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Family Design Co.

Courtney • Sep 8, 2010Sep 6, 2010
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...
Design

Let Them Eat Cake

Courtney • Sep 8, 2010Sep 7, 2010
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 ...
Art

Matt Lehman

Courtney • Sep 8, 2010Dec 14, 2012
I’m loving pretty much everything in Matt Lehman‘s portfolio, from the design to the illustrations. But today I’m particularly, I&#8...
BooksDesign

All the Luck in the World

Courtney • Sep 7, 2010Sep 7, 2010
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...
Art

Signs of Affection

Courtney • Sep 7, 2010Dec 16, 2010
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...
Art

Neumeister

Courtney • Sep 7, 2010Sep 7, 2010
Beautifully clean, minimalist packaging for mineral water Hwila by neumeister. via The Dieline...
Design

A Typographic Puzzle

Courtney • Sep 7, 2010Sep 7, 2010
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...
Design

The Feedback Loop Notebook Project

Courtney • Sep 7, 2010Sep 7, 2010
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....
Design

Monday Quick Links: 09.06.10

Courtney • Sep 6, 2010Sep 14, 2012
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...
Quick Links

piktorama

Courtney • Sep 3, 2010Aug 29, 2010
piktorama is the illustration studio of Amaranta Martínez. Her portfolio is filled with colorful, cute illustrations and designs, some of which are a...
Art

Tweed Tom

Courtney • Sep 3, 2010Aug 29, 2010
Very cool screenprints by Tweed Tom....
Art

Color Happy 95

Courtney • Sep 3, 2010Mar 20, 2011
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....
ColorsDesign

Meaghan Murray

Courtney • Sep 2, 2010Sep 2, 2010
Great packaging by recent grad Meaghan Murray....
Design

Nicole Ziegler Design

Courtney • Sep 2, 2010Aug 29, 2010
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...
Design

James Trump

Courtney • Sep 2, 2010Sep 2, 2010
I’m loving the modern, sophisticated branding for Shine, a privately owned luxury furnishings company, designed by James Trump....
Design

Type Love 107: Creamy Script

Courtney • Sep 2, 2010Sep 14, 2012
Creamy Script is the perfect name for this soft and friendly typeface. Pick it up right here. via Typography Served  ...
DesignTypography

The Wilderness Downtown

Courtney • Sep 2, 2010
Well, my mind has officially been blown. Go now and check out this interactive experience set to Arcade Fire’s, “We Used to Wait”. (...
Art

Chillout Sessions

Courtney • Sep 1, 2010Aug 29, 2010
I’m extremely impressed with the craftsmanship of this project from Collider: A homage to Frank Lloyd Wright and Neutra and the lifestyles their...
Design

Jean-François Thériault

Courtney • Sep 1, 2010Aug 29, 2010
Jean-François Thériault takes a look at the less glitzy side of Vegas....
Design

Derek Prevatt

Courtney • Sep 1, 2010Aug 29, 2010
I’m loving the geometric illustration style of these three posters by Derek Prevatt....
ArtDesign

Jeremy Dubow

Courtney • Sep 1, 2010Aug 29, 2010
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...
Art

Thomas Guy

Courtney • Aug 31, 2010Aug 29, 2010
Thomas Guy created this packaging design for the Paul Luc album entitled “A Revival. A Roadsong. A Rearview Mirror.”, which I think the mo...
ArtDesign

Jeremy Mickel

Courtney • Aug 31, 2010Aug 31, 2010
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...
Design

Hello / Goodbye

Courtney • Aug 31, 2010Aug 31, 2010
Check out the impressive details of this promotional piece by HUB. The design features a custom typeface and several production processes, including d...
DesignPaper Goods

Stamps of Disapproval

Courtney • Aug 31, 2010Aug 31, 2010
Anyone who’s experienced the critique process will relate to the sentiments expressed in Stamps of Disapproval, a set of 12 rubber stamps create...
Design

Julia Kostreva

Courtney • Aug 30, 2010Aug 29, 2010
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...
Design

Parliament and Working Class Creatives

Courtney • Aug 30, 2010Aug 29, 2010
If you live in the Charleston area, listen up: Parliament is a coalition of business owners, entrepreneurs, and free agents… really anyone committed...
Design

Glacé

Courtney • Aug 30, 2010Aug 29, 2010
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...
Design

Monday Quick Links: 08.30.10

Courtney • Aug 30, 2010Sep 14, 2012
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...
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Wallace Design House

Courtney • Aug 27, 2010Aug 22, 2010
Great logos by Dustin Wallace. More on flickr....
Design

DKNG

Courtney • Aug 27, 2010Aug 22, 2010
Los Angeles-based DKNG, the studio of Dan Kuhlken and Nathan Goldman, makes some pretty amazing gig posters.  ...
ArtDesign

Shake It

Courtney • Aug 27, 2010Aug 27, 2010
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...
Art

Color Happy 94

Courtney • Aug 27, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Why oh why can’t luggage tags still look this cool? Photos one and two from Millie Motts’ flickr stream....
ColorsDesign

Ed McCulloch

Courtney • Aug 26, 2010Mar 20, 2011
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...
Photography

