Color Happy 108
How fun is this quirky vintage Christmas illustration?? Found right here in Heather David’s Flickr stream....
ABC is for Circus
ABC is for Circus is a a children’s board book featuring the fantastical illustrations of Patrick Hruby. The book teaches children their ABCR...
Allan Peters: BBDO 80th Anniversary
This creative and humorous campaign was created by Allan Peters and copywriter Eric Hansen for BBDO’s 80th Anniversary celebration. There’...
Ordinary Company
Ordinary Company is the work of Matthew Genitempo, a member of Public School. This identity system is for an imaginary, patriotic beer brand that they...
Like a Glove: A Love Story
Like a Glove: A Love Story is a unique and wintery poster designed by Bureau of Betterment. The intricate artwork is actually composed of a series of ...
Calendar Madness
I realize some of you may be completely spent on 2011 calendars at this point, as we’ve been flooded with them since October. However, I’v...
Type Love 121: FindReplace
According to Process Type Foundry: FindReplace is the result of tinkering with the typeface-making process while aiming for a result resembling conven...
Aaron Eiland
Love Aaron Eiland’s poster designs....
Student Spotlight: Sarah Mick
For her senior project, University of Wisconsin student Sarah Mick branded the proposed high-speed railway for Wisconsin together with Christopher Pau...
Student Spotlight: Bethany Heck
This is the first of two Student Spotlights for today. Normally I combine multiple designers into one post, but the work these two ladies are producin...
11 Resolutions for 2011
Here’s a fun set of New Year’s resolution themed postcards by Andy Babb. You can pick up a set right here, with a special discount for dwl...
Mikey Burton
When looking back over this 2000+ posts published on this blog, I was shocked to see that I had never actually posted about Mikey Burton’s work....
Schwartz & Sons
New York City-based Schwartz & Sons is producing some really high-quality, sophisticated work, including this identity system for The Jane Hotel. ...
Neon Party
I’ve had a love for neon ever since I can remember—back in the late 80s I outfitted myself almost entirely in DayGlo colors. So ever since I g...
12 Beards of Christmas Cards
It’s no secret that I am not a huge fan of the whole facial hair trend (when it comes to design, not people). I never really got the appeal of i...
New LEGO + Letterpress
The folks over at Physical Fiction just cooked up a new set of prints. Check ’em out here....
The Heads of State + The Great Gatsby
How amazing is this new print from The Heads of State?? The always awesome design duo took the guest list from Chapter four of The Great Gatbsy and cr...
Veekee Workshop
I was so glad to hear from Vikki of Veekee Workshop recently. It’s a paper goods brand that I wish I’d seen sooner, as she has a great sty...
Wink: Muse Perfumery
Beautiful packaging and posters for Muse Perfumery by Wink. More photos and information can be found here and here....
Stitch Design Co.: Indie Grits Film Festival
Here is yet another great piece from Stitch Design Co., the call for entries poster for the Indie Grits Film Festival....
W+K Studio Holiday
I’m always a fan of holiday items that use atypical color palettes, so I was immediately drawn to w+k studio’s typographic Jackpot Card Se...
Holiday Symbolisms
Most of you are probably familiar with Erin Hanson of Recovering Lazyholic. Her work is simple, smart and witty; and she hasn’t made a piece I d...
Monday Quick Links: 12.13.10
Need some last minute gifts? Here are a few great guides: The 99 Percent, grain edit, Swiss Legacy, FormFiftyFive. Check out Skinny Ships’ Top T...
Jeffrey Docherty
Los Angeles-based art director Jeffrey Docherty has a portfolio that certainly reflects the depth of his experience. This system for New Republic, a c...
Andrew Janik
Andrew Janik‘s illustrations and infographics are smart, cheerful, and just all-around fun to look at....
Vesa Sammalisto
I’m loving the retro style, intricate details and saturated colors found in Vesa Sammalisto‘s illustrations. More here....
Type eCards
This series of six B-movie-inspired ecards was created by Will Staehle for the Type Director’s Club. They can be sent to your typographically-in...
Houdini
Here is a great identity for Houdini, a newly formed creative agency in Australia. My posts are usually short, but Head of Design Darren Cole sent ove...
Color Happy 107
This colorful piece by Zutto features a monastery in Spain where Christopher Columbus received the Catholic Royal Family’s support to star his trip ...
Danny’s Continental Cocktail Lounge
I’m incredibly impressed with this thought-provoking installation by artist and writer Daniel Patrick Helmstetter. Danny’s Continental Coc...
Southside Promo
Designer Kacie Yates recently sent over this promotional piece she designed for Southside Creative. When Warehouse Row opened next door, the firm took...
Tad Carpenter Christmas
Each year Tad Carpenter does a great job of coming up with a unique set of Christmas cards. He always uses a slightly offbeat, atypical palette for ho...
