Color Happy 100
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Almost three months later I’m still feeling Hawaii withdrawal from time to time. This photo by Clark Maxwell brings me back....
Courtney • Dexter Posters
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Well, Ty Mattson has done it again! Turns out the internet has already exploded with these, but I couldn’t resist a quick feature. I’m not...
Lucy Stephens
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Another set of book covers that caught my eye recently is this series designed by Lucy Stephens. I’m loving the juxtaposition of the graphic por...
Daniel Justi
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Brazilian designer Daniel Justi has a knack for patterned and illustrated book cover design. He’s also working on a new typeface which I’m...
Type Love 112: Tee Franklin
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Tee Franklin was commissioned by Vogue UK for their redesign in 2001. This new version of the classic typeface Franklin Gothic contains a wider variet...
FAMILY
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And to round off the food/travel/hospitality theme for the day, here is a sweet, simple identity for the Vanilla Cupcake Kitchen, designed by FAMILY....
Planet Creative
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As you can see I have hospitality-related branding on my mind this week. So to continue with the theme, here are two interesting restaurant brands con...
Nelson Associates
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I’m posting about travel-related art and design over at Hard Feelings this week, and in my research I came across a ton of great brands for luxu...
Gwen Lee
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Here are a selection of colorful, expressive illustrations from the portfolio of Seoul-based Gwen Lee. via where the lovely things are...
Cosmo Sapiens
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Paris-based creative studio, Cosmo Sapiens, completed this identity for Sailor Roman, who is the official tattoo artist for the studio. I really like ...
Kelli Anderson
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I posted about Kelli Anderson awhile back, and I was immensely impressed when I discovered her work back then. But I was recently made aware of her ne...
Foreign Policy
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Fair warning: this is one of my longer posts in terms of the volume of imagery being featured. When Foreign Policy—who I am a big fan of (and have p...
Willow Club Identity
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Designed by Margaret Inga Wiatrowski, The Willow Club Identity features a series of graphic, yet delicate patterns and a crisp black and white color p...
Typozon Business Cards
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I’m loving everything about Typozon‘s new business cards, from the color palette to the illustrations. via FPO...
Touchable Sound
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Touchable Sound, the latest release from Soundscreen Design, is an exploration of the almost 25-year history of 7-inch records from the USA. The book ...
Monday Quick Links: 10.04.10
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Hello all! I have a few new links for you this morning. I’ll also be guest posting over at Hard Feelings this week while Dylan is off on his hon...
Dreamers Ink Aesthetics
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Dreamers Ink Aesthetics is a “forward thinking creative agency that blends a wide range of artistic disciplines to execute thoughtful and engagi...
Seven Sins
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I may not fully understand the meaning behind each image of the Seven Sins series by Alexey Malina, but I’m loving the formal qualities of the s...
Color Happy 99
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This fall weather is drawing me to fall color palettes like this one from a photograph by Helen of Tartlette. Check out the accompanying recipe for He...
Daniel Blackman
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Philly-based designer Daniel Blackman has a really great, well-rounded portfolio.. In particular, I’m loving thiese Gentleman’s Guides to ...
Shauna Mae
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Here is a fun poster series by Shauna Mae. Each poster represented one event in a dinner concert series, which combined dining, wine and folk music....
Type Love 111: Neplus Ultra
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Neplus Ultra is a new chunky slab serif from p.s. type, and I am loving the unique letterform details like the lowercase g’s....
Stopbreathing
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Stopbreathing is the portfolio of Ron Thompson, who is currently a Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi LA. This is one of those portfolios that...
TNOP
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Here’s a variety of pieces by Chicago-based TNOP™ DESIGN, who works by the phrase “Design is to undesign.”...
Student Spotlight
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Diego Morales is a 22-year old student from Brazil, and Annie Yiling Wang is a student from Minneapolis, and their work is certainly indicates a matur...
Ben Newman
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UK-based illustrator Ben Newman uses bold geometric shapes and lots of flat, bright colors to create his vintage-inspired illustrations. You can take ...
Fantastic Hysteria
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Here are some whimsical, mid-century modern-inspired illustrations by Fantastic Hysteria. More to see on flickr....
Kellerhouse
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I’m loving KELLERHOUSE’s edgy images for the entertainment industry. Looks like they were also responsible for The Social Network (which I...
BOSQUE
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I never get tired of checking out BOSQUE’s portfolio—it’s overflowing with colorful, whimsical pieces of art and hand-lettering. Here ar...
