Badass Lady Creatives: Illustration by Miss Lotion
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Something about Miss Lotion’s illustration style feels nostalgic. To this child of the ’90s, her work conjures mental images of Nickelode...
Melanie • Type Love: Type-Ø-Tones
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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...
Young & Laramore: Upland Brewing Co. Rebrand
Garth •
Young & Laramore recently completed a solid rebrand for Bloomington, Indiana’s Upland Brewing Co., including some nifty new packaging for se...
The Return of R.B.I. Baseball
Jackson •
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...
Tyler Gross: New Work
Garth •
Since we last featured Tyler Gross‘s illustrations, he’s churned out some killer new work that further showcases his hardcore halftones an...
Eszter Chen: Patterns & Illustration
Garth •
Illustrator and textile designer Eszter Chen has got something good going. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, she’s brought her lovely style and...
Inspiring Instagramers: willbl
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Username: willbl Name: Will Burrard-Lucas Info: Wildlife photographer, creator of BeetleCam & founder of Camtraptions. Behind the scenes look a...
Almanac: Photographer Jay Fram Brand and Website
Courtney •
One of Almanac’s most recent projects is the branding and website development for photography Jay Fram. We began our discovery phase by working ...
Green Chair Press: Miniature Matchbox Books
Garth •
Susan Angebranndt, owner of Santa Fe’s Green Chair Press, has created a quirky line of miniature matchbox books that are simply delightful. Each...
Quick Links: 04.11.14
Courtney •
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...
Color Happy 199
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Andreas Wikström Illustration
Garth •
I’m thoroughly enjoying the work of Andreas Wikström, a graphic designer hailing from Sweden. There’s more to explore on his website, so ...
Alliteration Inspiration: Icons & Imbibing
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Wise Words: David Russell on Bridges
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Wise words for both work and life via The Quotery....
Chris Dedinsky: Monster Alphabet
Garth •
Halloween may be months away, but I’m in love with Chris Dedinsky‘s personal project Monster Alphabet, a screen printed poster featuring...
Badass Lady Creatives: 6 Type Designers
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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...
Seeking The Ultimate Goal Setting App
Jackson •
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 ...
Type Love: Rein Grotesk
Courtney •
Rein Grotesk, a new release by The Northern Block, is “a low contrast typeface with a strong, neutral personality.” The sans serif typefac...
Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering
Garth •
If “rad” were a design discipline, Barcelona-born Sergi Delgado could teach a class on it. His illustration, lettering and typography wo...
Recommended Resources: Blogs for Thought
Courtney •
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...
Angel Bomb Rebrand & Collateral
Garth •
Angel Bomb, a design and letterpress studio in northeast Minneapolis, recently rebranded themselves to emphasize the full-service nature of their stu...
Inspiring Instagramers: nihilisten
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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 ...
Melanie Rothschild: The Art of Mistakes
Garth •
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...
Michael Haddad: Ottawa Magazine “The Sex Issue” Illustrations
Garth •
Michael Haddad‘s illustrations for Ottawa Magazine’s “The Sex Issue” are simple, clever, and innuendo-tastic. Creative Credits...
Quick Links: 04.04.14
Courtney •
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...
Etsy Finds: BelloPop
Courtney •
Etsy shop BelloPop makes colorful, geometric prints and decorative matchboxes. See all that they have to offer right here....
Miles Design: William Roam Identity and Collateral
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Miles Design worked with the team at William Roam on an extensive project which encompassed their identity and stationery, website, the naming and p...
Alliteration Inspiration: Eggs & Eyes
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Wise Words: Mark Z. Danielewski on Passion
Courtney •
This week’s Wise Words come from Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves via Jen Myers. ...
Mike Ellis: Rooms For Rent Illustration Series
Courtney •
Love this illustration series by Mike Ellis. Entitled Room For Rent, the illustrations were created as part of an experiential installation show wher...
