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 their recent il...
Courtney • 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 and g...
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’s ...
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 Rask....
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 for I...
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 unveil my...
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 new Locations serie...
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 bottom image is a...
onefootinfront
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I’m currently admiring these beautifully textured illustrations by onefootinfront, the studio of Keegan Wenkman. You can pick up prints right here. vi...
Benign Objects Greeting Cards
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Rachel of Benign Objects just recently released a new line of greeting cards based on her collage work. Check them out—as well as all of the other fun...
Bureau of Betterment
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The Bureau of Betterment is a Portland-based design studio run by Mette Hornung Rankin, a designer whose personal passions clearly show through her wo...
Sol Linero
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I recently stumbled upon Sol Linero’s Flickr stream, and it occurred to me that her work looked familiar. Then I realized I had seen her etsy shop—fav...
Marlene
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Marlene Dietrich’s letterhead was so simple, chic and timeless....
Timothy Goodman
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New York-based artist Timothy Goodman was recently asked to make an artistic contribution to the incredibly chic and design-savvy Ace Hotel. And what ...
Minted Holiday Challenge Favorites
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If you’ve been following the Minted Holiday Card Challenge at all, you’re well aware that the number of submissions—over 1300—was record-breaking. Tha...
Monday Quick Links: 06.21.10
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Looking forward to checking out James Victore’s new book, Victore or, Who Died and Made You Boss? and Lettering & Type. Future by Design is an interes...
Anne Smith Studio
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Anne Smith’s illustration portfolio runs the gamut, from maps to prints to suraface designs and more. But I’m particularly fond of her 100 cups series...
WE ART YOU
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As most have moved on to 100% digital music files, it’s pretty rare to see any sort of music packaging these days. WE ART YOU, the work of Andrew Mura...
Color Happy 85
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I’ve been admiring the vintage-inspired patterns and color palettes of etsy shop Inaluxe. Their work ranges from prints—you can find this particular o...
Joe Snow
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Joe Snow is a UK-based designer and ilustrator working in a colorful, retro-inspired style. I’m particularly loving the branding and packaging he desi...
Live Earth
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James Mabery‘s primary focus is on motion graphics, which I don’t feature a whole lot of on this blog. However, I’m particularly fond of Live Earth, a...
Type Love 98: St Marie
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This love-at-first-sight serif typeface is the in-progress St Marie from Sterotypes. Unfortunately there is not much information on an approximate rel...
f8 Conference Branding
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It’s been pretty awesome to see the work Ben Barry has completed for Facebook since he’s begun working there. And the branding for the f8 Conference i...
LoSiento
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I have to admit I got a bit lost on the LoSiento site. There was just such an abundance of eye-catching projects, I had to keep checking out what was ...
Belle
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This delicate, feminine identity was created by Marcio Kelmanson (a partner at James) for Belle, a boutique that rents high-end wedding gowns and alte...
New Gavin Potenza
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It’s been quite awhile since I’ve checked in to see what’s new in the portfolio of Gavin Potenza (I bought his Homage to the Stamp print from Tiny Sho...
Milk Carton Postcards Project
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Loving this project by Grass Studio. This series of postcards for the Dasein Academy of Art feature die-cut artwork that folds into miniature milk car...
here design
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The branding for Gail’s Bakery is just one jaw-droppingly beautiful example from the portfolio of London-based here design....
PaperRep
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Way back when OS9 was the operating system of choice, I received a PaperRep disc at some sort of paper event. At the time I had recently graduated fro...
A Rather Novel Collection
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While browsing the Anthropologie catalog, this fragrance packaging caught my eye. A Rather Novel Collection Eau De Parfum is a collection of six scent...
Communication Arts Typography Competition
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For the first time ever, Communication Arts is holding a Typography Competition. This juried competition will celebrate “the best use of typography as...
Danielle Davis
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LOVE the lettering and illustration style of Danielle Davis. These particular illustrations are from Merry Stories, a personal project based on Der St...
