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Tata&Friends: Mr. Marcel School Rebrand

Tata&Friends: Mr. Marcel School Rebrand

Garth • Apr 22, 2014Apr 21, 2014
This is my first encounter with Tata&Friends, and it’s a case of love at first sight. T&F’s rebrand for Mr. Marcel School, a u...
Design
Is the Nike FuelBand the DeLorean of the Wearable Tech world?

Is the Nike FuelBand the DeLorean of the Wearable Tech world?

Jackson • Apr 22, 2014Apr 21, 2014
Well that was fast. While we were all eating delicious Eastery dinners, it looks like Nike spent the weekend uninstalling most of its FuelBand team an...
Art & CodeProducts

Recommended Resources: PIE Books

Courtney • Apr 21, 2014Apr 20, 2014
If you want a jolt of creative inspiration, try looking to PIE Books, a Japanese book publisher who aims to produce “sweet and fresh books that ...
Recommended Resources

Megan Jean Sovern: The Meaning of Maggie

Courtney • Apr 21, 2014Apr 20, 2014
This morning I’m excited to introduce you to The Meaning of Maggie, Megan Jean’s Sovern‘s debut novel about eleven-year-old Maggie M...
DesignInterview
Inspiring Instagramers: adamsenatori

Inspiring Instagramers: adamsenatori

Ashley • Apr 21, 2014Apr 20, 2014
Username: adamsenatori Name: Pilot. Photographer. Info: A mile of highway will take you just one mile. But a mile of runway will take you anywhere....
iPhoneography

My Dear Fellow Co.

Courtney • Apr 18, 2014Apr 17, 2014
Check out the charming illustration work of My Dear Fellow Co., a husband-and-wife paper goods studio based in Dallas, Texas. Their shop features a se...
Design

Tag Collective: Wishbone

Garth • Apr 18, 2014Apr 14, 2014
New York’s Tag Collective just put out some tasty new branding and environment work for Wishbone, a fried chicken spot in Philadelphia. It mai...
Design
Quick Links: 04.18.14

Quick Links: 04.18.14

Courtney • Apr 18, 2014Apr 17, 2014
French artist Miguel Chevalier made the floors of the Sacré Coeur church in Casablanca, Morocco his canvas with his new project Magic Carpets 2014...
Quick Links

Etsy Finds: Naomi Wilkinson

Courtney • Apr 17, 2014Apr 14, 2014
I’m not sure how it took me so long to come across Naomi Wilkinson‘s beautiful work. A UK-based illustrator, Naomi’s Etsy shop feat...
Etsy Finds
Nicolas Ménard: ARTV

Nicolas Ménard: ARTV

Garth • Apr 17, 2014Apr 14, 2014
I’m really digging the adventure and whimsy in Nicolas Menard‘s cosmic animation work for ARTV. Watch Nicolas’ animation below, and ...
DesignIllustration

Alliteration Inspiration: Jelly & Journeying

Garth • Apr 17, 2014Apr 17, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Alliteration InspirationDesign

Wise Words: Ayn Rand on Creative Motivation

Courtney • Apr 16, 2014Apr 14, 2014
This week’s wise words come from novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter Ayn Rand, via The Quotery....
Wise Words
Leta Sobierajski: Branding & Collateral

Leta Sobierajski: Branding & Collateral

Garth • Apr 16, 2014Apr 14, 2014
You may be familiar with Leta Sobierajski from her personal brand identity system featured on DWL last year, but you’ll want to familiarize y...
Design
Badass Lady Creatives: Illustration by Miss Lotion

Badass Lady Creatives: Illustration by Miss Lotion

Melanie • Apr 16, 2014Apr 15, 2014
Something about Miss Lotion’s illustration style feels nostalgic. To this child of the ’90s, her work conjures mental images of Nickelode...
Badass Lady Creatives

Type Love: Type-Ø-Tones

Courtney • Apr 15, 2014Apr 14, 2014
If you’re looking for a playful typeface for a new project, these few examples from Type-Ø-Tones may be worth a look. The Barcelona-based digi...
Typography

Young & Laramore: Upland Brewing Co. Rebrand

Garth • Apr 15, 2014Apr 14, 2014
Young & Laramore recently completed a solid rebrand for Bloomington, Indiana’s Upland Brewing Co., including some nifty new packaging for se...
Design

The Return of R.B.I. Baseball

Jackson • Apr 15, 2014Apr 15, 2014
Nearly 30 years ago, one of the greatest video games of all time was born. R.B.I. Baseball, an absurdly rudimentary game for Nintendo in 1986, with it...
Art & CodeDesign
Tyler Gross: New Work

Tyler Gross: New Work

Garth • Apr 14, 2014Apr 14, 2014
Since we last featured Tyler Gross‘s illustrations, he’s churned out some killer new work that further showcases his hardcore halftones an...
DesignIllustration
Eszter Chen: Patterns & Illustration

