The Art of Doing Something
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The Art of Doing Something is the new personal illustration site of Brian Michael Gossett....
Courtney • 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 ...
Matt Lehman
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I’m loving pretty much everything in Matt Lehman‘s portfolio, from the design to the illustrations. But today I’m particularly, I...
All the Luck in the World
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I can’t get over the amazing details of artist and designer Jane Schoufen’s embroidery and applique work. It’s refreshing to see suc...
Signs of Affection
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Paul Price’s Signs of Affection project quickly brought a smile to my face when it arrived in my inbox. His inspirational and encouraging poster...
Neumeister
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Beautifully clean, minimalist packaging for mineral water Hwila by neumeister. via The Dieline...
A Typographic Puzzle
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I’m loving Upon a Fold’s contribution to the Pop-Up Alphabet Shop, a show that opened in Sydney this past weekend. 6 is a three-dimensiona...
The Feedback Loop Notebook Project
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I’m always a fan of good design for a good cause, so I was really happy to receive this news about the Feedback Loop Notebook Project last week....
Monday Quick Links: 09.06.10
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It’s Labor Day here in the states so I’m taking the day off, but I wanted to stop by quickly to give you a few links in case you (unfortun...
piktorama
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piktorama is the illustration studio of Amaranta Martínez. Her portfolio is filled with colorful, cute illustrations and designs, some of which are a...
Tweed Tom
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Very cool screenprints by Tweed Tom....
Color Happy 95
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Zara Picken recently created four maps for Lonely Planet’s current issue. The one below features Quebec, but you can see the rest right here....
Meaghan Murray
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Great packaging by recent grad Meaghan Murray....
Nicole Ziegler Design
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Here’s a great project by Nicole Ziegler, the branding and design for Ladder Up, a non-profit company that helps the working poor climb out of p...
James Trump
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I’m loving the modern, sophisticated branding for Shine, a privately owned luxury furnishings company, designed by James Trump....
Type Love 107: Creamy Script
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Creamy Script is the perfect name for this soft and friendly typeface. Pick it up right here. via Typography Served ...
The Wilderness Downtown
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Well, my mind has officially been blown. Go now and check out this interactive experience set to Arcade Fire’s, “We Used to Wait”. (...
Chillout Sessions
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I’m extremely impressed with the craftsmanship of this project from Collider: A homage to Frank Lloyd Wright and Neutra and the lifestyles their...
Jean-François Thériault
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Jean-François Thériault takes a look at the less glitzy side of Vegas....
Derek Prevatt
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I’m loving the geometric illustration style of these three posters by Derek Prevatt....
Jeremy Dubow
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This series of portraits were from Jeremy Dubow‘s recent exhibition featuring 27 portraits made in 27 days. Three of the paintings were also tra...
Thomas Guy
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Thomas Guy created this packaging design for the Paul Luc album entitled “A Revival. A Roadsong. A Rearview Mirror.”, which I think the mo...
Jeremy Mickel
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In addition to his design projects, Jeremy Mickel has some typefaces in progress that I am really excited about. Here are just a few of them (the midd...
Hello / Goodbye
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Check out the impressive details of this promotional piece by HUB. The design features a custom typeface and several production processes, including d...
Stamps of Disapproval
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Anyone who’s experienced the critique process will relate to the sentiments expressed in Stamps of Disapproval, a set of 12 rubber stamps create...
Julia Kostreva
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I first came across the work of Julia Kostreva when her recent invitation design was published on Beast Pieces last week. Unsurprisingly the rest of h...
Parliament and Working Class Creatives
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If you live in the Charleston area, listen up: Parliament is a coalition of business owners, entrepreneurs, and free agents… really anyone committed...
Glacé
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I am definitely a sweets person—especially when it comes ice cream—so naturally I was immediately drawn to the branding of Glacé, another great c...
Monday Quick Links: 08.30.10
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Hello, hello. I hope you all had a great weekend and are staying out of the heat! We’re facing temps back up in the 90’s this week, unfort...
Wallace Design House
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Great logos by Dustin Wallace. More on flickr....
DKNG
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Los Angeles-based DKNG, the studio of Dan Kuhlken and Nathan Goldman, makes some pretty amazing gig posters. ...
Shake It
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Since I’ve owned an iPhone, I’ve had a tough time getting great images out of the camera (though admittedly I haven’t spent all that...
Color Happy 94
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Why oh why can’t luggage tags still look this cool? Photos one and two from Millie Motts’ flickr stream....
Ed McCulloch
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The sun is finally back in New York! So as much as I’m ready for fall, today I’m loving the summery holga and polaroid images of Ed McCull...
Etsy Love
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Here’s a few things that have caught my eye on Etsy lately: Clockwise from top left: Portland Popup Post Card by Manvsink, Birthday Whale Letter...
Iris Luckhaus
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In addition to her illustration work, Iris Luckhaus makes some simple and somewhat classic-feeling patterns....
Type Love 106: FF Suhmo
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FF Suhmo, a FontShop exclusive, was inspired by American typewriter fonts. This modern, rounded take on genre features 8 styles and various special ch...
Draw Pilgrim
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On a more colorful note, I’d love to buy up the whole Draw Pilgrim shop if I could—from the posters and prints to the greeting cards. I’...
Patrick Rockwell
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Keeping with the theme of elegant simplicity, check out the identity system for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, a purely modern, black and white ...
Ben Jennings
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I’m loving the elegant simplicity of these business cards designed by Ben Jennings for Top Shelf, a bookbindery specializing in bridging the gap...
52 Bad Dudes
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52 Bad Dudes is the illustration project of Adam Sidwell, where each Friday in 2010 he will complete an illustration along the theme. So far I’m...