Matt Stevens: MAX100, The Book Project
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About a year ago I posted about Matt Stevens’s self-initiated Air Max 1 a Day project. He’s gone a lot farther with it since then, culmina...
Courtney • Etsy Finds: Vintage Marvels
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Etsy shop Vintage Marvels offers quite the selection of letterpress wood blocks, from complete alphabets to sets that are grouped by letter to short w...
Monday Quick Links: 05.30.11
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We’re taking off this beautiful Memorial Day to enjoy some downtime. I’m leaving you with just a Quick Links post today, but we’ll b...
Giulia Sagramola Illustration
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It’s evident that Bologna, Italy-based illustrator Giulia Sagramola started off her drawing career with comics—she definitely has a knack for ...
Bel Andrade Lima: Lio Fruit
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Bel Andrade Lima has a fun, pattern-heavy illustration style, which I’m especially loving on this lively packaging for Lio Fruit....
Andrew Bannecker: Matilda the Musical
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Words cannot describe how much I love these images by Andrew Bannecker. For one, the color palette is right up my alley. And two, I had the biggest ob...
Color Happy 130
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This sweet pattern was created by Alyssa Nassner, and blogged as part of Paper Bicycle’s Daily Pattern project....
Public School: Talk Like A Texan Flash Cards
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I’m continually impressed with the caliber of ideas and projects being produced by Austin’s Public School. Their latest is a set of alphab...
4-Color Letterpress by Mama’s Sauce
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I’ve told Mama’s Sauce that they are printing geniuses on more than one occasion. Case in point, these four color, letterpressed Save the ...
Lissy Elle Photographs
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I’m overwhelmingly impressed with the imaginative, magical images of Lissy Elle. There’s so much more to see in her Flickr stream—see fo...
Adam Johnson: Repackaged Short Stories
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Adam Johnson is a Brooklyn-based designer working at HarperCollins. Out of all the great covers in his portfolio, I’m especially loving this bri...
Type Love 143: Sklit Gothic
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Skilt Gothic, designed by Mårten Thavenius and published by Font Bureau, was developed from a series of striking types for signage designed by Danish...
Keith Scharwath: Blah Blah Blah
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Keith Scharwath created these hand-painted signs of his favorite “disposable communications” for a recent show at Parlor Gallery in Asbury...
Owen Gatley: Maps
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I’m loving this series of colorful maps that Owen Gatley illustrated for in-flight magazine, Ling....
Collection: Confetti
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FOUND: 1.Photo by Collin Hughes, 2. Cheers to You! Card by Fig 2. Design, 3. Tassel Garland by Confetti System, 4. Deborah Lippman Sparkle Mini Nail P...
Tim Boelaars Illustration
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I’m a big fan of Tim Boelaar’s bold, linear illustration style....
Projekt: Middletown Lumber
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Projekt has created a lovely brand for Middletown Lumber, inspired by “rudimentary printing, old forestry diagrams, stenciled shipping crates an...
Etsy Finds: Dial M for Michelle
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Brooklyn-based illustrator Michele Rosenthal makes some really bright, cheerful illustrations—a handful of which are available as prints and postcar...
Scott Allen Hill: Animal Alphabet
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I’m loving Scott Allen Hill’s illustrated Animal Alphabet....
Knoed Creative: Optimo Branding
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Knoed is the Chicago-based studio of creative studio of Kim Knoll and Kyle Eertmoed. Their portfolio features everything from branding, to print, to w...
Ben Barry: Mark Zuckerberg’s Stationery
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I’m super impressed with Mark Zuckerberg’s personal stationery, designed by Ben Barry, which features some fun production details, includi...
Monday Quick Links: 05.23.11
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The Bubble Process is doing a big poster tube giveaway to celebrate five years in business. Check out their blog for the details. Sadly, at the last m...
Marta Antelo Illustration
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Today I’m loving the work of Madrid-based illustrator Marta Antelo....
Neue: Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Identity
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Loving the sophisticated minimalism found in the identity for the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association by Neue....
Color Happy 129
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I can’t get over the happy, summery colors in this photo by Sarah J. ....
Adam Hoganson: Boston Scientific CRV
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This post has been removed at the request of the designer....
Colin Dunn: Fortress of Solitude
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Love this student project by Colin Dunn: The Fortress of Solitude is an invitation only ice-hotel for super people who need to get away from it all. T...
Type Love 142: Agile
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Agile, a quirky sans serif designed by Edgar Walthert, is now available at Village. I’m thinking this one will definitely be part of my next big...
Hum Creative: Zooey & Ben Invitations
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Among other things, Hum Creative creates beautiful custom invitations, like this one for Zooey & Ben....
Mike Lowery Illustration
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As you can see below, Mike Lowery loves hand drawn type. So needless to say, I became an instant fan....
