Type Love 157: Magnola
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I’m really loving the curved lines of Magnola, a display face by Eimantas Paškonis that features lots of interesting ligaures and swash variant...
Courtney • Red Square Agency Rebranding
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Red Square Agency took an approach with their rebranding that reflects both their personality and their history. The backs of their business cards and...
Birdsong Gregory: Sheffield & Sons Branding
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Charlotte, North Carolina-based agency birdsong gregory developed the brand for Sheffield & Sons as a memorable private label for Bloom Grocery...
Collection: Off to the Races
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FOUND: 1. Horse Bit Socks, 2. Unused Equestrian Stamps, 3. Vintage Kentucky State Souvenir Drinking Glass, 4. Teal Modern Horse Cushion, 5. Vintage Go...
Radio Illustration Collective
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Radio is a South Africa-based illustration and design collective made up of Brad Hodgskiss, Byron Meiring and Gert Schoeman. Based on the impressive r...
Tom Froese: Eccentrification Tour Web Site
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The Eccentrification Tour Web Site by Tom Froese is a certainly a feast for the eyes. He says it best: When a 22-person, tall-bike-riding family going...
Departement: Motor Flame Artists Branding
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This sophisticated identity was created by Montreal-based Departement for Motor Flame artists, a visual effects studio. The suite features different p...
Danielle Kroll Design, Illustration and Lettering
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There are so many beautiful pieces of work in Danielle Kroll’s portfolio that I just couldn’t choose only one to feature. Below you will s...
Etsy Finds: Handy Maiden
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Etsy Shop Handy Maiden makes these adorable miniature ceramic critters—most are under two inches tall. Each one is sculpted and hand-painted individ...
Allison Cole for Pink Ghost
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Independent publisher Pinkghost will soon be releasing a new series of Artist Chubby Books, which are thick books filled with hundreds of both lined a...
Studio8: Wired Magazine Typeface
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This flexible, three-dimensional typeface was created by Studio8 for Wired. Fingers crossed that some day down the line they offer it up for public co...
Magpie Studio: Imagine the Possibilities
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I know these have been featured elsewhere, but I can’t get enough of Magpie Studio’s Imagine the Possibilities, a promotional poster serie...
Monday Quick Links: 08.29.11
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Good morning readers! Apologies for the lateness this morning. Thankfully our only damage from Irene was the loss of cable and internet, so we’r...
E.W. Thomason Illustration
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Designer-turned-illustrator E.W. Thomason certainly has a unique style. I’m especially loving these borderless pieces that feature rich, layered...
Darrin Crescenzi: Periscope Branding
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This branding for Periscope Creative, by Darrin Crescenzi, is absolutely gorgeous—from the intricate logo details to the typographic choices, to the...
Color Happy 143
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It feels like summer is drawing to a close around here (you won’t see me complaining—I’m definitely ready for Fall), so I figured one la...
Matchstic: Catalyst Conference Branding
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I’m loving the branding Matchstic dreamt up for this year’s Catalyst East Coast Conference, which has the theme “Be Present.” ...
Bruno Nunes: Aesop’s Fables
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These playful animal illustrations by Bruno Nunes accompany the stories of Aesop’s Fables. Take a look at the entire series right here....
Type Love 156: Altis
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I’m loving the quirky curves of Altis, a sans serif family by Typolar, featuring 10 weights and lots of open type features....
Zach Schrock Photography
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I’m really impressed with Zach Schrock’s photography, especially these pieces from his Places series. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your em...
Special Group: Ecostore
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Check out this fun, modern packaging series created for Ecostore by New Zealand-based firm, Special Group. I’m particularly loving the sketchy, ...
Collection: Under The Big Top
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FOUND: 1. Vintage Glass Tumblers, 2. Vintage Whitman Playing Cards, 3. Vintage Cast Iron Elephant Bank, 4. Big Top Lampshade, 5. Join the Circus Print...
Brad Vetter Letterpress Prints
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I can’t get enough of these typographic letterpress prints by Brad Vetter, who spends his days designing for Hatch Show Print. Lucky for us, som...
Etsy Finds: Saratops
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Etsy shop Saratops is filled with all sorts of handmade goods made with found materials, from banners and notebooks to notecards and gift tags. Get 30...
Christine & Ian’s Wedding Invitations
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I’m super impressed with Christine and Ian’s unique wedding invitations. The labor-intensive, hand-crafted suite features details made wit...
Sean Freeman Illustration and Lettering
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Sean Freeman—who is represented by Levine/Leavitt—is producing some truly inspiring work. This piece for The Decemberists grabbed me immediately, ...
Neuarmy: Victory League
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I’m really loving these black and white pieces by Neuarmy. Victory League is a series of prints of champion athletes originally created for Adam...
Check us out in HOW!
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We’re beyond thrilled to share that Seamless Creative and design work life are featured in this month’s issue of HOW, the Self-Promotion D...
Monday Quick Links
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James Victore is launching The Dinner Series, what could be an amazing experience for seven lucky artists and designers. In addition to some intense w...
Kate Thomas: Art of the Beat
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When Kate Thomas sent over a link to her work, I was immediately drawn to these graphic spreads from Art of the Beat, a self promotional piece that wo...
