New Knack Weekend Covers
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal...
Courtney • Tod Kapke: Travel Photography
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal...
Creative Suitcase Promotional Materials
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Here is a fun promotional piece by Karl Hébert for Creative Suitcase: The Creative Suitcase team has worked on four continents and traveled to over 3...
Andy Pratt: The Location Collection
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal...
Theo Inglis: New York Postcard Project
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal...
Krisatomic: Iceland Photgraphy
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal...
Jackie Hahn: Travelogue
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While I am away I’ll be suspending regular posts to feature design, photography and illustration work focused on a central theme: travel. Normal...
Shane McAdams: Synthetic Landscapes
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These beautiful pieces are from Brooklyn-based artist Shane McAdams’s Synthetic Landscapes series. From his arist statement: “Like the str...
lg2boutique: La Vittoria Branding
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Here is some beautiful work by lg2boutique for La Vittoria, a gourmet gala event to raise money for the Breast Cancer Foundation of Quebec. Each year ...
Color Happy 147
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There’s such an unusual combination of soft colors in this piece by Till Hafenbrak. Love it....
Leslie David: Chalayan Airborne Fragrance Packaging
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Check out this gorgeously detailed packaging by Leslie David, a recent Young Gun recipient, for Hussein Chalayan’s Airbone, a new fragrance prod...
Duncan/Channon: Farrier
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I’m loving this gorgeous wine packaging by Duncan/Channon for Farrier. Here’s a little background from the design team: The overall concep...
Type Love 160: Peleguer
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Peleguer, a set of four fonts including ornaments, was reinterpreted from Spanish typography from the second half of the 18th century. You can read mo...
Dominique Falla: We are all a Part of the Same Thing
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For Dominique Falla’s contribution to this year’s Positive Posters competition, she designed We are all a Part of the Same Thing, an amazi...
Blok Design: Centro Branding
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This sophisticated design program was created by Blok Design for Centro, an arts university in Mexico City. Using imagery in a way that “pulls f...
Collection: Aloha
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FOUND: 1. Hawaiian Salt Duo, 2. Hawaii Pillow, 3. Paper Wrapped Pencil Set, 4. Pineapple Macadamia Cookies, 5. Hawaiian Sun Kids T-shirt, 6. Capri Blu...
Student Spotlight: Kelly Thorn
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Kelly Thorn is a classmate of Theresa Decker, whose work I posted about last week. While peeking through her portfolio, these typographic and illustra...
Poly: Zoo Exhibition
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Zoo is a show curated by the husband and wife team of Jacqui Oakley and Jamie Lawson, which featured “a collection of smaller paintings and arti...
Kareena Zerefos Works on Paper
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Kareena Zerefos makes “whimsical illustrative work with a sense of isolation and bittersweet nostalgia.” Dreamy....
Marx Design: Cazulo Packaging
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Here is a gorgeous packaging project by Marx Design for Cazulo, a new alcohol from Goa, India. A bit of background from Ryan: Despite being around for...
Etsy Finds: Debbie Carlos
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These large, striking, black and white posters by Debbie Carlos, are printed on a plotter— a large format printer mainly used to produce architectur...
Minted Great Ideas Notebook Challenge
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Check out some of the winners of Minted‘s recent Great Ideas Notebook Challenge, all of which will soon be available for purchase on the site....
Meg Gleason: Personalized Stationery
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I’m loving these sweet and simple letterpress stationery designs by Meg Gleason. More details can be found on Flickr....
Michael De Pippo: Retro Muppet Concert Posters
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I have incredibly vivid memories of watching The Muppet Show as a kid, so there’s really no way I couldn’t love this project by Michael De...
Monday Quick Links: 09.19.11
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Quick Note: Thanks for all of your travel submissions! We are currently all booked up for that series, but please feel free to send over regular submi...
Dan Blackman: Turley Wedding Invites
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I love this crisp, clean and modern wedding invitation suite that was designed by Dan Blackman (a newly appointed ADC Young Gun), and printed by Crank...
Kurtis Beavers: Cutters Brewing Co.
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Check out these beer label designs by designer and illustrator Kurtis Beavers, for Cutters Brewing Co. Fun....
Student Spotlight: Theresa Decker
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The portfolio of recent Tyler School of Art grad Theresa Decker is super impressive. There’s lots of great work to see, but I’m particular...
Color Happy 146
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Sometimes nature can be mind-blowingly beautiful, as evidenced by this shot captured by Paul Octavious....
Alt Group.: Fisher & Paykel – The Social Kitchen
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Here is a unique project by Alt. Group, a collaborative installation unveiled at Urbis Design Day 2011. Here’s a little bit about the project fr...
