160over90: UArts Lookbook

The super talented team at 160over90 recently had 6 weeks to conceptualize, design and produce a new viewbook for the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and the results are impressive. Check out their blog post about the project for more…

Type Love: Metro Nova

Metro Nova is a new release from Linotype which is an update of the 1929 modern classic by W.A. Dwiggins. The newly updated family includes seven weights, from ultra thin to extra black in regular proportions, and six weights as…

Plenty: Urban Forest Renewal Project

When browsing through Frances Close‘s portfolio for the first time recently, her work for the Grand Rapids Urban Forest Renewal Project immediately caught my eye. Designed at Plenty, the project represents a new initiative that raises awareness about the importance of trees…

Paintings by Michael Ward

I instantly fell in love with these paintings by Michael Ward the second I saw them. Each one depicts an ordinary, everyday scene based on a photograph captured in Southern California. I especially love Michael’s goal for the images he…

Hansel from Basel Spring/Summer Photo Series

This colorful photo series gives us one last glimpse of summer before Fall weather starts to set in this month, at least here on the East Coast anyway. The series was captured by photographer Nicholas Haggard to feature some of Hansel from Basel‘s…

DWL is Expanding!

Big news around here! After 5+ years of running DWL on my own—with the overwhelming support of Brian of course—I’m ready to bring on a few people to help me take the blog to the next level. Below you will…

Ugmonk Limited Edition 5th Anniversary Set

Ugmonk, one of my favorite brands, just recently launched a new limited edition anniversary set to celebrate their 5th anniversary. The package, which is limited to 200 sets, includes a new t-shirt printed with black shimmer ink, a copper foil-embossed…

Jeremy Loyd: Branding Bad

I’m loving Jeremy Loyd‘s new side project, Branding Bad, in which he creates a logo for each of the eight final episodes of Breaking Bad (which I’d argue is the best show on TV—currently anyway). I’m definitely looking forward to seeing…

Studio H: National Trust

For the month of August (and one day in September!), a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer Riley Cran. For more from Riley, be sure to…