Pizza Paradiso Branding
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Pizza Paradiso was one of those small shops that we didn’t read about on Chowhound before we left for our trip. It just happened to be right acr...
Courtney • kate spade’s fall 2010
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Once again, I’m loving Kate Spade’s promotional materials, this time for the Fall 2010 collection—I love that they’ve created almo...
Poketo + Target
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Exciting news: beginning August 10th, a collection of exclusive Poketo items will be available at Target. Judging from the couple of sample images rel...
Typography in Water
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You Work for Them recently decided to have a little fun with their typefaces by submerging them in water, and here are the results. If you like what y...
Letterpress Alphabet Prints
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Jessica Hische’s Daily Drop Cap alphabet prints are now available! You can purchase individual letters, or the entire alphabet right here....
Honolulu Cookie Company
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Honolulu Cookie Company stood out amongst all the beachy, touristy shops in Lahaina center. I was immediately drawn to their sophisticated color palet...
Mattson Birth Announcement
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I’ve mentioned Ty Mattson’s work several times here on dwl, but his latest project, a personal one, may take the cake. Feast your eyes on ...
Stitch Design Co. Identity
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I’m a big fan of Stitch Design Co.’s work, so I was excited to see their completed identity system. The sophisticated attention to detail ...
Hand Drawn Hana
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Here are a couple of snapshots from just one of our stops on the famed Hana Highway. There were so many amazing things to see along the way; it was ea...
Aloha
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Hello again readers! It’s been awhile. This week we’ll be back to normal (aside from the absence of Monday Quick Links), so hopefully you&...
A Brief (and Belated) Hello
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Hello from Hawaii! Apologies, readers, for not checking in sooner. I had planned on having lots of posts lined up for you before the wedding, but with...
Insite Design
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Loving this packaging design for the The Good Earth Food and Wine Co. by Canada-based firm, Insite Design....
Color Happy 90
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Lovely illustration by Zara Picken....
Khuan Cavemen Co.: Weekend Knack
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Here are three of seven weekly covers for Weekend Knack magazine, created by Khuan Caveman Co. See the rest right here. via Matthew Buchanan...
Type Love 102: Titillation
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Titillation is a round and narrow sans serif by Suomi Type Foundry....
Summer at L’Affiche Moderne
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Loving L’Affiche Moderne’s selection of colorful, summery prints....
Etsy Find: Honey Tree
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I first posted about Lupen Grainne’s photography back in 2009, and a recent visit to her etsy shop uncovered quite a few new gems....
Ross Bruggink
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Loving the poster designs of Ross Bruggink....
Make Believe
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Great shirts by Make Believe (especially loving the anchor design). Purchase them here....
Grain & Gram
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The current iteration of Grain & Gram, an online “Gentleman’s Journal”, interests me both in subject and in design. The look and...
Kate Spade Behind the Scenes
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This album of behind the scenes shots on Facebook is quite the teaser for Kate Spade’s newest campaign....
Monday Quick Links: 07.12.10
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The internet’s latest enjoyable time-waster: Dear Blank Please Blank Penguin 75: Designers, Authors, Commentary looks like a really interesti...
Nathaniel Cooper: Oak 63
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I last checked in with Nathaniel Cooper when I posted about the Julian restaurant design. So I was excited to see this equally lovely identity for Oak...
Hendo Design
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Loving this delicate, nature-inspired invitation design by Hendo Design....
Color Happy 89
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This bright, summery photo was taken by Alix of the cherry blossom girl....
Beau Ideal Editions
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I’m loving the style of this series of greeting cards by Beau Ideal. Unfortunately, Besos and Mama are currently sold out, but you can still pic...
Marc Atlan + Kjaer Weis
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Marc Atlan Design recently completed the packaging design for Kjaer Weis, a high-end, organic and fully refillable make-up system. The unique and luxe...
Type Love 101: LaSalle
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LaSalle is an expressive, vintagey script by Filmotype....
Dolan Geiman + Fossil
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Recently, Dolan Geiman announced that he was one of four artists to participate in Long Live Vintage, a collaborative project by Fossil. Each artist w...
Erin Fuller Graphics
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I’m definitely digging Erin Fuller’s clean, graphic style. Check out more in her Flickr stream....
Carolina Andreoli: 317
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Take a look at 317 by Carolina Andreoli. According to Carolina: “317 is an exploration of how emotionally close versus how geographically close ...
