Color Happy 144
How fun is this illustration from a vintage Esquire cookbook?? Discovered in the stream of Annie Internicola....
Menus for Chez Panisse
Menus for Chez Panisse is an essential book for anyone who loves the art of letterpress. The book chronicles the artistic relationship between Alice W...
Perky Bros LLC: Peter and Reid Wedding Invitation
I’m a big fan of the work of Nashville-based Perky Bros. In addition to their work for business clients, I am also loving this wedding invitatio...
Type Love 157: Magnola
I’m really loving the curved lines of Magnola, a display face by Eimantas Paškonis that features lots of interesting ligaures and swash variant...
Red Square Agency Rebranding
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I’m really impressed with Zach Schrock’s photography, especially these pieces from his Places series....
Special Group: Ecostore
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
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
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
Etsy shop Saratops is filled with all sorts of handmade goods made with found materials, from banners and notebooks to notecards and gift tags....
Christine & Ian’s Wedding Invitations
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
I’m loving these pieces for The Motorist by Sweeden-based designer, Jonas Bergstrand....
Something’s Hiding in Here for BHLDN
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
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
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
I’m loving the geometric, layered quality of Chaz Russo‘s (aka ReckerHouse) illustration and lettering. via Grain Edit...
Jeremy J Loyd
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I’m really loving these layered, collage-like portraits by Belgium-based artist Raphael Vicenzi. ...
Matic: Wedding Materials
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
I’m loving the unique color palette of this vintage stamp from the Flickr collection of Jane McDevitt....
Emma Robertson: Matthew Moore Identity
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
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
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
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
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
FOUND: 1. Wine Quotes Letterpress Coasters, 2. Anya Hindmarch Wine Canvas Tote (no longer available), 3.Lucky Night Wine, 4. Personalized Wine Bottle ...