Meers Advertising: Swoon Identity and Packaging
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I have a huge sweet tooth, so well-done branding for any dessert-related product is hard for me to resist. Case in point: Swoon, a custom sugar cookie...
Courtney • Cast Iron Design Company: Liz Miller Branding
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Cast Iron Design Company, a relatively new two-man shop, has just launched their complete website. There’s lots of great work to be seen, but I ...
Strohl: Leckerlee Lebkuchen
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Exciting news—two huge talents, Eric Strohl and Christine Celic Strohl have officially joined forces as STROHL, a San Francisco-based design firm sp...
Monday Quick Links: 12.19.11
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This beautiful alphabet by Luci Everett was made out of the scraps from another project. I just rediscovered From Here to There: A Curious Collection...
Jakob Hinrichs Illustration
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I’m loving the unusual characters in these colorful, woodcut-inspired illustrations by Berlin-based Jakob Hinrichs....
Color Happy 156
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In addition to the illustrative details, I’m loving the color palette of this map created by Always With Honor for the MTV European Music Awards...
Figtree Network: Flying Fantastic
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Apologies if you saw this post disappear earlier today, an unfinished version of this post went up unintentionally. Like Figtree says in their descrip...
Type Love 17: Abril
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Abril is one of Type Together’s newest releases, a serif designed with intensive editorial use in mind. You can pick up the complete family of A...
Pepillo Illustration
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I’m loving the childlike, geometric illustration of the French artist Pepillo. Her work can be purchased in print form at L’Affiche Modern...
Kikayis “Summer Time” Window Painting
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Check out the beautiful and intricate window painting by Barcelona-based Kikayis. ...
Collection: Sugar Plums
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FOUND: 1. Edie Velvet Chaise, 2. Burgundy Plum Rectangular Post Earrings, 3. Fresh Sugar Plum Tinted Lip Treatment, 4. Garrett Leight Sunglasses, 5. L...
Brad Woodard: Big Fish Poster
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I loved Brad Woodard’s illustration style at first sight—especially this poster design he created for Big Fish, a submission to the current Si...
LouLou & Tummie: Moonwalking the Dog Screen Print
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I’m loving this new screen print by Loulou & Tummie, Moonwalking the Dog—great color palette. Pick up a print for yourself in their shop....
Moxy Creative House: Touristique
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Moxy Creative House presents Touristique, a series of five illustrated posters based on major cities. They’re available for purchase right here....
Etsy Finds: Project Neon
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Back in May I posted about Project Neon, which at the time, was an active Kickstarter campaign. Well I’m excited to share that the accompanying ...
Sane and Able: The Londoner Christmas Games
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If you’re still on the hunt for this year’s holiday cards, this set by Sane and Able, The Londoner Christmas Games, is definitely a fun an...
Recent Grad: Tony Lee, Jr.
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Take a look at this beautiful senior project by Tony Lee Jr., a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon. He developed visual identities for three Puccini o...
Monday Quick Links: 12.12.11
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Pantone reveals the color of the year: Tangerine Tango. “The Type Heritage Project [THP] discovers and documents the histories of digital displa...
Sébastien Bisson: B-SIDE Branding
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I’m loving the crisp black and white branding and materials for B Side Studios by Sébastien Bisson. via The Dsgn Blog...
Color Happy 155
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This beautiful illustration was created by Javier Garcia’s 2011 Holiday Card. Such a lovely palette....
Minini Mini-People Pins
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I can’t get enough of these hand-painted porcelain pins by illustrator Min Lee. A huge selection of them are available right here on Etsy. via P...
Type Love 169: Andes
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Andes is a new typeface from Latinotype. Designed by Daniel Hernández, the display face includes eight weights and is based on the design of Merced. ...
Citizens for Optimism
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Citizens for Optimism is a collaboration among 17 up and coming designers who strive to use their unique styles to inspire happiness through design. O...
Michael Croxton: Viacom Projects
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Michael Croxton recently did a bit of work for Viacom and Viacom International that caught my eye. This first set of images represent a campaign creat...
Collection: Emerald
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FOUND: 1. Aspen Earrings, 2. Emerald Art Print, 3. Match Tealight Holder, 4. Block print Hello Poster, 5. Butter London British Racing Green, 6. Emera...
One Plus One Holiday Paper Goods
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I first became aware of One Plus One’s work when I was really into wedding blogs during our wedding planning process. I immediately loved their ...
Hopscotch Design Recent Works
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Hopscotch Design is the new studio of paper artist Chloe Fleury, who I featured back in February. She’s been quite busy since then, as you can s...
Etsy Finds: Nidhi Chanani
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San Francisco-based Nidhi Chanani makes adorable art prints and paper goods that would be so great for a kid’s room....
Vesa Sammalisto Alphabet Prints
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DWL fave Vesa Sammalisto just launched an online shop! The shop currently stocks his personal Alphabet project, a series of limited edition mini print...
