Vesa Sammalisto
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I’m loving the retro style, intricate details and saturated colors found in Vesa Sammalisto‘s illustrations. More here....
Courtney • Type eCards
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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-inclined...
Houdini
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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
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This colorful piece by Zutto features a monastery in Spain where Christopher Columbus received the Catholic Royal Family’s support to star his trip to...
Danny’s Continental Cocktail Lounge
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I’m incredibly impressed with this thought-provoking installation by artist and writer Daniel Patrick Helmstetter. Danny’s Continental Cockatail Loung...
Southside Promo
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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
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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
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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 of working on some...
Type Love 120: Brilliant
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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 on th...
Dan Cassaro
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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 portfolio, a...
Maria Kallin
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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 well as a co...
Jon McNaught
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I’m loving the peaceful, quiet beauty of Jon McNaught’s work....
Picture Alphabet Keyboard Stickers
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Here’s a way to make your daily computing experience a little more playful: these picture alphabet keyboard stickers by Christopher Monro DeLorenzo. Y...
Mike Dornseif: Heartbeat
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I’m loving the album art Mike Dornseif created for Yael Meyer‘s Heartbeat EP. Such a great color palette....
Elsa Mora
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I can’t stop staring at these meticulously detailed, and therefore labor-intensive, paper cuts by Elsa Mora....
Shinkansen
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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 train from To...
Katie Turner
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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
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Check out these limited edition, art deco-inspired posters for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. From what I’ve read, it seems this series was released a...
Kelli Anderson for 20×200
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Unfortunately, all of the pieces of this packaging design suite for 20×200 by Kelli Anderson weren’t produced this year—hopefully they’ll pick it up f...
Intelligence in Lifestyle Magazine
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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 art dir...
Let Them Eat Cake Prints
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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 for $39....
Monday Quick Links: 12.06.10
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Good Reads: Getting Creative Things Done, Lernert & Sander: It’s Time to Leave Your Comfort Zone, 10: Time and Movement in Book Design, Grid Systems: ...
The Mammoth Collection
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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 variety of...
Cloudy Collection: Simple
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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 differ...
Gift Guide 2010: Happy Holidays
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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
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These posters celebrating California’s wine country would make a great gift for any wine connoisseur. Designed by Hatch, the three posters are availab...
Valerie Jar 2011 Calendar
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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’s design featu...
Gift Guide 2010: For the Guys
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1. Video Game Controller Poster, $30.00 / 2. Rhodesian Postage Stamp Cufflinks, $70.00 / 3. Icon Printed Banker’s Envelope, $250.00 / 4. Meatbagz, $38...
Ty Mattson’s LOST Final Season Print
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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 season,...
Tom Davie Note Cards + Prints
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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 there over...
Gift Guide 2010: Affordable Art
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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
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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
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From Wikipedia: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius— Fire represents one’s desires and creative energies. The Fire signs are associated with actio...
Gift Guide 2010: Air
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From Wikipedia: Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius— Air represents the intellect and one’s ability to reason and communicate. The Air signs are as...
Gift Guide 2010: Water
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From Wikipedia: Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces— Water represents imagination, human feelings and one’s ability to love and sustain. The Wate...
Gift Guide 2010: Earth
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From Wikipedia: Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn— Earth represents one’s material resources, environment and possessions. The Earth signs are...
It’s Gift Guide Time
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If you had any time off last week for Thanksgiving, I hope you enjoyed it! This week will be a little bit different as it will mostly be devoted to th...
COÖP: 1.1 Architects
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I’m fascinated by this branding for 1.1 Architects by COÖP. According to designer Paul Marcus Fuog, “The collaborative practice was interpreted throug...
DOPLUDO
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Three-dimensional artwork has never been my strong suit, so I’m always envious of those who excel at woodworking and things of that nature. For exampl...
Scott Pilgrim Paper Art
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I’m loving this Scott Pilgrim-inspired, pixelated, three-dimensional paper art by Ruth Afrita, a young designer from Indonesia....
Tandem Design for Herman Miller
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This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! Tan...
Color Happy 106
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This colorful message, by holds no water, seems perfectly appropriate for this week....
Iceland Summer Solstice
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Iceland is definitely on my dream travel list, especially after seeing these stunning photographs taken by Þorleifur Gunnar Gíslason. via Swatch MTV P...
Douglas Richard Design
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Douglas Richard’s project, Farm to City, is a branding program that encompasses posters, print materials and packaging. Farm to City, an initiative th...
Le Soleil & La Lune
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I’m loving this new pair of prints, Le Soleil & La Lune, from Double Merrick. The set has been printed in a very limited edition, only 25 copies, so m...
Alemagna Rebranding
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This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! Ale...
Type Love 119: United
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I first came across United, by House Industries, via Tyler Galpin‘s (very well-designed, might I add) site, and was immediately drawn to it. It makes ...
Julia Sonmi Heglund
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There is a wide variety of intricate yet dreamy work in the portfolio of Los Angeles-based illustrator Julia Sonmi Heglund. I’m especially loving this...
Kelly Blair
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Here’s a series of book jackets designed by Kelly Blair, a new-to-me designer discovered via the 30 Days 30 Covers project....
Nazario Graziano Studio
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Beautiful illustration and collage work by Nazario Graziano, who draws his inspiration from a variety of sources including old books, rain and rainbow...
Jack Vanzet
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This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! I’m...
New from Jacqui Oakley
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This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! Gre...
Penguin Designs
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There is no question that Penguin has a great appreciation for design. Case in point, the final installment of the Great Ideas series, Volume V; and t...
Le Buro Branding
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Loving the chic and sophisticated branding for Le Buro, an identity from the design minds at Montréal-based Inventaire. via Typography Served...
Mark Pinkerton
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This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! Des...
Fernando Volken Togni
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This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! I’m...
Glasfurd & Walker
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I’m really admiring the work of Vancouver-based Glasfurd & Walker. This project, brand design for Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie, is a great example of the...
Socio Design
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This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some crazy site blips—apologies if you happened to see catch the incomplete version! Lond...
World Gesture Guide
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The World Gesture Guide, designed by Alba Durana, is a detailed handbook of international silent communication. The series, which features a book, fol...
The Time Traveler’s Calendar
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Alex Griendling’s 2011 Time Traveler’s Calendar takes 95 separate time travel occurrences—from movies, video games, and television shows—and places th...