Bedow Creative
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Eat! Ekoaffären is Sweden’s largest organic grocery store. Bedow Creative designed this playful brand from the ground up, from naming and conce...
Puffin Designer Classics
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Book publisher Puffin has recently commissioned various artists and designers to create limited edition cover designs for classic stories including Th...
Yum Yum
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London-based studio Yum Yum was recently asked to contribute artwork to a couple of publications, and these fun little characters are the results. Lea...
Mikael Fløysand
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Mikael Fløysand is a Norwegian-based design student, who is also a part of Studio 3 (where the Hyperactivity Typography Book was designed). I’m...
Monday Quick Links: 09.27.10
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Pantone certainly is stamping its brand all over everything, the latest being these colorful Visa cards. New York is Full of Interesting People, a pri...
Norman Printery Calendars
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For each month of 2010, Norman’s Printery, a New Jersey-based letterpress shop, has produced a calendar to send to prospective clients. As you c...
Bolivia/Peru
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This series of images is the result of a collaboration between photographer Matt Shelley and artist Tim Green. The photographs were taken from Matt...
Color Happy 98
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This playful card game packaging pattern was designed by Studio Pounce....
Tyler Fortney
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Here is a selection of projects by Tyler Fortney. His work sways heavily towards print, which I certainly love to see in this digitally-emphasized day...
Aprile Elcich
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Recent graduate Aprile Elcich is a designer, illustrator and collage artist with a really interesting portfolio. I’m loving these images from he...
Jarrod Taylor
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I haven’t featured any book jackets in awhile, so when I came across these designs by Jarrod Taylor I jumped at the chance....
Studio Mpls
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Here’s an amazing branding project from newly formed studio, Studio Mpls. Salon Modern is an upscale salon with a playful yet complex brand lang...
Type Love 110: Charlie
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I’ve rarely met a slab serif I didn’t like, and Charlie, designed by Working Format, is no exception....
3 Advertising
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I very rarely feature advertising on dwl, mainly because I don’t often encounter any that makes me look. But 3 Advertising has certainly proven ...
Landes and Freedom
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We’re in between summer and fall here in New York, and even though I’m fully ready for cooler weather, I know in a couple of months I̵...
In House
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I’m loving the branding and packaging for &Co., designed by New Zealand-based INHOUSE in crisp, clean black and white....
Michael Freimuth
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You can’t really go wrong with any of the projects in Michael Freimuth‘s portfolio. Each one is striking, modern and exquisitely polished....
NY In Print
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NY In Print is a series of cityscapes by Chris Dent. If you’re in the London area you can view these works in person at Gallery 7. In addition t...
Quadriptyque
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Quadriptyque is a new series of acrylic paintings by Antoine Corbineau....
Smock
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I’m loving these new, colorful and pattern-heavy paper goods from Smock....
HBO Unexpected
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Unexpected is a fantastical on-air promotion for HBO created by Umeric....
Fashion Week Invitations
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Refinery 29 recently posted a selection of the most creative invitations from Fashion week. Below you can see the pieces from Candela, Alice + Olivia ...
Matt Stevens: The Black Keys Poster Project
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You may remember Matt Stevens from his Air Max a Day project. Well, he’s done it again with this new series, The Black Keys Poster Project. Each...
Monday Quick Links: 09.20.10
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Good read: Life’s Missing White Space (via swissmiss) The Scoop is The New York Times’ iPhone app that promises an inside guide to New Yor...
The Hand
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The Hand is a limited edition art book from Nobrow Small Press, featuring the work of Luke Best. Here’s what Nobrow had to say about the book: A...
Dinara
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Lovely illustrations and hand-drawn type by Dinara Mirtalipova....
Color Happy 97
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This colorful birthday parade was dreamt up by Esther Aarts....
Dr. Badvibes House of Oddities
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I’m loving the Monsters in My Closet series by Eric Stine. The oddly lovable creatures have been turned into playing cards and notebooks which y...
Guerrilla Gardening
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Probably the biggest thing that irks me about our current living situation is the lack of outdoor space. So while these Seed Bombs wouldn’t actu...
Type Love 109: Sense and Sensibility
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Sense and Sensibility are a pair of sans serifs from ShinnType that have been used by The Globe & Mail for several years. Made up of a modernist a...
Lisa Stickley London
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There is no question that I do not need any more stationery products—I have more than I know what to do with. but I have to say all of the playfully...