Etsy Love

Courtney • Aug 26, 2010Aug 26, 2010
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...
ArtDesignPaper Goods

Iris Luckhaus

Courtney • Aug 26, 2010Aug 22, 2010
In addition to her illustration work, Iris Luckhaus makes some simple and somewhat classic-feeling patterns....
Art

Type Love 106: FF Suhmo

Courtney • Aug 26, 2010Sep 14, 2012
FF Suhmo, a FontShop exclusive, was inspired by American typewriter fonts. This modern, rounded take on genre features 8 styles and various special ch...
DesignTypography

Draw Pilgrim

Courtney • Aug 25, 2010Aug 25, 2010
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’...
DesignPaper Goods

Patrick Rockwell

Courtney • Aug 25, 2010Nov 22, 2010
Keeping with the theme of elegant simplicity, check out the identity system for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, a purely modern, black and white ...
Design

Ben Jennings

Courtney • Aug 25, 2010Aug 22, 2010
I’m loving the elegant simplicity of these business cards designed by Ben Jennings for Top Shelf, a bookbindery specializing in bridging the gap...
Design

52 Bad Dudes

Courtney • Aug 25, 2010Aug 25, 2010
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...
Art

Will Dean

Courtney • Aug 24, 2010Aug 24, 2010
We’ve had a home brewing kit kicking around for awhile, so I’m hoping this Fall we can finally break it in. For me my excitement may have ...
ArtDesign

Kimberley Chan

Courtney • Aug 24, 2010Dec 14, 2012
Another great portfolio from another recent grad: Kimberly Chan. In particular I’m drawn to her modern, unfussy book cover designs like those sh...
BooksDesign

Tezak

Courtney • Aug 24, 2010Aug 22, 2010
This deliciously retro hot chocolate packaging was designed by Kyle Tezak for Mindy’s Hot Chocolate in Chicago....
Design

Raeburnink

Courtney • Aug 24, 2010Aug 24, 2010
I’m loving the intricate line work that distinguishes the patterns in Raeburn Ink’s new India Collection. If you like the style enough to ...
Design

Tunnel Bravo

Courtney • Aug 24, 2010Aug 22, 2010
Arizona-based design studio, Tunnel Bravo, has designed a series of fun posters for East Valley Children’s Theatre. My favorite is easily this s...
Design

Exteriors

Courtney • Aug 23, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Exteriors is a series of hauntingly clear black and white portraits by Kelly Castro. There are a ton of other images in the group, so be sure to check...
Photography

Telegramme Studio

Courtney • Aug 23, 2010Aug 23, 2010
Telegramme Studio sure knows how to make a great poster. Several of them are available for sale right here. via Benign Objects...
Design

Insound 10 for 10

Courtney • Aug 23, 2010Aug 23, 2010
Insound 10 for 10 is a series of t-shirt and poster pairings featuring 10 bands that made an impact in 2010. The t-shirts posters, which actually fit ...
ArtDesign

Neighbourhood

Courtney • Aug 23, 2010Aug 22, 2010
Neighbourhood is a set of playful, typographic illustrations by Bruce Mackay. via Typography Served...
Art

Monday Quick Links: 08.23.10

Courtney • Aug 23, 2010Sep 14, 2012
Lot’s of links for you on this gray, rainy Monday in New York. Enjoy! Good news: looks like the Hyperactivity Typography workbook will be availa...
Quick Links

News + Updates

Courtney • Aug 23, 2010Apr 5, 2011
Well, hello there! Monday sure snuck up on me quickly this week, but I just wanted to start off the day with a few quick updates: ADVERTISING: I reali...
Design

HolgaMaria

Courtney • Aug 20, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Fire never looked so cool. Shots by James Parry....
Photography

Bon Voyage Postcards

Courtney • Aug 20, 2010Aug 19, 2010
It’s easy to see that these Bon Voyage postcards by One Fine Dae are simple, cheerful and sweet. But what makes them more impressive is that eac...
Paper Goods

Wood McGrath

Courtney • Aug 20, 2010Aug 16, 2010
I’m loving the custom, dotted type that Wood McGrath incorporated into this logo for Pottery Goes Pop....
Design

Color Happy 93

Courtney • Aug 20, 2010Mar 20, 2011
Beautiful stripes by Dave & Anna Douglass....
ColorsPhotography

The Biggert Collection

Courtney • Aug 19, 2010Aug 16, 2010
If you have an interest in vintage ephemera, The Biggert Collection (a collection of architectural vignettes on commercial stationery) is a treasure t...
Design

Caroline Robert

Courtney • Aug 19, 2010Aug 18, 2010
Montreal-based artist and designer Caroline Robert has done some interesting work on Arcade Fire’s latest release, including album artwork and t...
ArtDesign

Vertical Cities

Courtney • Aug 19, 2010Aug 18, 2010
Check out the amazing details in Vertical Cities, a limited edition letterpress print by Allison Rae. If you think that’s fascinating, you may a...
Art

Type Love 105: St. Ryde

Courtney • Aug 19, 2010Sep 14, 2012
St Ryde, a “casual and modern sans serif”, is the latest release from Stereotypes. And it’s available for purchase from My Fonts rig...
DesignTypography
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