Studio on Fire 2011 Calendar
I’m a big fan of Studio on Fire’s annual letterpress calendar. I’ve owned a couple of the past editions, and even had the privelege ...
Type Love 120: Brilliant
Brilliant is a great new stencil typeface by FaceType, with three, equally readable weights. (It’s also 40% at My Fonts at the moment, so get in...
Dan Cassaro
You may remember Dan Cassaro’s from his Springstreets project that I posted about back in August. But I recently took another look at his portfo...
Maria Kallin
This morning I’m admiring the nature photography of Maria Kallin of Sweden. If you also like Maria’s work, she has quite a few prints, as ...
Jon McNaught
I’m loving the peaceful, quiet beauty of Jon McNaught’s work....
Picture Alphabet Keyboard Stickers
Here’s a way to make your daily computing experience a little more playful: these picture alphabet keyboard stickers by Christopher Monro DeLore...
Mike Dornseif: Heartbeat
I’m loving the album art Mike Dornseif created for Yael Meyer‘s Heartbeat EP. Such a great color palette....
Elsa Mora
I can’t stop staring at these meticulously detailed, and therefore labor-intensive, paper cuts by Elsa Mora....
Shinkansen
I’m so glad Lindsay of the Heavyweights sent this link my way… Photographer Tim Lisko left his shutter open while on a high-speed bullet t...
Katie Turner
When Katie Turner sent over her work, I immediately loved her energetic, sketchy illustration style. This personal journal depicting her recent trip t...
Black Swan Posters
Check out these limited edition, art deco-inspired posters for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. From what I’ve read, it seems this series wa...
Kelli Anderson for 20×200
Unfortunately, all of the pieces of this packaging design suite for 20×200 by Kelli Anderson weren’t produced this year—hopefully they...
Intelligence in Lifestyle Magazine
Intelligence in Lifestyle Magazine is a supplement to the Italian newspaper, Il Sole 24 Ore. One of the art directors One of the publication’s a...
Let Them Eat Cake Prints
Paul and Jordan Ferney’s Let them Eat Cake paintings are now officially available as prints! Pick up the confection of your choice right here fo...
Monday Quick Links: 12.06.10
Good Reads: Getting Creative Things Done, Lernert & Sander: It’s Time to Leave Your Comfort Zone, 10: Time and Movement in Book Design, Grid...
The Mammoth Collection
If you’re looking for more affordable art gift options, look no further than The Mammoth Collection, a curated selection of art prints in a vari...
Cloudy Collection: Simple
Cloudy Collection’s latest series, Volume II, Edition 4, focuses on the idea of simplicity. The pink and black prints feature the work of seven ...
Gift Guide 2010: Happy Holidays
1. Sparkling Ornament Wreath, $65.00 / 2. No Kid Hungry Holiday Cards, $35.00 donation and up / 3. Two-sided Wrap, $20.00 / 4. To You, From Me Gift Ta...
Wine Country Travel Posters
These posters celebrating California’s wine country would make a great gift for any wine connoisseur. Designed by Hatch, the three posters are a...
Valerie Jar 2011 Calendar
I’m a big fan of Valerie Jar’s illustration and design work, so I was excited to see that her 2011 calendar is now available. This year...
Gift Guide 2010: For the Guys
1. Video Game Controller Poster, $30.00 / 2. Rhodesian Postage Stamp Cufflinks, $70.00 / 3. Icon Printed Banker’s Envelope, $250.00 / 4. Meatbag...
Ty Mattson’s LOST Final Season Print
By now all or you should have seen Ty Mattson‘s great series of LOST posters; but this one is a little bit different. To commemorate the final s...
Tom Davie Note Cards + Prints
My gift guides are all set up and ready to go, but I’ve come across a few other great gifts this week, so I will be featuring them here and ther...
Gift Guide 2010: Affordable Art
1. The Swan Lake, $35.00 / 2. Buoy, $35.00 / 3. Descartes, $50.00 / 4. America, $14.00 / 5. A Fond Childhood Memory I Never Had, $20.00 / 6. Hamilton ...
Gift Guide 2010: Typography
1. Resolution Pencils, $8.00 / 2. Thoughts Postcards, $12.00 / 3. Collector Plate, $50.00 / 4. OMFG Journal, $8.00 / 5. Alphabet Greeting Cards, $398....
Gift Guide: Fire
From Wikipedia: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius— Fire represents one’s desires and creative energies. The Fire signs are associated wi...
Gift Guide 2010: Air
From Wikipedia: Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius— Air represents the intellect and one’s ability to reason and communicate. The Air sign...
Gift Guide 2010: Water
From Wikipedia: Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces— Water represents imagination, human feelings and one’s ability to love and sustain. ...