A Bunch of Crock
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A little warning: this is not the typical dwl post. It’s politically charged, and may be offensive to some of you. But I have to say, when I rec...
Courtney • Attitude Creative: Archetypes
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Archetypes is the product of the collective efforts of Evgeniya Righini-Brand and Dominic Righini-Brand of Moscow-based Attitude Creative. The series ...
Hans Bennewitz Stationery
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Not too many people are printing complete stationery systems any more, which to someone who loves print, is pretty disappointing. So I was super excit...
Vintage Matchbook Labels from the Prague Zoo
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These awesome labels, all from the Prague Zoo and printed in 1963, are another find from Oliver Tomas’s massive collection. See the rest of his ...
Academy: Jordan Brand Interactive Interview
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This next project was sent to me by Greg Washington of Vancouver-based Academy. The agency recently completed an amazing interactive interview with Ni...
OK–RM: Zuneta
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London-based design studio OK-RM recently launched a new portfolio site. One of the projects that stood out to be was the identity for Zuneta, an onli...
Lenlee Represents: Vintage Airstream Promo
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For a recent promotional campaign, Lenlee Jenckes of Lenlee Represents challenged four of her photographers to create a campaign inspired by the vinta...
Die Rakete Prints
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Check out these hand-printed, silkscreened posters by Tind. The labor-intensive process for the series of fifty one-of-a-kind prints resulted in uniqu...
Present&Correct – Crown Card
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Like everything in the Present&Correct shop, these Queen and King for the Day crown cards are super fun. Not only is the design adorable, but the ...
Aled Lewis: Toy Stories
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I can’t believe it took me so long to come across these awesomely hilarious pieces by Aled Lewis, which are part of his Make Something Cool Ever...
Monday Quick Links: 03.21.11
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Tenfold Collective put together a great list of Portfolio Dos and Don’ts for students and job-seekers. The latest Field Notes product is a Dry T...
Sam Dallyn: SocialBox
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When I came across Sam Dallyn’s work, I was impressed with how clean, modern and polished every project was. And I especially loved the simple p...
Marcio Kelmanson: St. Regis
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To celebrate St. Regis as a legendary New York Jazz venue, this promotional CD was released in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Designer Marci...
Caitlin Shearer Illustrations
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I’m loving the delicate line work and feminine style of Australian artist Caitlin Shearer—more of which can be seen on her blog. And luckily, ...
Color Happy 120
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In the spirit of yesterday’s holiday, I thought a primarily green palette was most appropriate. This hyper-saturated image was taken by Vince Al...
Javier Garcia Design: Wedding Invitation
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Yellow, aqua and taupe is certainly not a typical color combination for a wedding invitation. But it definitely works in this unique, illustrated desi...
Annemieke Beemster Leverenz
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I came across the work of Annemieke Beemster Leverenz through the State Mottos Project, where she illustrated the motto of Washington. And while there...
Jessica Wright: Advice from a Rapper
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Advice from a Rapper is a personal project by Jessica Wright. This fun series pulls out the inspirational bits from popular hip-hop songs and styles t...
Type Love 133: Fiance
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Fiancé, an extra bold, pillowy italic featuring numerous alternate glyphs, is the latest release from Sudtipos. Pick it up right here at My Fonts....
Rethink Canada: Chris Tarry Packaging
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I’m super impressed with the packaging for Chris Tarry’s Rest of the Story jazz album. Designed by Jeff Harrison of Rethink Canada and fea...
Nathalie Ouederni Illustrations
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I’m loving these gorgeous watercolor illustrations by Nathalie Ouederni....
Oliver Barrett: Charting the Beatles
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Check out these gorgeous illustrations by Oliver Barrett for the Charting the Beatles project. Prints are available at Imagekind....
Concrete: Fabbrica
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Here’s a great brand for a celebrity-chef-owned restaurant in Canada: Fabbrica. Taking a cue from the name, which means “fabricate” ...
Help Japan
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While it’s easy to feel helpless witnessing the devastation in Japan from afar, there is always some way to contribute. Every bit—however smal...
Tim Jones: 2011 Promotion
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We’re almost a quarter of the way through the year (how did that happen so fast??), so I know that New Year’s promotions are a bit out of ...
Cielito Querido Café
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I pretty much stopped in my tracks when I spotted this amazing Mexican chain of cafés recently on We Heart. Designed by Esrawe in collaboration with ...
Mingo Lamberti: The Tea Cup Collection
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Mingo Lamberti just launched a new range of colorful cushions inspired by vintage tea cup designs. The limited edition collection (only 100 of each de...
Adde Adesokan: Triptychs of Strangers
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Triptychs of Strangers is a photographic series by Adde Adesokan, where the goal is to “meet a stranger — take three different body shots — ...
Daniel Fuhrer Drop Caps
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Unfortunately this post accidentally went up last week unfinished. If you have happened to catch that, here’s what you should have seen. Check o...
