fo...
Color Happy 169
Here is yet another lovely vintage matchbook label, this time found in the stream of Shailesh Chavda. Check out more from his collection right here....
Cast Iron Design Company: Jack Sinclair Identity
I’m loving Cast Iron’s identity for Jack Sinclair, a letterpress studio. They declare it a “designer’s dream project”, a...
Fabio Ongarato Design: The Capitol Identity
The Capitol is a luxury apartment building located in Melbourne, Australia. Fabio Ongarato Design developed the identity and various collateral for t...
DDB New York: Hertz Corporation Print Ads
Check out this new print campaign by DDB New York for Hertz. The highly stylized campaign centers on the them of “Traveling at the Speed of Hert...
Type Love 183: User
User is a new monospaced (which means there’s no kerning) type family from DSType. The family includes 30 styles with five weights ranging from...
Eric Hanson Illustration
Eric Hanson is an award-winning, Minneapolis-based illustrator with an incredible client list. He works in a sketchy pencil style, developed while wor...
Magpie Studio: Jackson Gilmour Identity
Magpie Studio created this sophisticated identity for Jackson Gilmour, a family-run catering company. I especially love the tone-on-tone metallic det...
Student Work: Nina Reck: Serengeti Board Game
This beautiful board game, Serengeti, was designed by recent Tyler School of Art grad, Nina Reck. In this educational board game, players migrate acro...
Collection: X’s and O’s
FOUND: 1. XOXO Stacking Ring in Sterling Silver, 2. Aimee Wilder Wallpaper, 3. Dwell Studio Circle Artwork, 4. Serena & Lily Parker X-Bench, ...
Alejandro Largo: Eco-Map of the Upper East Side
Alejandro Largo, is a Brooklyn-based designer who also spends his days designing for Apartment One, a studio I featured yesterday. This freelance pro...
Jordan Metcalf: Nike Create the Future Pitch Typography
Here is some gorgeous dimensional tpographic work by Jordan Metcalf for Nike Create the Future: At the end of 2011 I was asked to pitch on the ident...
Etsy Finds: Western New York Book Arts Collaborative
This week I stumbled upon the etsy shop for the Western New York Book Arts Collaborative, and I’m so glad I did. Located in Buffalo, the non-pro...
Apartment One: Poppin Branding
I became an instant fan of Poppin the second I laid eyes on their website; and it was only solidified once I received some of their fantastic products...
The Just Love Project
The Just Love Project is a new collaborative initiative based on the resolution of “Just Love.” Each month one poster will be released by...
AIGA San Francisco 50 Books/50 Covers Exhibition
If you’re in the San Francisco area on March 29th (I wish I was!) don’t miss this great event: Fifty Books/Fifty Covers, a juried selecti...
A Chopsticks Novel Giveaway
Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for your participation! Readers, you’re in for a treat today—I have a new giveaway to share with p...
Monday Quick Links: 03.19.12
I’m still not 100% sure if I will adopt the Curator’s Code process for attribution. I’m all for citing sources, but I have some of ...
Tractorbeam: Hutton Identity
What a beautiful identity Tractorbeam has created for Hutton Hotel, a Nashville boutique hotel that caters specifically to musicians and Vanderbilt Un...
Parallax: Henry’s Drive Vignerons Identity
Australian studio Parallax developed a wide range of work for Henry’s Drive Vignerons, including everything from brand strategy to web design. The...
Color Happy 168
This vibrant, colorful architecture was captured by Matthias Heiderich....
NOTHING:SOMETHING: Resin Denim Branding Part 2
As promised, here is an exclusive look at the branded trade show booth created for Resin Denim by Kevin Landwehr of NOTHING:SOMETHING. This gives you ...
NOTHING:SOMETHING: Resin Denim Branding Part 1
I’ve long been a fan of the work of New York Studio, NOTHING:SOMETHING. In particular, I love that their work for each client has its own disti...
Font Design: Abraham Lincoln | Frances MacLeod
I’m giving you a double dose of type love today, with this new display font designed by Frances MacLeod. Abraham Lincoln was born out of a need ...
here design: Café Luc Identity
This week has been a restaurant and packaging heavy one (I love weeks like this), so why not continue the trend? This super chic identity for Café L...
Type Love 182: Storefront
Storefront is the latest—fantastic—release from Sudtipos. Inspired by American sign painting, the script features all sorts of alternatives and s...
Oat Creative: Saloon Identity
Great work for Saloon, a Boston-area restaurant, designed by Oat Creative. via Sceneologist...
Kerr Vernon: That’s Impressive Print Promotion
That’s Impressive is a print piece designed by Kerr Vernon in collaboration with Glasgow Press. The colorful piece is comprised of five lette...
Mint Design: Hilliards Brewery Packaging and Collateral
This project has already made its way around the interwebs but I couldn’t resist another post. I love seeing how well the identity translates fr...
