Tim Boelaars: Bob Van Hulst Business Card
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The embossed effect found on these business cards designed by Tim Boelaars is actually a property of the paper used, GF Smith Colorplan. Colorplan has...
Courtney • Ludlow Kingsley: Fix Food Identity and Website
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Here’s a great identity and site design by Los Angeles-based Ludlow Kinsley (who is also responsible for Milton Glaser’s beautiful new site). Fix Food...
Monday Quick Links: 02.20.12
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Issue 2 of Computer Arts Collection is now out! Check out this more in-depth preview of the first two issues for a closer look. Roald Dahl Stamps! In ...
Student Work: Jonathan Faust: Earl/Gray Identity
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Here’s another great student identity project by Denmark-based Jonathan Faust. The design was developed for a fictive company with the intention of he...
Rod Castro: Ache Erre Identity
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This minimal, classy identity was designed by student Rod Castro for an up-and-coming architecture firm....
Color Happy 164
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I can’t get enough of the color palette from this album cover found via Project Thirty-Three....
Bunch: Allegheny Financial 2012 Planner
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This beautiful 2012 planner was designed for Allegheny Financial by Bunch. The impressive design features all sorts of fun production details, includi...
Student Work: Katey Mangels: Phantom Calls Identity
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This project by Katey Mangel, is one of the reasons why I love student projects so much—school gives you the freedom to create completely fictional co...
Type Love 178: Uma
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Uma is a new, two-weight, rounded typeface from Sudtipos. Check out the features and pick it up right here at MyFonts....
Design Ranch: Zen’d Party Arty Invitation
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I couldn’t resist featuring another project from the creative minds at Design Ranch this week—they have such an incredible portfolio. Here’s a little ...
Ben Geier: Culture 22 Identity and Graphics
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Ben Geier is a Chicago-based designer and photographer with a decidedly impressive portfolio. What caught my eye in particular was the work he did for...
Remilla and Emil Wedding Paper Goods
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Bay area designer Remilla Ty designed this suite of paper goods for her own wedding this past November. The pieces feature all sorts of handmade detai...
Collection: Presidential
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FOUND: 1. Vintage White House Postcard, 2. Vintage George Washington Postcard, 3. Vintage Mount Rushmore Commemorative Plate, 4. Vintage Political Cam...
Design Ranch: Unforked Branding
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By way of Laura Berglund’s portfolio I found this super fun restaurant branding project by Design Ranch, where she is currently employed. Here’s the d...
Studio Lin: 2012 Core77 Design Awards Poster
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Studio Lin recently designed this beautiful poster to commemorate the 2012 Core77 Design Awards, which is currently accepting entries through March 13...
Erin Drewitz Photography
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Feast your eyes on the incredible photography of Erin Drewitz. What you see below is a selection from her Places series, but she also shoots portraits...
Etsy Finds: Constellation & Co.
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I’ve mentioned Constellation & Co.’s work in the past, but I only recently discovered their etsy shop. It’s filled with all sorts of letterpress paper...
Student Spotlight: Paul Marcinkowski: Tattoo Infographics
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How cool are these tattoo infographics?!? A very impressive student project by Paul Marcinkowski. via Quipsologies ...
Almanac: Discover Monet Website
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Recently, Almanac was commissioned by the St. Louis Art Museum to assist them in creating an online resource centered around Claude Monet’s Water Lili...
Red Design: Aspex Gallery Identity
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I’m incredibly intrigued by this branding project from new-to-me studio Red Design… Red Design were invited by Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth, UK along w...
Monday Quick Links: 02.13.12
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Kate Spade has brought back their e-valentines for 2012. I can’t tell you how much I love Love Ever After, a Kickstarter project by Lauren Fleishman. ...
Michael Braley: Colin Corcoran Business Cards
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Check out these excellent, alphabet flashcard business cards by Michael Braley for Colin Corcoran, a copywriter....
Tind: What You See Is What You Get Posters
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Tind’s latest experimental poster (remember these?) is a typographic beauty screen printed in phosphorescent and fluorescent inks. Take a look at a fe...
Daniel Zender: Hitchcock Poster Series
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Daniel Zender has put together quite the extensive portfolio of design and illustration work. In particular, I’m really loving his Hitchcock film post...
Color Happy 163
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I’m loving this cool, crisp color palette found in a book design from Mucho’s portfolio featured on September Industry....
Ehrenstråhle & Wågnert: Modesty Branding
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In my opinion, this stark, minimalist design—by Ehrenstråhle & Wågnert—is perfectly apropos for a high-end clothing line named Modesty. I’m also lovin...
Vintage Animal Illustrations by Staffan Wirén
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I can’t get enough of these vintage animal illustrations by Swedish illustrator Staffan Wirén. Each alphabet illustration was found in the children’s ...
Type Love 177: Narziss Text
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Narziss Text is the serif companion to the very popular Narziss display face by Hubert Jocham Type....
NB Studio: This Year…
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This Year… is an annual piece by NB Studio sent to clients and friends as an alternative to the typical holiday card. Each year they focus on a partic...
Marwan Kaabour: On Passports: A Study
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On Passports: A Study is a visual summary that accompanied Marwan Kaabour’s thesis project PASS/PORT, which critically investigates the different part...