Trigger Communications Advent Calendar
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As a kid, my brothers and I used to get one of those vintage style chocolate advent calendars every year, which was pretty much my favorite thing abou...
Colle + McVoy All-Set Card Set
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Colle + McVoy has just released the 2011 version of he All-set Card Set, a set of eight letterpressed cards that has you covered for an entire year of...
Monday Quick Links
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Mama’s Sauce is generously offering you almost 200 300 dpi bitmaps of created from scanning their collection of vintage letterpress plates. Scor...
Martin O’Neill Collage
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I can’t get enough of Martin O’Neill’s mixed media, and largely typographic, collage and art work. Check out a whole lot more here, ...
Shore Society Gift Tags
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If you’re on the lookout for some holiday gift tags, these illustrated beauties from Shore Society are definitely an option to consider. You can...
Color Happy 154
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This acidy bright palette was found on CSA Flat File, one of my new favorite visual blogs....
Bryan Keplesky Illustration
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I’m loving the personal, handmade quality found in much of Bryan Keplesky’s work. An Austin-based designer and illustrator, Bryan’s ...
Marian Williams Design: Fitting Wines
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Lovely branding and design for Fitting Wines by Marian Williams Design....
FontMap Typographic Maps
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Typographic maps are nothing new, but these by Fontmap are the best I’ve seen. The letters that denote each area also make up an accurate geogra...
Type Love 168: Bookmania
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Check out this new beauty from Mark Simonson: Bookmania is a revival of Bookman Oldstyle (1901) and the Bookmans of the 1960s, but with all the featur...
Emily Macrae: Nine Lives Book Design
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Emily Macrae’s Nine Lives is a self-initiated project that examines how older generations are affected by the huge changes in the way we communi...
Sarah Papworth Florals
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I’m loving these gorgeous floral patterns and illustrations by Sarah Papworth....
Linzie Hunter Christmas Cards
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I just recently stumbled upon this project of Linzie Hunter‘s from last Christmas, where she hand lettered 100 different holiday cards for clien...
Collection: Ruby
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FOUND: 1. Spade Correspondence, 2. Rose Gold and Ruby Wedding Band, 3. Restoration hardware Stanley Flask Red, 4. Madewell Embossed Telegram Clutch, 5...
Miller: Olli Salumeria Branding
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Check out this gorgeous branding created by Miller Creative for Olli Salumeria, a virginia-based shop that makes dry-cured salumi. I especially love t...
Lulu Dee 80s Mix Tape Letterpress Cards
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As a child of the 80s, this new set of mix tape letterpress cards by Lulu Dee is right up my alley. Each of the five cards feature an instantly recogn...
Adrian Johnson Illustration
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I’m loving these graphic illustration pieces by UK-based artist Adrian Johnson. Much more to see here....
Etsy Finds: Satchel and Sage
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Satchel and Sage is the Etsy shop of Morgana and Gerren Lamson, an Austin-based husband and wife creative team. Among other things, they make these fu...
Tad Carpenter: 2011 Holiday Paper Goods
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It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Tad Carpenter around here, we’ve posted about his work several times in the past. But more tha...
The Hungry Workshop: Letterpress Bookmark
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The creative letterpress projects that are coming out of The Hungry Workshop are so incredibly inspiring—this little piece of paper goodness was des...
Foundry Collective: Urban Wineworks
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Earlier this month Foundry Collective launched a beautiful new site featuring lots of new work. They excel at layering typographic and illustrative de...
2012 Studio on Fire Desk Calendar
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I look forward to the Studio on Fire letterpress calendar every year, and this year’s version does not disappoint. For 2012, they’ve emplo...
Monday Quick Links: 11.28.11
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Happy Monday readers! I hope everyone in the States had a great holiday! I know I’m feeling reenergized and ready to make the next month an extr...
Happy Thanksgiving!
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We’re taking off today and tomorrow to enjoy some time (and, of course, delicious food) with family and friends. See you on Monday!...
Yasmeen Ismail Illustration
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Yasmeen Ismail is a London-based illustrator with a focus on character design and children’s illustration. If you love her work as much as I do,...
Richard Mosse Photography
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Feast your eyes on this stunning landscape photography by Richard Mosse. via But Does it Float...
Pedale Design: Quills Coffee
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Love this simple, yet bold packaging and identity work for Quills Coffee by Pedale Design....
Collection: Cornucopia
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FOUND: 1. Brown Turkey Fig Jam with Raw Honey and Cinnamon, 2. Southern Biscuit Combo Pack, 3. Apple Cider Caramels, 4. Sour Cream Apple Walnut Pie, 5...
Nate Utesch Illustration
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I’m loving this selection of pieces by designer and illustrator Nate Utesch....
Area Code Project
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Awhile back I briefly mentioned the Area Code Project, Mike McQuade’s ongoing project whose mission is to catalog all of the area codes in the U...
Lulie Wallace Paintings
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I am currently obsessed with the gorgeous floral paintings of Lulie Wallace. From the vibrant color palettes to the bold brushstrokes to the geometric...