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....
Courtney • 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...
The Art of Doing Something
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The Art of Doing Something is the new personal illustration site of Brian Michael Gossett....
Andreas Neophytou
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Andreas Neophytou, a designer at London-based Six Design, has a great portfolio filled with projects for chic, fashion-forward clients, like this iden...
Crin
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I’m fascinated by these miniature creations crafted with crin, or horse hair weaving. via Karen Barbé...
Charis Tsevis
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Here is a vibrant and dynamic series of illustrations inspired by the Turkey 2010 Basketball World Championship by Charis Tsevis....
Double Felix
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It can’t get much more fun than designing the look and feel for a music festival. And that’s exactly what Chelsea Conboy, of Double Felix ...
Jonny Wan
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I’m pretty impressed with the level of detail in each of these illustrated letterforms by Jonny Wan. Get a closer look at each one right here. v...
Monday Quick Links: 09.13.10
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A Love Letter to Syracuse is Steve Powers’ follow up to A Love Letter for You. As a former resident, I can only imagine what brightness and tran...
The Pioneers of Audible Drugs
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Here is a great digital collage series by Heath Killen. ...
Stanley Chow
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Amazing geometric, stylized illustrations by Stanley Chow. Pick up prints right here....
Locals Only
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Locals Only is a series of artwork on Society 6 featuring “visual examination of that place called home”. The series includes work from Ju...
Color Happy 96
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This vintage specimen is from series of pharmaceutical ads found in Sandi Vincent’s photostream....
Josh Evans
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Loving these portraits by Josh Evans....
Kerb Scrawl
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Kerb Scrawl makes creative chalk drawings in public spaces, adding a little fun and happiness to blank concrete walls....
Adrián Mora
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I love Adrián Mora’s unique take on his personal identity system, using various family snapshots as the main feature....
Type Love 108: Geotica
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Geotica is a curvy display face with lots of possibilities. It features four styles and four grades, for a total of 16 different combinations. The typ...
Jesse Hora
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Loving the witty illustration style of Jesse Hora....
Furze Chan
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These meticulous, tiny paper cuts are a craft that I would never have the patience for, but I absolutely love the playful look they bring to Furze Cha...
The Orphan’s Arms
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The Orphan’s Arms is a London-based t-shirt brand that features distressed patterns, lots of black and white and fun, quirky messages....
Feedback Loop Launched!
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The Feedback Loop shop is now open for business. Check it out!...
Family Design Co.
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Family Design Co., a New Zealand-based studio, recently overhauled their brand from top to bottom. The black and white brand was carried through consi...
Let Them Eat Cake
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Let Them Eat Cake is the collaborative art show of the husband and wife team of Jordan and Paul Ferney. The show features a collection of small scale ...