Radio: 22 Seven Icons
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An icon is such a small piece of artwork that it presents quite the communication challenge. So I’m impressed with this extensive set that Radio devel...
Collection: Love Actually
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FOUND: 1. Sugar Paper Gold Hearts Card, 2. Love You Daily, 3. I Like You and Naps card, 4. Loved ring, 5. Tattly Love Tattoo, 6. Custom Love Wall Art,...
Proof Wine Collective Packaging
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Proof Wine Collective is producing some really interesting wines with some impressive label artwork. You can see a whole lot more right here....
Mark Gowing Design Movie Posters
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Mark Gowing Design has created some excellent poster designs for Hopscotch films....
STUDIO BRAVE: Egg Unlimited Branding
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Melbourne, Australia-based Studio Brave recently developed the identity and collateral for Egg Unlimited, an old-fashioned bakery that bakes all of th...
Etsy Finds: Julia Kostreva
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I’ve seen these geometric, color blocked notebooks and planners all over the place recently, so I’m glad I finally stumbled upon the shop. Julia Kostr...
Braden Wise: Good Day CA Revisited
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In celebration of the project’s publishing in the CA Typography Annual, Braden Wise has posted a whole new series of his Good Day CA postcard designs....
Alfalfa Studio for Kate Spade
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This perfectly charming stop motion animation was created by Alfalfa Studios for Kate Spade in celebration of the color chocolate brown, as part of th...
Lulu Dee Valentines
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Check out Lulu Dee’s new Valentines—four, two-color designs in her signature playful style. They’re available for purchase as a complete set or indivi...
The Hungry Workshop: The Rabbit Hole Promo
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Here is yet another amazing project from The Hungry Workshop, a promotional piece for The Rabbit Hole Ideation Cafe, “a place to meet, work, share and...
Monday Quick Links: 02.06.12
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Designers & looks like it could be a great resource for designers to connect with both printers and developers. I love these great illustrations about...
Luli Sánchez Hand-painted Patterns
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I’m in love with these hand-painted watercolor patterns by Luli Sánchez. So much more to see right here. via Oh Joy!...
Laudon Type Design
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Laudon is the Swedish type design studio of Carolina Laudon, focused on typography, type design and type education. Here’s a small sampling of the typ...
Borja Bonaque: Square, Circle, Triangle Prints
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Borja Bonaque just released this print series of urban landscapes housed within basic geometric shapes. Get a closer look here and pick up a set for y...
Color Happy 162
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I’m usually one for bright, vibrant color palettes, but the muted tones of these letterpress tags by Joseph Parra caught my eye this week....
New Facebook Page!
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We’ve got a brand new Facebook page! To go along with our current rebranding efforts, we’ve consolidated our updates to one page where we’ll post news...
Big News: We’ve opened up shop!
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The Seamless shop has been in the works for quite awhile, and we’re now finally ready to release our first product! We recently designed these celebra...
Iglika Kodjakova: Illustrative Numbers
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These illustrative numbers by Iglika Kodjakova are super fun. via Typography Served...
CODO Design: Bird on a Wire Branding
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CODO Design recently developed the branding for Bird on a Wire, a small boutique in Franklin, Indiana that sells repurposed, recycled and refurbished ...
Foundry Collective: Emporium Pies Branding
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I’m a big fan of Foundry Collective’s work, so it’s no surprise that I love their branding for Emporium Pies. The color palette might be my favorite d...
Type Love 176: Kurry
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Kurry is a fun, curvy new display face from Cadson Demak. ...
BOND: Aschan Deli Branding
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BOND recently completed the branding and interior design for Aschan Deli. I’m loving the pops of red against the neutral color palette and materials....
Matter: 2012 New Year Package
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Check out this gorgeous promotion that Matter sent to their clients this year: two custom designed notebooks housed in a zipper-perforated mailer. Bea...
Matt Delbridge: Noble Discord
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Great work by Matt Delbridge: pieces designed for Noble Discord, a proposed fashion show highlighting the collections of young Bay Area fashion design...
Collection: Moody Blues
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FOUND: 1. Need Supply Navy Watch (sold out), 2. Farm Ruck Sack, 3. Richer Poorer Socks, 4. Cracked Chroma iPad Case, 5. Ugmonk Percent Shirt, 6. Fleec...
Commercial Type for Fast Company
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This past Fall, Fast Company—a magazine I subscribe to and highly recommend—launched a redesign featuring three custom typeface families by Commercial...
Doe Eyed: New Site, New Work
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Lincoln, Nebraska based design and print studio Doe Eyed just launched a brand new site with loads of new work. Below you can see a small selection of...
P.A.R
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I am really drawn to the offbeat brand designed by P.A.R. for Barcelona-based Strata Bakery. I know this look is something we’ve seen a lot of before,...
Colin Pinegar: F. Troupe Branding
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According to recent grad Colin Pinegar, F. Troupe is “a drunkship of cobblers from London who make shoes that are ‘quintessentially British.'” Check o...
Etsy Finds: Aaron Eiland
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I was happy to discover that Texas-based designer has an Etsy shop, where several screen printed posters are available for sale. Check out the rest ri...