Kontor Kontur
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I’m loving these monochromatic collages of office and design supplies by Sweden’s Kontor Kontur. via Megan Gonzalez Pinterest...
Dear Blank Please Blank Letterpress
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The folks over at Dear Blank Please Blank have teamed up with Sapling Press to create a series of hilarious, letterpress prints. Check out the rest ri...
Eight Hour Day’s New Look
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I’m a big fan of husband and wife team, Eight Hour Day, who are currently in the midst of a year-long working trip around the U.S. To mark this ...
Liam Stevens for Anya Hindmarch
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I’m loving the gorgeous hand-lettering and illustrated details of this invite for Anya Hindmarch by Liam Stevens....
Monday Quick Links: 03.14.11
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Last week Kate Spade launched a new site, the new color of the month—yellow—and a new video collaboration, this time with Mother New York. Core77 ...
Marmour: La Fabbrica dei Giganti
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This amazing wall covering was designed by Maria Abdulhamid of Marmour for La Fabbrica dei Giganti, a children’s book store....
Lan Truong: 100 Faces
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I’m not so great at sticking to “Make Something Every Day” type projects. I’ve attempted a couple of times, but deadlines and ...
Color Happy 119
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This amazing vintage matchbook label is from the vast collection of Oliver Tomas....
James Kape Portfolio
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Australian designer James Kape will soon be embarking on a year-long working trip to New York. Since he’ll be looking for a design position whil...
Modovisual: Gopher Magazine
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When Alex Wright sent over his work, I was most drawn to the spreads he’s designed for Gopher Illustrated, where he is the senior designer. The ...
Type Love 132: Sweet Sans
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Sweet Sans, an open, versatile, engraver’s sans serif from MVB Fonts just flew to the top of my type wish list....
55 hi’s
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There’s some fun paper goods and prints over at 55 hi’s....
Adam Hancher Illustration
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I’m currently loving the work of UK-based illustrator Adam Hancher. He currently has a piece (first one below) available at Tiny Showcase....
Queenslake Letterpress Exhibition
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The Hungry Workshop has recently launched a letterpress print exhibition and sale to benefit the disastrous flooding that hit Queensland, Australia ea...
John Gall: Nabokov Covers
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Last night I attended AIGA’s My Dog and Pony IV, where I had the opportunity to see four different designers in varying disciplines pitch a proj...
Mary Kate McDevitt: Garden Luncheon Invite
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I’m a big fan of Mary Kate McDevitt’s work (especially her mini goals chalkboards). And this Garden Luncheon invite is yet another example...
Ross Clodfelter: F5 Photography Branding
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I came across Ross Clodfelter’s work on French Paper Sample Room recently, and was impressed by his entire portfolio. I’m especially lovin...
Ai Carver: Jazzoo
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I’m loving this brand for Jazzoo, an annual fundraising event for the Kansas City Zoo. The look and feel was conceptualized and designed by Ai C...
Richard Arthur Stewart: Fast Eddie’s Barber Shop
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The aim of the identity for Fast Eddie’s Barber Shop, designed by Richard Arthur Stewart, was to evoke traditional Americana, a style that the B...
Marc Johns: Plaid is Rad
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Plaid is one of those classic patterns that I can’t get enough of. So I was immediately drawn to Marc Johns’ recent Plaid is Rad series. A...
IDRAWALLDAY™ Updates
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Eric Smith of IDRAWALLDAY recently launched a new site with a whole lot of new work. I’m particularly loving these new t-shirt designs he create...
Monday Quick Links: 03.07.11
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Did you catch Brent Couchman’s posts on Friends of Type last week? A-maz-ing. If you’re a cat person you will love Meow Doodle, a “c...
Rudi de Wet: Furnace
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Check out these hand-painted graphics and typography created by Rudi de Wet for Australian agency, The Furnace. I especially love the laser cut frames...
Luci Everett: Naomi & Al
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Here’s a beautiful collaged wedding invitation by Luci Everett. Love....
Color Happy 118
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Love the mix of hot and cool in this piece by Khuan Caveman Co....
Steady Print Shop Co. Prints
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There’s some great textures and depth in these six and seven color screen prints by Steady Print Shop Co....
Jonathan Schmitt: I Am CLE
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Jonathan Schmitt and the team at MarcusThomas conceptualized the I am CLE campaign in response to Lebron James’ departure from the Cleveland Cav...
Javas Lehn: Still Liquor
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Great work for Seattle’s Still Liquor by Javas Lehn....
Type Love 131: Treza
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New Gestalten release, Treza, was designed by Parisian designer Benjamin Gomez and inspired by the classic American typewriter. Below are a couple exa...
Missy Austin: Nelma
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I’m loving this (in-progress) display typeface designed by Missy Austin....
Jay B Sauceda: All Around Cowboys
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Behold Jay B. Sauceda’s latest project, All Around Cowboys, a series of portraits from the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Alpine, Texas. I especiall...