IBM Smarter Planet
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When I first came across it, the IBM Smarter Planet campaign immediately grabbed my attention. The collaboration between Office and Ogilvy & Mathe...
Foreign Policy
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Table Nº 1, Shanghai’s first gastro-bar that serves up tapas-style modern European cuisine, features a rustic, handmade identity designed by Fo...
Kate Drago: Unraveled
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I’m loving the textural details found in Unraveled—a campaign to promote awareness about unfair labor in the United States—by Kate Drago....
Print Revolution
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This mailer for high school sophomores and juniors was created by 160/90 for Loyola University Maryland. The images below are from the second mailer i...
A Swoonworthy Birth Announcement
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The birth announcement for Allan Peter’s new addition fits easily among the most creative and beautiful I’ve seen. I absolutely love the c...
J. Chris Schwartz
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I don’t have a whole lot of context on this project for Carver’s by J. Chris Schwartz, but I am definitely loving the combination of in-yo...
Monday Quick Links: 07.05.10
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Here’s two interesting New York-related maps: New York City’s Unmapped Food Regions and NYC’s Twitter Traffic Cooper is quite possib...
They Draw and Cook
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If you like to cook, and you like illustration, this site is for you. They Draw and Cook features recipe renderings by various artists and designers, ...
Color Happy 87
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Loving the pop of bright pink on this vintage matchbook label....
Joe Stephenson
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Joe Stephenson is a recently-graduated London-based designer and talented portrait artist. I’m loving this project that aimed to encourage desig...
Type Love 100: Ibis Display
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First, I have to stop for a second and recognize that this is the 100th Type Love post! How that is possible is beyond me—the last 100 weeks have co...
Jay B Sauceda
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Jay B Sauceda is a Texas-based photographer whose aim is to share the stories and experiences of the people he encounters throughout life. I’m e...
Let’s Colour
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The Let’s Colour Project is a worldwide initiative from Dulux, Dulux Valentine, Coral and Marshall to transform grey spaces with colourful pain...
Johanna Asseraf
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A wave of nostalgia came over me when I spotted this project by design student Johanna Asseraf. When tasked with the assignment of branding an event, ...
Let’s Talk
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When I first posted my Minted challenge favorites last week, I had no idea that the resulting conversation would take the course it did. That post gen...
Beast Pieces + Shine
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Studio on Fire just keeps topping themselves—case in point, this super fun promotional item designed by Shine Advertising spotted on Beast Pieces la...
Tall Bike Poster
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How fun is this Tall Bike Poster by Barrel NY? They’ve already run out of their first edition—a limited run of 25—but you can pre-order a pr...
Monday Quick Links: 06.28.10
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Good morning everyone! Before I get to the links, I wanted to note a couple of things. First, the next few weeks will be a little lighter posting than...
Circuit Gallery
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It’s great to see so many people trying to get contemporary art in the hands of the public in a more affordable way. We’ve seen this with ...
Sebastiaan Bremer
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Today I’m enthralled with the colorful, whimsical images of Sebastiaan Bremer....
Color Happy 86
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When it comes to illustration, Lab Partners are definitely one of my favorites. So for today’s color happy I thought I’d choose one of the...
Kate Murphy Photography Identity
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When I spotted Kate Murphy’s new business cards on her photography blog recently, I knew I had to feature them. Between the saturated yellow ink...
The Visual Mixtape
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For The Visual Mixtape, Noa Emberson used the previously posted set of photographs to create a poster series based on 25 of his favorite albums. It...
Reaching For Imperfection
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This set of landscape photographs by Noa Emberson is absolutely stunning....
Type Love 99: Rum Black
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Rum Black was actually a winner of the 2010 TDC competition. The hefty display face was created by Royal Academy of Arts Type & Media grad Trine R...
Studio Output
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Studio Output is a London-based design studio with a diverse portfolio. Unsurprisingly I’m drawn to their branding projects, especially this one...
Nonpareil!
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As many of you know I’ve recently begun shifting my focus to design for events, through Seamless Paperie. So today I am extremely excited to unv...
Matthew Lyons
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Not sure why it’s taken me so long to post about Matthew Lyons‘ work, as I’ve been admiring it for quite awhile. So when I saw his n...
Luke Bott
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I’m a big fan of Luke Bott’s graphic illustration work. Here’s his visual response to BP oil spill disaster. (It seems as though the...