Eoin Duffy: On Departure

Do yourself a favor this morning and take a few minutes to watch Eoin Duffy’s new animated short film, On Departure. Visually minimal yet emotionally powerful, this beautiful film attempts to express a personal journey centered around the loss of Eoin’s younger…

Tyler Adam Smith: 100 Books that SHOULD be written

As part of SVA’s Masters of Branding program, the students are each currently participating in a self-initiated project that spans the course of 100 days. One current student, Tyler Adam Smith, chose to work with the theme of “100 Books that SHOULD…

Type Love: Tenso

Tenso is the latest from Jos Buivenga’s foundry exljbris. This friendly sans serif includes five weights, from light to black, plus italics. Pick up a copy for yourself at MyFonts. Want more type? Check out my type wishlist, current favorites and favorite calligraphic scripts on MyFonts.

The Beauty of Letterpress: Rebuild Moore Edition

Today’s newest Beauty of Letterpress launch is “Rebuild Moore,” a print commissioned by Neenah Paper to raise funds for Architecture for Humanity in support of #RebuildMoore. The print is the result of a collaboration with the Oklahoma City based studio Ghost.…

Food Chocolate Design

In addition to being three of my favorite things, Food Chocolate Design is an exhibition and accompanying publication featuring the work of various food makers, food bloggers and designers. You can purchase the book here (though I’m not sure the…

BLOW: Polytrade Paper Packaging

Feast your eyes on this gorgeous packaging that Blow created for Polytrade paper to explore the possibilities of the Astrobrights paper series. The foil stamped and embossed details are just plain gorgeous. I’m especially loving the intricate graphic patterns on the…

Jonathan Adler for Paperless Post

I just discovered Jonathan Adler’s Paperless Post collaboration, which features the bright colors, playful illustrations and graphic patterns I’ve come to expect with all of his products. You can check out the entire series right here.

Type Love: Nyte

Nyte is a 2012 release from DSType. This serif family was originally designed for New York Times Magazine, and features all sorts of swashes and alternate characters, adding up to 850 glyphs. Pick up a copy at MyFonts. Want more…

Lumadessa Hummingbirds

Yesterday Lumadessa introduced two new vibrant hummingbird prints, as well as a re-issue of the original Ruby-throated Hummingbird  The three prints are available individually or as part of a triptych.

Band: Lowbrau Beirhalle Identity and Collateral

I’m loving this project by new-to-me Portland, Oregon-based studio Band. Their design for Lowbrau Beirhalle, a beer hall and sausage joint in Sacramento, California, encompassed everything from a series of logos and iconography to custom illustration and the murals, wallpaper and…

Rogier Wieland: Starbucks Coffee Perfection

Check out this fun promotion that animator Rogier Wieland developed for Starbucks to illustrate the reversed story of how their coffee goes from bean to your cup. Creative Credits: Client: Starbucks Coffee Asia Pacific Ltd. Creative direction, animation and sound design: Rogier…

Perky Bros: Dogshells Identity and Collateral

DWL favorite Perky Bros recently launched a site update featuring lots of new work. I’m especially loving the brand and collateral that they developed for Dogshells, “an all natural calcium supplement for dogs made from 100% recycled eggshells.” The project…

Type Love: Richler

Richler is a beautiful new serif family from Shinntype. Described as “an open, evenly spaced book face designed for quality headlines and enhanced readability in text, the typeface includes two weights plus italics, a highlight font and various OpenType features. Pick…