Collection: Play Ball
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FOUND: 1. Stadium Seat Cufflinks, 2. Heinie Wagner Baseball Card, 3. River Island Denim Jersey Jacket, 4. Royal Blend Glazed Popcorn, 5. One Game Post...
Malin Rosenqvist Illustration
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What I love most about the work of Swedish illustrator Malin Rosenqvist, is her quirky sense of color and texture, which is especially evident in her ...
Mike Rogers: Carnival de ScentAir
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Mike Rogers created this fun ticket invitation for the Carnival de ScentAir....
Etsy Finds: Lulu Dee
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Love these letterpress goodies from Lulu Dee....
The Lost Type Co-op Launch
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I’ve been catching snippets of The Lost Type Co-Op on Dribbble the last couple of months so I am thrilled to see the site finally launch today. ...
Anthony Martinez: Personal Composition
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I’m loving the typography and compositions of this Personal Composition poster series by Anthony Martinez. via Graphic Exchange...
Adam Hill: Mad Brew
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This whimsical brand identity created by Adam Hill for Mad Brew Productions, a live music event company. The aesthetic was inspired by the concept of ...
Monday Quick Links: 05.16.11
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Kate Spade’s color of the month is orange, and this time around they’ve paired up their own Meghan Eplett with Language Dept to create the...
Museum of Natural History Typography
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A little while back we spent a rainy Saturday at the Museum of Natural History here in New York. I had never been so I was excited to explore the cave...
Marc Martin: The Curious Explorer
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Take a look at this picture book by Marc Martin, whose work looks to me like a cross between Charley Harper and Eric Carle. The Curious Explorers Illu...
Color Happy 128
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We’ve been having beautiful weather in NYC lately; and the easygoing, breezy mood of this image by Virginia Gálvez is making me wish I had a ga...
Robin Sheldon Patterns
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Here are some lovely patterns by Robin Sheldon....
Lindsay Giuffrida: Pig Roast Invitations
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Lindsay Giuffrida, a senior designer at McMillian+Furlow, sent over this festive invitation for a Memorial Day pig roast that her family hosts each ye...
Junyi Wu Illustration
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What I love most about these images from the portfolio of Junyi Wu is the fact that they all feel light and airy but also show quite a bit of depth. I...
Type Love 141: FF Spinoza
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FF Spinoza is an “elegant workhorse” that was designed by Max Phillips over a period of 11 years. Images via Behance...
cla-se: Site Murt
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For Sita Murt’s first pop-up store, Barcelona-based cla-se created a dynamic environment using hand-painted, fluorescent pink typography, which ...
Project Neon
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I’m really excited about Project Neon, Kirsten Hively‘s attempt to document and map all of New York’s best neon signs. Each week she...
Collection: Lemon + Raspberry
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FOUND: 1. Interior via Pinterest, 2. Seaglass Striped Tumbler from Anthropologie, 3. Vintage Rotary Phone from Anthropologie, 4. Chevron Pillow from H...
Studio8: Elephant
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Studio8 does some really great editorial work; and I’m especially loving their use of typography and grid in Issue 5 of Elephant Magazine. via W...
BHLDN Decor
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Ever since the the launch of BHLDN, an offshoot of Anthropologie specifically geared towards weddings, I’ve been exceedingly jealous of all you ...
Lundgren + Lindqvist: Loft Investments
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Here is yet another example of the excellent work coming out of Sweden’s Lundren+Lindqvist—the Loft Investments branding. More details, and la...
Etsy Finds: James Victore
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Who knew that outspoken designer and artist James Victore has an etsy shop!? I, for one, was not aware, so it was a fun discovery. The shop gives us a...
Ice Cream Social: Stephanie and Ben
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I’m a big fan of Ice Cream Social’s wedding invitations, and this suite for Stephanie and Ben is a recent example of their always-excellen...
Google Chrome: It Gets Better
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Since the advent of the DVR, I pretty much never watch commercials; so it was pure chance that I happened to catch the ad below during last week’...
Natalie Schaefer: Vital Findings
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This identity system for Vital Findings, a market research and design firm, is just one example of the top-notch work found in Natalie Schaefer’...
National Stationery Show
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Believe it or not, I’ve never had a chance to attend the National Stationery Show; so I’m excited to finally make a trip over to Javitz th...
Monday Quick Links: 05.09.11
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Just another reminder to check out Matt Braun and Matt Griffin’s Kickstarter project. There’s only 9 days left to contribute and get some ...
Student Spotlight
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Here’s another Student Spotlight for your Friday afternoon. There certainly is quite a bit of young talent out there—check them out. Elisa Pen...
Ana Montiel: Visual Mantras
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I can’t get enough of these watercolor patterns by Ana Montiel. Each of the spreads below are part of Visual Mantras, a limited edition artist b...
Across America Photographs
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This incredible series of photographs, Across America by ck/ck, is making me want to jump in the car and take a road trip immediately....