Eszter Chen: Patterns & Illustration

Garth • Apr 14, 2014Apr 14, 2014
Illustrator and textile designer Eszter Chen has got something good going. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, she’s brought her lovely style and...
DesignIllustration
Inspiring Instagramers: willbl

Inspiring Instagramers: willbl

Ashley • Apr 14, 2014Apr 14, 2014
Username: willbl Name: Will Burrard-Lucas Info: Wildlife photographer, creator of BeetleCam & founder of Camtraptions. Behind the scenes look a...
iPhoneography

Almanac: Photographer Jay Fram Brand and Website

Courtney • Apr 11, 2014Apr 6, 2014
One of Almanac’s most recent projects is the branding and website development for photography Jay Fram. We began our discovery phase by working ...
Design
Green Chair Press: Miniature Matchbox Books

Green Chair Press: Miniature Matchbox Books

Garth • Apr 11, 2014Apr 6, 2014
Susan Angebranndt, owner of Santa Fe’s Green Chair Press, has created a quirky line of miniature matchbox books that are simply delightful. Each...
Design
Quick Links: 04.11.14

Quick Links: 04.11.14

Courtney • Apr 11, 2014Apr 10, 2014
It’s that time of year again—enter to win Hatch’s Annual Easter Egg decorating Contest. If you want a daily dose of found typography, fo...
Quick Links

Color Happy 199

Courtney • Apr 10, 2014Apr 28, 2014
...
Colors
Andreas Wikström Illustration

Andreas Wikström Illustration

Garth • Apr 10, 2014Apr 9, 2014
I’m thoroughly enjoying the work of Andreas Wikström, a graphic designer hailing from Sweden. There’s more to explore on his website, so ...
DesignIllustration
Alliteration Inspiration: Icons & Imbibing

Alliteration Inspiration: Icons & Imbibing

Garth • Apr 10, 2014Apr 10, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Alliteration Inspiration

Wise Words: David Russell on Bridges

Courtney • Apr 9, 2014Apr 6, 2014
Wise words for both work and life via The Quotery....
Wise Words
Chris Dedinsky: Monster Alphabet

Chris Dedinsky: Monster Alphabet

Garth • Apr 9, 2014Mar 31, 2014
Halloween may be months away, but I’m in love with Chris Dedinsky‘s personal project Monster Alphabet, a screen printed poster featuring...
Illustration
Badass Lady Creatives: 6 Type Designers

Badass Lady Creatives: 6 Type Designers

Melanie • Apr 9, 2014Apr 8, 2014
People love to ask “where are the female type designers?”, but the truth is, their work is all around us. Carol Twombly’s typefaces come pa...
Badass Lady Creatives

Seeking The Ultimate Goal Setting App

Jackson • Apr 8, 2014Apr 15, 2014
After the countless weather apps in the App Store, the next most popular apps for start-ups and creatives to tackle are the almost bottomless pits of ...
Art & Code

Type Love: Rein Grotesk

Courtney • Apr 8, 2014Apr 6, 2014
Rein Grotesk, a new release by The Northern Block, is “a low contrast typeface with a strong, neutral personality.” The sans serif typefac...
Typography
Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering

Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering

Garth • Apr 8, 2014Mar 31, 2014
If “rad” were a design discipline, Barcelona-born Sergi Delgado could teach a class on it. His illustration, lettering and typography wo...
DesignIllustration

Recommended Resources: Blogs for Thought

Courtney • Apr 7, 2014Apr 7, 2014
I follow quite a few blogs, and beyond those featuring visual inspiration, I love reading articles that make me think and help me to improve how I run...
Recommended Resources
Angel Bomb Rebrand & Collateral

Angel Bomb Rebrand & Collateral

Garth • Apr 7, 2014Apr 4, 2014
Angel Bomb, a design and letterpress studio in northeast Minneapolis, recently rebranded themselves to emphasize the full-service nature of their stu...
Design
Inspiring Instagramers: nihilisten

Inspiring Instagramers: nihilisten

Ashley • Apr 7, 2014Apr 4, 2014
Username: nihilisten Name: johan andrén Info: the people we meet. the photos we take. I don’t know much about Johan Andrén, other than he ...
iPhoneography

Melanie Rothschild: The Art of Mistakes

Garth • Apr 4, 2014Mar 31, 2014
Melanie Rothschild has a wildly intriguing story to share with the world about the creative process, and it all started with a disastrous mistake. Se...
Design
Michael Haddad: Ottawa Magazine “The Sex Issue” Illustrations

Michael Haddad: Ottawa Magazine “The Sex Issue” Illustrations

Garth • Apr 4, 2014Apr 3, 2014
Michael Haddad‘s illustrations for Ottawa Magazine’s “The Sex Issue” are simple, clever, and innuendo-tastic. Creative Credits...
Design
Quick Links: 04.04.14