Collection: Daylight Saving
FOUND: 1. You Are My Sunshine Print, 2. Kate Spade Sailor Stripe Scarf, 3. Yellow Matchbox Light, 4. Poppin Yellow Tape Dispenser, 5. Neon Yello...
Jesse Campbell: Corso 32 Identity
I’m a sucker for restaurant design, and Vigor’s blog has turned out to be a great resource for finding fantastically designed brands and s...
Student Work: Beau Monroe: Concannon Packaging
This post has been removed at the request of the featured designer....
Caste: Citizen Identity and Collateral
I love everything about Caste’s design for Citizen, a menswear boutique in Victoria, BC—from the carefully crafted flourishes to the quirky p...
Etsy Finds: Brittany Burton Prints
I’m loving the small selection of prints in Brittany Burton‘s shop, which, according to the illustrator, is dominated by “patches of...
Acre: UNLEASHED! 2011 Identity and Collateral
Unleashed! is a recent identity project of Singapore-based studio Acre: Taking our design direction from M.O.D’s sophomore performance of going beyo...
Dan Cassaro: GOOD Magazine WPA Posters
For their most recent issue, GOOD Magazine commissioned Dan Cassaro to create this series of six full page illustrations inspired by WPA poster art. L...
2011 La Marzocco Year Book
This beautiful, limited edition book is the result of a collaboration between Jon Contino and German studio, Sven Hoffmann. Developed for La Marzocc...
Jon Contino: Good Times Lettering and Illustration
Last week Jon Contino relaunched his site with a new design and lots of new work. While there is plenty of inspiring work to see, this project, illust...
Monday Quick Links: 03.12.12
The Curator’s Code, “a standard for honoring attribution of discovery across the web”, is a new project from Maria Popova, Kelli An...
Studio Constantine: Stationery and Promotional Materials
Studio Constantine recently revamped their printed materials. Here’s a bit about how they arrived at this solution: We wanted our own printed ma...
Riikka Sormunen Illustration
I can’t get enough of Rikka Sormunen’s illustration work—she has such a lovely way with color, texture and composition. You can see more...
James Reeve: Lightscapes
Feast your eyes on James Reeve’s striking Lightscapes series. via The New Minimum...
Color Happy 167
Jacqui Lee created this lovely illustration for the Postcards to Alphaville project....
Mucca Design: Teplitzky’s Identity and Collateral
I’m a big fan of Mucca Design and the work they produce, but I am especially loving the work I spotted recently for Teplitzky’s, a diner-i...
Hannes Beer: All Day Everyday Project
I’m incredibly impressed with the results of Hannes Beer‘s All Day Everyday Project. A few favorites are below, but you can check out th...
Vladimir Stankovic: Entomology
It would be putting it lightly to suggest that I have a strong aversion to bugs of any kind. So it’s a testament to Vladimir Stankovic’s ...
Type Love 181: Frontage
To my delight, layered type systems seems to be popping up everywhere lately. Frontage, the newest version I’ve spotted, features five separate ...
lg2boutique: Agropur Annual Report
I started out my design career with a heavy focus on print design, so I love when a well-designed annual report pops in my inbox—they’re few a...
Marc Shur: Sign Language
Marc Shur maintains Sign Language, an impressive set of vintage signage photographs (as well as their locations) on Flickr—definitely a great ins...
Studio Makgill: Good Energy Branding
Studio Makgill recently completed the rebranding for Good Energy, the UK’s only dedicated 100% renewable energy supplier. I love that it manage...
Collection: Spring Green
FOUND: 1. Balsam Fir Incense, 2. YeeHaw SPRING TREES Letterpress Mini Prints with Envelopes, 3. Kate Spade Gum Drop Studs, 4. Walker Derby 100, ...
Adam Gower: Super Whatnot Printed Goods
The Hungry Workshop recently printed the coasters and business cards for Super Whatnot, a new Brisbane-based bar. Designed by Adam Gower, the printed ...
Poly: Stark Skincare Packaging
I recently spotted Poly’s packaging design for Stark Skincare on Dribbble, and knew I had to share it with you. Here’s a bit of background...
Salih Kucukaga: Espresso Republic Business Cards
Istanbul-based designer Salih Kucukaga just sent over the hot-off-the-presses, letterpressed business cards he designed for Espresso Republic (If yo...
Steven Bonner Typography
Steven Bonner (whose blog features some great typographic and designy finds) has some really impressive typography and lettering in his portfolio. Be...
Etsy Finds: Vintage Optical Shop
I’ve never really needed glasses (so far anyway), but I’ve always wished I did. I just like the look. So the amazing selection of vintage ...
Monnet Design: SummerWorks Collateral
Over the past few years, Toronto-based studio Monnet Design has completed the branding and collateral for SummerWorks Theatre Festival. Each year they...