Badass Lady Creatives: New Shop from Leah Reena Goren
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This Monday, illustrator and surface designer Leah Reena Goren announced her new shop, and with it, her Fall/Autumn 2014 scarf collection. The collect...
Type Love: Surveyor
Courtney •
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...
Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys: Freies Theater Hannover Identity
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I’m loving this vibrant and dynamic identity redesign for the Freies Theater Hannover by Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys. via Form Fifty ...
Finding Digital Inspiration in our Neighbourhood
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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...
Shawna X: It’s Warm Inside Typographic Illustrations
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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...
Inspiring Instagramers: emwng
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Username: emwng Name: emily wang Info: practicing creativity. writer for barkbox. strategic planner at mars. photographing kokoro the eskie. As the...
Winkreative: The Government of Thailand
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Exciting work by Winkreative for The Government of Thailand. As Thailand prepared to host the World Economic Forum, Winkreative was selected by the Of...
Dxmiq: Future Artifacts
Courtney •
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....
Quick Links: 03.28.14
Courtney •
New York-based photographer Daniel Zvereff recently photographed a series of Arctic scenes using some of the last remaining stock of expired Kodak ...
Color Happy 198
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Janine Rewell: Minna Parikka
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Janine Rewell managed art direction, illustration and body paint design for a SS2014 Minna Parikka promotional campaign. Creative Credits: Photograph...
Alliteration Inspiration: Music & Minimalism
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week...
Skillshare By the Book Challenge Winner: Star St. Germain
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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...
Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jena Buckwell
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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...
Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jennifer Thomke
Courtney •
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...
Wise Words: Ann Landers on Opportunities
Courtney •
Wise Words by Ann Landers via After the Jump...
Jenney Stevens: Far North Spirits
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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...
Badass Lady Creatives in History: Sofonisba Anguissola
Melanie •
Though this column has featured creatives from the 20th-century onward, women have long been active participants in the arts. Among the first female a...
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Courtney •
It’s fascinating to get a look behind the scenes of Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, through the work of the designer...
Type Love: FF Dora
Courtney •
FF Dora is a serif family of five weights including display styles. OpenType features like ligatures, small caps, fractions, and super- and subscrip...
Little: Ephemera
Garth •
We recently featured Little‘s lovely identity and collateral work for Fair State Brewing Cooperative, and now I’m quite taken by Ephemera...
Did Google figure out wearable technology?
Jackson •
This past weekend we noticed a tweet about Alicia Keys out for a run in St. Barts. It was only remarkable because she was taking selfies, not with her...
Stitch Design Co.: New Stationery
Courtney •
Check out the new stationery package that Stitch Design Co. designed to go with their recently updated website. Gorgeous, as always....
Recommended Resources: Skillshare Memberships
Courtney •
I’ve already raved about Skillshare’s educational platform multiple times, so I will keep this short and sweet. In addition to their offer...
Matt Chase: Escapades Magazine
Garth •
Matt Chase just blew my mind with his challenging, beautiful design work for “The Takeoff Issue” of new travel magazine Escapades. After...
Inspiring Instagramers: josecabaco
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Username: josecabaco Name: Jose Cabaco Info: Mel. Ana. João Pedro. Jack. Portland. Lisbon. Maputo. Creative Director at Nike. José Cabaco is Nik...
Nicole McQuade: Kitchen Stories Identity and Collateral
Courtney •
For the past three years, Nicole McQuade—designer and photographer—and Judi Cutrone—writer—have been collaborating on Some Kitchen Stories, a ...
MaeMae Paperie: Munster Rose Stationery
Courtney •
I’m loving this beautiful stationery developed by MaeMae Paperie for Munster Rose, a floral design company based out of Minneapolis....
Quick Links: 03.21.14
Courtney •
The VSCO Artist Initiative is a “$100,000 USD scholarship fund providing artists the resources to pursue their creative vision.” More inf...
Kickstarter Spotlight: The UpStanding Desk
Courtney •
I know it was only a week ago that I featured a desk design being funded on Kickstarter, but I’ve got another one for you today: The UpStanding ...