Type Love 134: Alda
Alda, an in-progress typeface by Berton Hasebe, “explores how a typeface’s weight may be represented beyond the width of the stroke.”...
Zim and Zou: Snowflakes & Spirographs
I had hours of enjoyment with spirographs when I was younger, so Snowflakes & Spirograph, by Zim and Zou immediately caught my eye....
A Bunch of Crock
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...
Attitude Creative: Archetypes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I’m loving these gorgeous watercolor illustrations by Nathalie Ouederni....
Oliver Barrett: Charting the Beatles
Check out these gorgeous illustrations by Oliver Barrett for the Charting the Beatles project. Prints are available at Imagekind....
Concrete: Fabbrica
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This amazing vintage matchbook label is from the vast collection of Oliver Tomas....
James Kape Portfolio
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
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
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
There’s some fun paper goods and prints over at 55 hi’s....
Adam Hancher Illustration
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Here’s a beautiful collaged wedding invitation by Luci Everett. Love....
Color Happy 118
Love the mix of hot and cool in this piece by Khuan Caveman Co....
Steady Print Shop Co. Prints
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
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
Great work for Seattle’s Still Liquor by Javas Lehn....
Type Love 131: Treza
New Gestalten release, Treza, was designed by Parisian designer Benjamin Gomez and inspired by the classic American typewriter. Below are a couple exa...