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Print In Cursive: Twin Birth Announcements

Courtney • Apr 17, 2012Apr 17, 2012

Check out this adorable modern birth announcement for twins by Salt Lake City-based printer and designer, Print in Cursive. I love the gray and neon c...

Etsy Finds: XA Charles Matchbook Landscapes

Courtney • Apr 17, 2012Apr 16, 2012

I’m in love with these matchbox landscapes created by Krista Charles, who has been collecting vintage matchbooks ever since inheriting a stash ...

& Smith: Lux Branding

Courtney • Apr 16, 2012Dec 14, 2012

And Smith recently updated their portfolio with some new work, and their colorful work for Lux Island Resorts immediately caught my eye. Check out som...

Adam&Co: Nike Lebron 9 Campaign Posters

Courtney • Apr 16, 2012Apr 16, 2012

Adam&Co was recently commissioned to develop the visual identity for Nike’s Lebron 9 campaign, based on the concept “Shoe Science.&#82...

Designer As… — SVA MFA Design Thesis Forum

Courtney • Apr 16, 2012Apr 16, 2012

Coming up this week is a great event for the SVA MFA Design Department: the 2012 Thesis Forum, “Designer As _____.” Here are the details: The MF...

Barbara deWilde: A Very Graphic Poster Kickstarter Project

Courtney • Apr 16, 2012Apr 16, 2012

I’m so excited to share this Kickstarter project with you this morning. Veteran designer Barbara DeWilde, perhaps best know for her book jacket ...

Monday Quick Links: 04.16.12

Courtney • Apr 16, 2012Jan 16, 2014

Check us out on page 50 of the latest issue of Uppercase Magazine, where we interviewed the incredibly talented Kelli Anderson. If you missed Paula Sc...

Sylvain Toulouse: Jacqueline Fleury Identity

Courtney • Apr 13, 2012Apr 9, 2012

Sylvain Toulouse developed this sophisticated, feminine identity for Jacqueline Fleury a seamstress specializing in custom drapery. Get 300+ Fonts f...

Moser Design: Philippe Guignard Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Apr 13, 2012Jan 16, 2014

Great work by Lausanne, Switzerland-based studio Moser Design for Philipe Guignard, a hospitality brand. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to d...

Color Happy 172

Courtney • Apr 13, 2012Apr 9, 2012

Images like this one by twodolla remind me why the Neon Boneyard is on my future “must visit” list....

Madewell Office Accessories

Courtney • Apr 12, 2012Apr 9, 2012

Lately I’ve noticed that Madewell is offering up a pretty large selection of designy office supplies, from notebooks to paper clips to tacks. Yo...

Student Work: Seth Lunsford: 1,000 Paces

Courtney • Apr 12, 2012Apr 10, 2012

Seth Lunsford, a senior at Iowa State University, has quite an impressive student portfolio. Out of all his projects, 1,000 Paces caught my eye as a ...

Type Love 186: Argumentum

Courtney • Apr 12, 2012Sep 14, 2012

Argumentum is a new sans serif family from Kostic, a Serbia-based foundry. It features six weights plus italics, an extended set of monetary symbols ...

Elsa Dray-Farges Papier Mâché Art

Courtney • Apr 11, 2012Dec 14, 2012

I’m incredibly inspired by the whimsical Papier Mâché creations of Amsterdam-based artist Elsa Dray-Farges. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter you...

Student Work: Sarah Taylor: Spion Identity and Packaging

Courtney • Apr 11, 2012Apr 11, 2012

Sarah Taylor is a student enrolled in Capilano University’s IDEA Program. Spion, a fictive spy-themed store, is a project involving multiple c...

Collection: Pixel Perfect

Courtney • Apr 11, 2012Apr 9, 2012

FOUND: 1. Samal Designs 6DPI Glasses, 2. Pixel Punch Wrapping Paper, 3. Guillaume Delvigne 72DPI Light, 4. CB2 Pixel Rug, 5. Icon Watch, 6. Tat...

Brandt Brinkerhoff & Katherine Walker: Storybook Posters

Courtney • Apr 10, 2012Jan 16, 2014

Brandt Brinkerhoff & Katherine Walker collaborated on this poster series based on the original text and etchings from classic children’s st...

Charlotte Trounce Illustration

Courtney • Apr 10, 2012Apr 9, 2012

I’m loving the playful illustrations of UK-based illustrator Charlotte Trounce. Get 300+ Fonts for FREEEnter your email to download our 100% fre...

Casebolt Design: Summer and Seth Wedding Invitations

Courtney • Apr 10, 2012Jan 16, 2014

Check out this playfully illustrated wedding invitation by Casebolt Design for Summer and Seth’s wedding in the North Carolina mountains. Print...

Etsy Finds: Small Talk Studio

Courtney • Apr 10, 2012Apr 10, 2012

Small Talk Studio is the etsy shop of illustrator Alyssa Nassner, whose work I’ve long admired and featured on DWL several times. She has quite ...

Fivethousand Fingers: TNA Blocks

Courtney • Apr 9, 2012Dec 14, 2012

Fivethousand Fingers is a small creative studio founded by Lexane Rousseau & Eli Horn. They have a really interesting portfolio, but this project...

Peter Skwiot Smith: Forms&Shapes

Courtney • Apr 9, 2012Jan 16, 2014

Check out these beautiful abstract pieces by Peter Skwiot Smith, which he describes as such: These images reveal layers comprised of audible and invi...

Bless: Taylor Wedding Invitations

Courtney • Apr 9, 2012Apr 9, 2012

Bless just recently shared with me this recent letterpressed wedding invitation suite they designed for a client. It’s such a perfectly springy ...

Monday Quick Links: 04.09.12

Courtney • Apr 9, 2012Jan 16, 2014

Abstract City, a compilation of 16 of Christoph Neimann’s popular New York Times visual essays, is now available for sale. Fast Company is launc...

Invisible Creature Speaks: Flora’s Birth Announcement

Courtney • Apr 6, 2012Apr 6, 2012

Check out this vibrant and festive birth announcement that Invisible Creature created for Don Clark’s daughter, Flora—beautiful work, beautifu...

25ah: Everybody loves You

Courtney • Apr 6, 2012Dec 14, 2012

Stockholm-based studio 25ah worked with Koncept Stockholm to develop the branding and design for You Stockholm, a hairdressing salon conceived by f...