Write Your Future
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I thought it seemed apropos to start off the day with a project having to do with the currently-happening 2010 World Cup. A few designers from w+k stu...
Monday Quick Links: 06.14.10
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New grads are certainly getting more and more creative with the application process. FontShop features Jason Santa Maria and his favorite typefaces. D...
Kevin Cantrell
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Really admiring the work of Kevin Cantrell, who is currently an employee at Hint Creative in Salt Lake City. via Graphic Exchange...
Posters by Adam Hill
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Since I last posted about the work of Adam Hill, he’s launched a new portfolio, so it was fun to check in and see what new things he’s been working on...
Color Happy 84
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I love everything Ray Fenwick does. And the simple, classic blue and yellow color palette from this illustration for the Globe and Mail is no exceptio...
LA GRAPHIC DESIGN
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There is some incredibly chic and sophisticated design work going on in the portfolio of Copenhagen-based LA GRAPHIC DESIGN, including this project fo...
Ben Wiseman
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Simply inspiring book cover designs by Ben Wiseman. ...
Type Love 97: Engel New Sans
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Engel New Sans (an updated version of the original Engel Sans, one of Gestalten’s best sellers) s a clean modern sans serif with interesting quirks. D...
GOOD Guide to Education Innovation
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In typical GOOD fashion—great ideas plus great design—they’ve put together the GOOD Guide to Education Innovation. This online guide pairs 10 profiles...
New York x 2
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I’m currently enamored with these two great sites that celebrate the city I love so much: New York City on Pictory. Pictory’s latest showcase, featuri...
Warm Graphics
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Here’s a fun set of posters for the Red Curtain Music Series, designed by Warm Graphics....
Tenfold Collective: Feynman School Identity
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I have a thing for logos incorporating badges or crests. So naturally I’m loving this identity system created for the Rockville, Maryland-based Feynma...
Sculptivate
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I’m one of those people operating under the assumption that there are very few truly unique ideas out there. Everything, to some extent, has been done...
Tuesday Quick Links: 06.08.10
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First of all, thanks so much for the overwhelmingly positive responses to our invitation designs! We love that so many of you love them as much as we ...
Personal Work: Invitations
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Since posting about the Save the Dates for my upcoming wedding almost 6 months ago (wow!), we have been extraordinarily busy planning for the big day....
Mets de la Crème
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Unfortunately I don’t speak French, so I can’t follow a lot of it; but what a beautifully designed website. The visuals for the home page were created...
Kokoro & Moi
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A great identity for the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 by Kokoro & Moi (who also have a really fun website, check it out)....
Color Happy 83
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Beau-ti-ful. By Kirra Jamison....
Level & Tap
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Level & Tap is a site dedicated to selling curated photography prints that are curated by a small group od editors. There’s a wide range of styles and...
Type Love 96: Aniuk
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Aniuk is a new display family from Typejockeys featuring a unique combination of round and edgy details. Meant for large sizes, the family includes fi...
Re-Run
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“Re-Run was a traveling exhibition created in conjunction with the re-release of some of Nike’s iconic vintage running shoes. The exhibition focuses o...
Metrio Coffee Visual Identity
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Here’s a great identity and packaging project by Robinsson Cravents. The Metrio Coffee Identity combines both modern and classical elements for a fres...
Identical Twins
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What a fun print (dedicated to her twin sister!) by Judy Kaufman. ...
Picture Systems
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Picture Systems features the work of Zacahriah Ohora, a Pennsylvania-based illustrator. I absolutely love his graphic, colorful style, especially when...
Naturella
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Naturella, a new release from You Work for Them, is “a collection of natural and organic elements from the garden.” I could definitely see this coming...
Card Candy
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I am loving these bold and simple cards by byrd & bleeker. The combination of neon inks and kraft paper—not to mention the fun, playful messages—is ju...
McCraw’s Confections
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This project by Craig Skinner is right up my alley. A rebranding of McCraw’s Confections required the designers to update the brand without losing sig...