Trigger Communications Advent Calendar
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
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
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
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
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
This acidy bright palette was found on CSA Flat File, one of my new favorite visual blogs....
Bryan Keplesky Illustration
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
Lovely branding and design for Fitting Wines by Marian Williams Design....
FontMap Typographic Maps
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
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
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
I’m loving these gorgeous floral patterns and illustrations by Sarah Papworth....
Linzie Hunter Christmas Cards
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
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
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
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
I’m loving these graphic illustration pieces by UK-based artist Adrian Johnson. Much more to see here....
Etsy Finds: Satchel and Sage
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
Feast your eyes on this stunning landscape photography by Richard Mosse. via But Does it Float...
Pedale Design: Quills Coffee
Love this simple, yet bold packaging and identity work for Quills Coffee by Pedale Design....
Collection: Cornucopia
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
I’m loving this selection of pieces by designer and illustrator Nate Utesch....
Area Code Project
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
I am currently obsessed with the gorgeous floral paintings of Lulie Wallace. From the vibrant color palettes to the bold brushstrokes to the geometric...
John & John Crisps Packaging
I came across this graphic packaging the other day, and they immediately grabbed my attention. According to the source, BP&O, John & John is &...
Etsy Finds: Wrap Round-up
Without a doubt, the minute I launch the gift guide every year I come across more items I would have loved to include, so I’ll be sharing them h...
Laurie DeMartino Design: Womn in Design Exhibition
Minneapolis has such an amazing design scene, including an especially high concentration of talented female designers. So it was great to see the deve...
Neighborhood Studio: Oaksterdam Hydroponics
Last week Curtis Jinkins launched a brand new site for his shop, Neighborhood Studio, featuring loads of new work. All of it is fantastic, but this pa...
TunnelBravo: North Identity & Collateral
TunnelBravo recently completed the identity and collateral design for North, a brand new Italian restaurant in Phoenix. I’m especially loving th...
Kelli Anderson: Infographics
Like so many others, I’ve been admiring the infographic snippets Kelli Anderson has been posting on Dribbble over the last few months. So I was ...
Monday Quick Links: 11.21.11
Shoebox by 1000 Memories presents How to Go Home, A Survival Guide to Life During the Holidays, featuring illustrations by Patrick Long. Alan Segama j...
2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Open publication – Free publishing – More design Without further adieu, I present to you the 2011 Holiday Gift Guide—better late then ne...
Student Spotlight: Mai K. Nguyen
Mai K. Nguyen is a current design student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a whole lot of talent. I’m incredibly impressed with this identity an...
Nate Williams: The chemiCOOLS Collection
I’ve been a big fan of Nate Williams’s illustration, design and lettering work for quite awhile, so it’s no surprise that I instantl...
Type Love 167: Zadie
Zadie is a gorgeous, ornamental display face by A2-Type featuring open and solid styles. Pick it up right here....
Adam Hayes Lettering
This morning I am loving the typographic works of London-based Adam Hayes. There’s much more to see (plus illustration, maps and more) right her...
Neil J Rook Patterns
How great are these pattern designs by Neil J Rook? I’m loving the flat graphics, fun subject matter and compositions of tightly collected objec...
Collection: Thankful
FOUND: 1. Two Arms Thank You, 2. Modern Block Letterpress Thank You Cards, 3. MMMG Talk Bubble Card, 4. Karolin Schoor Thank You, 5. Rifle Gold Floral...
2011 Gift Guide Update
Hi readers! Just wanted to give you all a quick update on the 2011 DWL Gift Guide. The Guide will launch a bit earlier this year, on this Friday, Nove...
Keren Richter Visual Art
What I find most impressive about Keren Richter’s work is how it spans across various media, but still remains distinctly her own. From collage ...
JooHee Yoon Illustration
I’ve always been drawn to fairy tales and whimsical stories a la Alice in Wonderland, which is why I’m so excited by JooHee Yoon‘s i...
Etsy Finds: Eye Poetry Photography
The Eye Poetry Photography shop is filled to the brim with dreamy, magical images created by Irene Suchocki. Check out a whole lot more right here....
Jenni Sparks Illustration
I’m really loving Jenni Sparks’s sketchy illustration and hand-lettering style....
Greg Christman: Oliver Birth Announcement
Check out this gorgeous announcement that Greg Christman designed to celebrate the birth of his son Oliver (love that name!). The lyric he chose to us...
They Draw and Cook Winner!
Thanks again to all who participated! I’m psyched to have a huge list of new recipes to try; check the comments on the original post to see for ...
Monday Quick Links: 11.14.11
I came across several great posters this week: DKNG’s latest release is a tribute to the films of Bill Murray, The Best Part has two new Day &am...
Misty Manley: Fake Anything Designs
Have you heard of Fake Anything? I hadn’t before I received Misty Manley‘s submission. But I’m certainly glad I did, especially sinc...
NB Studio: Land Securities Park House Branding
A beautiful identity for Park House by London-based NB Studio. More here....
Karli Ingersoll Lettering and lllustration
Hand-lettering is one of those skills I wish I had but don’t, so I will never tire of perusing well-done examples. My latest discovery is the gr...
Charles Wiliams: Uniqlo Portraits
Uniqlo commissioned Charles Williams to create this series of portraits for their 2011 Brand Book. Each piece honors one of five Japanese craftsmen em...
Color Happy 153
Apparently 2011 is the International Year of Chemistry. Who knew? Anyway, to celebrate the occasion, Simon C. Page created a whole series of posters...
Two Paperdolls: I Do Films Branding
When we were planning our wedding last year, a wedding video seemed like one of the items we could live without, so we opted not to hire a videographe...
Pink Paper Circus Illustration
I’m loving the delicate, perfectly imperfect illustrations of Pink Paper Circus....