Quick Links: 04.04.14

Courtney • Apr 4, 2014Apr 3, 2014
I really enjoyed this week’s interview with Austin Kleon on The Great Discontent. This video showing how lettering is painted on city streets is...
Quick Links

Etsy Finds: BelloPop

Courtney • Apr 3, 2014Mar 30, 2014
Etsy shop BelloPop makes colorful, geometric prints and decorative matchboxes. See all that they have to offer right here....
Etsy Finds

Miles Design: William Roam Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Apr 3, 2014Apr 1, 2014
Miles Design worked with the team at William Roam on an extensive project which encompassed their identity and stationery, website, the naming and p...
Design
Alliteration Inspiration: Eggs & Eyes

Alliteration Inspiration: Eggs & Eyes

Garth • Apr 3, 2014Apr 3, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Alliteration Inspiration

Wise Words: Mark Z. Danielewski on Passion

Courtney • Apr 2, 2014Mar 30, 2014
This week’s Wise Words come from Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves via Jen Myers.  ...
Wise Words

Mike Ellis: Rooms For Rent Illustration Series

Courtney • Apr 2, 2014Apr 1, 2014
Love this illustration series by Mike Ellis. Entitled Room For Rent, the illustrations were created as part of an experiential installation show wher...
Illustration
Badass Lady Creatives: New Shop from Leah Reena Goren

Badass Lady Creatives: New Shop from Leah Reena Goren

Melanie • Apr 2, 2014Apr 1, 2014
This Monday, illustrator and surface designer Leah Reena Goren announced her new shop, and with it, her Fall/Autumn 2014 scarf collection. The collect...
Badass Lady Creatives

Type Love: Surveyor

Courtney • Apr 1, 2014Mar 31, 2014
Surveyor is a brand new release from H&Co.; a serif family that was inspired by the lettering found on engraved maps. Check out all of the—plent...
Typography

Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys: Freies Theater Hannover Identity

Courtney • Apr 1, 2014Apr 1, 2014
I’m loving this vibrant and dynamic identity redesign for the Freies Theater Hannover by Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys. via Form Fifty ...
Design

Finding Digital Inspiration in our Neighbourhood

Jackson • Apr 1, 2014Apr 15, 2014
What do a hip coffee house, a curated general store, a popular sandwich joint, a trendy shoe shop, and a new superfood store have in common? For start...
Art & CodeDesignIdeas

Shawna X: It’s Warm Inside Typographic Illustrations

Courtney • Mar 31, 2014Mar 31, 2014
Shawna X created this impressive series of typographic illustrations, It’s Warm Inside, as a response to her long, cold winter in Chicago. The p...
Illustration
Inspiring Instagramers: emwng

Inspiring Instagramers: emwng

Ashley • Mar 31, 2014Mar 28, 2014
Username: emwng Name: emily wang Info: practicing creativity. writer for barkbox. strategic planner at mars. photographing kokoro the eskie. As the...
iPhoneography

Winkreative: The Government of Thailand

Courtney • Mar 28, 2014Mar 27, 2014
Exciting work by Winkreative for The Government of Thailand. As Thailand prepared to host the World Economic Forum, Winkreative was selected by the Of...
Design

Dxmiq: Future Artifacts

Courtney • Mar 28, 2014Mar 27, 2014
Future Artifacts, a digital art project by Dxmiq, is just about the opposite of the type of work I do, which is probably why I’m so drawn to it....
Design
Quick Links: 03.28.14

Quick Links: 03.28.14

Courtney • Mar 28, 2014Mar 27, 2014
New York-based photographer Daniel Zvereff recently photographed a series of Arctic scenes using some of the last remaining stock of expired Kodak ...
Quick Links

Color Happy 198

Courtney • Mar 27, 2014Mar 24, 2014
...
Colors

Janine Rewell: Minna Parikka

Courtney • Mar 27, 2014Mar 26, 2014
Janine Rewell managed art direction, illustration and body paint design for a SS2014 Minna Parikka promotional campaign. Creative Credits: Photograph...
Design
Alliteration Inspiration: Music & Minimalism

Alliteration Inspiration: Music & Minimalism

Garth • Mar 27, 2014Mar 27, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Alliteration Inspiration

Skillshare By the Book Challenge Winner: Star St. Germain

Courtney • Mar 26, 2014Mar 24, 2014
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Gu...
Design

Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jena Buckwell

Courtney • Mar 26, 2014Mar 24, 2014
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Gu...
Design

Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jennifer Thomke

Courtney • Mar 26, 2014Mar 25, 2014
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Gu...
Design

Wise Words: Ann Landers on Opportunities

Courtney • Mar 26, 2014Mar 24, 2014
Wise Words by Ann Landers via After the Jump...
Wise Words

Jenney Stevens: Far North Spirits

Courtney • Mar 26, 2014Mar 24, 2014
I’m loving the identity and collateral designed by Jenney Stevens for Far North Spirits. The white glass bottle for their gin is especially gorg...
Design
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