Ben Kafton Architectural Drawings
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I’m really drawn to the strong lines and bright pop of color in these architectural drawings by Ben Kafton....
Tatsuro Kiuchi Illustration
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The work of Japanese artist Tatsuro Kiuchi is so beautiful I almost can’t stand it. Between the unusual compositions, interesting color palettes...
Type Love 159: Detroit
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Match & Kerosense, the type foundry and design studio of Alex Sheldon, is killing it with their releases lately. The latest edition to the library...
Studio Muti Illustration
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Studio Muti is the South Africa-based studio of Clinton Campbell and Miné Jonker, whose work ranges from typography to illustration to design....
Chris Ballasiotes Lettering
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I am absolutely loving Chris Ballasiotes‘s expressive, hand-lettering style....
Tad Carpenter: Yeah! Burger
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Tad Carpenter’s new branding for Yeah! Burger is just plain fun. The Atlanta-based (and expanding) chain wanted a fresh approach to reflect thei...
Collection: Earn Your Stripes
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FOUND: 1. Jonathan Adler Brasilia Stripes Bowl, 2. Paul Smith ‘Westminster’ Cup And Saucer, 3. Dwell Studio Draper Stripe Citrine Rug, 4....
Eight Hour Day: Manifest Rebranding
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Now here is a perfect example of design that is both visually interesting and incredibly smart. For the rebranding of digital agency Manifest, Eight H...
Jose Ortiz: I Love Creative Thinking
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This lovely promotional poster was designed by Jose Ortiz and letterpress printed by Peter Kruty Editions....
Inhouse Design: The Supernatural Packaging
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I absolutely love this packaging for The Supernatural wine by New Zealand’s InHouse Design. Here’s a bit of background in their own words:...
Aaron Bloom Posters
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Seattle-based designer Aaron Bloom has some great posters in his portfolio, some of which you can purchase through Big Cartel or Etsy....
Bird Art by Robert Clarke
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These wonderfully sketchy bird drawings were created by UK-based artist Robert Clarke (who unfortunately doesn’t have a website as far as I can ...
Etsy Finds: In Haus Press
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I’m really loving the minimalist letterpress goods from San Francisco-based shop, In Haus Press....
Kristin Reger: Dublab Patterns
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This series of pattern, by Kristin Reger for dublab, is absolutely gorgeous. I would love to see them made into fabrics....
Supply: Saxton Packaging
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This lovely and sophisticated packaging for Saxton was created by the New Zealand-based studio, Supply. via Best Awards...
Carly Waito New Works
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My favorite part of the Museum of Natural History is hands down the Hall of Gems and Minerals. So needless to say, I am completely enamored with Carly...
Alex Merto Book Design
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Alex Merto has quite the selection of book covers in his portfolio. I especially love that he’s given some insight into the process by showing t...
Monday Quick Links: 09.12.11
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Dan Blackman’s Optimistic American Tee is super fun. Pick one up right here. Refinery 29 reveals their favorite invitations from New York Fashio...
Leterme Dowling: Lucy Attwood Events
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These colorful and elegant invitation materials were created by Leterme Dowling for Lucy Atwood Events....
Brian Hurst Wedding Invitations
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Designer Brian Hurst designed this vibrant invitation suite for his own (very recent) wedding. Love it....
Student Spotlight
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Here’s another installment of the Student Spotlight, featuring the work of a few talented designers and illustrators who are still completing th...
Color Happy 145
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I am usually one for lots of color, but sometimes a muted neutral palette with just one pop of color really hits the spot, as in this image by Rosie H...
Hammerpress 2012 Calendars
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I’m definitely not ready to start buying 2012 calendars just yet, but the new collection from Hammerpress is currently at the top of my list....
Contrabrand: Swiss Side
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I admit, I know nothing about biking whatsoever, but Contrabrand‘s recent branding project for Swiss Side definitely caught my eye. A road wheel...
Ferroconcrete: Fruute Branding
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Check out Ferroconcrete‘s clean, minimal and whimsical branding for früute, who makes all sorts of colorful and interestingly constructed tarts...
Nick Agin Personal Projects
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Nick Agin has an impressive portfolio filled with both design projects created for larger agencies, and personal pieces. In particular, I’m lovi...
Type Love 158: Merge
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Merge is a new family of four soft sans fonts by Philatype....
Cutter & Savage Business Cards
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These lovely vintage-inspired business cards—printed by done Blush Publishing—were designed by Cutter and Savage, a creative organization who may ...
Candy Chang: Before I Die
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Candy Chang’s work is so incredibly inspiring. Through interactive public art installations, she attempts to make cities more comfortable for pe...
United Creatives: Cuts
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This playful postcard, with it’s simple design and cheeky copy, was created by United Creatives, and lovingly printed by Blush Publishing....