Justin Gabbard Illustration
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I’m really enjoying the work of New York-based artist Justin Gabbard, who draws inspiration from “pop music, new york storefront signs, br...
Color Happy 142
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This lovely image was captured by *Nishe. I can’t get enough of contrast between the porcelain skin tone and rich hues in plants flowers and lea...
Andreas Hidber: Tigges Architekt Identity
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I’m very much intrigued by this identity for Tigges Architect by Andreas Hidber. Unfortunately there isn’t much background information ava...
Jonas Bergstrand: The Motorist
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I’m loving these pieces for The Motorist by Sweeden-based designer, Jonas Bergstrand. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 10...
Something’s Hiding in Here for BHLDN
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How amazing are these music boxes by Something’s Hiding in Here?!? Each one-of-a-kind piece was created from vintage wallpaper for BHLDN, but th...
Type Love 155: Grizzly Bear
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Grizzly Bear is another fun display typeface from Match & Kerosene. The family includes twelve titling fonts in styles that range from inline to s...
Bob Dinetz Design: Global Footprint Network Annual Report
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Since many companies are moving toward sharing all or most content online, it’s pretty rare to see a printed annual report these days. So as som...
ReckerHouse Illlustration
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I’m loving the geometric, layered quality of Chaz Russo‘s (aka ReckerHouse) illustration and lettering. via Grain EditGet 300+ Fonts for F...
Jeremy J Loyd
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As a founding member of Forge and current President of re:play, it’s no surprise that Jeremy J Loyd has a portfolio filled to the brim with stun...
Collection: Farm Fresh
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FOUND: 1. Yeehaw Trillium Letterpress Cards, 2. Organic Cotton Mason Jar Flour Sack Towel (shop temporarily closed), 3. Bonnie’s Red Pepper Jell...
Jay Fletcher: Wedding Invitations
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Next up from Jay are the letterpress invitations he designed for his own recent wedding. The two adorable portraits—she in a cameo, he in a plaid sh...
Jay Fletcher: Celadon Branding
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Charlotte Charleston-based designer Jay Fletcher recently overhauled his portfolio, adding tons of new work—so much, in fact, that I’m going t...
Elias Carlson Photography
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Feast your eyes on the stunning landscape and nature photography of Elias Carlson. Living in NYC it’s easy to forget places as lush and gorgeous...
Etsy Finds: Suite One Studio
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I’m not usually a pastel person, but something about these porcelain vessels from Suite One Studio caught my eye. There’s quite a large se...
Shantanu Suman: Use Rubber at Night
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Use Rubber at Night is an incredibly thought-provoking project by Shantanu Suman. Here is some more information about the concept behind and goal of t...
George McCalman: Droga Confections
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I can’t get enough of all the details—from the geometric pattern to the delicate line work to the interesting typographic combinations—found...
Braden Wise: Good Day CA
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Quite a bit of the work I’ve been most excited about over this past year has been self-initiated. So it’s no surprise that I was immediate...
Monday Quick Links: 08.15.11
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Maraid Design is offering up a whole series of vintage map desktop wallpapers, on their blog. Now’s your chance to submit a design to UNIQLOR...
Raphael Vicenzi: Portraits
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I’m really loving these layered, collage-like portraits by Belgium-based artist Raphael Vicenzi. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your...
Matic: Wedding Materials
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Matic is the Brooklyn-based design and illustration studio of Mark Pernice. There’s quite a bit of interesting and varied work to see in his por...
Color Happy 141
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I’m loving the unique color palette of this vintage stamp from the Flickr collection of Jane McDevitt....
Emma Robertson: Matthew Moore Identity
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All of the work in Emma Robertson’s portfolio is great, but I’m particularly loving this identity for Matthew Moore Photography. I love al...
CIP Creative: The Unspoken Travels of Oscar Ryan
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I’m loving all of the layered details found in CIP Creative’s identity for The Unspoken Travels of Oscar Ryan, an Australian coffee house....
Type Love 154: Crete
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Crete is an “unusual” slab serif from the Type Together library that was originally inspired by lettering found in a small chapel on Crete...
Mama’s Sauce: Julianne and Phil Wedding
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Here is yet another great wedding invitation by Mama’s Sauce. There are so many fun details involved in the production of this piece, from the b...
Proud Creative: Rhyl Identity
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For a recent issue of Icon Magazine, Proud Creative developed a brand new look and feel for Rhyl, a small British seaside town. You can browse and dow...
Collection: Wine Country
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FOUND: 1. Wine Quotes Letterpress Coasters, 2. Anya Hindmarch Wine Canvas Tote (no longer available), 3.Lucky Night Wine, 4. Personalized Wine Bottle ...
The Metric System: Illegal Burger
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Here’s a great restaurant identity designed by Osl0-based The Metric System for new burger joint Illegal Burger. This super fun brand also promi...
Andrew Kolb: Two of a Kind
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The Two of a Kind collection by Andrew Kolb is a series of wooden doll pairings that he designed based on the recurrence of the short/squat & tall...
Brooke Lunneborg: Mylo Birth Announcement
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This morning I’m really excited to share this colorful, pattern-heavy birth announcement created by Brooke Lunneborg for her son Mylo. The playf...